TAN #173: AtTANtion Seekers! (Page 60)

Hi TAN! 

It's Tuesday and I'm waiting for blinds to be delivered as well as trying to figure out how to get replacement parts for an Ikea bookshelf that the movers kinda mangled.  Why the heck doesn't Ikea sell replacement parts??? That just seems dumb.  And annoying. 

What kind of part do you need?

Hello, my brilliant beautiful beloved be-moved bookcase-broken Tangerines ... {TANGEMELONS PRESSES}

When I did moving shipment of furniture, the only thing that got mangled was my two bookcases. I think they forget that they are "hollow" in between the shelves and pack heavy boxes on top and around the cases.

The little wooden pegs/dowels that help hold pieces together and apparently are all different shapes and sizes depending on what piece of furniture you're putting together.  PITA! 

Worse case scenario, go to the ACE over on State and get some dowel rods the right size and just cut them down to the length you need.

Hi my wonderful and amazingly gorgeous inside and out Yantilicious!!!  {{TANGEMELON PRESSES}}

I honestly don't understand how a company can create furniture with specific parts and then not provide replacement parts for those specific pieces.  It's just a tad frustrating! 

Oh well, I'm off to read your race report book now   

The little wooden pegs/dowels that help hold pieces together and apparently are all different shapes and sizes depending on what piece of furniture you're putting together.  PITA! 

Worse case scenario, go to the ACE over on State and get some dowel rods the right size and just cut them down to the length you need.

Don't! It's from a previous year, it just came alive again ... heh, still in the middle of writing the current one.

Well if you really need it just measure the size of the hole and you can get dowels at the hardware store and you can just cut to the length you need.

Nope! BUT we almost did .. I guess the ground temp was too hot and did not allow the clouds to dump .. they were black and ominous and scary though.  I watched an entire hour long program hosted by the local meteorologists on our monsoon season and how and why they develop.  Clearly I have a lot of time on my hands!

That there's a brilliant idea!!! Are you kidding?  That just became the best case scenario!! 

Thanks Crowny

I was thinking of just bringing in one that's still intact and asking if it can be done rather than try to rely on my potentially inaccurate measuring skillz. 

Awww - and here I thought it was the shiny new one, I will wait in breathless anticipation for the latest and greatest! 

I finished my race report last night from finishing 46 seconds behind the woman who took 3rd in my AG - which was really cool.  My first race in almost a year and almost a spot on the podium! 

Glad I could help.  Eliminates the middle man and puts the solution in your hands. 

And if it works then I can potentially get the thing put together today and move forward with my master plan of taking over the apartment... muuwahahahahahahahahaha!  (

You mean this requires a master plan?  I was under the impression that it would just be a given.

I just got off the phone with Ikea and apparently they don't offer replacement parts at all.  All they offer are these little grab bags of miscellaneous parts and you have to just hope and pray that the parts you need are somewhere in there.  Massive PITA.  Grrrrrrrrrrrr!

I'm keeping a running tally today of how many times my boss pops his head in my office. Any wagers?

How much does your boss do this?