Today, I received an envelope from Verizon. I assumed it was my bill. I opened it and saw a Visa credit card offer so I quickly snapped it in half to prevent identity theft. Only after playing with the pieces for 10 minutes did I realize that it was the $100 rebate for my new phone. FML
Collection
Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today I bought a $50 voucher card to refill my phone. After I purchased it, I threw the receipt in the dustbin. When I got home, I found out that the 14-digit pin code was on the receipt. I basically threw 57 bucks in the dustbin. FML
Today, I received a new debit card, so I cut the old one into pieces. I then picked up my remaining card, and realized I'd cut up the wrong one. FML
Today, I gave my friend a $5 VR set that I purchased from the dollar store for Christmas. I received a $60 gift card. Later, I realized I left the receipt in the package. FML
Today, I opened some junk mail addressed to my fiancé and saw a credit letter about applying for a new mortgage. When I called to tell him his identity was stolen, he admitted he bought a house, and then broke up with me. I had no clue he was unhappy. FML.
Today, I went to switch my phone number to a new carrier. During the credit check, I was told that I couldn't because I already had an active account. This came as a surprise, as I've never had an account with that carrier. Time to file a fraud claim. FML
Today, I realized while paying bills on my phone I fat-fingered which credit card I was paying and sent 299 to a paid-off card instead of 200 to another one. Now I'm going to have overdraft fees too. FML
Today, my boyfriend gave me a $100 gift card for Victoria's Secret. Suspicious, I checked the receipt he'd left in the bag. Turns out he had bought it during the two weeks we were broken up for some other girl who rejected him, so decided to give it to me instead. FML
Today, I opened my mail and mistook it for my bank statement. It was my hospital bill. FML
Today, I had to sell my phone to pay for the phone bill. FML
Today, I had money set out to pay bills, for a gift, and to put in a card as my cousin's wedding gift. I was rushing and not paying attention and ended up putting all of the money in the wedding card. $400 from one person. I guess I'll have no cable or cell phone this month. FML
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Top comments
null_fml 11
What exactly was your thought process? I'm thinking either: "QUICK! Somebody could come into my house, rip the credit card offer out of my hands, run out and go redeem it in my name! I better snap it in half (because that's completely irreparable and would foil the thief) before reading it!" Or: "QUICK! I've opened the envelope so now spy satellites can see it through the window! I better snap it in half (so they can't see it anymore because spy satellites don't actually record anything they see) before reading it!"
debbtennis 0
URE AN IDIOT YDI
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debbtennis 0
URE AN IDIOT YDI
White667 0
Idiot. Completely, also Identity Theft? Wtf, if it's an OFFER they don't have your details yet.
tikimuppet 11
yea, you're a retard and deserved this
MsTs1 0
YDI for having a phone or using a phone
reapfml 0
Not to mention they could EASILY get the number for the card not to mention they couldn't just immediately snap it in half
diet_otaku 0
"hello, verizon? i received the $100 visa gift card, but it looks like it suffered some damage in the mail and won't be useable. could you cancel that one and send me a new one?" come on, people, think.
bugmenotmofo 34
YDI because Verizon doesn't send you promo visa cards, visa sends you promo visa cards
Brey1013 0
Are you from the 19th century? who doesnt have a phone???
brkn_hearted 0
umm... verizon has creditcards now? o.0
brkn_hearted 0
and idk about anyone else, but i've tried "snapping" credit/giftcards in half and failed miserably... those bitches bend like crazy >:( but yeah, i HIGHLY doubt that verizon has a creditcard service now, along with everything else... so ydi for not checking it out first
chaos753159 4
y are you rrpling to 1 your comment has nothing to do with his/hers
666Broghan666 0
You just did.
jonnyapples 7
yes. verison sends out 100$ visa gift certificates as rebates. and there is always the scratch off code on the back for online purchases. although all of the op's facts are correct. if they actually had the card they wouldve seen the code. i say fake.
farhil 14
Go ahead and burn your house down, to prevent it from being broken into.
veryunluckygirl 19
S/he is not the only idiot here.
nephisab 0
Next time, try to read something before you destroy it.
canucksrule88 0
not only destroy it but PLAY with the pieces for 10 mins.....fail OP is probably very immature and has no knowledge of the real world if he (or she) was that quick to snap up a credit card
tman188 0
it's fake no one ever does that they at least read it first
ortega_fml 0
YDI for having verizon and not AT&T.
VampireSmitten 0
YD for not reading the letter!
bigtredawg 2
duh.....
Chr0nicdreamz 0
call them up and say you never received it!!!!!!
riplikethat 0
"Hey you know that rebate card you guys sent me? Yeah that, I never got one. So send it again." - A Perfect Plan
AsianHomie 0
He could say that multiple times
flyboy57 0
I did something like that before. I thought I got a new credit card, left it around for months, only to realize it was a rebate card after it had expired.
null_fml 11
What exactly was your thought process? I'm thinking either: "QUICK! Somebody could come into my house, rip the credit card offer out of my hands, run out and go redeem it in my name! I better snap it in half (because that's completely irreparable and would foil the thief) before reading it!" Or: "QUICK! I've opened the envelope so now spy satellites can see it through the window! I better snap it in half (so they can't see it anymore because spy satellites don't actually record anything they see) before reading it!"
Sun_Kissed18 25
Ahh the joys of paranoia :)
f_my_flip_life 5
Good job, idiot.
gorgeousxbaby 0
nice one retard. how did you not remeber you sent something away for your rebate ? and you could have at least read it .. noone was going to come into your home and steal it from you..