Today, I was working as a cashier at a restaurant. When I receive $50 and $100 bills I am required to have a manager check to make sure they are not counterfeit. Every manager I found yelled at me to find another manager because they were busy. Frustrated, I just accepted the bill. It was fake. 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, at work, a man bought a lot of really expensive stuff. He paid the large bill with cash, and the manager helped me count the money. When we were done, he handed me a $100 bill to thank me for all the help. We can't accept tips. The manager was next to me. I had to say no. FML
Today, a man came up to me and asked for a $50 bill in change. Being a good man, I said sure. I gave him the change and he gave me the $50 bill. After walking into Starbucks to buy a coffee, I handed the cashier my $50 bill. She called the cops. It was counterfeit. FML
Today, my boss bitched me out for accepting a fake £100 note. It was a genuine note, but he couldn't believed someone would actually use such a note at a KFC. When I protested, he took it further and deducted the “lost profits” from my pay. The man is an asshole. FML
Today, after weeks of allowing my parents to borrow money, I got a check for $2000. I took it to the bank only to find out it was fake. FML
Today, I went to a restaurant to order food with just a $100 bill. They no longer had what I came for, so I left. When I got to my car, I realized - no bill. I went back in for them to say they hadn't seen it, and they wouldn’t check the cameras. I know the lady working there picked it up since I was the only customer. FML
Today, a customer handed me a 100 dollar bill. He then told me that it was my tip for doing a good job. He snatched it away just as I touched it, laughed, and said, "Just kidding." He then took his money and left the store. FML
Today, I learned the hard way not to keep my own cash in my pocket while working as a cashier, when I was forced to give $30 to a scamming customer. FML
Today, I was waitering at the restaurant that I work at when I collected a credit card bill that was worth $120 and a big zero on the tip line. Angered, I turned to a co-worker and said "I knew this asshole wasn't going to tip me." The guy was standing right behind me with $30 in his hand. FML
Today, my boss is beginning to hate me. Why? Because people keep coming to my register with one or two dollars worth of stuff, then paying for it with hundred dollar bills, ignoring the sign saying not to do that. I’ve had to ask him to refill my till after every transaction. FML
Today, I went to the bank to deposit the cash I made waiting tables. While the teller was counting, I apologized for having so many small bills. She said "It's OK honey, I helped another one of your kind just the other day. You're lucky we take your dirty money." She thought I was a stripper. FML
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moni_09 0
That is your managers' faults for not paying attention to you. I hope you didn't get in trouble because of them.
NGM_47 0
I bet the person that gave you the money was pretty nervous too, in hopes that they wouldn't get caught. FYL.
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Comments (163)
theeBeezWaXx 0
their fault, not yourss!
whatevershesaid 0
You know something else everybody? THE OP KNOWS THAT THE BILL WAS FAKE. THEY SAY SO IN THE FML. /rant
sesp61289 0
they could have found that out afterwards, they dont say
mpclaw 3
You should be able to spot a phony bill without going to a manager.
DreamerofWorlds 0
Clever, thumbs up!
DreamerofWorlds 0
Okay, to all the people here saying "YDI for not knowing how to tell if it's counterfeit, it's sooooooo easy"- STFU! Yes, it's easy to look at like 3 or 4 different security measures in a manner of seconds, but if they've never been shown to you, how the hell would you know what to look for? I'm guessing someone had to show the majority of you what to look for at some point, and especially if the OP is supposed to get a manager for high bills, they might nit have felt the need to learn.
simawesome_FYL 0
wtf over here they start checking with the 200€ bills bye holding them against the light only ... and that are almost 250$
gaga_ooh_lala 0
ugh whats so hard about checking the bill yourself??? but at the same time it is kinda tricky. counterfit bills are getting better each time. it happened to us once that the detection pen was wrong. it marked it as real but bank clearly stated it was fake. then called police and held my manager there for questioning. so idk what to tell ya, i guess fyl o_O
Drakanaa 0
I'm willing to bet that I'm younger than you an still know fake money from real money. Hold it up to the light and look for the water mark and security strip. Then again, I'm black so I kinda gotta know my money and make sure I'm not being swindled...aha, jk.
kpohil 13
Good counterfeit bills have the water Mark.and security strip.
dude247 0
I agree with #80 you can just check it yourself and don't tell me you don't know how I'm probably 10 years younger than you and I know
Compass 0
Why didn't you check it yourself?