I Forgot....

I've wanted a shelf to put shoes on for a long time. Today I went shopping with Alys, a young American woman who just moved here a few weeks ago. While we were wandering around the 'Walmart' section of TSUM, I saw these shoe shelves. Since I like wood, I decided to buy them. They can fit either beside our couch, or in the hall kind of behind the door/beside the coat rack.
The illustration of what should be:
The reality of what I bought.Yep, both top shelf and bottom shelf are exactly the same.
The only places these legs kind of fit, are the two middle slots, side by side. Of course, when you put the legs there, it immediately falls over, front or back, totally out of balance.

Yep. I forgot. I forgot to check it out completely through the clear plastic wrapper. I forgot to measure each slot first. I forgot because I was busy talking and shopping, rather than comparing and examining carefully before buying.

Mostly - I forgot where I live.

I could probably take them back, but at this point the $10 I spent is not worth the trip back there, trying to make myself understood or getting a translator, and then checking out the one other set for sale. I'll figure out a way to nail, glue, tie, prop or duct tape them together somehow so they actually stand up proud and hold our shoes.

This should be fun for me - I do like a challenge. I'm only frustrated because I made the cardinal mistake of forgetting what I learned the hard way before. Never believe the packaging. Always examine in minute detail every aspect, every 1/1000th of an inch, every side, corner, nook and cranny of whatever it is I want to buy.

Yep. I forgot.

Silly me.