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Ok because I had a meeting planned for this afternoon I decided that I would go to Ikea and see what deals they had going as I have needed to get some drawers and a bed for a while and seeing as i had the time I thought I would go to Ikea on the way.
Therein lies problem number one. Its peed down all day, to the point the M1 was more water than tarmac. But seeing as ill only keep putting it off I struggle on.
I arrive at Ikea and then the first panic sets in, will a bed fit in my car? I go get one of the Ikea tape measures and head out to the car. Measured Im on the hunt for a suitable bed to buy.
Finally chose bed, get bed in car, think oh theres more room and go back into Ikea and pick up two chest of drawers, so thats three flat packs to build.
After the meeting I head on home, getting fed and ready to build the bed from around 9. Lug all the boxes upstairs and slice them all open looking for the box out of the three that has the manual in it. Jackpot, its in box 2, why? I have no idea, but I flick through it and then look at all the parts I have there.
Problem number two rears its self. The manual refers to the central beam for the bed and the corresponding slats to put the mattress on. Problem is, boxes dont contain said pieces.
Call customer services at Ikea, as apparently the rather irritatingly smiling puzzled customer in the manual looks satisfied speaking to these people.
Within 5 seconds I realise the person who picked up the phone is irritatingly cheery, so much so i would love her to be able to see me sitting, surrounded by boxes and wondering how out of three boxes I dont have all the parts.
I tell her my predicament, she cheerily responds 'you need to purchase them separately, the store should have informed you' well, strangely, seeing as Im sitting here 58 miles from the store I purchased it from without all the parts needed, they didn't. Her cheeriness didnt even faulter when I asked how a bed can have no slats.
So there you have it, I have to go back to the hell hole that is the world of flat pack and ask them where they keep their slats and beams.
Meanwhile, im off to sleep in the box the bed came in, seeing as my mattress hits the floor everytime I put it in my new 'bed'.
Of course, whilst at Ikea tomorrow i will ask them, as a matter of cause, if I need to by the bases for the two chest of drawers I bought, wouldn't want to have to go back again for them.
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. A drive home, a very poorly car, collection by a nice AA man and waiting round till midnight at a garage to get engine drained/cleaned whatever and I made it back home. 

all i can think of when people say they love Ikea is the flim Fight club! 
