Today, my 81-year-old mother threw out the packaging for a 3-day-old $1,700 monitor I was going to return due to a defect. I live in my own home, but she randomly visits to "clean up" without asking me. Now I'm stuck with an expensive, defective monitor. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I took the motherboard out of my computer so I could put more RAM and a new video card in. While I was in the bathroom my mom threw it all out because it 'looked like garbage'. FML
Today, I returned home to find out that my new and very expensive computer had overheated. I confronted my mom, and she told me that she had covered up the fan because she didn't like the noise. FML
Today, my mother took my brand new PS4, which I haven't even played yet, and threw it out the window while I was at work. When I asked her why, she said she was mad that we didn't have any paper towels left. FML
Today, I cleaned out the fridge for my mother. I didn't throw out a single thing that was less than a month past its expiration. Instead of thanks, she complained about everything that I threw away being still good, including a tub of butter that had been expired for two years. FML
Today, like every day for the past two years, my aged mother has sat complaining all day loudly about relatives who call too little or too much, about another package being a few days late, or her laptop and TV not working properly. All while I'm trying to quietly work from home. I'm about ready to jump off a bridge. FML
Today, my mum is convinced I'm a hoarder. While I was out of the house, she went through my room and threw out stuff I "don't need." This included $500 worth of textbooks, a flash drive with crucial work on it, and my phone charger. FML
Today, I received three big boxes from my mother in law, containing expensive cookware. I was puzzled, because I know that she hates me. Turns out she mailed them to us by mistake. Not only did she not get us anything, but I now have to pay to ship the boxes to her neighbor. FML
Today, at work, I refused a customer a refund because there was nothing wrong with the item, and she didn't have the packaging. I then watched as she and her son rummaged through a public bin for the packaging. When I refused her again, she called me a "fucking idiot". FML
Today, I got a laptop for my birthday. I was thrilled until I realized that my mom had given away my old one without asking. 6 years of games, music, and pictures down the drain. FML
Today, I bought my mother an expensive TV she had been looking at. After I bought it, she continued browsing for more stuff. I told her I couldn't afford the extra items. She got mad and called me "selfish". FML
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jriley4u 17
Get smart. Go buy another one. Take the packaging from that one, Return the defective one in the new packaging with the new receipt angrily demanding your money back for selling such crap for that amount of money. Problem solved.
Chazzster 32
Change you locks! Make sure your mom never gets in again without your being there. While I sympathize with the loss to OP - This was entirely preventable had he established boundaries a long time ago.
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Comments (49)
bkwusa 15
Most stores keep a record of all transactions done. Esp if it's under 30 days. Go back to the store you bought it from and ask them to reprint your recipe.
EnvyMe33 26
Why didn’t you return it after you figured it out it was defective?! If you don’t want your mom cleaning your place then you need to say something. Besides she is too old to be picking up after you. You brought this on yourself.
Sinshine 28
People have work and other things that need to be done. He only had it for a few days. Most likely just didn't have the time to return it yet.
melana09 19
Time to change your locks? It’s a sweet gesture, but that can get annoying
ThrottleJockey 36
Leave a bunch of kinky sex toys and **** scattered around the house. She'll never bother you again.
dwight7476 11
My mother loves to move my things without telling me now my wife does it so I feel your pain
bass_ftp 12
What kind of backward country do you live in if your warranty is void because you threw out the packaging?
GoogieWithers 25
If it is defective and not fit for purpose then you should be able to return it without the box. Check your consumer rights.
Davie Gadecki 3
You’re legally covered anyway by Australian consumer law, if the item is faulty they must take it and either give you a refund, exchange or credit. Doesn’t matter if you have the box or not.
KittyMack 13
Tell her about all the money her intrusion cost you, ideally while crying so she feels really guilty. Then discuss boundaries which you should have done ages ago (Nobody should be in your home behind your back like that, it's weird). Then tell her that since she's such a snoopy, privacy-violating person you can't trust her to even give back her key without copying it so you're changing the locks. Be sure she knows that this means she's cost you $X more. Maybe she's not too old to learn to be a decent person.
Rootbeerbum 15
and this is why I don't give relatives keys to my home