Money: No good deed…

No good deed…

By noespresso - 15/08/2010 20:20 - United States

Today, after already having a terrible day, I went to Starbucks for an espresso. Being nice, I put the last dollar I had in my wallet in their tip jar. While paying for my drink, my card was denied for insufficient funds. The world hates me. FML

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By barista - 05/12/2010 17:36 - United States

Today, a customer tried to pay for a $1.55 cup of coffee with a gift card, but he came up a dollar short. He let another customer through while he fumbled in his pocket for money. I later noticed a dollar had disappeared from my tip jar. FML

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By Harry - 13/05/2014 22:37 - United States - Milledgeville

Today, I went to a restaurant with my friend, where my credit card got denied in front of everyone. The staff teased me and made me sit in the restaurant while my friend begged for money outside. FML

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By Anonymous - 23/07/2009 07:00 - United States

Today, I saw an elderly man struggling to make it across a busy street. I jumped up from my table at Starbucks to help him, leaving my things behind. When I got back to my table feeling good, I found that my coffee had disappeared. So had my wallet. FML

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By the customer is always a cunt - 20/12/2013 21:48 - United States - Sarasota

Today, a guy came into the small coffee shop I work at, and got angry because I wouldn't accept his Starbucks gift card as valid payment. When I told him we clearly aren't a Starbucks, he said "It's all the same shit" and ended up throwing a punch at me. FML

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Random update?

By Anonymous - 11/12/2022 18:00

Today, since it was payday, I figured I’d take my mom out for burgers. The bank also decided to do a random update on our debit card, resulting in my card declining three times. My mom ended up having to pay for our meals. So much for trying to treat my mom out to dinner. I’m still pissed. FML

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By poorcollegestudent - 30/10/2009 20:32 - Canada

Today, I went to my university bookstore and tried to use my debit card to pay, but got the "Insufficient Funds" notification. I was buying a single postage stamp, which costs 57 cents. FML

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Cheap

By SmokeWeedErdayAllDay - 18/04/2020 17:00

Today, I was in the mood for some coffee, which is right down the street. I brought ten dollars with me, not knowing how much I'd need. When I approached the counter, the barista looked at my hand holding the ten-dollar bill and said, "Oh, our cheap things are on the left side of the menu." FML

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By Anonymous - 25/02/2013 08:39 - Canada - Saskatoon

Today, I'm so poor that I've been scrounging around my house all day trying to find quarters and dimes so that I can buy myself a cup of coffee tomorrow. FML

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By coffee - 22/08/2010 04:27 - United States

Today, while getting out of Starbucks there was a homeless guy. I bought him a coffee and he was so happy he gave me a hug. Guess whose wallet is missing? FML

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The tip of the iceberg

By Anonymous - 24/11/2021 07:58

Today, I didn't have enough money to tip my hairstylist, even though I thought I did and said I was, but I'm so broke, my card got declined at $50. I needed the haircut for an interview. I feel so f@%$>&* bad about it. FML

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FerrariCake 2

Monday 16 August 2010 1:42

Some things happen that are beyond control (e.g. natural disasters...) but not knowing that you don't even have 5 bucks in your account before you try to use your card is well within your control. It has nothing to do with chance or the world "hating you". It has everything to do with your laziness and lack of initiative to keep track of your personal finances. Your card being declined is probably the best thing that could have happened to you. If you don't even have enough money for a cup of Starbucks coffee, then Starbucks is the last place you should be trying to buy coffee.

lovestrong 0

Monday 16 August 2010 1:22

Awh that sucks. :(

Comments

AltarEgo 0

Monday 16 August 2010 14:36

op, change banks! find one with overdraft protection that will pay out for a $5 cup of coffee and charge you an additional $35 per swipe. that way you can buy a cup next time and while you set and drink it you can whine about how broke you are going to be when you deposit your next check. FYL

CodingSquirrel 3

Monday 16 August 2010 14:59

You call that overdraft protection? I'd rather use a bank that denies the transaction instead of charging me exorbitant fees for making a mistake. The one time I came close to going into overdraft was when the account I don't keep a balance in (used mainly for paying collective bills for my roommates and I) was automatically charged to renew my Xbox Live account. Thankfully they denied it without charging me some ridiculous fee.

Igor_g5 0

Monday 16 August 2010 18:10

YDI for not keeping better track of your finances.

hotpinklovee 0

Monday 16 August 2010 19:10

Here's a real FML dealing with Starbucks. A kid walks into a Starbucks and steals the tip jar, probably because his account had insufficient funds. He runs out and a regular customer chases after him. The kid who stole the tip jar runs over the guy with his car, causing fatal brain and head injuries. Was killing another person and the jail time really worth the $5 that was in the tip jar? www dot ksdk dot com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=169054

BubbaCatLove 0

Monday 16 August 2010 21:43

F--- you, OP. The world doesn't "hate" you. YDI FOR SPENDING TOO MUCH MONEY AND CAUSING YOU TO OVERDRAW YOUR ACCOUNT. Idiot.

capnbzarr 43

Monday 16 August 2010 23:49

YDI for drinking that garbage and for trying to spend money you don't even have, and on something frivolous at that. People like you need to shred the credit cards and stick to cash.

CaptainNewts 0

Tuesday 17 August 2010 8:00

How does it happen that you miss the fact that you don't have enough credit available to pay for coffee? Seriously, I'm a bit of a space case and don't keep a close enough eye on my finances most of the time...but I can't imagine having *no* money available and not realising it.

KYOBI_017 0

Thursday 19 August 2010 17:55

awww i sowwie :( i give u hug ^^

random_thought 0

Thursday 19 August 2010 21:54

1. you should always try to tip the people that serve you every time, not just because you're being nice. 2. you might have "insufficient funds" because you probably spend $5 everyday on coffee at starbucks. 3. yes, the world does hate you. it is specifically targeting YOU. watch out.