Today, I received a $20 gift card to Tim Horton's as a prize, and decided to use it. At the register, I was told that I'd essentially won an empty gift card. 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 was working at Tim Hortons. A lady was in line, and she couldnt make up her mind. 20 minutes later she finally decided to get something, and she reached in her pocket. I was hoping it was a tip, but she gave me a coupon for a haircut. FML
Today, the gift my mother had mailed me for my birthday finally arrived. It was a gift card for Starbucks. A gift card that had already been redeemed. FML
Today, I won a free year's supply of coffee in a contest. Turns out "a year's supply" meant 12 coupons for small coffees, one per month. The giant ceremonial check they gave me was worth more than the prize. I hope the publicity they got out of me was worth it. 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 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 went with my sister to her company Christmas party. They had a gift raffle, my number was called and I won $25 for a local restaurant. A few moments later, the manager came over and said, "You don't work here? You can't have that" and took it from me. FML
Today, I was given a $25 gift certificate for being Employee Of The Week. The gift certificate was 6 months past its expiration date. FML
Today, I gave my friend a $5 VR set that I purchased from the dollar store for Christmas. I received a $60 gift card. Later, I realized I left the receipt in the package. FML
Today, a customer tried to pay for a $1.55 cup of coffee with a gift card, but he came up a dollar short. He let another customer through while he fumbled in his pocket for money. I later noticed a dollar had disappeared from my tip jar. FML
Today, my boyfriend gave me a card for my birthday and told me to open it 10 minutes after he'd gone; I waited for 5. In the card was written, "It's not working out, but here's $20." FML
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Top comments
KenB99 15
well, free nothing is better than expensive nothing
crimsin_ 21
Was the prize from an official event or just from something like a friends party? Depends on where you got it, you should request a new one. You shouldn't be cheated out of something you won.
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Comments (94)
Nickb55 16
Depending on how you won it, I am pretty sure it's illegal to give a faulty prize. It should be redeemable.
darwinism 30
Here is some free advice - you can't make a hungry bear dance!. It is as useless as your gift card, but hey, such is life.
viva_la_blondes 15
Next time, just like... Don't. K?
gracehi 33
That exact same thing happened to me, but with an Auntie Anne's gift card! I went to that Halloween costume contest dressed up like my male alter ego from an alternate universe for nothing!
KissMyAnthia200 12
WTF?!?!
gracehi 33
If there are alternate universes, then there must be one in which I am male. For a Halloween contest, I dressed as Greg, the male me from that alternate universe. Really, my comment was very straight forward. I don't see how you could possibly not understand it.
Axipiter 24
I hope you didn't go as Old Gregg... The very though of that gives me nightmares...
thisiscool19 14
Hope it wasn't difficult to earn
lulinator 40
I laughed really hard at this, because I'm always concerned that it will happen to me. Hopefully you were still able to buy your $2 double double!!
Kira1965 23
It just may not have been activated properly. I am sure whoever you won it from will get you a new one. Keep us posted,OP!
BreathingClover 19
WOW
Enslaved 38
I've had problems with empty gift cards too. Now I ask them to first check the balance before I place my orders.
frenchie_crazed 10
I honestly don't trust timmies gift cards lol. Whenever I use one, I make sure I have enough cash to pay in case they're empty. I hope u had enough change to get ur double double at least.
Hultan 12
It's the thought that counts? ;) No, but really, bad luck OP, I hope that you got a new one!