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
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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 bought a $50 Nintendo eShop card to redeem on my Nintendo Switch. As I was scratching the grey area, I scratched too hard, making it hard to see what it was. I tried randomly guessing and asking for help. Neither helped. Guess who didn't get $50 back. 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 saw some random iTunes charge on my bank account so I called who I thought was iTunes customer support to figure out the $5 charge, then got scammed into buying $1,400 worth of gift cards. The man on the phone was not with iTunes and took all my money. FML
Today, it's my birthday. I asked everyone for iTunes money, pleased to finally be able to buy some new songs for my iPod. After receiving several gift cards, I discovered that my iPod had been stolen. FML
Today, I found out the gift card my friend gave me for Christmas actually has no money on it and was never purchased in the first place. FML
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
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, I scratched my car with a bottle of scratch remover deeply enough that the scratch remover couldn't remove it. FML
Today, I realized the $40 iPhone case I bought to keep my new phone from getting scratched, scratched my iPhone. FML
Today, behind a cabinet, I found a scratch-off lottery ticket I hadn't scratched yet. After scratching it off, I realized it's a $2,500 winner. The lottery commission won't accept it because they stopped using that game 2 years ago. FML
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reverdy_fml 0
If you enter an incorrect code enough times it gives you the option to "get help" which lets you type in the serial number.
100lol 0
Which is why you use a coin...
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Comments (184)
st4rbucksisevil 0
And that's why you use a coin. Seriously though, doesn't it say something about not using scissors on the card?
Luv_my_life 0
that doesn't sound logical...
rraaee 0
in iTunes you can submit that the silver code is unreadable. you can get your money out of it.
laureysa 0
that's why you use a coin smautone.
ohmygoodnessFMEL 0
my sister did the EXACT same thing. she just kept guessing until she FINALLY figured it out.
blastvortex 4
YDI for two reasons. (1) You were supposed to scratch it gently a coin or a fingernail, genius. (2) Actually, this should probably be number one - that is to say that more often than not, the number of the card is often (if not solely) printed on the receipt, which you should have unless you left it, ripped it up, or tossed it already. Try using your noodle next time. I'm finding it harder and harder to understand why such amounts of pap are finding their way onto FML.
blobner_bob 0
YDI for using apple
joHnnycsU 0
I thought 99% of times people use coins .... turns out there IS a possibility.
supergamer94 0
I don't use coins either. I have a dry piece of clay on my desk, and it works a lot better than a coin, IMHO.
RFreedom 0
contact customer service ; apple has an amazing customer service system...
RFreedom 0
kaza my ass