Today, my wife and I drove two hours from our rural town to buy a new sofa. When we got home, it took us an hour to figure out there was no way to fit it through our door. We made the two hour drive back to return it, only to find the store was closed. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, we drove six hours to get to our holiday cottage only to realise that my girlfriend had forgotten her suitcase. This put her in a bad mood, so she made ME drive six hours back to her flat to get it, then when I got there, I realised HER keys to HER FLAT were still in HER handbag six hours back at the cottage. FML
Today, I had to drive over an hour away to buy toilet paper. FML
Today, after my husband trusted me to sort out the arrangements for modifying our kitchen and I spent a lot of time finding the perfect top-quality items, they were delivered 1,291 miles away in a town I’ve never heard of. FML
Today, I got up early to wait for my new sofa to be delivered. I spent yesterday taking apart and getting rid of my old crappy sofa. At midday, the furniture shop said they'd cancelled my order due to not having enough of that model in stock. Even if I re-order a sofa now, it's 2 weeks until they can deliver. FML
Today, my wife texted me, saying an expensive piece of furniture had been delivered. I specifically said, "Wait until I get home and we'll put it together." An hour later, she opened it and broke it beyond repair while trying to assemble it herself. FML
Today, I went to the supermarket; it was taking me ages to walk home because of the heavy food bags. Halfway home, I realised I had gone in my car. I had to walk all the way back to get my car. FML
Today, the couch I ordered finally arrived. It was a long search and a little expensive but worth it for the extra comfort. It is perfect, except for the fact that it doesn't fit thought the staircase of my building. Now it's standing in the hallway because they won't take it back. FML
Today, I went to visit my aunt who lives 6 hours away from me. Her car was missing from her driveway, but she's unemployed and barely leaves the house. Turns out, she moved in with her new boyfriend and didn't tell anyone, so I had to drive 6 hours back. FML
Today, my usual 15 minute return trip from the fabric store took almost an hour and a half due to traffic. Once I finally got home, I realized I misunderstood the pattern I'm using and only bought half the fabric I needed. FML
Today, my dad decided to get his friend to help move our old sofa to save money. Its leg got stuck in the doorway, scratched the entire hallway wall, punched a big hole in it, and the other leg made a big dent in our front door. We live in an apartment complex and now have to to pay for everything to be fixed. FML
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Top comments
Cbizzlez 10
A measuring tape would've gone a long way...
orbit 22
Or you could measure your doorway before buying a piece of furniture.
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saba_ajira 29
Or you could also go onto their website. Advantages of living in the 21st century
Sotanostash 20
So... You took it back home?
Nevermind212 11
Yeah He forgot to mention the two hours for coming back, the two hours for going tomorrow and finally the two hours for coming back too
kamsy_fml 3
#59 exactly
sebassm 12
FIFTH!
foxwasalamb 24
NOBODY CARES
movaa 11
There's this thing, called a phone.
Cbizzlez 10
A measuring tape would've gone a long way...
AnOriginalName 19
Well most measuring tapes only go about 25 feet. Not too long, in relative terms.
MikeT8705 10
Since it only need to go 3 feet at the most. That's long enough.
fabulouskenaz 6
Next up on The Life of Commenter #17: The 25 Foot Couch. Stay tuned guys
CarlosDanger 12
A door is about 3-4 feet wide. I don't see how you would need 25 feet.
pureportedpear 27
Well, you could atlest checked the opening times of the store before using two hours to drive there..
razoray9 22
I don't think the opening times would've helped him here
xx000o 27
Living in a rural town creates its own unique thought process that doesn't take into consideration little things that most people would see as obvious.
kinky44 28
That's sofa king funny.
Mr_Duckingbergh 13
You didn't take ANY measurements of door dimensions to make sure this wouldn't happen? Plus you didn't check the hours when you were at the store? Maybe it's just me but those are two things I would always do.
Brandi_Faith 34
I unfortunately have to admit that I would've taken measurements for the room and where I wanted the new couch to go, but I probably would've completely forgotten about the door measurements. Plus, most doors are a standard size so you'd think the majority of couches would either be able to fit through it or come apart to go through, and then be put back together. However I definitely would've checked store hours before driving 2 hours back, especially if it was near the end of the day. What a waste of a day, sorry Op.
WCARlover 35
There is so much ydi with this. You should've taken measurements and you should've checked the store hours... Edit: so didn't realize #10 said the same exact thing as me..glad I wasn't the only one thinking this
r1r1h2 11
Always take measurements first