21 #IKEAFail Photos You All Can Relate To (Oh, So Much)
By Brian Gates
1. Your stuff won’t fit in your tiny car.
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2. You get two right arms for your loveseat!
https://twitter.com/Ayaska/status/370558925013540864
3. The shelves can’t handle the weight of your books.
Wondered what that loud noise was. Arse! #IkeaFail pic.twitter.com/I1MGMItxSP
— Superfried (@Superfried) July 29, 2013
4. Stubborn-ass stickers.
@DesignByIKEA can u please get better product stickers.Everytime it's a headache taking it off #ikeafail pic.twitter.com/rH3RLUyYkw
— huge (@HughHa) March 23, 2013
5. Cheap-ass couch legs!
https://twitter.com/c_sutter/status/405198757303566337
6. You have to do an incredible amount of research to build a shelf.
Fyi- if you buy the wrong size crossbeams, your shelves will not stand up & it is the worst #live&learn #ikeafail pic.twitter.com/QekbVcqfJm
— rosie.rampage (@elisemanahan) July 4, 2014
7. The parts for the chair don’t add up.
One shot to buy kitchen chairs and we buy Olle. Why???? @IKEASuomi #ikeafail #thingsfallapart pic.twitter.com/0TU3Wvs8IA
— L A Lindholm (@MrsLindholm) August 23, 2014
8. Your IKEA products turn themselves on each other.
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9. They break on you when you need them the most.
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10. You end up with too many screws (and can’t help but wonder if you missed a couple of steps).
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11. You end up with two-toned furniture because, IKEA.
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12. You get lost in IKEA and feel really, really overwhelmed.
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13. Nothing fits. NOTHING.
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14. SERIOUSLY.
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15. UGH!
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16. CLOSE ENOUGH.
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17. AND you have to drill holes yourself to make things fit!
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18. Even their cafeteria tables have problems!
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19. And their futons… Don’t even get me started.
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20. That feel when you realize gravity always wins over IKEA products.
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21. I mean, where do you even start?
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What’s your worst #IKEAfail moment?