The dust has finally settled, but not before I managed to put most of the layers of packaging back on the unwanted couch in time for the collection on Saturday.
Now, I am good at puzzles, so I thought this job wouldn’t be too difficult.
How wrong can I be? That was a rhetorical question, so don’t all rush to tell me…
I have always been of the mind that if something came off, it could go back on, but I ran into a lot of trouble with that theory.
Most of you have probably been presented with wrapping up an unusually odd-shaped present, and after a lot of frustration and usually a fair bit of swearing, managed to achieve something passable.
This was my thinking, but not only was this couch rather large, it was heavy. It had to be completely wrapped, top and bottom, or the return would be refused.
After the first hour, I wanted to scream. Another hour and I wanted to burn it. I thought the pieces of wrapping might offer some clues. The clues were there all right, only I couldn’t understand them. In the end, I managed to fit the bubble wrap and the soft plastic sheet to the couch, leaving enough extra at the bottom for underneath.
Then I tipped the couch onto its back and secured the bottom.
So far, so good.
The worst part was yet to come. The final plastic sheet was huge and in one piece, and my office is not a large room. I needed to lay the sheet on the floor and somehow plonk the couch in the middle.
Even now, I don’t know how I did this, nor did my family, who discreetly left me alone while I figured it out. The fact that my back was killing me from the previous shenanigans didn’t help, or that I had to spend a lot of time on my poor old knees.
It is done and doesn’t look too bad. I cannot wait to get rid of it and get back to what I want to do…
Success for a challenging project! The fact it was so heavy must have been awful.
I love puzzles, Diane, but this was a bit much! 🛋️
Omg, did you lift that? And that’s crazy! I’ve returned furniture before and never had to wrap it. If it’s under warranty, they take it as is. Oye! x
I don’t think I actually lifted it much, it was more pivoting, sliding and a lot of shoving!
Well that’s enough of your Herculean performances. 🙂
Yes, I won’t be repeating that one any time soon!
🙂 🙂 x
I once had to wrap a guy up in a carpet…….does that count?
I write mystery crime novels… tell me more…
Oi vey!!! … well wrapped. 😀
I think it passed muster too, they came and collected it yesterday and never said a word!
Well done, Jaye. I have this thing that needs wrapp……. Okay, I’ll leave.
Thing is, I’m not any good wrapping presents, so this was some achievement, John… 🎁📦
I can see that.
I had my fingers crossed when they turned up to collect it, but they never said a word…
Yay. Goodbye.
That was my word…
Where there is a will, there is a way. Congrats on besting the problem!
Well done! You have my admiration for successfully wrapping the blasted thing.
I was beginning to think it would be impossible, Vivienne. But somehow, I managed it and quite proud of the result…