Today, I had two 100's and two singles in my wallet. The two 100's was for my electric bill and the two singles were for the bus. Once I got off the bus and to the electric company, I noticed only my singles were there. Turns out I paid the bus driver $200. 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, after rushing to the bus stop and frantically boarding at the last possible second, I realized that I didn't pay my fare with a single, but a twenty. FML
Today, I had to pay my bus fare in very small change. After carefully counting out coins under the withering glares of a bus-load of people, I quickly slid them into the machine, and somehow ended up jamming it. FML
Today, I got on the bus and the driver said I didn't have to pay since the ticket machine was broken. I was happy to have saved £2.40 until I realised someone had stolen my new £700 phone while I was talking to the driver. FML
Today, a lady came into my workplace to pay her $120 bill in one dollar bills. I kept losing count. FML
Today, I decided to be a generous guy and slip a dollar from my pocket to a beggar. Turns out I'd slipped my hard-earned $100 bill instead. FML
Today, while at the vending machine, I put in my $20 instead of my $1. I got my change back in quarters. FML
Today, I lost my $100 in cash that I had to use to pay my phone bill. As a result, my phone got cut off and I missed an important call for an apartment that I was looking at. When I went to work, I heard my boss saying how lucky she was to find $100 in cash. FML
Today, I found a $100 bill on the ground and was thinking, "I'm so lucky!!" I opened my wallet to find that $300 was missing. I looked back and saw some guy picking up $300. FML
Today, I had to take a taxi to work, because I was pressed for time, and didn't have a ride there. When I got to work, I paid the cab driver, and realized I had spent more money on the cab than I was going to make at work. FML
Today, I was running late for work and sprinted to catch the bus. As I got on, panting heavily, I realized I'd forgotten my wallet. The driver gave me a pity look and let me ride for free. I thanked him and sat down, only to discover I was on the wrong bus, heading in the opposite direction. FML
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jrsl 2
This is why in Canada we have Loonies and Toonies (;
dancer_is_hawt 3
I still don't understand why people blindly reach into their wallets and give people money without checking. That's a stupid move.
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Comments (127)
TomSmithy 0
Haha. Americans and their same coloured money.
lana1316 0
haha that sux fyl
Crimsonhead 0
That's what happens when you get a dumbarse attempting to use dumbarse money, designed by another dumbarse. Is there actually a reason for American money looking the same? That's a legit. question.
TheIrishJaneDoe 9
^Agreed. The colors aren't glaringly bright, but they're there. Supposedly, there's a plan to make US currency much brighter, with variations in size and texture for each denomination, in the next redesign. The purpose is to make handling cash easier for the visually impaired. I'm guessing they didn't go whole hog with the colors this time around in order to ease the public into it.
spartan_girl 0
I don't know if there is actually a reason for it all looking the same at one point, but if I had to guess, it might be that it was easier to just use the same type of ink for all the bills? Newer bills above $1 do have slight variations in color. The size of the president in the middle is also different on the new higher bills than on the single. It's not super obvious, but I remember the first time I saw each of the new bills, it was striking. There are still "old" bills left in circulation, though, because they didn't say "okay, we minted enough new bills to replace all of the old ones at once, come trade!", but they're slowly being removed. But really, the numbers are quite large on US currency, so if you aren't visually impaired, it shouldn't be that hard to glance at the bill and see what it is. I've also heard that they're going to make the bills more different. But again, it's not like they can instantly change out everyone's currency. And, once these new bills come out, they'll have to eventually change all of the bill reading machines- which will take a lot of time and money
bluekiwi_fml 0
ohhh dude I've hade something similar haapen to me like that . fyl
crazimami 0
This is why we don't pay our bills in cash, we pay them ONLINE with your debit card. smh
crazimami 0
#10 - Why wouldn't they take bills, bills are MONEY and money is what they want, is it not? They aren't going to deny a paying customer. However I will say that this must be a bus from a poor as hell section of America, because where I live the money reader would have kicked the 100 out. It only takes 1's, 5's and 10's - this is becuase you can buy passes on the buss. How about this. to the original FML'er. Buy a car and pay your bill online. problem solved
marc_with_a_c 3
You're an idiot for not noticing.. and yeah you should have bought tickets instead of paying in cash, less trouble
WhipMyHair 0
Fyi...why didnt the bus payment system give change or notification of over payment? Ydi for not paying attention!
boatkicker 5
Our system is just a little locked metal box with a hole in the top. The box can't tell if you put in too much, or not enough, and it can't give change. The driver can't tell whether you've put in way too much money, he just assumes you're smart enough to only put in the fare, and not another $198. Generally, if you don't have change or singles, you can ask other passengers to help you make change.
WhipMyHair 0
I meant fml*
Thinmint23 0
Ahah I'm sure you'll be smart enough to actually pay attention next time! :P