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By unappreciated - 25/06/2009 02:38 - United States

Today, I took my best friend out to dinner for my birthday. She gave me a gift after I paid the tab saying, "my mom thought you would like this - it was expensive." It was a lovely set of origami paper, which was the exact set I brought her as a souvenir from Japan. She was right, it was expensive. FML

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By abc - 27/05/2009 10:15 - Pakistan

Today, I took my friends out to an expensive restaurant for my birthday treat. They had arranged for a surprise birthday cake for me which I cut, very happily, while they chanted birthday wishes. When the bill came, I discovered I was supposed to pay for my great 'surprise' cake. FML

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How can I make this about me?

By Anonymous - 04/02/2022 18:01

Today, it's my birthday. My wife took me to my favorite restaurant for dinner. She made me pay for my birthday dinner, along with hers. She also got me a gift card to HER favorite store. FML

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By Anonymous - 15/01/2011 15:33 - United States

Today, I went to dinner with friends for my birthday. During the whole thing they insisted that we get whatever we wanted and celebrate, but when the check came, they all looked at me expectantly. I just bought my friends $150 of food for my birthday present. FML

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Where d'you go?!

By Anonymous - 27/09/2009 05:16 - United States

Today, I thought it would be nice to take my girlfriend out to a nice restaurant for my birthday. She got a little headache after we ordered, so she went outside to get some air. I ate a $100 meal and had Happy Birthday sang to me by the restaurant staff. Alone. FML

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Awww, sweetie

By Jess-zee - 10/05/2009 20:42 - Canada

Today, I took my mom out to a fancy restaurant, and spent close to $300 on her Mother's Day present. Later, my little brother drew her a card with crayons on pink construction paper. She cried. He's 20 years-old. FML

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It's on me

By Rockyio - 30/09/2009 17:45 - Canada

Today, it's my birthday. My best friend called me at work and offered to take me out to lunch. When he went to pay for the meal, his card was declined so I told him not to worry and that I would pay for the birthday meal. He looked at me and said, "It's your birthday?" He was serious. FML

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By Noname - 16/02/2009 06:41 - United States

Today, I took a friend out for what I thought was date. After dinner was over and I paid, she pulled the bill out and wrote her name phone number on it for the waiter. FML

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By JJ_V3N0M - 03/01/2015 10:48 - United States - San Francisco

Today, it was my girlfriend's birthday, so I decided to take her to a fancy restaurant and give her an expensive $400 necklace that I had bought. Being traditional, I asked the waiter to arrange it nicely on the tray when he came with our dessert. Neither he nor the necklace ever showed up. FML

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By Vic - 11/07/2011 09:00 - Denmark

Today, it's my birthday. The present I received from my best friend was the exact same necklace which I gave to her for her birthday two months ago. It had been unwrapped and re-wrapped in the same paper. FML

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By Mazzam - 19/11/2008 11:33 - France

Today, it's my birthday. My girlfriend gave me the present she'd bought for me. I said, joking, "I hope it's not a tie!" It was a tie. FML

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Crunchy_fml 0

Thursday 25 June 2009 9:50

you should've been like, "this is so cool! I gave you this EXACT set before! ha ha ha what a coincidence!"

Gabe411036 0

Thursday 25 June 2009 9:46

Wow get her a broom for her birthday.

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FlyMeToTheMoon 0

Thursday 25 June 2009 13:53

Time for a new friend!

PTERONOPHOBIA 0

Thursday 25 June 2009 13:57

I love "I took my best friend out for dinner on my birthday..." everything about this FML is so backwards.

irishdubr 0

Thursday 25 June 2009 14:43

U paid for ur birthday dinner?

datashade 0

Thursday 25 June 2009 14:51

Uh... "my mom said you might like this?" I mean, either she's trying to tell you she doesn't want to be your friend anymore, or she honestly had no idea who she got it from anymore, which leads me to ask: does your friend even LIKE origami, or were you just grabbing random trash from a gift shop?

k10tree 0

Thursday 25 June 2009 14:59

At least you got it back.

Mattash 0

Thursday 25 June 2009 15:02

She gave it back to you because she thought it was to expensive to be a gift. Moron. You didn't deserve it back because you're obviously ******* stupid.

vers_fml 0

Thursday 25 June 2009 15:33

really #35? Truly, when i receive an expensive gift i just keep it until someone's birthday and only then return it then saying "my mom thought you would like this," instead of returning it soon after getting it. Because surely that would not be a ******* stupid situation. #35, with regards to the second half of your comment, i think someone needs to take a step back and consider that maybe, just maybe, they are really the moron. (And that someone is you)

TrAnMu 0

Thursday 25 June 2009 15:22

Fyl for having a "bestfriend" who has the gall to regift. That really sucks. I agree, you should save it and give it back for her birthday.

Twolly 0

Saturday 27 June 2009 21:05

I agree. If she has the balls to regift, but not remember that you bought for her in the first place, you might want to rethink her title as "Best Friend".

SusanaSaysRawrxD 0

Thursday 25 June 2009 15:41

I hate when people give you a gift, and tell/hint to you that it was expensive. It just makes you feel awkward. I mean, what do you say after that? o_O but, OP; that suuuuucks. she's a bitch. regifting is inconsiderate, but it's just plain stupid to regift to the same person. obviously she's not all that smart.