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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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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Comments (74)
False_Stupidity 42
Man, even if you don't own a tape measure, a piece of string could have saved you a lot of hassle. You totally deserve this.
eamiller 6
window perhaps?
YoursAlways98 13
Probably should've have thought of thought before but it still sucks.
amansingh 8
see...simple arithmetic and common sense would have come handy here....But just because it's called common sense doesn't mean it is common.
moosaraza27 2
you could've dissemble large parts by acquiring info from the store and assemble it back again.... bruh..
Ki11erC 18
Rule 1: measure twice cut once. Or in this case fit the sofa through a door.
jojimugo 20
Hindsight is always 20/20 people
TigerLilyFml 6
can I just say measuring tape and google will be your bff next time
MrConcise 35
@51 - As a matter of fact, that's the only reason girls go to football games. Even if they get shitty seats, they always have a perfect view of those toned tushes.
scififemme 23
Did you try removing the legs? That can make all the difference in the world. I have also taken a door off its hinges to get a couch inside.