Math major

By idiots - This FML is from back in 2014 but it's good stuff - United States - Fort Worth

Today, I had to explain to a customer that 50% off a $50 item did not make the item free. FML
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omgcyndaquil 23

Math is a skill that not everyone possesses :/.

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ELoni_fml 25

Common sense is a skill that not everyone possesses

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Comments

painlessmind 11

So if it was 70% off they would have demanded 20 bucks from you for taking the item from the store..you must have been working at Walmart.

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hobojo69 23

I remember making those same mistakes when I was like 8

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BrianReis 5

2 hours have passed since i first read this and i am still wondering why the f*ck you have 220 "you deserve it" in this fml

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Brandi_Faith 33

Those are the 220 people that have walked into a store and said that 50% off of $50 means it's free.

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PSYqualiac 17

I was going to say OP deserves it because they chose to work at that job and should have expected stupidity from customers... then I realized that nobody could expect someone to be that stupid so I voted that OP's life sucks.

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saliwells1 18

you must work at old navy lol

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jgomez58 12

Four out of three people struggle with math.

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SogekingPimpin 10

Seven fifths of Americans don't understand improper fractions

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macros 12

The customer probably used common core math.

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PSYqualiac 17

Common core isn't bad. This was just somebody being an idiot.

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Hiimhaileypotter 52

From what I've seen of it, common core math is really confusing, the long way through a problem, and just gives too many extra steps rather than just giving the kid a problem and explaining how to solve it the normal way. Because I think in common core you've got to guesstimate the answer first, then do this drawn-out process trying to solve it. I suck at math and I know if I'd been taught that way, I'd be even farther behind than I am now. My mom is a teacher and she also hates common core - says it makes everything more complicated than it should be and it confuses the kids.

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Farmillionaire 8

Is that what 50% off $50 is?? I wasn't sure. however with tax you are looking at closer to $55. Depending on the tax rate where you live.

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hellowisaid 15

Probably just a way to get out of stealing when you asked the person

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Brandi_Faith 33

I wondered that too. I also wondered if it was some ploy to try and get a discount, some people are that ridiculous that they try and talk a price down in a retail store.

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JKPwnage 27

I think this is the first time I've seen a repost on FML

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