Today, I decided to go thrifting to save some money. Ironically, I ended up having to pay for an emergency trip to the hospital because somebody was too lazy to wash the cat hair off their clothes. I'm severely allergic to cats. 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 bought a kitten. I've wanted a cat for years and decided to finally buy one now that I have my own apartment. It turns out I'm allergic to cats. FML
Today, I rang up a very rude customer. He was covered in cat hair and so were his reusable shopping bags. I’m very allergic to cats. FML
Today, after my landlord has refused to fix the bathroom plumbing problem in my apartment for several days, I had to buy cat litter for myself. FML
Today, I got home after a spending a week recovery from surgery. My neighbour had been feeding my cat whilst I was away. Exhausted, I went straight to my bedroom where I soon discovered that my cat had shat on my pillows, duvet, and pyjamas. FML
Today, at work I got an urgent message from my boyfriend that there was an emergency and I should come home immediately. I took my last personal day of the month and drove the half-hour home. The emergency? The cat had vomited on the comforter. FML
Today, I had to take my cat to the vet. On the way there, he managed to get out of his cage, climb into the front seat, onto my chest, and howl in my face as I tried to drive down the highway. I ended up with stitches and still got charged for missing my cat's appointment. FML
Today, like every other day for the past two weeks, the strange cat that has adopted me inexplicably made its way into my house and curled up next to my head while I slept. I'm horribly allergic. FML
Today, I went to the doctor for allergy testing. Apparently, one of my worst allergies is cats. I'm a "crazy cat lady" who loves anything cat-related and has 3 cats. Allergy shots, here I come. FML
Today, I bought a Halloween costume for my cat. FML
Today, I was running late for a job interview so I took what I thought was a shortcut through an dank alleyway. I ended up getting chased by a pack of stray cats and arrived at the interview covered in scratches and cat hair. FML
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marcranger 29
You don't bathe thrift store clothes in hydrochloric acid before you wear them?! Or am I the only one who's that afraid of other people's germs?
lolhailsatan 23
As a former secondhand shop worker, I will say that no, the store does not wash the clothes before they are sent out, big industrial size washers are mad expensive to buy and operate. However, if something has cat hair on it, we would lint roll the garment, or if it was completely covered, we would toss it. But anyway, i think it's common sense to wash the clothes before putting them on your body, so I'm saying YDI
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marcranger 29
You don't bathe thrift store clothes in hydrochloric acid before you wear them?! Or am I the only one who's that afraid of other people's germs?
Iarla_ceapaire93 24
Could have been a jacket that they tried on in the store.
Enslaved 38
Or even touched while they were browsing through the clothes racks.
marcranger 29
That's it. I'm starting my own chapter of the Rocky Mountain Nudists Association, regional penchant for surprise snowstorms be damned!
stephenfranklin 15
must be gay if you're allergic to pussy
KingKralj 31
Are you trolling or are you just a dumbass in general?
Wer3Wolf3 16
FYL for being allergic to cats in general.
glimmer980 20
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
Thrift stores are suppose to wash the clothes before it goes out onto the floor for that reason.
nevereyes 31
Actually they're not supposed to wash or clean anything
neuroticallyyour_fml 17
It actually depends on the store. I worked in one and we were required to wash everything that came in.
Zebediabolical 45
Depends on the thrift store. There's one locally that sends all clothing donations back to a hub where they're cleaned, sorted and sent to stores for resale. Sometimes what you give them locally ends on on the rack here but it's pretty rare since it's a huge international chain store.
nevereyes 31
None of the four different thrift stores here wash/clean.
NikkiAmber09 12
I work at a secondhand store and it is not our job to do that. We tell people to wash the clothing bringing it in.
kinky44 28
Looks like the Salvation Army is using chemical warfare.
FlyersHockey 9
Being cheap isn't always the best way out
Enslaved 38
I highly doubt thrift stores even wash the clothes they receive. That's a whole lot of laundry for a $2 shirt.
Shadowvoid 33
What a catastrophe.
Omniprism 15
Um you should always wash clothes before you wear them.
TheMathMajor 26
They might have tried it on in the store. Or just picked it up and had a reaction. It says severely allergic. I used to know someone who would have an allergic reaction to peanuts even if he just smelled it. That shit's serious.
Pat5519 14
I don't know how this is even being debated. Wash the damn clothes before you wear them.
ebay78 12
they didn't say they wore the clothes. they could've tried something on or even just touched it while browsing.