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Recursion

(56,582 posts) Thu Jun 13, 2019, 02:29 AM Jun 2019

Need some good French swear words: the IKEA delivery is here

Ah IKEA... modular furniture that also reveals every personality flaw you have.

We're in a 5th-story walk-up (well, there's an elevator, but no sane deliveryperson would use it) so all of our furniture has to come in via cherry picker through our French windows (I suppose they're just called windows here). So that was interesting.

But: I now have a dining room full of boxes labeled things like GRÖNKULLA, SMÖRBOLL, and FLÄRDFULL. If you don't hear back within 12 hours please send help, or at least someone to shoot me.

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Need some good French swear words: the IKEA delivery is here (Original Post) Recursion Jun 2019 OP

Make sure you bolt your IKEA dressers and chests of drawers to the wall democratisphere Jun 2019 #1

Fortunately it's just the dining set Recursion Jun 2019 #6

Ah, a va chier des bulles! DarthDem Jun 2019 #2

A look at Recursion this very moment... True Dough Jun 2019 #3

Remember, the goal is to have no parts left and no parts thrown out still taped to the box. hlthe2b Jun 2019 #4

I swear to God I can build an extra chair with the leftover parts I have Recursion Jun 2019 #5

Ikea has actually admitted to adding extra parts in the boxes. Laffy Kat Jun 2019 #14

Maybe you should learn some Swedish swear words! bif Jun 2019 #7

Hut-Sut Rawlson on the rillerah and a brawla, brawla sooit..... Brother Buzz Jun 2019 #10

Norwegian should be close enough: The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #11

Maybe take a break for lunch ... JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2019 #8

You gotta run those French swear words through the IKEA instructions translator first Brother Buzz Jun 2019 #9

You just need some catchy music to inspire you! csziggy Jun 2019 #12

Cle Allain applegrove Jun 2019 #13

democratisphere

(17,235 posts)

1. Make sure you bolt your IKEA dressers and chests of drawers to the wall

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Thu Jun 13, 2019, 02:47 AM

Jun 2019

so they don't fall over and kill you, your kids or your pets.
Sacre bleu.

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

6. Fortunately it's just the dining set

Reply to democratisphere (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 13, 2019, 08:08 AM

Jun 2019

Worst that can happen is the table collapses on us.

DarthDem

(5,255 posts)

2. Ah, a va chier des bulles!

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Thu Jun 13, 2019, 02:49 AM

Jun 2019

True Dough

(17,305 posts)

3. A look at Recursion this very moment...

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Thu Jun 13, 2019, 06:10 AM

Jun 2019

Good luck!

hlthe2b

(102,278 posts)

4. Remember, the goal is to have no parts left and no parts thrown out still taped to the box.

Reply to True Dough (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 13, 2019, 07:49 AM

Jun 2019

No room admission to cats, pups, toddlers, or other "meddling" humans until the task is completed!

BTW, Recursion, how, exactly do you coordinate having a cherry picker available to deliver through your windows with Ikea?

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

5. I swear to God I can build an extra chair with the leftover parts I have

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #4)

Thu Jun 13, 2019, 08:07 AM

Jun 2019

This is troubling.

I'll post some pics when the whole dining set is done.

Laffy Kat

(16,379 posts)

14. Ikea has actually admitted to adding extra parts in the boxes.

Reply to Recursion (Reply #5)

Fri Jun 14, 2019, 08:39 PM

Jun 2019

They get a kick out of it.

bif

(22,703 posts)

7. Maybe you should learn some Swedish swear words!

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Thu Jun 13, 2019, 08:30 AM

Jun 2019

Brother Buzz

(36,434 posts)

10. Hut-Sut Rawlson on the rillerah and a brawla, brawla sooit.....

Reply to bif (Reply #7)

Thu Jun 13, 2019, 02:34 PM

Jun 2019

Hut-Sut Rawlson on the rillerah and a brawla, brawla sooit,
Hut-Sut Rawlson on the rillerah and a brawla sooit.
Hut-Sut Rawlson on the rillerah and a brawla, brawla sooit,
Hut-Sut Rawlson on the rillerah and a brawla sooit.