Today, a cashier asked me if I would like to donate to breast cancer research. Since I have already made my donations this month, I politely declined. The cashier snorted and said, "Maybe you'll feel differently if someone you love got cancer." I'm a two-year survivor. 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, my mother in law basically said I deserve my breast cancer, all because I declined to take part in one of her "March Against Cancer" events a while ago. I guess donating money to cancer research instead of going on a meaningless march really messed up my karma. FML
Today, the cashier asked if I wanted to donate $1 to help hungry children. I said, “Not today, thank you.” The man behind me loudly said, “Wow…” Now everyone thinks I hate children. I'm just that broke. FML
Today, I had to tell a bald cancer patient that no, having cancer did not entitle her to a 100% discount on coffee. I felt like a douche for saying it, but I work at a well known coffee franchise and I’m not losing my job because someone wants free coffee, no matter how ill they are. FML
Today, I’m hard of hearing and rely partly on lip-reading. At a grocery store, the cashier asked me something I didn’t quite catch, so I smiled and nodded. Apparently, she had asked if I wanted to donate to a charity, so I ended up donating a couple of bucks to a cause I still don’t know the name of. FML
Today, my town had a carnival to raise money for cancer. I ran a kissing booth, when a really cute guy came up paid his $20, looked at me, and said "not even for cancer." He took his money and left. FML
Today, I was at the mall with my mom, when I saw a little pamphlet about a charity for abused children. I showed her and said I was going to donate a few dollars. She quickly said no, calling it a waste of money and muttering that the kids probably deserved it anyway. FML
Today, I had no money on me, so I asked my husband to put money in the cancer charity box for me. He grumbled about it, then realised he only had £10 notes, so he gave them a tenner but asked the lady if she could break open the sealed box to give him £9 in change. FML
Today, as I was walking into CVS, two older men outside said to me "Young lady, please consider us on your way out." Thinking they were hitting on me, I rolled my eyes and said "Screw you." When I walked back outside, I realized they were asking for AIDS donations. FML
Today, a customer that I've been waiting on for years came into the restaurant after a long absence. I said to him, "Hey man, it looks like you lost a lot of weight! How'd you do it?" He replied, "I got cancer." FML
Today, I visited my ex-girlfriend's house. I saw her mother and asked, "Hi! Have you recovered from that nasty cold that you had for so long?" She said, "I don't have a cold," to which I smiled and said, "That's great to hear!" Turns out she has lung cancer instead. FML
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kdog333 1
that sucks! she should feel horrible now!
blu3r0s3th0rn4 7
She should have been slapped
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I_iz_B_a_troll 24
I'm a survivor (What?) I'm not gon' give up (What?) I'm not gon' stop (What?) I'm gon' work harder (What?) I'm a survivor (What?) I'm gonna make it (What?) I will survive (What?) Keep on survivin' (What?) What?
gracehi 33
Good for you, Christina.
wolfhausen 7
"You know I'm not going to diss you on the Internet, cus my momma taught me better than that!" Destinys child.
gracehi 33
Ah, shit. My bad. I confused it with that Christina Aguilara (sp?) song, "Thanks for making me a fighter!"
wolfhausen 7
It's fine! When I first read it I thought, "that isn't how Gloria Gaynors lyrics go.."
gracehi 33
"I will survive!"
Eirena 5
The stupid things some people say while on the job. It's one thing to bicker and gossip amongst employees but another to be that rude to a customer AND get away with it. Sickens me.
jamesrod885 6
never such things on any one
Missusluv313 9
What?
nightwishs 13
He is saying they'd never wish such things on anyone or say such nasty things to anyone or both. But I don't think they meant it to be negative I thumbed up...
Ameel_fml 19
Ugh. I hate it when shop assistants guilt you into donating money to charity. Not that I mind donating to charity of course, but I could do without the eye-rolls and the sarcastic comments when I don't want to (or can't afford to) part with my money. Especially when they don't know what other charity work I DO help out with. :(
marramrammar 2
Hope you corrected her!? Can not let that lesson learned escape her by saying nothing!!!
80skid 15
You should talk to their supervisor. They have absolutely no business trying to guilt or pressure people into donating. They deserve to get fired for their smart mouth.
OceanNut4 4
Congratulations on beating it I had lymphoma and have been cancer free for 10 years I know how hard it was for me I hope all works out for you
KML92 6
If I was you I would have reached across the register and back handed that little prick.
joethebiden 8
To which I usually reply, "Who are you to judge? You're a ******* cashier. Now bag my purchases and go on with your miserable life". 9 times out of 10 that shuts them up. And 3 times out of 10 it makes them teary-eyed and pretty much ruins their day.
Welshite 40
What's wrong with being a cashier? I was one, working my way through university. Don't judge, because you don't know everyone's circumstances. You aren't any better than anyone else.
joethebiden 8
Don't judge... lest the cashier judges you first. C'mon, I'm not sadistic, I'll never fire that line unless I was provoked.
Welshite 40
#60: Your first comment said that you "usually reply," and that you basically tell them their life sucks. You even gave statistics. That tells me that you've used that line many times. I don't like to judge people myself, but that comment came off as overly arrogant and egotistical.
gracehi 33
joethebiden, some would say that you sound like mitttheromney.
joethebiden 8
Jesus H. Christ on a pogostick! Only when the cashier gives me intrusive sass! Wasn't I clear enough about that? (Guess not...) Yes, it happens often. Enough for me to be able to compile statistics - and I do think it's a major problem these days with the way shopping establishments do business. But please stop depicting me as a monster, I only fire that mean reply when staff were rude to me first. And Mitt Romney is an asshole. He would have just fired that spear guns he hides in that cane of his. Never mind the fact that you never saw that cane, he left it in his tour bus during the campaign, but if, God forbid, he became president, by golly you're going to see a lot of that ******* cane.
gracehi 33
What the **** are you talking about?
joethebiden 8
Romney has a secret spear gun cane. I've seen it.
gracehi 33
I'm starting to think I'm talking to the real Joe Biden here.
tj4234 36
Hate people like that. Works the other way round though. I had a customer come up to me in my McDonalds and tell me that I should have stayed in school. To which I pointed out that I'm a 3rd year university student and half the staff are studying for some sort of degree or PhD, and that the other half of the staff have their degree already.
mikeymayhem_87 15
Exactly!! Not everybody is lucky to land a job right out of college!