Anonymous
This FML is from back in 2013 but it's good stuff
Costa Mesa, United States
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Today, being too poor to buy makeup, I walked into Macy's and "tested" some products out, just so I could look nice for my job interview. FML
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hig999 19
Wow, really you need that job
agentWallflower 12
I hope you get the job, OP. Good luck.
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hig999 19
Wow, really you need that job
CareFace 16
Hence, the outstanding formal presentation. :D
bodiddy1982 2
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you are a ******* MORON! Pull the silver spoon out of your mouth, and open your eyes to the real world. Not everyone has money my friend, and sometimes you have to do what you have to do!!!!!!
seeoseek 18
Atleast you care enough to make yourself up for it!
Cairo_Sanchez 8
No shame in that, do what you gotta do!
tehhboss 6
Accidental pun?
agentWallflower 12
I hope you get the job, OP. Good luck.
Ray_of_midnight 23
Yeah, came here to say exactly this, OP. Good luck! (At least, as a man, I don't have to wear makeup, just have a suit and a fresh haircut.)
ninjaqueen101 18
That's good you didn't come out looking like a clown from hell... or a hooker. They always put to much makeup on.
PrussiaisAwesome 15
Actually they are usually really good at applying the make up. Afterall the point is to sell the product.
Synistiel 14
I guess you've only seen trashy ones. Don't be ignorant.
gracehi 33
Ignorant... About hookers? I'd say that's a good thing.
waffule365 16
Better then stealing it like most people would.
1PersonIsMyWorld 22
that's exactly what I thought. op was getting by while keeping her morals and being a decent human being. you shouldn't feel bad op! you're bettering your life!
CrissyyyS2 22
Yea. Make up is pretty expensive. Especially "brand" named ones
feldco1 17
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That's pretty nasty considering how many people touch that stuff a day. Hope you get the job though OP!
daniel_dd31 13
Who cares? She needed it.
CareFace 16
Maybe she's born with it...
CareFace 16
MAYBE IT'S MAYBELLINE
crazytwinsmom 25
For testing and makeovers, they usually use disposable applicators. Not reusing on multiple people.
akiahara 14
Anything that touches a customer is disposed of, and they don't use counter samples for makeovers.
Steve95401 49
That's what the product samples are for. You can always buy them once you get a steady paycheck.
nancem 7
Ain't nothing wrong with that. The make up is there to be tested. It's not like you made a scene to get some garlic butter that you didn't pay for.
ninjaqueen101 18
I see what you did there lol.
klm2purple 18
jelly713 19
Exactly, there is no shame. I've actually done that before, my eyeliner at home, dried up & I didn't wanna go in wearing red lipstick for the interview so I switched for a pink. I felt shitty thinking "Other girls are here to buy & I have to mooch to look nice." But my mom told me even old women with money will shamelessly go in to apply free makeup often & it's clearly an option to just do it for my own sake. It's embarrassing, at first, but I think it's more embarrassing to be unprepared for an interview.
DanielT1994 19
So there is something wrong with it?
center 5
That's not poor - it's thrifty!
Obey_StudBoii 23
Sometimes you gotta do what's best in order to get by. Good luck fingers crossed.