Today, I was working and a woman wanted to pay with a credit card. It already had a picture on the card so you don't have to ask for i.d., and just glancing at it. I asked, "Oh, is this your husband's card?" She then replied, "No, that's just me with glasses and short hair." 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, while working as a cashier, I was flirting with this cute girl. When I asked her if she had her store card she said, "No", paused, then said "Can I give you my number?" I said, "Sure, that would be awesome, do you want mine?" She said no. I didn't know I could just enter the card number. FML
Today, I was paying for groceries when the cashier asked if I wanted cash back. I said yes and handed over my card. She stared at me and said, “You're using a library card.” I'd pulled the wrong card out of my wallet. FML
Today, I went to the grocery store where this really cute guy works. I swiped my card but the machine wouldn't read it. I swiped it quickly some more before getting frustrated and saying, "Your stupid machine doesn't work!" He took the card and turned it around. His face said it all. FML
Today, I was working at my job as a cashier, checking out an elderly woman's groceries. She was very nice, and we chatted for a couple minutes. Once she had paid, she leaned close to me and said, very politely, "I'm so so sorry that I mistook you for a girl at first, young man." I AM a girl. FML
Today, at the store, I didn't hear the cashier when she asked if I had a loyalty card. She took one look at my naturally bitchy-looking face and muttered "It's my JOB to ask, jeez." FML
Today, I went out to eat with some friends. I ordered a cocktail with my meal. I got carded, but had left my ID at home. Instead, I took my hat off to show that I'm bald. It worked. FML
Today, at work as a bank teller, an angry customer complained that the payments on his two credit cards had been messed up the previous month, with the wrong amount being credited to each account. I asked if he knew who'd helped him. He said, "Well, it wasn't you - she was younger and prettier!" FML
Today, I got yelled at by a customer for refusing to give a found credit card to a woman it didn't belong to. FML
Today, at work a woman came up to the check out counter and when I greeted her she said "oh honey, you are so beautiful!" I immediately smiled and thanked her, then she looked at me and said "oh, not you." and then pointed to her ear. She was on her bluetooth. FML
Today, I went to a grocery store after work, exhausted. I nodded politely at a woman who smiled at me repeatedly. I realized at checkout she thought I was someone she knew. I nodded through a full conversation without knowing who I was pretending to be. FML
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daveDFFA 0
Was her name bychance Susan Boyle? Haha, I'm sorry, that was low. She's a good sport. Just hideous.
genius_man16 1
And that's why you never ever, make personal comments during small talk to customers. No matter how little they may seem.
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Comments (141)
Ashleeeyy 0
FHL! It was a mistake, you should've told her to update her picture on the card.
ohhhhshizzz 0
#1: Who's Susan Boyle? OP: Lmao, ahha. No more chitchat for you, eh?
EmbarrassedKlutz 0
Damn, FHL for looking like a dude. That's just ******* unnatural.
daveDFFA 0
#12, http://www.usmagazine.com/files/susan-boyle-b_3.jpg lol, if I'm even allowed to post that.
spillproof 0
#3 has it. Never. Make comments about peoples photos. I learned that the hard was too.
iSpitHotFire 0
Why would you ask such a stupid question...
patray_angel 0
That would suck, but like someone else said, she is bound to get questions if she doesn't look like the picture.
darkstar310 0
Dam was she that ugly or something.
Anu_Ra 0
You could've said that she looked androgenous and some of the most beautiful people are androgenous.... That could've-possibly-just-maybe-would've-worked- lol
lbg513 0
@ 6 - I personally know that CitiBank has been doing it for at least 5 years, but I've heard of other companies as well. It's becoming more and more common as identity theft is rising. OP: #3 makes a terrific point, although so does the poster above me because you do in fact need to ask if it doesn't match - but I also have to ask - why would you not look at the NAME to just double-check before making a comment like that??