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
Collection
Black Friday
70% off something you didn't need, a stampede and a cart that crashes at checkout. Thanks, Black Friday.
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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Top comments
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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Comments (52)
CosmicPossum 2
Sorry, but if you run your card up to where you can't afford a .25 pack of chewing gum, you do deserve it. But still, how embarassing. :(
shnibz101 0
Fail......
heystephanie 0
I have a feeling that a lot of people on FML need to learn how to manage their money.
baileys82 0
dude don't know know your credit card balance and how much you have to spend? if not cut up the credit card and rely on a debit mastercard/visa until you learn to manage your money.
Dinglenuts 0
This should be on www.imadiabeticretard.com/
FoundManyLemons 0
Some credit cards require $1 minimum purchase. YDI.
blobxmaster13 0
Wow...now the whole world should end!! Look, I hate it when people do this, but I'm gonna go on and be a hypocrite: How the hell did this FML get approved? OP: It's no big deal. I don't know whether to put FYL b/c you overreact or YDI b/c you overreact...works both ways :-/.
purpleiscool 0
YDI. People who use their credit cards for purhcases that are under $2 piss me off. Pay with cash, shit. I'm never ever getting a credit card, I'm not going to wind up in debt. I'll stick with cash thank you very much. I'm sure I'll get a debit card, but at least it's my money, not some company charging me interest.
kiit23 0
Some things are declined even if they have money on them. I've had a check card with about $800 on it at the time get declined, and a credit card with a similar amount get declined. Never had a problem with either before or after those incidents, but for whatever reason they wouldn't go through at the time. I do keep small change on me for things like gum though, cause a lot of gas stations and smaller stores make you spend a certain amount before you can charge things.
Ashleigh_85 0
You're joking ?????? you were going to put 25cents on your credit card ???? No wonder the states are in a recession with people putting stupid and small priced things on credit cards !! and all the interest you will have to pay on one single piece of gum, I'm thankful I don't live in the USA.