Money, Embarrassing and Jewelry: Butter fingers

Butter fingers

By two-hours-to-pick-up - 09/10/2009 09:46 - Australia

Today, I was in a fancy department store. I was wearing my travel backpack. I was turning around after paying at the checkout and my backpack hit a metre-tall display covered with necklaces. It went crashing to the floor, hitting another display table laden with jewelry that collapsed under it. FML

I agree, your life sucks 30 104

You deserved it 10 813

Labour Day: Rest or Disaster?
Find out how a day off can turn into a series of hilarious, unexpected events. More…

Previous FML Next FML

Same thing different taste

By Anonymous - 09/12/2015 02:02 - United States - San Francisco

Today, as I turned to face the cashier at the supermarket, I managed to knock over an entire display of gift cards with my backpack. FML

I agree, your life sucks 20 208

You deserved it 4 141

By Olerbia - 28/05/2013 07:11 - United States

Today, while working at Walmart, I was walking the sales floor and passed the end of an aisle. I saw a customer coming at me from the corner of my eye, so I jumped backwards. I hit a display case, and watched it topple over before turning to apologize to the customer. It was a ladder. FML

I agree, your life sucks 40 085

You deserved it 10 001

By 6xrv - 08/04/2017 14:00

Today, while at the mall, I was traveling up the escalator on my way to the food court. When I neared the top, the handrail severely shocked me, causing me to drop a bag of China I had just bought, which fell to the bottom of the escalator and shattered. FML

I agree, your life sucks 5 465

You deserved it 531

By shoes - 02/01/2010 02:45 - United States

Today, I was in a shoe store. I picked up a shoe so I could look at it, but when I put it back on the shelf, the whole shelf fell down, making all the shoes fall to the ground. The people behind the counter started clapping. FML

I agree, your life sucks 27 707

You deserved it 3 938

By Dumped - 06/04/2017 14:00

Today, at work, I went to place a small item on a shelf. The shelf fell on me, trapping my hand. While lifting it, the top shelf fell against my chest and the products all dumped on my face. I then realized the shelves were only held up by zip ties. FML

I agree, your life sucks 3 840

You deserved it 350

Rack go thwack

By Mary Anne - 03/09/2020 09:04 - United States - Denver

Today, while at work, I walked head first into the edge of a clothing rack. I was looking right at it. People saw. FML

I agree, your life sucks 992

You deserved it 435

Whoops

By Teen - 24/01/2009 23:28 - United States

Today, I was trying on clothes in a store that had just screens set up for changing. As I took off the first pair of pants had I tried on, my foot got hooked in the cuff and I fell out in my underwear in front of the whole store. FML

I agree, your life sucks 22 124

You deserved it 3 010

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

I agree, your life sucks 33 203

You deserved it 3 001

Cough up

By cain001 - 04/01/2011 00:56 - United States

Today, my boss and I were stacking boxes in the back room of the store. One of the boxes fell and hit me in the face, causing me to lose my glasses. My boss stepped on my glasses as she ran to check the box for broken merchandise, which I then had to pay for. FML

I agree, your life sucks 30 048

You deserved it 2 533

By WesJaz - 08/01/2010 16:35 - United States

Today, I was working as a cashier and a woman brought up a suitcase. As I was ringing her up I checked inside like I'm supposed to and I very jokingly say, "Look at all the stuff you're stealing." She laughed nervously then hit me in the head with her heavy purse before running out of the store. FML

I agree, your life sucks 36 524

You deserved it 4 467

bananapajama 0

Friday 9 October 2009 16:10

could have been worse. could have been a rack of dishes and glasses.

KitCath_fml 0

Friday 9 October 2009 16:21

Honestly, I worked a few retail jobs before escaping from that grind, and that kind of stuff happened all the time. As long as the customers were at least apologetic and didn't just swan off like "Oh well, your problem now!" we never got bent out of shape over it. Yeah it's embarassing, but don't lose sleep over it.

Comments

bananapajama 0

Friday 9 October 2009 16:10

could have been worse. could have been a rack of dishes and glasses.

tgd4444 9

Saturday 10 October 2009 10:06

exactley. if it was good quality / real jewelery it would have broke. just the shelve though.

OttersOtters 0

Friday 9 October 2009 16:11

http://www.prizerebel.com/index.php?r=3915

TheTragicReturn 0

Friday 9 October 2009 16:15

It's so easy to do that when wearing stuff that juts out. It happens to me at work. FYL.

Bloodknight 22

Friday 9 October 2009 16:17

You shouldn't be wearing a backpack in a store anyways. Don't they usually make you leave that type of stuff behind the counter? Well whatever, YDI for being so uncoordinated.

timtam24 0

Friday 9 October 2009 16:48

?? yeah okay... I've never been to a store, or heard of one, that makes you take of your backpack. It'd be the same as having a bulky handbag or something

captaincanoe 0

Friday 9 October 2009 17:45

Alot of stores do this as a way to prevent theft

davidomke 0

Friday 9 October 2009 18:37

At GRCC (A college in MI), they made you leave your backpack with a person in front that gave you a number to claim it

j_rock1981 0

Friday 9 October 2009 20:07

Alot of stores are like that up here in Canada. Supposed to deter (spelling?) theft.

timtam24 0

Saturday 10 October 2009 7:51

yes people in stores where you are from. OP's from Aus -that was my point- sorry i didn't make it clear

forgettingsunday 0

Friday 1 April 2011 6:00

some stores do. there's a dollar store across the street from my junior high and when we would have play practice we would go there with all of out stuff, but they made us leave our bags at the front so we wouldn't steal.