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)
karlcolt45 19
oh how Faustian
khaled_almu 13
Yeah buddy shit happens
Simbaby 23
It's a really good thing you didn't pay for the card.
brandoneyez1 25
This has happened to me except it was at target. The person forgot to fill it.
fuckercakes 21
Any asshat who cheats me out of my free doughnuts is a dead asshat.
thomcmoore 23
How is it "essentially" empty? Was it used?
cuddlefishtate 2
Wtf is Tim Hortons?
iseebearbears 27
Another version of Starbucks.
platinum9 16
Way better than Starbucks, much cheaper, and usually the lines are quicker too.
amisenho 11
Huh. Well, I learned something today: Tim Horton's is not the Canadian version of Bob Evans' Restaurant.
NoBuenoLeno 9
Timmies is terrible anyway. The donuts are super dry and the marketing team always pushes the "Canadian pride" theme to the extent. Try Krispy Kreme.
Zebediabolical 45
The best commercial donuts I ever had were from Krispy Kreme in GA. They're awesome for the first twenty minutes or so out of the ovens. Then they quickly turn pretty nasty.
AJL99 4
How does that happen, exactly...?
chickenfeet223 11
Well at least you didn't lose anything