Today I bought a $50 voucher card to refill my phone. After I purchased it, I threw the receipt in the dustbin. When I got home, I found out that the 14-digit pin code was on the receipt. I basically threw 57 bucks in the dustbin. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, at 4:00 a.m., I woke up and realized that I had thrown an expensive gift certificate for a friend in the garbage. Since it was garbage day, I ran out in the rain in my pajamas and rifled through all three bags of garbage. Twice. I found the gift certificate. It was in my pocket. FML
Today, I received an envelope from Verizon. I assumed it was my bill. I opened it and saw a Visa credit card offer so I quickly snapped it in half to prevent identity theft. Only after playing with the pieces for 10 minutes did I realize that it was the $100 rebate for my new phone. FML
Today, I bought an iTunes giftcard worth $50. I tried to scratch off the little silver thing covering the code with a pair of scissors. I scratched so much that it's now unreadable. FML
Today, I gave my friend a $5 VR set that I purchased from the dollar store for Christmas. I received a $60 gift card. Later, I realized I left the receipt in the package. FML
Today, I had my new Blackberry Curve sitting on my lunch tray. Unthinkingly, i tossed it into the garbage can. 10 minutes later i realized I had thrown it away and spent the next hour searching through six garbage cans of half-eaten food. FML
Today, I withdrew €40 at the ATM to pay for dinner later tonight. It wasn't until I went to pay for it that I realized I'd taken the receipt, but left the cash in the ATM. FML
Today, after calling the insurance plan for my new iPhone a "huge waste of money", I promptly dropped it in the store while trying to put it into my pocket, cracking the screen. FML
Today, I received a $50 iTunes card for my birthday. I immediately sat down at my computer and starting buying all my newest favorites. Then I realized I never redeemed my card so the $50 was all charged to my account. FML
Today, I found out that my boyfriend wrote 50 dollars on my gift card just to look generous, it's really only worth five. I found this out after I tried to buy an arm full of clothes. FML
Today, while at the vending machine, I put in my $20 instead of my $1. I got my change back in quarters. FML
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AznLuvsMusic 26
Have you refilled your phone before? I would think that if you have, then you'd know that the code was on the receipt. Then again, we all have days where we derp out and forget how to function properly. Whatever the case, I hope you were able to redeem the credit that you lost.
WinterChild 20
I'm sure there is a number on the card you can call for this type of situation. You're not the first person to chuck a receipt.
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WinterChild 20
I'm sure there is a number on the card you can call for this type of situation. You're not the first person to chuck a receipt.
hanrostre 17
If she needed the card to refill her phone, how is she going to call? (Assuming the phone is out of service already and that she has no landline.)
WinterChild 20
That's a good point; although I'm sure they know someone with a phone...
NeatNit 33
The technical assistance number should be free and always work regardless of everything.
KittieTetaz520 15
Your reply made the most sense #2. Don't know why it was disliked.
nix1993 41
#2 was disliked because you have to assume multiple things for the post to make sense, so it in fact does not make the most sense. We don't know the phone is out of service, we don't know there's no landline and we don't know that OP doesn't have access to anybody else's phone.
N7Com 7
just go back to the store and reprint the reciept
Tripartita 45
On the up side, you can use this cautionary tale and advise friends to never throw away receipts lest they suffer the same fate as you. You can make signs and take to the streets, spreading your word of warning. You can alienate those closest to you with your constant semi-coherent rambling about the untold price—well, $57—you paid until not a single person can stand your presence.
icefishbaby 14
Plus, then they'd no longer have a need for the phone voucher.
tayza249 20
Not sure how it works in other places but at the supermarket I work at, it's a pretty annoying process when people do this. You can't just reprint the receipt. The cashier has to find the serial number, call up the company (Optus, Telstra etc), wait on hold forever until they get through to an operator, who then has to check that the recharge number hadn't been used and can then void it so the supermarket can get their money back. Then the customer can be issued a new voucher. It takes a long time and when it's a busy shift it's very frustrating to have to do it because somebody was stupid enough to throw out their receipt.
xxDeeStar 27
People make mistakes. It's not like most of them get some sort of thrill out of it. I'm sure that they are just as frustrated as you.
sarsuela 29
Why is the voucher even necessary if the pin is on the receipt?
tayza249 20
The whole voucher prints onto the receipt.
Dodge4x4Ram 46
I bet you that's the last time you do that
AznLuvsMusic 26
Have you refilled your phone before? I would think that if you have, then you'd know that the code was on the receipt. Then again, we all have days where we derp out and forget how to function properly. Whatever the case, I hope you were able to redeem the credit that you lost.
Aethereal 14
Might have used a different service before... I've used paycards that are sealed, scratch, etc. Receipts are more typically for returns/warranty only.
species4872 20
Next time stick your phone under the tap, It will fill up nicely.
RichardPencil 32
Well, that's an expensive lesson. Considering what tutors charge, if you took a one-hour lesson on phone recharging, it would cost about $50.
Lalala579121 28
Or the better option, you can buy my book on phone recharging for the limited time price of $99.99.
mariri9206 32
If you paid with a credit or debit card, you should be able to have your bank or credit card provider pull the reciept and give you a copy, like you can request to see a copy of it. You might be able to get the code that way.
PinkasaurusRex 25
The bank wouldn't have record of it, only the store would.
mariri9206 32
19, I never said they stored it - I said they could pull it. It's a kind of like a fail-safe if you get your card stolen or something - they can get/access the receipt so you can see what was purchased, how much, determine if it actually was you.
lazlowrave 10
I assume a dustbin is another word for trash? I would have gone back and looked in that trash for that receipt. If all is lost, talk to customer service or anything besides giving up so "basically." I make good money but $57 is worth the effort to not give up "basically" so easily.
shortcake563 21
that what I was thinking for 57 bucks I'd dig through trash lol ur hands are washable