Today, a customer called the restaurant I work at to ask if our coupons were always valid, or if they expired on the expiration date printed on them. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I noticed a customer looking for expired products in hopes of receiving a coupon from my store. I told them to let me know if they found anything. They promptly began following me around, telling me how to do my job, only to later file a complaint saying that I was harassing them. FML
Today, my boss showed me a two-page letter from a customer, complaining about me because I couldn't honor a coupon that expired in 2009. He agreed that I did the right thing by refusing it, but said it would be a black mark on my record anyway due to the complaint. FML
Today, a customer called me a "smart ass" because I helped him scan his coupon correctly. FML
Today, I was working drive thru and took a huge order. When the people pulled around to the window, they handed me a stack of coupons. None of the coupons were even related to what they ordered. They made me change their order to fit the coupons because they couldn't read. FML
Today, I was fired from my job over a coupon a coworker offered me for bonus reward points. Apparently, it wasn't one I was entitled to. I never even looked at the coupon and assumed it was fine since they offered it to me. FML
Today, at my cashier job, I got written up for accepting obviously photocopied coupons. Last week, I got written up for "inadequate customer service" because I refused to accept the same bogus coupons from the same customer. FML
Today, I had someone place two separate to-go orders, so that he could use two of his "25% off" coupons. He couldn't understand why it wasn't 50% off his total bill, no matter how many times I plainly explained it to him. FML
Today, a customer became irrationally angry and called me a "stupid bitch", all because she couldn't use the coupon clearly marked "30% off grocery items" on a prescription from our pharmacy. FML
Today, I learned that instead of discarding expired products at my work, we change the label to make them 'expire' later. FML
Today, while working as a cashier at McDonald's, a man came in telling me that he had not received his hamburger. I looked at his receipt and the date said 11/17/09. FML
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Top comments
VynaVail 12
Actually totally valid. Loads of places accept coupons after their expiration date.
woainishamu 21
Stupidity at its finest.
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Comments (113)
unluckygirl1029 8
People are so stupid sometimes
JohnGalt11 1
Many places accept expired coupons. But good job highlighting your own ignorance while trying to make fun of somebody.
mmyers 5
That is all because of ridiculous stores like bed bath and beyond that take expired coupons. They are leading the way to consumer stupidity.
dayavera 9
many stores accept expired cupons so, I guess you are the stupid one lol
caitiei04 9
Tom Wahls and Bill Grays except expired coupons so it's a valid question
sexaybitch 14
Actually, some places like bed bath and beyond, will take coupons from like 2007! There are some restaurants that allow expired coupons in my area as well. I hope OP didn't lose his temper with the costumer.
SwtCherryPie 26
Steak n Shake usually will take expired coupons. Retail stores usually don't seem to from my experience, but restaurants seem a lot more lenient.
aire101 16
I'm thinking that might be bc the coupon is given out by their own chain. Stores have to return vendor coupons to the company that issued them for reimbursement.
annoyed146578 12
I don't think this is really an FML because nowadays so many companies take their expired coupons so that is a valid question.
GroupWorkSucks 15
Yeah, working in any kind of service industry lets you see all kinds of stupid people. I once had a woman ask me if the bacon cheeseburger had bacon on it.
crushcrusher 33
double checking?