Ups and downs
I was awoken about 8:30 this morning by one of my bed legs collapsing. The mattress? Great. The box spring? Just fine. The crappy Ikea wooden legs? Fucking horrible. I should have gotten the metal ones, I guess - I didn't really examine them but they seemed to bolt upwards into the bed instead of sideways, which just seems like an obviously dumb idea. Even better, to remove the legs I had to hammer them with a wrench for five minutes apiece, always my idea of a good time, especially when one flies right out of my hand and mildly gashes my leg.
On the other hand, I've got two things up today at Stylus, both of which I'm pretty proud of: My review of the new Monkey Swallows the Universe disc, and my On Second Thought on Paul Simon's surprisingly sublime The Rhythm of the Saints.
On the other hand, I've got two things up today at Stylus, both of which I'm pretty proud of: My review of the new Monkey Swallows the Universe disc, and my On Second Thought on Paul Simon's surprisingly sublime The Rhythm of the Saints.
I have this theory about IKEA products that goes like this: either they are cheap and fantastic and last forever (like the Billy bookcase), or they're cheap and crappy and break in two seconds (like my dresser and your bed).
This theory seems to be getting more evidence behind it. Eeeexcelent.
Posted by
Anonymous |
12:59 PM
I will second that for sure - my bookshelves are great, my bed, well you saw pieces of that go out in the garbage and I'm sleeping on a mattress on the floor.
I may be heading to Ikea with Trish in the near future if you want me to pick up the metal legs you mentioned.
Posted by
Anonymous |
3:00 PM
You should contact Ikea and let them know what happened - you never know, if you mention that you were even mildly injured by this they might offer you something for free, something like metal feet for the bed.
Posted by
Anonymous |
6:09 PM
Not being the most practical person in the world, I still live in fear of the DIY bed I assembled single-handedly collapsing in the middle of the night. Still, it's lasted over three months now, so that's not too bad...
Posted by
Ben |
1:16 PM