New things that got instantly ruined

[DevilsKitchen]

I have just spent £315 having some pictures framed (I know, it’s crazy expensive). I wanted to put the smallest (A4ish size) one up near a light switch so bought command strips which I have used successfully before on similar sized pictures which have been up for several years so didn’t think it would be an issue. Used extra as I always do, 5 minutes later it fell down onto my tiled floor and now the frame is scuffed. Apparently the paint in our kitchen isn’t very good for sticking stuff on.

Make me feel better and tell me about your new stuff that has got ruined? I feel like everyone else gets to have nice stuff and mine always has a problem or gets spoilt 😩

Bought a brand new bed, not cheap with a beautiful deep mattress.
Our cat - that NEVER ever goes upstairs went up , went under the duvet and peed on the mattress.
I bought special stuff that sorted it, let it dry completely, and it’s fine. But there is a big water mark right in the middle if that looks as if someone ( human ) has wet the bed.

Similar - Brand new light coloured carpet, and just 12 days later my dog was sick.
I also damaged my hardwood floor by using the wrong product.

Years ago mum admired my aunts new coffee table; a picture style with a glass top. Mum saved up and bought similar coffee table from Woolworth's a circular one with ducks on a pond covered with glass. first time it was assembled Dad brought the coffee mugs in put them down a tad too hard and shattered the glass! to try to make up for it dad tried to cover the table with tiles instead as the duck picture had been ruined by the glass but was never the same obviously

Buy it, but when it arrives absolutely ban your DH from going anywhere near it. Put it straight in your wall unit as soon as it arrives. 4th time lucky!

@Whatmonth no, don't buy it. You are destined not to own it, at least not in one piece (two if you count the lid). You should print off a picture of it, frame it, and stand that next to the rest of the ensemble. Go for a perspex frame as opposed to glass, based on what's happened already. HTH.

On another note, I am so sorry to read of your losess, however, I am much more sorry for how much I laughed at your story. It really amused me more than it ought to have done. Please forgive me.

I purchased one of them too. Pre DCs. It had to go … I walked into the lounge to find one of them all but laminated into the carpet 🤦🏼‍♀️😂

That's what I'm wondering. A lot of these tales are winding me up a lot. I want to hear that the perpetrators got, if not a savage beating, at least divorce papers, their marching orders, put to sleep, or failing all else, a massive bill!

@Thedayb4youcame

a friend who replaced her broken pine bed in the spare bedroom with an almost identical new one...so similar was it, when taken apart her husband sawed up the new bed by mistake and took it too the tip.

This actually made me laugh out loud.

I hope you dumped the idiot.

@SeeSeeRider I laugh now.

When it happened -(about 22 years ago based on my memory of where my friend was living & that I had moved to her street too), I was flat broke and my friend wasn't exactly flush either, and I remember the look on her face when I asked about the new bed and she said "Oh don't ask...XXX only went and sawed it up, thinking it was the old one. He had to take them both to the tip". I actually winced at the thought of eighty-odd quid wasted in one fell swoop.

Of course your mum paid for the replacement?

I remember aged 17ish and being lazy put a towel on the floor to do ironing and burnt my mums brand new carpet, I know it meant a lot to her. I bought a cheap rug to cover, all was ok

my boyfriend at the time put an incense cone (totally ages me) on his bedroom furniture without a base which made a mark, she beat him round the head with her wooden slipper!

be careful out there!

Had a beautiful designer dress I managed to get on sale for a wedding.

I put it in the wash basket (I am the only person who does laundry - would never let DH near it).

I went away for a week for work and came home to find my husband had done all the laundry “to help me out and be nice” only to find he had TUMBLED DRIED the designer dress and consequently made it about 3 sizes smaller 😭😭😭😭😭

Just snorted my tea reading that @MillieMinx .

DCat has some sort of digestive issue which involves at least 1 x weekly poos splodges on the stairs. Old carpet, light colour so we can at least be aware of these when its light.

Really want a new carpet but....

Good news my teapot has arrived in tact.
DH hasn't been near it.
I have placed it in the wall unit and told DH that is the only place he is NOT allowed to dust.😂

Brand new car, not had more than couple of weeks. Took cat to vet and he liked to just lay on back seat as he hated the cat carrier and I could never get him in it.

Drove home afterwards, only 5 minutes down the road and noticed an awful smell and thought stress had made the cat fart.

No, he'd covered half the back seat in loose soft poo and it was gorgeous blue/grey fabric seats.

Cleaned it off best I could and my brother who was in the car trade, called in a favour and got someone to steam clean the back seat straight away. Thank goodness for favours.

Ahhh you have just reminded me of the time approx 10 years ago, the first time I'd ever spent over £100 on a bottle of perfume, thought I'd treat myself to a new bottle to take on holiday. The day after we got there, I hadn't unpacked properly, and lazily dragged an item of clothing out of my case, the bottle came with it and smashed on the tiled floor, OMG I was gutted, learnt a lesson there!

@RJ2023 start a new thread. We will help you with some good advice