Today, while at work, I asked an older customer how he was doing. He told me that he'd just lost his wife. I gave my condolences before he clarified that his wife was not dead, but was lost in Walmart. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, at work, I asked a lady how she was doing. When she replied, I didn't understand her, and instead of asking her what she'd said, I just replied with, "Oh, that's good." What she'd said that I didn't understand was that her husband had just died. FML
Today, at work, I misheard a customer telling me a story. To be polite, I did a slight laugh and nodded my head. She actually told me her mum had died. FML
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
Today, I was at Walmart and I asked an employee for help. She turned around with tears streaming down her face and said, “I'm kind of in the middle of an emergency right now!” FML
Today, I was working as a nurse, and an elderly man had just passed away. As the patient's wife was leaving she said, "Thank you for taking such good care of my husband." Then I, intending to say "Sorry for your loss," said "Thank you for your loss." FML
Today, a man I once worked with passed away. He was a lovely, caring, and inspirational person whom I looked up to. My husband's form of consolation? "Old people die. Get over it." FML
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
Today, I told my boss that my grandma died to get a day off work, but then my grandma showed up at the office looking for me because she wanted to go shopping. FML
Today, at work, I was about to close a big sale, when a coworker rushed over and said there was a call for me in the office. He heavily implied my mom had died, and I rushed out. After I figured out there was no call and that my mom was fine, he'd already stolen my sale and the commission. FML
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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Coryj1220 15
Lost in Walmart? That poor old woman is as good as dead.
abzray123 7
Haha, old people and their forgetfulness! So cute
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Comments (81)
Norja 33
We all would have made that mistake, no harm done. Hope he found her though.
shudson186 17
Well that is quite the awkward situation OP. Hopefully things smoothed over afterwards.
chickenfeet223 11
Haha that's funny. Got to love older people :)
BootheGhost 6
"On the next episode of *insert survival show here* we explore the hard to survive in conditions and dangerous wildlife of, Wal-mart! ...Right after this commercial break."
cakefete2 31
This commercial break sponsored by depends adult incontinence care.
junkman6 22
Walmart on Black Friday. I don't care what survival expert you drop in, the poor bastard won't make it out alive.
vikky538 29
send the search squad ...right now... if this would have happened in Texas Walmart then it would have taken days to find out..
rockhead1270 5
Yea too many messcans
9echo 17
Is a messcan slang for a trash can? Yeah, there are lots of those in Wal-mart to get lost behind. -_-
AUShano 15
Tough one there. I wouldn't feel bad. Miscommunication like that happens all the time - at least this one had a happy ending!! :)
sunnysideup25 7
Maybe he was trying to lose her, and was about get away with it until you came along ... Tsk tsk....
SS 31
Better than it being the other way round! Now THAT would have been awkward. Anyway, it sounds like the sort of thing I would have a good laugh about ;)
Xeebar 28
You couldn't have possibly known that's what he meant. Way to be considerate though.
DotDootyDot 17
Ooooh I hate when that happens! It's so embarrassing! A few months ago, when I announced on facebook that I was on a relationship (I know that nobody really cares about that kind of stuff, but I was much too excited to not do it), a guy I knew sent me a message saying "new relationships bloom, while others mourn. The loss of my child's mother is something that plagues me tonight". Touched by this man's message, I did my best to write him a sincere response to present my condolences. Turns out the "loss" was merely their break-up that happened three years ago.