1. A "bed stand" sounds a LOT lighter than it actually is. In reality, it's like 90 pounds of dead weight in a giant rectangular box that's VERY difficult to move. Especially if you have to move it by yourself. Through two sets of apartment doors that're INCREDIBLY heavy. (You know, 'cause when the doors are really heavy, it adds to the safety features of the apartment. I mean, what self-respecting thief feels like opening TWO sets of heavy doors? By the second, they'd be like, "Man! This is too much work. I'm just gonna give this up, go home, make myself a healthy meal, and comb through the yellow pages for a respectable job.")
2. When the instructions say "minimal assembly required" AND under "necessary tools" lists "two people" and three hardware tools, you know you're in trouble.
3. Sometimes when the guys who are preparing the bed stand kit drill vital holes in the boards, they get tired or bored halfway through. So they stop. Halfway through. Which requires you to walk 2 miles to a hardware store to buy a really big nail so you can hammer the holes the rest of the way through.
4. When you go to a hardware store, spend 8 cents and buy one nail, the guy at the checkout is going to treat you like an idiot. This might be true if you're male or female, but I'm guessing the odds are greater if you're a female.
5. One side of the boards will be shiny and finished, and that's the side that's supposed to be showing when you're done assembling. However, if you can't figure out how to make the pretty sides face out, it's okay. The bed stand will still work. It just...won't look QUITE like the picture. But hey, we're not spending 89 dollars on a bed stand to look classy, right?
So yep, my bed stand works great.
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