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By Anonymous - 18/04/2012 07:18 - United States - Salinas

Today, I tried to put together some flat-pack furniture. I wound up in my underpants, screaming stuff like, "Fuck you, fucking Ikea bastard" at pieces of confusing plywood. FML

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Damn you, Ikea!

By xXrememberthisXx - 16/10/2023 06:30

Today, I attempted to assemble a piece of furniture that claimed to be "easy to build in minutes." Four hours and multiple arguments later, I realized I had misread the instructions, and half the parts were upside down. I'm pretty sure the furniture won this round. FML

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By danny - 03/10/2024 20:00 - United Kingdom

Today, I spent two hours building an IKEA bookshelf. When I was finished, I realized it was inside-out. There was no way to fix it without completely taking it apart again. FML

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By IKEA SUCKS - 22/11/2023 16:00

Today, I attempted to assemble a piece of furniture that boasted "easy, step-by-step instructions." Three hours later, surrounded by mismatched screws and a confusing diagram, I realized the only thing "easy" about it was my decision to ask my dad to come round and assemble it for me. FML

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By Respect the handyman - 01/04/2025 20:00 - United States

Today, after days of my wife nagging me, I started working on the flat pack furniture she ordered. Every twenty minutes, she interrupted me to demand I stop and help her with something trivial and irrelevant. Now I remember why I postpone projects as long as possible. FML

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By Anonymous - 08/01/2025 12:00 - United States

Today, I spent hours assembling a bookshelf I'd bought online. Once it was finally done, I realized I’d put the back panel on backwards, so now there’s a "Made in China" label facing the room. FML

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By Anonymous - 29/06/2012 22:46 - New Zealand - Christchurch

Today, I was trying to put some new curtains up. I couldn't make sense of the instructions, so I decided to wing it. I spent a frustrating half hour fighting with it, and just seconds after I succeeded, the curtain rod gave way and slammed straight onto my head. FML

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By Aleena Rashid - 20/06/2019 06:19

Today, I bought a flatpack, easy to assemble cot-bed for my baby. I spent 5 hours building it, but when it was done, I realised I couldn't reach into it because I'm 5ft and my arms can't reach and lift the baby. I'd have to throw him in. I'm suffering from back spasms as a result, and I now need to disassemble and return it. FML

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By Anonymous - 18/12/2024 16:00 - Romania - Bucharest

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

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By TukTuk - 27/10/2014 21:18 - Germany - Weinböhla

Today, I spent an hour painstakingly disassembling my antique mirror after discovering a stack of papers behind the back board. I finally got hold of one corner, and pulled out - a newspaper from 2007 and instructions for an IKEA bed. FML

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Anger management

By truecountrybitch - 09/05/2020 23:00

Today, my boyfriend got frustrated trying to take my entertainment center into the basement, for the kids' game room. It didn't fit, thanks to the horrible design of the house, so he Spartan-kicked it down, breaking it into 15 pieces. FML

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aaahhhfire21 0

Wednesday 18 April 2012 11:54

So....y did u end up in your underpants?

bingababe 16

Wednesday 18 April 2012 12:40

I get the feeling this happens to you a lot.

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birdcagereligion 10

Wednesday 18 April 2012 15:53

Poor plywood! It did nothing to you to be cursed at.

Vulpes21 6

Wednesday 18 April 2012 15:54

Dad?

BunBunBabe 8

Wednesday 18 April 2012 16:03

Were you in your underpants because you were sweating ferociously from the ridiculous labor and stress of assembling the furniture??

Trisha_aus 15

Wednesday 18 April 2012 16:05

Fixing stuff..not for you buddy! Go watch some footy on tv or something

immaMonsta 8

Wednesday 18 April 2012 16:08

Ah yes, frustration at its finest.

tomtato 10

Wednesday 18 April 2012 16:12

Just ikea screwing around with you, wait you have your underpants on. hmmm...

LovexInfinity 5

Wednesday 18 April 2012 16:46

That's Ikea for you...

HeroOfHyrule 0

Wednesday 18 April 2012 16:50

LOL. How did you end up in just underwear?

ayyemmcee 1

Wednesday 18 April 2012 16:54

Pics or it didn't happen

jmacfan1 16

Wednesday 18 April 2012 17:18

Nderwear includedAre you sure you're not my dad? That is exactly what he does when putting together furniture. Swear words and just being in underwear included.

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