Today, I just came back from the vet. I spent a lot of money on a pet tortoise at the local pet store and it didn't come out of its shell when I bought it. The owner just said it sleeps in the day and it'll be shy for a week or so. Turns out it was dead. 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, I bought a turtle after wanting one for years. I was told that he was scared, so he would be put in a box for me to take home. It wasn't until I got to my car that I noticed that they sold me a dead turtle. I'm not getting a refund because they claimed I killed it in less than 5 minutes. FML
Today, I was at a pet store cuddling an apparently overaggressive chinchilla when it decided to bite me and run out of my hands. It is now nowhere to be found and I have to pay for it. FML
Today, I went to the local pet store to purchase a large dog bed so my dog wouldn't sleep in mine. After I got home and set up her bed, I realized I forgot to buy dog treats. When I came home again, her new bed was torn to shreds, and she was still sleeping on my bed. FML
Today, my girlfriend dumped me and left me with the responsibility of the turtle that I never wanted but she insisted we buy "together." A little bit of research has revealed that Andre will live for "at least 30 years." FML
Today, I spent an hour at work trying to make a tortoise poo. When he finally did, I was so excited and felt pretty triumphant. Then I realized that my job was to make animals drop their load. FML
Today, I decided to adopt a 11 year-old dog that had been in need of a home for several months. Two hours after I got him home, I discovered him dead in the backyard. FML
Today, it was my first day closing alone at a pet store when a lady came in wanting to return a bird she bought months ago. Once I informed her there were no returns on livestock, she let the bird free and ran out the door, leaving me to catch it and explain to my manager where it came from. FML
Today, I thought my hamster might be lonely, so I went to the pet shop and bought a new one to keep him company. The new hamster killed the old one. FML
Today, I came home to find my girlfriend crying. Concerned, I quickly asked her what was wrong. She told me tearfully that she couldn't understand why her pet lizards hadn’t grown into dinosaurs yet, and that pet store had cheated her. I’m still concerned now, but for entirely different reasons. FML
Today, my boyfriend and I spent almost $500 adopting a senior cat and buying everything we needed to take care of him. He died 6 hours later. FML
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Witchcraft_fml 5
So get your money back.
therealmike 0
Somebody has to do it, might as well be me.... 'E's not pinin'! 'E's passed on! This tortoise is no more! He has ceased to be! 'E's expired and gone to meet 'is maker! 'E's a stiff! Bereft of life, 'e rests in peace! If you hadn't nailed 'im to the perch 'e'd be pushing up the daisies! 'Is metabolic processes are now 'istory! 'E's off the twig! 'E's kicked the bucket, 'e's shuffled off 'is mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisibile!! THIS IS AN EX-TORTOISE!!
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RuralNinja 0
He got you good. Now go to the store with the ultimatum, either he refunds your money or you go to the police and whatever the british version of the better business bureau is and make them refund it, and then shut him down.
davek 36
It has expired and gone to meet its maker! It's run down the curtain and joined the choir invisible! This is an ex-tortoise!
vdubz 0
Don't buy an animal if you've never seen it move even!
daisyman97 0
i think you could **** th owner over if you went to the rspca and office of fair trading ;)
MickDeal 1
they sold you a used turtle? that sucks. i got sold a used little brother. we couldnt even tell we. thought he was sleeping for 2 months straight.
Scorpitarrius 0
And I thought I was the only one who listened to NWA.
Scorpitarrius 0
^ that was a reply. Whoops.
Gen2105 0
Poor tortoise!! :(
heatherjrock 0
Umm...okay, so tortoises don't actually go into their shells...their heads can retract a little but their beaks are always poking out...so are their limbs, as they don't really retract at all...tortoises also are not that expensive...so I'm thinking this FML is a fake. Why? I own two tortoises.
CitizenSnipz 0
Demand a LIVING turtle from em and threaten to sue.