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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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)
morbid1 2
there is no such thing as a stupid question... there are only stupid peoples lol
kday80 2
I see why he asked, where I live the bed bath and beyond will accept all coupons even if their expired. You could have a coupon from 2006 and they would let you use it
abbsrhon13 3
Actually, a lot of people will accept expired coupons. It just depends on the establishment and corporate policies.
kgo 5
Chuck-E-Cheeses and Chili's accepts expired coupons from my experience, so that's a valid question
sweetsugar12477 4
I work in retail and trust me I get all sorts of really STUPID questions but to be fair that's not bad. I know a lot of places restaurants and regular places like bed bath and beyond will take expired coupons. And even grocery stores will take an expired coupon up to a certain point. Mine does anyway.
insomniawoes 5
it's a valid question, at my work we accept expired coupons.
HazelGrace 10
How is this a FML?
v0armd9 1
There are plenty of places that accept expired coupons.
carfreak8184 12
This is actually a valid question. Most places still accept expired coupons.
rogerover 19
State of CA law says coupons do not expire regardless of what's printed on the coupon.