Today, I took my friends out to an expensive restaurant for my birthday treat. They had arranged for a surprise birthday cake for me which I cut, very happily, while they chanted birthday wishes. When the bill came, I discovered I was supposed to pay for my great 'surprise' cake. FML
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Today, I went to dinner with friends for my birthday. During the whole thing they insisted that we get whatever we wanted and celebrate, but when the check came, they all looked at me expectantly. I just bought my friends $150 of food for my birthday present. FML
Today, it's my birthday and my friends and I went to our favorite pub to celebrate. As I'm a little broke at the moment, they all offered to buy me birthday drinks. Which I later learned meant that they would order them for me and bring them to the table, but put everything on my tab. FML
Today, my friends took me out to the most expensive restaurant in town to celebrate my promotion, we ordered everything with expensive drinks too. They 'took a smoke break' and left me with the bill. FML
Today, I celebrated my birthday with my friend who has the same birthday by going out to dinner with a bunch of our friends. The waiter brought out a cake for my friend but not for me. No one noticed my exclusion. I sang happy birthday on my birthday. FML
Today, I thought it would be nice to take my girlfriend out to a nice restaurant for my birthday. She got a little headache after we ordered, so she went outside to get some air. I ate a $100 meal and had Happy Birthday sang to me by the restaurant staff. Alone. FML
Today, it's my birthday. My wife took me to my favorite restaurant for dinner. She made me pay for my birthday dinner, along with hers. She also got me a gift card to HER favorite store. FML
Today, my friends threw me a surprise birthday party. I was genuinely surprised—and also genuinely hungover from celebrating my birthday alone the night before because they'd all told me they were busy. FML
Today, it was my birthday. But instead of a decent surprise, my friends decided to smash a cake on my face and unhook my dress, while taking a video of it. In a public shopping mall. FML
Today, my friends threw me a surprise birthday party. The problem? My birthday is tomorrow. I spent the entire evening pretending I was surprised and happy, all while knowing they got the date wrong. FML
Today, it's my birthday. I'm a pastry chef by profession. Not only did my family buy a cake from my bakery, I had to make it myself and inscribe it with 'Happy Birthday Dad'. The worst part is, they asked money from me to pay for it. FML
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Stunt_fml 5
That's pretty crappy on the part of your friends... sure they're real friends?
dearViena 0
well see... you didnt get it :] THAT was the real surprise! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
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poolshark 0
#19: What the hell are you talking about? #8 made a completely normal comment AND he can construct a sentence. Your sentence (if you can call it that) "Why does peope make such a big deal about these stuff nowadays?" makes me cringe.
tick_tock 0
For my birthday every year I go out with my friends to a restaurant, but it is always assumed that they pay for themselves and I for myself. Since it is my birthday sometimes people have paid for my meal, but usually they don't since they have already gotten me a present. That being said, if you planned the party and chose to go to an expensive restaurant this is your fault. Why would you expect them to pay for the cake? They probably had already gotten you something. It would have been nice if they had split the cost of the cake, but what on earth did you expect, we're in a recession! This isn't a FYL, it's a YDI, next time pick a more affordable restaurant.
Bucky_Fellini 0
"Today, I took my friends out to an EXPENSIVE restaurant for MY birthday treat" Hmmm...being considerate would usually entail choosing a restaurant with a modestly priced menu - if you are expecting to be "treated", that is. YDI.
T1A2Z3 35
It sounds like the OP paid for all the food but hadn't factored in the cost of the cake he hadn't planned on getting. His friends ordered it without his permission and expected he would pay for it.
spillproof 0
well, Happy Birthday anyway!
hahaha6 0
@24 and #25- She wasn't expecting to be treated to anything..... She agreed to pay for their dinner, if you notice, thats NOT what she is complaining about. The cake was a SUPRISE for her arranged BY HER FRIENDS! If you're going to do something special for a friend, even if they agreed to pay for the dinner out, why wouldn't you (or the group of people) at least THINK about taking care of that part of it. Because yes, that is lame to pay for your OWN birthday cake. Especially when it's an unexpected part of the bill. F the op's life for having thoughtless friends after doing something nice.
PohTayToez 0
Pretty lame, sorry your friends are douches.
exile529 0
your friends blow =/
thabeast 0
well i dont know how it is in pakisatan... in america thata sucked mabey it was a special pork cake? mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... pork
lmmmr 0
Well I don't really know how it would work over there, but here the birthday desserts are not free, and if you were paying for the dinner then you would obviously be paying for the cake as well. But your friends should have offered to chip in to pay for the cake if you were paying for their food. FYL.
Tehalon 0
Birthdays aint about getting gifts, its about celebrating your existance and a good excuse to go overboard with alcohol. On my bday i spend a few 100 euro's on alcohol and in return i got drunk friends and a very good time. FYL for being so focused on money!