woe and wurra! the tale of ikea

[kodalai]

Well, I went to Ikea and bought my desk all right... but when I get home, I discover that one of the desk legs is missing its requisite packet of nuts and bolts without which the whole thing is unusable. So I am stuck with my bookshelf until such time as I can get this straightened out, and in the meantime, I haven't had any dinner. ;.;

Oh, and apparently construction of this table requires use of a power drill. >_< Anybody know where I can borrow one?

Comments

[windandwater.livejournal.com]

Ha! I told you that you would need tools! You should've checked to find an easier to assemble desk.

[windsorblue.livejournal.com]

You see, this is how it starts...first it's a few missing nuts and bolts, then it's a power drill, and the next thing you know - boom! Nine weeks to acquire a couch!

*coughs* Sorry...Ikea flashback. >.>;;

[kaigou.livejournal.com]

An Ikea table requiring a power drill? Are you sure you don't mean a power screwdriver? Hmm. Okay, find your nearest Sears, and get yourself one of the rechargeable drills with switchable inserts (from phillips to flathead). Should be one of those with a device that plugs in, and that's where you keep the little screwdriver until you need it again. Best possible new-apartment-investment you can get.

If you actually need something drilled, however, then something's wrong with the table. Take it back to Ikea and tell them you can't get the table put together without something being drilled. Have them do it for you! (Unless you really really want a power drill, in which case I highly recommend a rechargable Sears drill, or a Makita; you can get a lower-power Makita for about $40, and it'll last you about ten years.)

[kodalai.livejournal.com]

It's not something wrong with the table; it's one of Ikea's "construct-your-own-tables" which I picked up because it was the cheapest they had. If it's gonna require the purchase of power tools, however, then it probably wasn't such a good deal after all.

[kaigou.livejournal.com]

the whole point of ikea is that it doesn't require power tools, so there's something whacked about the table. take it back and have them fix it, or give you one that's done properly!

[kodalai.livejournal.com]

If I end up having to go up to Ikea to get another desk leg, I think I'll take the table back too. It's not much use as is.

[ayelle.livejournal.com]

[kodalai.livejournal.com]

*giggle*