Today, Dell's tech support called to tell me that the laptop I sent to them was going to cost an extra $300 to fix, because of the shattered screen. When I mailed my laptop to them, the touchpad wasn't working. The screen was fine. 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, I got my laptop back after sending it to Dell to repair water damage after a night of partying. Dell returned my computer unrepaired, saying it was unfixable. When I called to ask why they couldn't fix it, they told me it was a biohazard. Someone got drunk and pissed on my laptop. FML
Today, I got my phone back after bringing it in to get a crack in the screen repaired. The crack is fixed, but now the touch screen doesn't work and it won't connect to the Internet. I essentially paid to have my phone broken even more. FML
Today, I got my laptop back after waiting weeks for it to be fixed. It turns out that they didn't fix it; they dusted it off, held it for a few days, and sent it back. FML
Today, I was feeling pretty proud of myself for building an Ikea shelf/dresser combo completely by myself. When going to put the last drawer together, I dropped one of the boards. The corner landed perfectly in the middle of my phone screen, shattering it. It's going to cost $230 to fix it. FML
Today, I got a new laptop for Christmas. The picture on the box showed a woman balancing it on one finger to show how light it was, so I tried it myself. I dropped my laptop, breaking the hard drive and putting a massive crack down the screen. FML
Today, I finally got my laptop back after my friend broke it a few weeks ago. As I walked back into our place with my laptop in my bag, the same friend burst out and tackled me. My bag fell and slammed into the floor. Guess who has to pay for another repair. FML
Today, I stepped on the MacBook Air I purchased 4 days ago. The screen snapped in two, and I didn't buy insurance because I promised myself I would be "extra careful." $3500 well spent. FML
Today, after five months of working overtime and doing my own repairs around the house, such as patching my own roof to save money, I walk into my home office. I find my $2500, week old, top of the line laptop won't turn on because it's drenched in water. Apparently there's a leak in the roof. FML
Today, I got my phone fixed after the screen had been shattered for four months straight. Then, the moment they handed it to me, it fell straight to the floor and shattered. Again. FML
Today, my brother yelled at me, calling me a "no-good fucking whore", because I couldn't fix his laptop. The same laptop he threw on the floor after screaming "FUCKING HEAL MEEE!" at his game. As ever, my parents took his side, refusing to believe that I can't fix a cracked monitor. FML
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mikezz22 4
ouch, ship with fedex?
Sienna420 4
So many things wrong with Dell. I think I'll add this to my list of reasons.
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Ghouly_fml 7
Crooked Dell Tech Support Guys..... They Are Evil I Tell You!
Savra_fml 17
I always write "handle like eggs" on packages I ship. It usually works
SRabbit 11
I've brought in a package to the post office marked fragile and after the transaction was complete saw them throw it in a pile. I learnt to bubble wrap the crap out of anything I sent from then on. This fml isn't surprising. The way they treat things I wonder how they ever work up the nerve to send things themselves. F your life.
antmanzero 8
This is why the USPS is running out of money.
AmbrosiaWriter 17
Actually, fun fact, the reason USPS is running out of money is because, as a "government institution," it's not allowed to compete with UPS or FedEx. It wasn't such a problem when USPS was pretty much the ONLY way to ship/send mail, but now that we have other choices, they're screwed.
Lockjaw2k 5
I work for USPS. Most packages are sorted on conveyors and get dropped about five feet into sorting bins. If it couldn't survive that little toss, you packaged it wrong. That's the easiest thing that will happen to it.
Pelreskovich 11
That's what you get for buying a Dell, fool.
choshaki 8
Lol Dell laptops are actually good, but nothing better than a mac! :)
Pelreskovich 11
Dell laptops are cheap, and worthless.. But everyone is entitled to their own opinion. :)
koolkat27 13
Dell sucks!! that's why I would go for an apple. sure it costs a lot, but its amazing how well it works!
ExpertOfDerps 4
You mean how well it does everything a PC could do? If so then yeah, Macs are pretty good for that.
ExpertOfDerps 4
They're also pretty good at charging $1000 for a machine that is less capable than a $700 PC.
nonamericandolla 6
Mavis not so good! It has it flaws! And it's probably OP's fault!
A7X_LoVeee 10
Err dell laptops blow.
j_cat187 20
I wish I could build a laptop than buy a prefab. Better value and it dose not come with all this shitty software. Wtf why is there a best buy app on my $700 laptop and why don't I have a complete version of windows 7 on a cd.
ArtOfDesire 7
Get a Mac. In the ten years of owning Macs, I only needed one to be repaired ever. I dropped it and the hinge connecting the screen to the computer broke. It was completely my fault, I went in and told them about it. They told me "The computer is four years old; we don't stock parts for it anymore so we'll have to send it off to a factory for repairs. The bill for this kind of repair is normally $200, but we'll do it for free this time." Apple is rated best in class for customer service for a reason.
dumboears 8
What if OP doesn't have a lot of money? Macs are expensive.
moop256 10
I think acers are better I bought an acer 8 years ago and I'm still typing on it right now. I did however have a problem with the audio jack in the first year though
TitaniaSilk 4
Yeah, I accidentally dropped my iPod Touch last summer, and the screen completely shattered. I didn't have a warranty or anything, and I had only had it for a little over a week. Apple gave me a new one for free. :D
AmbrosiaWriter 17
I've used PCs all my life. Though I'm only 22, never once have I had to have one repaired by a professional (IE having it sent out). None of the computers in my household have had any hardware issues that required a trained professional and more money dropping, and at the current moment we have five (three desktops, two laptops) and they are all PCs. I haven't had problems with the programs or the hardware, and the only time I replaced hardware was when I wanted to upgrade it. (Something you can't do on your own with Mac.) Anecdotal evidence, isn't it great?
ArtOfDesire 7
@29 It is a more costly investment, but it generally pays off by lasting longer (lasting an average of 5-6 years rather than 3-4), having cheaper OS upgrades (Mac OS X's biannual releases cost about 10% of what updates for Windows cost,) and Apple's tendency to repair out of warranty items free of charge.
fadingfaith 4
Macs aren't all that great. I bought a MacBook in '09 and I had to replace the bottom 'cover' because it was coming off. Luckily it was free. Now my charger randomly doesn't charge sometimes other times it lights up green when it's not even charged halfway. Also my date switches to the year 2000 and the brightness is always adjusting itself. Meaning that it has to do with the Macbook's battery. Now I'm going to need to buy a new battery and charger.
dmmcintyre3 8
133: open system preferences and then hit energy saver. Click on the battery tab then uncheck the dim display when using this power source. Also, uncheck the adjust display brightness as ambient light changes in the displays preference pane. as far as the time changing, don't let the battery stay dead for too long.
GoW_Chick 15
I'd say screw that, and just go buy a whole new laptop, maybe not a Dell this time.
moop256 10
Yes but considering the fact that new everything for a laptop including taxes and environmental fees it would cost way over the $300 to buy a new one *a message from hungry collage guy
GoW_Chick 15
So this message was from " a formal work of art made from an assemblage of different forms, thus creating a new form" guy? :)
ExpertOfDerps 4
I agree with 73. A good laptop is usually more than $300. It isn't worth getting a new one because of a broken screen.
moop256 10
Your going to have dumb that down or start speaking Arabic because it didn't get that at all 84
GoW_Chick 15
You spelled college wrong, so I put the definition of collage instead of just telling you you did.
moop256 10
Ahhh I see... Give me a breac though I have a hard time with language. First they made me learn Arabic then French then several other dialects of Arabic and then English sometimes I just speac dlurr of all of them at once.
saIty 17
I think we all know what you must do. You must find the flux capacitor and go exactly 88 mph to prevent this from ever happening. Good luck!
alsgirl 24
That comment has so much win
heyyy464 1
I just bought a Dell laptop and It is already restarting randomly. I suggest investing in a new laptop if you can.
A7X_LoVeee 10
Mine stopped working just after two months. Dell makes the worst laptops.
j_cat187 20
Haha I got a Samsung and it works
ILoveTabz 0
Make the shippers pay for it.
cidman420 5
classic dell
THE_A_TEEN 28
#28, That's a big assumption about people you don't know. Or you're just a jackass. Either way i'm choosing jackass...
THE_A_TEEN 28
Shit, meant for #26. **** **** ****...
THE_A_TEEN 28
Why the hell does the comment numbers switch around a lot. ******* website... -_-...