Today, I lost hundreds of dollars in gift cards. Robbed? No. Mugged? Don't think so. My roommate threw them away after he got water on them, thinking that it rendered them unusable. 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 got mugged. I almost felt sorry for him: he got a $15 cell phone, a frozen debit card, a credit card with only $50 of credit left on it, and no cash. 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, as I turned to face the cashier at the supermarket, I managed to knock over an entire display of gift cards with my backpack. FML
Today, I found a gift card under my bed that I lost a few months ago for $400 to a store that went out of business last week. FML
Today, I lost my wallet while out shopping. Panicked, I retraced my steps and found it at a store, turned in by an employee. Grateful, I opened it to find a note that read, "We left the money but took one dollar for karma." I checked. They did actually take one dollar. FML
Today, I got mugged. I also got an extra kick in the face for not having money in my wallet. FML
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 went to the store to buy some groceries. Several hours later I realize that I can't find my wallet. After looking all over my house and then the store parking lot, I had my credit cards cancelled. On the drive home, I feel something under me. It was my wallet. FML
Today, while paying for groceries, I opened my wallet to find that all my cash had been exchanged for Monopoly money. FML
Today, I was robbed while recovering from a robbery. FML
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Top comments
Misshhh 23
Your roommate is a dumbass.
micassures_fml 19
Try and search the trash if it's not too late!
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Comments (69)
Misshhh 23
Your roommate is a dumbass.
JMichael 26
If he truly believes that then yes he is. But I believe he kept those hundreds of dollars for himself.
CAC_Boomerang 24
#18 I agree... Of course there's a bunch of stupid people out there, but to think a flat piece of plastic with a signature on the back will malfunction on contact with water seems almost too stupid...
russfml 31
Not any sort of dumb ass, Red Foreman approved
Skoff_fml 27
Aye. Roommate should replace them
micassures_fml 19
Try and search the trash if it's not too late!
barnyboy 13
Definitely the way to go! Sorry OP
CM707 14
I would make the room mate search it.
Woedel 25
Why did you keep giftcards worth 'hundreds of dollars' in a place where water could be spilled on them?
clemscott 10
#stopvictimblaming
Woedel 25
It's easy access for the roommate to hundreds of dollars, by the way. Are you sure he threw them away? He could be smarter than we think!
escapingreality 19
@clemscott...who's to say she was victim blaming...to me it seems she's asking a genuine question...and to be truthful it's a question I was going to ask as well
snowflaky 22
#10 By the sounds of this FML, OP had the gift cards just laying on the counter, probably by the sink, where anyone could easily find them (or spill water on them apparently). Even if I have the most trustworthy, honest roommates in the world, I wouldn't keep anything valuable like that within their sights. FYL OP for having a shitty roommate, but you also deserve it for being careless with your gift cards.
slackerjoe 22
I agree, the roommate stole them. take them to small claims court, dont forget to ask for court fees! even if they didn't steal them they are still responsible.
Dean__Winchester 16
That's why wallets and other things have been invented, and your roommate is a dumbass
KawaiiPinkie 11
I read that in Jensens voice ^^
yuno_gasai_fml 34
Is your roommate a moron?
hoosiergirl94 31
I said YDI only bc bc why is that much money just sitting out?
beararm 11
think he shuld pay ur rent for a couple months, call it even
Sethan01 24
Just give him a pat on the head and a box of Special K.
SweetasCandy0609 28
smack to the head he should of had a V8, your roommate is not that bright sorry OP.
WaltzingPhanthom 23
Drown him. Refuse to bury him. He's been rendered useless by his wetness.