We can not have nice things because of Ikea.

[warrior1]

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I think this lady had a break down.

[warrior1]

1. and because of this

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[nolabear]

2. A-freaking-men.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. You need a damn Sawz-All to get those things open.

I hate them. Hate, hate, hate.

[Kaleva]

5. Bought a pair of left & right hand sheet metal snips that came in such packaging.

It was a major struggle to get the first package open which then allowed me to use the snips to open the second package much more easily.

[marzipanni]

8. I read that a can opener will work

as long as there's an edge for it to grip, I suppose.

[pa28]

10. Buying a pair of culinary shears will defeat the packaging trolls forever.

They'll cut through like butter and you'll never bleed because of the *&&(#^&@ plastic again.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

4. fucking.crying.laughing over here

gawdamn tears. rolling.

poor woman.

[applegrove]

6. I used to buy ikea stuff all the time. Now I don't have the patience to put stuff together. The last

time I bought books shelves there it was two years before they were put together and I wasn't even the one to do it (though I'm good at spacial relationships).

[rrneck]

7. When I did office furniture

they used to make us put that kind of crap together for punishment.

[OmahaBlueDog]

9. Every couple contemplating marriage should first have to assemble furniture together

I've thought for years that the Catholic Church should replace pre-Cana with the following exercise:

1) Find some schools/nuns/elderly/missionaries/poor/disabled people who need some tables, chairs, and bookcases. Buy assemble it yourself furniture using the registration fees.

2) Have all of the young 20something couples come to these homes/missions/schools, etc. one fine Saturday morning.

3) Working in teams, have them assemble the furniture. Ikea works best, as the directions may be in pictograms or in various European languages. Souder furniture will work in a pinch.

4) Sit back and enjoy the show.