Today, I went on a cruise. I gave my bags to a porter, and tipped him $5. Later that night, my bags still hadn't arrived at my room, and that's when I realized that I'd paid a fake porter to steal my bags. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I fell asleep with my luggage at a bus terminal. Upon waking up, I found that someone had opened my bags and stolen all my socks. FML
Today, I got mugged by a fake hooker. FML
Today, I arrived at the airport only to find my suitcase was lost and my 3 weeks worth of clothes and supplies gone. All I had left was my wallet and carry ons. Upon leaving the airport I was mugged. FML
Today, I took a taxi to my hotel. I specifically said that my destination was the Hilton resort. He took me to a bed and breakfast across town. When I finally got to my hotel, I cursed him out and didn't give him a tip. I then realized I'd left my phone in the taxi after he left. FML
Today, someone burgled my hotel room. As always, I had locked my passport, extra cash, and other valuables in the closet safe, so I thought the losses would be superficial. What a discovery that the safe hadn't been fastened to the closet shelf, so the thief just picked it up and took it home. FML
Today, my bag got stolen with all of my belongings at the beach. After being forced to ask strangers for money, I then travelled home on the train for an hour, wearing only a bikini. FML
Today, I'm a waitress. A customer came in and acted very kindly and even mentioned how I was such a help to her. She also mentioned leaving a nice tip. The tip? A fake $20. Thanks. FML
Today, I went for a job interview. Before giving me a tour, the manager pointed to my purse and said, "Better leave that in my office." I didn't know why it was safer in her office than on my shoulder, but I complied. Later, I went to buy coffee and discovered that all my cash was missing. FML
Today, I walked into my hotel room, took off my coat and started unpacking. Ten minutes later, an older couple walked in, holding luggage. I'd gone into THEIR room. The receptionist gave me the wrong fob. They were surprisingly calm, but I had to explain why I’d already used one of their towels. FML
Today, my brother finally paid me the $60 he owed me. I later found out that he'd stolen those $60 from my wallet. FML
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Top comments
sacrosanct2 23
Crafty bastard
Harpy20 24
Report it. It's not like he swam away with your bags. I'm sure the ship security will investigate since you probably aren't the only victim.
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Comments (46)
Mrjangleybits 1
Your on a boat so there's only so many places it can be.
buck33 14
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the workers might take bags while the ship is still docked, right? So that guy may have just snuck off the boat and into the city.
AKGirlinSD 20
I'm with 5. If the porter is fake, then why would he get on the boat? The guy will get caught. Sorry OP but you got screwed over big time.
benmec 18
Mr janglybits... My guess is you've never been on a cruise before. Clearly you have no understanding of the logistics of the boarding passenger process.
Feverrotes 15
#1's comment reminds me of Titanic, where Cow says "It's a ship, there's only so many places they could be"
Feverrotes 15
I also noticed that #1 and #3 both basically said the same thing. Somehow #1's comment is buried while #3's comment, at the time of this comment, is up there as one of the top comments.
ShyAnn29 15
23, who's Cow? I believe his name is Carl. If that was a joke, it went right over my head, lol
annie_nk 23
It's Cal although Dick would have been a more fitting name.
Feverrotes 15
What #37 said. It's spelled Cal - I always thought it was Cow.
ShyAnn29 15
37, you are right, I don't know where I got Carl from, lol
sacrosanct2 23
Crafty bastard
Ryan_Jaxson 8
Reminds me of the scene in the movie Dirty Deeds where the guy tipped the main character to steal his Ferrari!
Harpy20 24
Report it. It's not like he swam away with your bags. I'm sure the ship security will investigate since you probably aren't the only victim.
pinkduc2 12
Usually they take your stuff before you get on the ship though, so it may not do any good. Sucks OP.
Ryan_Jaxson 8
The thief probably took all the valuable items from the bag and dumped the rest of it into the sea so he wouldn't be caught dead with the luggage. It's what I would've done anyway.
Rocky007 15
Porters take your bags before you board.
frecktured 14
Let the manhunt begin!
mpj13 8
Oh ship! That must not float your boat, huh?
zingline89 18
Water you trying to do here? This is no place for puns, I ashore you. I'll give you just this one stern warning, but from now on leave the puns to those of us who have amast a few more comments on this site. Poop deck.
annie_nk 23
Is it possible he left the ship before it set sail? Or are porters on ships doing their jobs after it sets sail? It seems dumb this guy would try to hide on a ship with stolen goods. OP saw his face and cruises last a few days or more so he can easily be caught.
morella_xx 29
I went on a cruise over the summer with Carnival. We dropped our bags at the pier and they went in a service entrance (deck 3 or 4) to be scanned, while passengers went up a ramp to deck 8. It seems entirely possible to me that a thief could show up and just look mildly official with a clipboard, tell people he'll handle their luggage, and then drive off with it. But hopefully it's still on-board and just got delivered to the wrong room!
Kukironosuke 16
Why do people think the guy will still be on the boat? It sounds obviously like the person offered to help her get her bags onto the boat, as she was getting onto the boat, and he will be long gone by this point. Also, you shouldn't know what a porter is. Unless someone with clear insignia that they work for the ship company talks to you, you shouldn't trust your stuff with anyone. If by some chance the guy had everything that one of their employees should have, which seems farfetch'd, then fyl. Report it to the ship company that someone is impersonating their employees
feldco1 17
Smart guy. Never been on a cruise so is it possible that OP could buy some of the necessary essentials on the boat? It's not the best but its better than nothing.
morella_xx 29
In my experience you can buy some clothes but they're mostly souvenir t-shirts and the like. OP is out of luck in terms of basics like underwear and jeans. And everything's at a high mark-up too.
SpikyG 3
Was their any valuables in there. I need some to support my "Family".
zingline89 18
I'm not a grammar nazi, but seriously, this is bad. *Were there
KiddNYC1O 22
This grammar reminds of the 2003 NYC blackout when this lady came on the radio referring to her children: "...they feet was hurting." Just terrible.
hama806 19
I guess you'll be going commando for the duration of your trip. Sorry for you though. That really sucks.
emilyjgraham 34
I think they'll be going nude! unless they buy the souvenir t shirts!