Today, after doing tons of research on a wand my little brother wanted for Christmas, I finally found one on eBay for $60. After already giving my credit card info and confirming the purchase, my dad called me and told me he found the exact same one for six bucks at a local toy store. 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 finally got a Christmas gift, a calligraphy set, for my father that I have been looking for for a month. My dad came home happily with the same calligraphy set today, saying that he surprised himself for Christmas. He got it cheaper than me. FML
Today, I finally bought the toy my two year-old son always wanted. He would always tap on the TV when the commercial for it would appear. I gave him the gift, and he started playing with the bag it came in. FML
Today, my dad bought a one hundred dollar collectible light-saber. He plays with it. In the front yard. With sound effects. FML
Today, my 6-year-old nephew opened his Christmas gift. The first words out of his mouth were, "This is cheap." FML
Today, my little brother decided he needed $170 worth of V-Bucks. How was he going to get it? From the credit card he took from my wallet. FML
Today, my husband received the "antique" samurai sword that he bought on Craigslist with $399.99 of our money. He only shared my outrage at the waste of money when he opened the package, only to find a toy sword along with a note saying, "HAHA, TROLLED." FML
Today, I gave my nephew a toy car as a gift. He opened it, looked at it for two seconds, and then spent the next hour playing with the cardboard box it came in. Apparently, I could’ve saved $20 and just bought him a box. FML
Today, my 12 year old son came home from school and informed me that he bought an air guitar for $20. He honestly thinks this is a good price. FML
Today, my nephews decided to play with and break the antique hourglass I bought for my mom. It took months to find and cost nearly $500. When I told my sister, she refused to repay me and responded with, "What do you expect, they’re just little boys!" Her "little boys" are 12 and 14. FML
Today, my mom ordered my birthday presents on eBay. Too bad she used my account, so when I went to look for ideas, everything she bought me popped up. It's so much stuff I don't want, need, or will ever use, and it's on my credit card. FML
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drayloon 50
You should have checked Diagon Alley
Exodiafinder687 58
You just broke a rule! You're not supposed to reveal the existence of magic to muggles. You're going to get yourself thrown into Azkaban.
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Comments (58)
SoulHunter36 16
If you were quick enough you may have been able to cancel the order as long as it hadn't been dispatched.
121179 7
thats why you need to actually go out of the house. Ydi, good for your dad for getting out there rather than just going online. a little exercise is good for you.
Dcm210 19
And that's why some things you don't buy on eBay.
Axel5238 29
Ebay can be great, but ya gotta be careful. The collector toy market is huge and rarity and demand can make 1 version of a toy worth hundreds and an almost exact version almost nothing. Lots of sellers will mark up way beyond value due to popularity as well and price gouge as much as possible. Very nice of you OP to go out of your way to find your little brother the exact gift he wanted even at that expense.
Plastic_Stitchez 25
Dude cancel the order
zombiekiller52 24
Just cancel the order and go get the one for $6.
Cromlech 12
check the brand there not all the same. my wife collects the damn thing and there is a huge difference in quality for a good one around 50 to 60 is a good price. just do some research there alot of crap being sold for the same price and the quality
Armygirl93 10
that's why Amazon is better
lina21 12
Just contact the seller and ask them to cancel the transaction. That soon after payment, there's a cancel request button
mariusistheman 10
If canceling doesn't work then all you have to do is take your dads receipt and return it that way. Only bad part is that you only get $6 instead of $60