Today, I was so excited to finally use my $45 gift card to a hair salon. I walk up to the doors to find them locked, and to look inside to see that the salon was not only closed, but out of business. 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, it's my birthday, and my coworkers gave me a $75 gift card to a restaurant chain near my house. Later in the evening, I found out the chain of restaurants abruptly closed. All of them. 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 went to open my store but corporate had changed the locks without notice. The store's being sold. FML
Today, I didn't have enough money to tip my hairstylist, even though I thought I did and said I was, but I'm so broke, my card got declined at $50. I needed the haircut for an interview. I feel so f@%$>&* bad about it. FML
Today, I went to the hairdresser on a spur of the moment decision to get a quick wash and cut. Forty-five painful minutes and $180 later, I honestly don't know if anything was actually done to my hair. FML
Today, after closing down the gas station I work at, I went to unlock the door to the building. Turned out the lock broke and I was locked inside until my boss could get there to let me out. FML
Today, I locked myself out of my own shop. And I'm a locksmith. FML
Today, I went to the salon to get some acrylics done. They increased the prices recently and it was more expensive than expected. I didn’t have enough money in my account to cover the service, so I planned on running out when I had the chance. I ended up running out only to faceplant in the parking lot. FML
Today, I paid $50 for a haircut. Halfway through, I realized the hairdresser was drunk. 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
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leftnutz 0
aren't gift cards nice? they take something like cash, which is used anywhere, and make it useful at only one place
perdix 31
Did you ever think that whoever gave you the gift card got it for free after the company went out of business? My Xmas bonus at work was a $10,000 gift card to Circuit City :(
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leftnutz 0
aren't gift cards nice? they take something like cash, which is used anywhere, and make it useful at only one place
IAMLALA 0
it was a gift card to that certain place :|
ImaginaryFoe 1
Lala, I believe that is what #1 said. His point being that if it was cash, she could've gone to another salon. OP, why did you wait so long? Are there other locations? Gift cards are a huge scam. I think companies make millions a year in unredeemed cards. FYL
DGross 8
yea... gift cards suck.... I remember I got one a while back and it was only redeemable online... this was after I picked out what I wanted and handed it to the clerk... but seriously, just give cash... might not be as personal but just say something corny like "I got you a gift card to the world"
malheartsnutmeg 20
@19, The corny line wouldn't even be necessary, who's gunna turn down cash? :p
Watchboy 0
the corny line makes it that much better
Squander 3
The idea of corn on a cake just made me a little sick, lol thanx.
tatertot1127 0
There are also such things as visa gift cards. so instead of handing cash to someone you can pretty much give them a card that's usable everywhere.
knockasauras 0
this+is+the+worst+fml+of+all+time.
khung835 6
I paid $400 for a year gym membership, then froze it after a month to go on vacation, came back and they're out of business. mine is worst, no?
tweetbaby14 18
really is this an fml about you not being able to use a gift card the tackiest of all gifts? if so then you my friend are lame. I'm pretty sure your life is just fine whether you can use the stupid thing or not.
ReyEr9412 0
^ 44 is exactly right
molizzle 0
I think the op should give it back to the person who gave it to her when the next birthday comes around. chances are that gift card was reused. or she waited too long.
u_killed_kenny_ 0
you should have used it earlier
thelink 0
they get away with all kinds of stuff I once had $150 gift card and they made it impossible to make an appointment (lots of things happened on their end like the electric went out and they were short on staff etc) and then it expired. they refused to honor it after that. But in the end I heard the owner that I yelled at for such poor customer service died a year afterwards. guess what comes around goes around.
falluke17 0
I'm not seeing how your life is f$@#ed... only someone from California would think such a thing...
mschmeichel 0
agreed. like honestly? it's $45 to a hair salon, not the end of the world. then your life would really be ******. haha
Tropictime116 0
no yours is definately worse lol
Tropictime116 0
okay obviously its not and what does california have to do with anything seriously? and i didnt even think it would get on fml actually the rest of my day consisted of getting cussed out by a black guy for doing nothing and then getting accused for stealing at a store and the alarm going off. but i couldnt fit all that in.
Tropictime116 0
omg i didnt even think this was gonna get on! ive had way worse fmls trust me this one just happened to get on the website out of all the ones ive submitted
cheerupsookylala 7
Tightass ftw
noname5067 0
actually it's more of an "your life is saved" because there's got to be an underlying reason they went out of business...
Rickymonkeypants 0
damn that's terrible and you should finger bang yourself to feel better
spartanmay 0
^this.
applesuckers 0
Lol. True.
metalr82 0
tough luck, chuck :/
FYOL 0
yeah I think I agree... f their life if anything fir going out of business
yerliefsuks 0
fail
reanerbean 0
this actually happened to me, but it was a $60 gift card...
erjaguam 0
you waited too long. ydi.
smirfluv92 0
not that big of a deal
justj2010 0
It is impossible to call ahead and see if the card is valid...that goes against the laws of perpetual imbecility...
w00kye 0
to many gift cards got them out of buisness
perdix 31
Did you ever think that whoever gave you the gift card got it for free after the company went out of business? My Xmas bonus at work was a $10,000 gift card to Circuit City :(
ChrisCTL 0
hahaha burn!
perdix 31
How did you know that was how I dealt with the company? There's no proof! ;)
johnw11 0
win.
sourgirl101 29
I+bought+a+52%27%27+tv+at+50%25+off+at+circuit+city+because+they+had+a+going+out+of+business+sale.+Funny+thing+is+I+noticed+they+still+had+gift+cards+for+sale.
sourgirl101 29
What+the+hell+happend+to+my+text%3F+I+didn%27t+set+it+up+this+way.+
sourgirl101 29
Does+any+one+know+how+to+fix+this+text%3F+I+%0Adon%27t+know+what+I+hit.