Today, I decided to go thrifting to save some money. Ironically, I ended up having to pay for an emergency trip to the hospital because somebody was too lazy to wash the cat hair off their clothes. I'm severely allergic to cats. 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 bought a kitten. I've wanted a cat for years and decided to finally buy one now that I have my own apartment. It turns out I'm allergic to cats. FML
Today, I rang up a very rude customer. He was covered in cat hair and so were his reusable shopping bags. I’m very allergic to cats. FML
Today, after my landlord has refused to fix the bathroom plumbing problem in my apartment for several days, I had to buy cat litter for myself. FML
Today, I got home after a spending a week recovery from surgery. My neighbour had been feeding my cat whilst I was away. Exhausted, I went straight to my bedroom where I soon discovered that my cat had shat on my pillows, duvet, and pyjamas. FML
Today, at work I got an urgent message from my boyfriend that there was an emergency and I should come home immediately. I took my last personal day of the month and drove the half-hour home. The emergency? The cat had vomited on the comforter. FML
Today, I had to take my cat to the vet. On the way there, he managed to get out of his cage, climb into the front seat, onto my chest, and howl in my face as I tried to drive down the highway. I ended up with stitches and still got charged for missing my cat's appointment. FML
Today, like every other day for the past two weeks, the strange cat that has adopted me inexplicably made its way into my house and curled up next to my head while I slept. I'm horribly allergic. FML
Today, I went to the doctor for allergy testing. Apparently, one of my worst allergies is cats. I'm a "crazy cat lady" who loves anything cat-related and has 3 cats. Allergy shots, here I come. FML
Today, I bought a Halloween costume for my cat. FML
Today, I was running late for a job interview so I took what I thought was a shortcut through an dank alleyway. I ended up getting chased by a pack of stray cats and arrived at the interview covered in scratches and cat hair. FML
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marcranger 29
You don't bathe thrift store clothes in hydrochloric acid before you wear them?! Or am I the only one who's that afraid of other people's germs?
lolhailsatan 23
As a former secondhand shop worker, I will say that no, the store does not wash the clothes before they are sent out, big industrial size washers are mad expensive to buy and operate. However, if something has cat hair on it, we would lint roll the garment, or if it was completely covered, we would toss it. But anyway, i think it's common sense to wash the clothes before putting them on your body, so I'm saying YDI
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kittymisfit 13
why would you buy used clothes of you have such a severe pet allergy? Do you think pet owners don't donate clothes?
ffmmll2525 8
Maybe you should have washed the clothes before you wore it? However, even if they/you did wash the clothes, I'm not sure that's enough to fully get rid of the hair and dander. Maybe thrift shopping just isn't for you.
ewall19 3
You always wash clothes you get second hand.
sietseld 13
You have no way of knowing that they didn't wash the clothes. Cats leave hair everywhere and no amount of washing will completely remove embedded hair.
Dictionaryspeaks 18
See it never pays to be cheap.. That's why he went to Jarred's
mylifesF 15
No. sounds like YOU were too lazy to wash clothes from a second hand store? this ones on you lol
lovelybones37 20
The store should have cleaned the clothes before putting them out, but you also should've washed them before wearing them. YDI
aquila0989 7
Seems to me, you were too lazy to washed used clothes before you wear them...
missyacw 7
Um, you Always wash thrift store clothes. Source: Worked at Goodwill. If you dont wash them before wearing, you are the lazy one. YDI
Scrat382 8
YDI for not washing the stuff before wearing it.