Today, I went to Home Depot because the lamp I'd bought there a few days ago was missing a part, and I wanted to get one that was complete. They wouldn't change it because it wasn't complete, and the policy said they wouldn't change anything that wasn't complete. 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, my dad sent me back and forth repeatedly to the auto parts store for a replacement headlight bulb. He kept insisting that what I brought back was the wrong bulb. I had to drag him there to show I was getting the right one by asking the clerk. He's wrong, but is mad at me for embarrassing him in front of the staff. FML
Today, my lamp wouldn’t turn on. I spent a good 10 minutes looking for a replacement bulb before I thought to check if it was plugged in. It wasn’t. FML
Today, I was sent to a customer's house to switch out a washing machine. My boss had assured me that everything I'd need was already in the truck. Halfway there, I ran out of gas and I realized I didn't have the gas card. My boss says it's my fault. FML
Today, most of the stuff in my house is falling apart due to the fact that I don't have enough money to buy things that last. My lampshades ended up getting torn to shreds when I tried gently dusting them, then the base fell out of my lamp when I went to move it to clean up around it to vacuum. FML
Today, I finally went to Home Depot to buy a chainsaw to cut down the tree leaning dangerously over my garage. When I got home, I found the tree had fallen and taken out the roof while I was shopping. FML
Today, I went to fix my porch light. I have called maintenance multiple times about it, but I finally decided to just fix it myself. There was a wasps' nest in the light. FML
Today, I spent two hours building an IKEA bookshelf. When I was finished, I realized it was inside-out. There was no way to fix it without completely taking it apart again. FML
Today, I almost burned the house down while changing a lightbulb. FML
Today, my boyfriend got me the awning I wanted for my terrace. Only he ordered it in the wrong material and the wrong size, figuring that anything similar was close enough. Now he's annoyed that he spent so much money and that I want to send it back. FML
Today, I went out with a girl I've been dating. I dropped her off and she finally asked me if I wanted to come in. When I did, she asked me to change a light bulb in her kitchen, and then promptly sent me home. FML
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Alurius_moon88 4
I used to work there. That's not right. At all. Talk to a manager, or go to a different store, and talk to a manager.
pjsr 33
Your writing confirms the fact that you don’t communicate well. Take someone with you to explain it clearly.
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Alurius_moon88 4
I used to work there. That's not right. At all. Talk to a manager, or go to a different store, and talk to a manager.
Xolkiyr 8
I can second this advice. What they did is indeed Not Policy. We replace missing pieces all the time.
RichardPencil 32
They’ve been victimized too often by the “bracket hoarding” scam. Go on the Dark Web, and you’ll be inundated with bracket ****, where hoarders show off pics of their obscene caches of pilfered swag.
pjsr 33
Your writing confirms the fact that you don’t communicate well. Take someone with you to explain it clearly.
TxKitten79 10
I hope you called their corporate office!
ViviMage 40
There should be a number for the manufacturer on the box. Call and ask them to mail out the missing part.