Today, I learned that there is a limit to being thrifty. For example buying a pan from the dollar store is most likely going to cost a lot more than a few dollars. Especially when it melts all over your stove which you now have to replace. 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, my mom came over for dinner. She lost her mind, screaming and yelling, because my oven melted the dollar store cooking dish that she insisted on using. Never mind the fact I’m going to have to pay a couple hundred, if not a thousand dollars for a new stove. Oh no, she’s out a whole buck. FML
Today, I learned that just because the actual part of the pan that does touch the stove isn't hot doesn't mean that the handle won't give you third degree burns, a broken nose from passing out from the pain, and an expensive trip to the emergency room. FML
Today, I was telling my friend how much I love my 20-year-old kitchen scale, because it has this one handy function that even new ones don’t have. Later, my mom melted it on the stove and isn’t even convinced she should buy me a new one. FML
Today, I learned the hard way that my oven mitt has a hole. Time to get a new one, whenever my finger stops burning. FML
Today, I discovered that the more money I earn, the more my personal belongings break down on me. FML
Today, I reached the point in my life where Target is the "expensive" store. FML
Today, in an attempt to be frugal, I tried to repair my own sometimes-faulty toaster. Turns out I unplugged the wrong kitchen appliance, which I only discovered by electrocuting myself while pulling it apart. Now it's definitely broken, will need replacing, and I have a burn. FML
Today, I learned that the new granite countertop in my parents' house cost $12,000. Coincidentally, this is also the amount of money I would have needed to go to the college of my dreams instead of the cheaper school I currently attend. FML
Today, I'm so broke that I got buyer's remorse after buying a $2 bottle of pancake syrup. FML
Today, after I'd told everyone I would finally be starting meal prepping to save money, on the very first day, I forgot every container in my fridge, so I still had to buy my lunch during my lunch break. FML
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her0x3her0ine617 0
wow some people are being really mean. try calling the company and telling them their pan killed your oven. perhaps they'll cover the repair/ new oven costs.
troublant_fml 1
Ah, sucks for you :/ Sometimes investing in more expensive stuff is better in the long run.
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Comments (74)
ladiesman14 0
true this can happen with anything that says made in china.
FMLjudge007 0
I'm sure it's illigal to sell pans that cheap so **** YOU
Cristaderzi 0
OP didnt mention it was plastic First off! Second you can buy an aliminum thin "pan" for a couple of dollars ! And um unlike you Whiner Not everyone thieves or has a trust fund! Some of us realize that its better to have your riches in the next life! So go play somewhere kid!
FromCFL 0
The OP didn't mention it was a metal pan either. A $6 pan from the grocery store would've done the job quite nicely. OP: YDI being a cheap idiot.
alexFYL 11
I saw those pans at the dollar store... they have a little tag on them that says "this item is a toy, not for actual cooking". Along with little plastic spatulas, etc, it was a childrens toy playset.
ndawgg 6
OP, if possible, try going to IKEA. They have a frying pan for $5 (Steka.)
code_red 0
I had this happen to me, it had a ceramic coating, after it had melted to my stove I found the piece of paper saying it needed the ceramic needed to be cured before using... With a glass stove i had to break it in a way where I could use the other elements.
Cristaderzi 0
Oooh, I second the Ikea idea!
alicecooper91 0
Although the dollar store was a bad idea, Ikea isn't much better. I got some cheap pans from there once and after one washing the coating started to peel, revealing the lead inside. Yay lead poisoning!
Nick__A 0
Pans would never be made out of lead as it would melt almost instantaneously. I'm sure pans aren't that cheap =P
alicecooper91 0
Ah you're right, my bad, the center was aluminum. Don't really want to cook your food on that either.
Shinotama 0
lol pwned, learnt the hard way huh?