Shoes and Work: Be more specific

Be more specific

By readytoamputatemyfeet - 30/06/2013 23:00 - United States - Winter Springs

Today, my shoe fell apart a few minutes after I got to work. I called my boyfriend and asked him to bring me the "pretty black pair" in my closet. What did he bring? Black stilettos. I'm a waitress with an eight-hour shift. FML

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By AnnieThrax - 18/09/2012 04:35 - United States - Holdingford

Today, I received the heels I'll be wearing at my best friend's wedding. The bride ordered them for us to match the dresses. They're six-inch platform heels. I have three broken toes and am still wearing a boot. The wedding is next weekend. FML

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By Anonymous - 10/10/2020 14:01

Today, as I was getting ready for church, I couldn't decide between my black or white shoes. I put one of each on, then my son started crying. Fast forward, I'm at church, I look down and I'm wearing one white shoe and one black shoe. FML

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By rhartnett11 - 23/04/2011 06:12 - United States

Today, while trying on clothes in Macy's, someone decided to throw some shoes over the wall and into my changing stall. I now have a black eye. FML

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By smallpaycheck - 16/08/2009 00:49 - United States

Today, I was working at a shoe store and was helping a dude try on shoes. He looked like trouble and I wanted to finish with him. When he finally picked his shoes, he abruptly stood up and ran out of the store with the shoes on. The cost of them was deducted from my salary. $240. FML

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Shook

By footfetish - 02/02/2013 11:21 - Australia - Brisbane

Today, a male employee at a shoe shop helped me try on shoes. Once I found a pair, I went to pay for them. I was telling the cashier about how great of an employee he was when she told me there were no male employees. A guy with a foot fetish helped me find shoes. FML

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sharksfan48 13

Monday 1 July 2013 8:29

I guess if you say 'pretty black pair' it makes your boyfriend think of a shoe like that. Maybe just say 'black pair' next time.

ShadowBox 8

Monday 1 July 2013 8:29

At least they were YOUR stilettos, right?

Comments

soapmactavish82 8

Monday 1 July 2013 17:34

Well you did tell a guy "pretty black pair" I would have brought you the same thing as would most men

BDA_fml 5

Monday 1 July 2013 18:06

What's the matter, aren't your stilettos pretty??

tenac71 6

Monday 1 July 2013 19:24

You said the pretty ones. those are the ones he thinks are pretty. it's a bummer you have to wear them for 8 hours. at least he brought them to you.

spicedream 8

Monday 1 July 2013 19:25

hey he tried haha, and maybe those were the "pretty black pair" he thought of?

sugarbaby9908 20

Monday 1 July 2013 19:33

That could make you get better tips...may not be a bad thing

VentingToRandoms 8

Monday 1 July 2013 19:33

My thoughts exactly #98. As a guy with common I know not to do that but as a troll, I would have brought them and showed her those first as a laugh then given her whatever other black pair I found.

red61977 9

Monday 1 July 2013 19:35

You need to be more specific with guys.

CanyonRose 16

Monday 1 July 2013 19:37

At least he tried OP

Omniprism 14

Monday 1 July 2013 19:49

He's a guy. What'd you expect. He thinks the stilettos are pretty.

Bluepies 24

Monday 1 July 2013 20:00

When a guy is specifically told "pretty black shoes," as opposed to just "black ones," he's going to think, "She must mean those ridiculous high heels, not the practical shoes I would've brought her."

depocadoll 15

Tuesday 2 July 2013 11:55

That's just insinuating he thinks she's ridiculous. What's ridiculous is that he obviously didn't think it through. If she wears flats to work (which she probably does considering she was unhappy with the heels) he should have looked for shoes similar to her work shoes. Just because he's a man doesn't mean he can't turn his brain on long enough to be a caring boyfriend. And if he's just a little dumb, he should have called her back to double check.