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By foreveralone - 13/11/2012 10:23 - Australia - Wollongong

Today, I was working at the checkout of a nearly empty store, so I picked up an empty box, closed my eyes, and slow-danced with it to the 80s love ballad playing on the radio. I don't know what's worse, dancing with a box, or opening my eyes to see ten or so wary customers waiting to be served. FML

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By Anonymous - 13/03/2011 03:09 - United States

Today, while at the bakery section of my local supermarket, I heard the beat of what I assumed was a song playing. I really got into it, and bobbed my head and danced a little. After getting some strange looks, I realized the "beat" was a machine mixing frosting. FML

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By secret dancer - 16/08/2011 16:55 - Sweden

Today, I was bored and all alone while cleaning at work. This led me to start passionately doing a ballet dance in the empty corridor. I promptly stopped as I remembered the surveillance cameras. FML

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Chuds

By Anonymous - 08/12/2020 13:58

Today, at my retail job, I was trying to get a large amount of cardboard to the trash and had a short path to maneuver through displays and customers. As I'm coming down the aisle, a customer sees me and stops to look at a coffee cup display, directly in my path. FML

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By KilledTheMoment - 23/11/2014 06:10 - United States - Mundelein

Today, I spent nearly an hour helping a customer pick out an engagement ring. I rang him up, picked out a super cute box for the ring, and wished him luck. Later I realized I never put the ring inside the box. FML

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Classic non-ironical Ironic

By Karen - 21/11/2022 18:00

Today, I had a shift at my job at a grocery store that was full of rude and impatient customers. Someone dropped a bottle of wine and it shattered next to me. I found a half-eaten packet of sushi behind some magazines. The scale on another register broke. "Ironic" by Alanis Morissette played on the store radio at the end. FML

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By shit - 28/04/2016 11:05 - United States - Colonial Heights

Today, I went to the dentist; no one was in the waiting room so I danced around and mouthed songs that were on the radio. It wasn't till after I went to the counter and saw the receptionists laughing like a pack of hyenas that I realized there was a camera. FML

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By anonymous - 04/05/2011 10:01 - Australia

Today, as I was walking back inside I noticed my mop leaning on the wall next to my door. I picked it up and started slow dancing with it, imagining it was the girl I'm in love with. I didn't notice my neighbours bunched up at their window laughing. FML

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By ash - 18/05/2016 20:00 - United States - Winnebago

Today, I went shopping on my only day off. The only aisle open was self-checkout. I'm a cashier. FML

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Stressed out

By mystermoon - 25/06/2019 16:00

Today, at my job in a pet store, my boss had me pull all the bags of food out and restock them so that they sat pretty. Five minutes later, the store is full of people. My manager screamed, "They're touching things!" and locked himself in the office with a cup of tea. He has the only open register. FML

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Nice try

By Ellie - 06/07/2022 00:01

Today, I was ringing up a lady’s items; two shoeboxes. Per policy, I’m supposed to open them. She heavily insisted I didn’t. I ignored her and found other merchandise inside. She then went on a rant on how "people should mind their own fucking business" and stormed out of the store without buying. FML

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VonGore 6

Tuesday 13 November 2012 16:05

Ah, the things we do when we think no one is watching.

thefella 10

Tuesday 13 November 2012 16:06

Not sure why you would do that if there was still a chance people would still be shopping in the store.

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jem970 19

Tuesday 13 November 2012 16:16

It's amazing that you weren't fired honesty. That would be grounds for firing at my job :/

sinner92 4

Tuesday 13 November 2012 17:57

I don't know if I would want to work at a place I can't express myself. I have my music playing low at work and if I go to ring up someone and there is a wood part in the song I'll rock out a little in front of them. Nothing too hardcore but a little head banging.what do you do?

iShanny 13

Tuesday 13 November 2012 18:35

There's a difference between a little head banging, and getting so distracted you don't notice ten customers are waiting to be checked out. Although, I suspect a bit of exaggeration on OP's part- were they really dancing with their eyes closed THAT long? And why didn't any of the customers say anything?

RedPillSucks 31

Tuesday 13 November 2012 18:36

They were too busy uploading the video to youtube

sinner92 4

Wednesday 14 November 2012 16:00

If it was me id let it ride. I try to treat people how I want to be treated so I'd just wait till their moment is over. The people were probably entertained.

Ciaraaaa44 2

Tuesday 13 November 2012 16:16

That's hilarious, you should have just made a joke about it and laughed at yourself though.

loserman67 35

Tuesday 13 November 2012 16:22

So you got caught indulging your fantasy, laugh it off. Could have been worse, you could have been caught dancing with a cucumber or a sausage... Think about it...