Today, I went to withdraw 200 dollars. At the ATM, I noticed a suspicious man standing really close to me. I was nervous about entering my pin number, and worried he was looking at my account information. In my panic, I got all the way home before realizing that I'd left the cash in the machine. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I withdrew €40 at the ATM to pay for dinner later tonight. It wasn't until I went to pay for it that I realized I'd taken the receipt, but left the cash in the ATM. FML
Today, I went to an ATM to see how much money I had in my account. I put the card in. It never gave it back. FML
Today, I spotted one of my friends using the ATM outside our school's university center. I crept up behind him, grabbed his shoulders abruptly, and shouted in my best deep man-voice, "Give me all your money!" Turned out to be a poor, unsuspecting freshman. He gave me his money. FML
Today, I went to have a drink with my friend. On the way I withdrew 20 bucks and when I arrived at the bar I realised I had taken my credit card but not the banknote. FML
Today, I withdrew $120 from the ATM at the hotel I'm staying at, only to have no money come out. When I talked to the concierge, who witnessed the whole thing, she said it had been happening all day and that the machine was broken. My bank says it's the hotel's problem, and the hotel says it's the bank's problem. Either way, I'm out $120. FML
Today, I went to withdraw some money out the bank. On a windy day. Next minute, woosh, my money was gone. My last $20. FML
Today, as part of my becoming an adult, my dad taught me how to use an ATM. The irrational anger I suddenly felt when he told me to "Enter your PIN number into the ATM machine" is too much to be described here. FML
Today, at the bank, my 8-year-old son decided to pull out realistic looking toy gun, and scream "FREEZE! Give me all your money!" The dim-witted bank teller pressed the silent alarm, and I was nearly arrested. FML
Today, I called a taxi after a night of partying. When it arrived, I realised I had no cash, so I told the driver I'd quickly grab some from an ATM. He made me leave my phone with him as collateral in case I was pulling a prank. He drove off the moment I turned my back. FML
Today, at a self-checkout, I scanned all my items, bagged them, and left. Only when I got outside did I realize I had completely forgotten to pay. I then noticed that security was running to stop me, and I had to explain that I wasn’t a thief, just an idiot. FML
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Top comments
Maltastic 0
Wow. Guess it worked out for him. I don't see how you could get so nervous about something.. you completely forget it. Either way, FYL.
raNDMGUy 5
lol mayb that was his plan, to freak you out into forgetting your money
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Comments (78)
dcapp 0
hahahahahahhaha you should have just told him to back off in the first place..
sheetinmyarse 0
You were probably being racist.
GrkPrincess89 2
wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
ah_haha 0
poor thing, people get nervous when they feel threatened and do strange things... like leaving money in an ATM. woopsie-daisies. I remember when I was about 6 I really wanted some bubble gum at the newsagency and my mum wouldn't buy it for me, so I decided to steal it. Very naughty I know, and I'd never stolen anything but I really wanted that gum. I picked it up and hid it under my hand on the counter. I was so nervous and scared that I would get caught that it wasn't until I got out of the shop that I realised I had left it on the counter. The very thing that I was desperately focusing on, and I left it behind, so I can see how the poster left his/her money behind - irrational behaviour can take a strong grip. Ironic all right.
wsgosset 0
Why is almost everyone just making fun of this? I wish you were telling me in person so I could give you a hug :)
TheSmiddy 0
This happened to me once in reverse. I went to an ATM in the suburbs about 10pm one night and there was a 30 year old woman getting money out so i waited about 3 metres behind her. She then noticed I was there and visibly started shaking. She seemed quite flustered and ran off as soon as the transaction had completed, she left $50 in the machine so I yelled out to her and she quickly snatched it and ran away. It was weird.
starcheckered 0
usually if you don't take the money right away, the ATM just sucks it back up along with if you dont take your card. hopefully you will be ok.
Ttessorc 0
The guy was black wasn't he?
fuckmyl1f333 0
one time i found 20$ lying in an ATM...i wonder if that person got scared too
W33nie 0
No pity for prejudice