Today, I walked into a gas station and saw some $.25 gum. It looked good and I thought I had a quarter in my pocket. I found no change in my pocket once I got to the register, so I pulled out my credit card. The cashier laughed a few seconds later when my card was declined for a piece of gum. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, while at the vending machine, I put in my $20 instead of my $1. I got my change back in quarters. FML
Today, I was so broke that I paid for a $0.28 candy bar with my credit card. FML
Today, my card got declined at Subway, so I walked to the nearest cashpoint thirty minutes away to frantically figure out how much cash I had in my card. As I went to pull my card out of my purse, it slipped from my grip and fell into the sewer. The guy behind me snorted with laughter. FML
Today, when paying for gas, I realized I'd forgotten my wallet back home. After a moment of panic, I managed to remember my card number. I paid, blowing the cute cashier's mind, and drove away, before my car started sputtering and slowed to a crawl. I'd used the wrong fuel. FML
Today, I was standing in the gas station, pulling out my wallet to pay the $100 of gas I just filled my car with. I opened my wallet and found a note saying "borrowed money for food". FML
Today, I handed a middle-aged woman her change of $0.75 with three quarters. She looked at the change bewildered and threw the coins down, asking if she thought I could get away with only giving her thirty cents. I had to explain to her how much a quarter is worth. FML
Today, I was at the gas station with my grandma. After I slid her card and began to pump, I convinced her that it was a lot easier and more convenient to pay at the pump with your credit card instead of paying inside. She yelled as I realized I went $20 over what she had to spend. FML
Today, I pulled into the gas station to fill up only to realize I had forgot my wallet. By the time I went home, got it, and came back, the price had gone up eleven cents. FML
Today, I went to a coffee shop with the change I got back after buying a ball. After having waited in line for around twenty minutes, I was told that only credit cards were allowed. I'd left my wallet in my car because I thought I didn't need it. FML
Today, my boss asked me if he could pay me in gum. Thinking he was playing around, I agreed. He wasn't playing around. FML
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happylittleman 0
Most places won't even let you use your card for something that cheap, they have to pay a fee every time someone charges. They'd lose money.
captivemj 4
HAHAHAHAHAHA! oh tht happens if u use a debit card!! It's a sign, don't do a lot of shopping!!!
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coldplaylive2003 0
Did you ever get the gum?
wallythedolly 0
it's probably because the total was so small and not because you don't have enough money to pay for it. don't most places have a minimum three dollar total to use a credit card?
RedRose 0
Good thing he didn't charge it and then you find out later that you actually paid $33.25...I think this is the opposite of a FML...
failsatlife6 0
i work in a grocery store and i hate it when people use cards for like a piece of candy that costs a dollar or for something thats like less than five dollars. its rude and annoying. YDI.
Avenging_Angel 0
You had no money on you at all so you HAD to use a credit card. Fail. You should at least keep $20 on you at all times...
lakergurl91 0
Dont even worry about it its a recession its happening to everyone...well not everyone but some ppl!! Smile Jesus loves you =)
deliapearl 0
Poor decision to use a card for $0.25. I can see why your finances are a mess.
photographer1233 0
i work at a local store that has hundreds of people a day, and i just find it to be absolutely stupid, and i hate it, when someone doesnt even carry a dollar on them. Credit cards are being used for everything now. half the time people dont even look at the price, then i ring it up, and theyre like "wow that much, ok heres my card". I ALWAYS carry at least $80 on me, and im only 15.
j_729 18
$80 seems unnecessary for a 15 yr old
RIKANA 0
I find this veary cute:)
hunguponyou 0
don't you have to buy something for more than five dollars to use a credit card?