Today, I went to a restaurant and only brought $14 with me to eat. I ordered and ate my meal, then went to the counter to pay for it. I threw $2 into the tip jar then got my bill. My bill was $13.86. I had to reach into the tip jar and take my $2 back so I could pay for my meal. 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 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, I went out to eat with my friends. When the bill came, all three of them had "inconveniently" forgot their wallets at home. I ended up having to pay. It was a $178 check. FML
Today, I went out to eat with a friend. I was supposed to be paying, but when I tried to, there wasn't enough money in my bank account. She didn't have money with her either. FML
Today, I went to buy some frozen yogurt. I filled up a cup and the cashier rung it up. The total price was $6.92. I only had $5 in my wallet. So I gave her the $5 bill and went to my car to get more money. Little did I know, there was no money in my car. So I drove off. Leaving the $5 behind. FML
Today, I ordered take out, and paid with a credit card. The cute cashier gave me the receipt to sign, and under 'tip' I gave a couple of dollars. I realized that I had given too much, crossed it out, and changed it. Unaware she was watching, She then responded, "Did you just lower the tip by $1?" FML
Today, I was doing takeout orders at the restaurant I work at. I spent a long while putting together this guy's $135.00 order. When he finally got there to pick it up, I told him to fill out the credit card slip. I looked at it after he left. He gave me a 40 cent tip. 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, I ordered pizza for dinner and left cash by the door so my son could pay for it, in case it arrived before I got home. I told him they should get all the money, but I just found the tip. Apparently he thought I'd miscounted. I'm a server. FML
Today, a lady handed me a $10 tip on a $45 bill. I was happy with it, since it was more than 20%, until she came back in and said, "I'm sorry I gave you the wrong amount." I handed it back to her and then she gave me a dollar. FML
Today, I withdrew €40 at the ATM to pay for dinner later tonight. It wasn't until I went to pay for it that I realized I'd taken the receipt, but left the cash in the ATM. FML
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Top comments
blkmagick 0
Honestly, YDI because you need to pay more attention to the prices of what you're going to eat.
azeem 0
Lol why would you tip before you paid for your bill and second why would you tip at a fast food place .
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Comments (121)
riku3220 2
I know how that feels.
lexilovesyou 0
Me too. Ive done it at Starbucks Lol. Embarrassingg. I always leave the tip after I get my change back.
justsignedup 0
Learn to read prices. ???
ceddyz17 10
been there done that
blkmagick 0
Honestly, YDI because you need to pay more attention to the prices of what you're going to eat.
armageddillo 0
Agreed, especially if you're going to a restaurant, tax isn't hard to estimate and you should probably make sure you have a couple dollars extra. FYL for having to pull out the tip but YDI for going to a restaurant and not checking prices and your wallet.
Zanquis 22
<p>While it is silly to throw in a tip before you pay (the service isn't finished yet). I can only excuse OP for some places only advertise prices without Tax, making it sometimes a bit guessing what the price would be in the end.</p>
azeem 0
Lol why would you tip before you paid for your bill and second why would you tip at a fast food place .
rmujerita 0
he never said it was a fast food place dummy
alexcanttell 0
yeah, idiot..where did you get that idea?
ifmlftw 0
azeem is too poor to go to actual restaurants so fast food is a he knows
JBChristian 47
I've never been to a fast food where you eat first and pay after. So I'm pretty sure it's sensible to say it wasn't fast food.
Zanquis 22
<p>Which fast food would allow you to pay after your meal? Obviously not a fast food place as they be out of business fast.</p>
24788 7
You should always tip after you've paid.
xoxolovemexoxo 0
yes alwayys
Cali_Chick 0
Yeah...next time wait until you get your bill before you leave a tip! YDI, sorry.
neverland_fml 0
And that's why you tip AFTER you pay. :3
yayitsmeh 0
this man's a genius
Logica42 0
Pay more attention to prices? YDI... but FYL for the glares and black marks you probably got for taking back your tip. ...wait, no. YDI, period. Edit: Hey, cool, #8.
jewelzgalore 0
Lol, you look like a cheap bastard. I hate it when that happens.
brycereid 0
Haha, YDI for not making sure you had enough money to tip in the first place.
wbrycem 0
Dude, that is so embarrassing. I hate when I don't leave a tip after good service, and have to explain to them that I have no money. So embarrassing. You must never have been broke before