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By Username - 01/12/2010 03:39

Today, a customer at the store I work at asked me what kind of cake I would suggest for her husband's 50th birthday. I laughed and showed her the Grim Reaper cake. She burst into tears and explained that he has cancer. FML

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By bakerysux - 23/12/2014 01:21 - United States - San Antonio

Today, at work, a customer cried because the cake I made her was not "exactly" the same as the display. I'm the one who made the display and it was the same but the display cake had faded a bit, since it had been there for a month. I'd mentioned this to the customer when she placed the order. FML

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By yawho - 25/02/2009 07:25 - Japan

Today, a customer that I've been waiting on for years came into the restaurant after a long absence. I said to him, "Hey man, it looks like you lost a lot of weight! How'd you do it?" He replied, "I got cancer." FML

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By Anoymous - 09/06/2013 06:02 - United States - Burlingame

Today, after telling my mother-in-law about my recent miscarriage, she cheerfully made a cake to celebrate. FML

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By KMKWEEN - 16/02/2009 14:37 - United States

Today, I was at work. I work at a grocery store and a woman pulls a cart to me filled with chips, breads, lunch meats, and sodas. I said to her "Looks like you are going to have a fun party" she then looks at me and says "My mother just died, this is for after the funeral. FML

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By Annebelle - 14/05/2009 18:09 - United States

Today, I ordered a graduation cake from a woman at the grocery store. She asked me what I wanted the cake to say and I said "Congratulations Annie". Then she asked me who was ordering and I said "Annie". I had to order my own cake. The woman was silent. FML

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By retailshell - 28/01/2015 15:01 - Australia - Perth

Today, I was ringing up a woman at work. I saw she'd bought a birthday cake, so I smiled and said I hoped whoever it was for has a happy birthday. She looked at me in disgust, told me to mind my own business, then called me a "chucklefuck bitch." Okay then. FML

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By Anonymous - 04/06/2009 14:09 - Australia

Today, I went into work and noticed one of my fellow colleagues had a large bunch of flowers on her desk. As soon as I saw her, I immediately said, "Happy Birthday!" Everyone went quiet. It wasn't her birthday; her father had died. FML

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By I'm so sorry... - 01/03/2017 16:00

Today, a coworker left a chocolate cake on the "free food" table in the office. I had a slice. She's just called to ask if she left her grandmother's birthday cake at work. She made it from scratch. Now I'm baking a new cake in the office kitchen. FML

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By Anonymous - 05/04/2011 00:17 - Ireland

Today, I heard that one of our customers had passed away. Saddened, I told everyone who came into our shop about his death. Understandably, some customers got very upset and one even fainted. Suddenly, the "dead" man walked into the shop. Turns out I got the name wrong. FML

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By myanmarkaviar - 27/08/2015 16:34 - Norway - Fl?

Today, at work, I served a customer who looked so much like my grandma that I thought it actually was her. Then I remembered she died 6 months ago. I had to serve customers with a smile on my face while choking back tears for the rest of the day. FML

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Honesty4U 0

Wednesday 1 December 2010 8:57

An Over The Hill cake would have been fine, but your store had to one up that with a Grim Reaper? Man, that sucks! At least you were doing your job well!

iTaylor 0

Wednesday 1 December 2010 11:57

you know, in any other situation that would have been a good joke. you couldn't have known :/

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DRAGCOUNISS 0

Friday 3 December 2010 8:11

agree with191 here i would have done the same as ajoke if i didnt know p.s. where was this cake i want to get it

Kasevam 0

Saturday 4 December 2010 17:08

This seems to be a pretty common scenario on FML: "Today, I tried to do something nice/funny for someone but ended up inadvertently offending them because of something that a person of average intelligence could not reasonably predict, and now I feel terrible. FML" "YDI, you evil bastard! I hope you die in a fire! I can't believe you would hurt anyone like this, you sadistic ************!!" I'm getting tired of this. There was no reason for OP to think the Grim Reaper cake might be a bad idea. Until every person on Earth becomes telepathic, it makes no sense to condemn people who accidentally remind people of personal tragedies when they're just trying to do something nice for them.

EvilCupcake8361 9

Sunday 5 December 2010 7:26

am I the only one who actually lol'd at this?? =

kreally 0

Monday 6 December 2010 17:53

Nevermind that you showed her the Grim Reaper cake, why is there a Grim Reaper cake to begin with?

Quiet_one 22

Friday 10 December 2010 3:37

It's actually a fairly common joke for 40th and/or 50th birthdays. When my dad turned 40, we gave him an "over the hill cake" complete with a candle shaped like a tombstone that read "here lies my youth." It's just a harmless way of poking fun at the fact that someone's getting older. Now, obviously if you know someone is in poor health then you would do something different, but since most people are not suffering from potentially life-threatening illnesses, the OP's mistake is completely understandable and not his/her fault. 9 times out of 10, the customer would laugh or at least recognize that it's just a joke. The OP was just unfortunate enough to suggest it to one of the few people who would get genuinely upset. And if he/she wasn't supposed to suggest the cake to customers, why would the store be selling it? Definitely not a YDI.

dabomblyktiktikk 0

Monday 20 December 2010 5:41

can you ALL calm down? the OP isn't inconsiderate, they didn't know the poor guy had cancer. it was meant to be a joke. also, the people cursing out everyone who calls the op a jerk -- calm the **** down. i'm on ur side but no need to flip your shit if u feel like they're wrong. jeez -_-

murrcat1021 0

Tuesday 21 December 2010 3:24

that's so sad its funny

k9obsessed 5

Tuesday 21 December 2010 7:22

Those of you saying the OP deserved it are assholes. The OP was JOKING. How the hell was the OP supposed to know the guy had cancer? Grow up and think before you judge.