your finger starts gushing blood in Ikea

When I moved into my new place in October, I saw a bedside table at Ikea that I wanted. Unfortunately at the time they didn't have this particular item in stock at the Frisco store. I'm not the biggest fan of ordering things online, which I totally could have done but didn't, because when I buy something I like to have it NOW.

Anyway, periodically I would check online to see if this item was in stock...and lo and behold, when I looked today it was there! Imagine my excitement...a day off work and exactly what I've been wanting, in stock and just waiting for me to go get it!

So, up to Frisco I went. I found some other things I liked, because heaven forbid you go into Ikea and not walk out with something more than you planned! I eventually made my way down to the warehouse part to pick up the boxes with the bedside tables. Now, these tables aren't huge, and its Ikea, so they aren't made out of super high grade wood...right? Well, I'm a small girl with apparently very weak arms...because I went to pull one of the boxes down off the shelf and I couldn't even move it. So, I tried again, this time with a bit more effort and CRACK! The fingernail on my middle finger SNAPPED off...tearing off just below where the nail meets the finger. It was all I could do not to yell profanities in the aisle, it hurt SO bad...and then blood started pooring out of the top of my finger. I had to put my bag of goods down immediately and find a band-aid.

I located an employee and showed her my problem, and asked if there was any way she could locate a band-aid for me. She looked at me horrified and rushed off assuring me she'd be right back. She returned and gave me three band-aids (I'm telling you, there was a lot of blood) and I proceeded to the restroom to tend to my wound. Now, I can't fully explain how badly this nail break was, and if you've never had this happen to you, you may just think I'm being a dumb girl. But the nail was torn so far down on my actual finger, I ended up having to clip the nail off...because it was still partly attached and ripping it off at this point would have likely caused me to pass out. Although clipping the nail wasn't all that pleasant either, I winced through the pain and other patron's sideways stares in the bathroom, bandaged myself up and went back to my shopping.

I finally managed to get the boxes with the bedside tables onto the cart and even managed to load them into the car with no further injuries. The problem now...getting them into my apartment. Two lessons learned today...never go to Ikea alone because you may need help with the heavy lifting and always carry band-aids in your purse. And the kicker is...I waited all this time until the store had these tables in stock so I could have them the day I bought them...I still have to wait until I can find someone to help me carry them inside. Who knows how long that could take?