Lesson: a 31.5" wide bookcase does NOT fit into a '97 Toyota Corrolla
Between the self serve area (where you pick up your furniture) and the cash registers lies the "As Is" section. Floor models and furniture with imperfections are sold here at discounted prices. Jen and I stopped for a quick look and of course I found something.
Our conversation went a little like this:
Me: Do you think a bookcase could fit into your car?
Jen: Probably, why?
Me: Well, I kind of like that one. (pointing to an already assembled bookcase. Later measurements would show it to be 31.5"wide, 41"tall, 11"deep)
Jen: Yeah, that would fit.
Me: Are you sure, because I don't have to get it...
Jen: It'll work.
I'm sure the people at the loading area of Ikea had fun watching two women try to fit it into first the trunk of her car and then the backseat. It finally did get in through the back doors. Jen isn't the type to give up and the bookcase slid right in- after we got the angle just right and pushed the front seats as far forward as they would go. Problem solved.
When we got to my place it didn't want to come back out. What goes in must come out, right? We got quite sweaty under the afternoon sun as we finangled that thing out of the car. We must have worked at it for half an hour. My friend's poor car looks a little worse for the wear after our (mis)adventure.
Thanks Jen. Let's not do that again.
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