Today, while I was at a business supply store, I decided to get my old paper birth certificate laminated so it wouldn't deteriorate further. The people working decided to wait until after it was done and I had paid to tell me that laminating a birth certificate voids it. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I went to the print shop to get some work printed. The guy serving me printed my entire order wrong because he pushed the wrong button, so it had to be done again. He tried to charge me a fine for the mistake he made because "it's not a viable business otherwise". FML
Today, I had to get out my birth certificate to prove to my dad that today is my birthday. This has happened before. FML
Today, I went to go cash a check that I'd been holding onto, so that I wouldn't spend the money until we really need it. When I was at the check stand, the man asked why I held onto the check for so long. I told him why. He went on to explain that the check had now expired, and I could no longer cash it. FML
Today, after 3 months of job hunting, I finally got a job. But now my birth certificate and social security card are somehow lost, and I can't start until I let them see a copy. FML
Today, I saw my original birth certificate and realised I’ve spent almost all my life misspelling my first name. Now I’m worried it might invalidate pretty much every legal document I’ve ever signed. FML
Today, I found out that my parents have been lying about my birthday. Now it makes sense how they "lost the birth certificate" or how many photos of me as a baby are dated before I was actually supposed to be born, because "the camera must've glitched, we must've confused the date we wrote in the back of that card." FML
Today, I went to go get my driver's license, only to be told that I need a copy of my birth certificate. In order to get the copy of my birth certificate, I need a driver's license or my passport. In order to get a passport, I need a copy of my birth certificate or a drivers license. I have none. FML
Today, I took my 16 year-old daughter to get a bank account, taking her birth certificate with us as requested. When the teller wrote her name down on a piece of paper, my daughter said, "How do you know my name?" The teller just looked at her and held up her birth certificate. I raised a nitwit. FML
Today, I went to the bank to open an account. It took hours for them to tell me that I needed my driver's license, passport, and residency paper. I returned with the documents. They then said that they couldn't help me. FML
Today, while getting ready to welcome my first child into the world, my father in law decided to "help out" and threw out a bunch of papers I needed. Like my child's application for a health card, social insurance number, and my birth plan, as well as instructions from my doctor. FML
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Julle_fml 0
Bunch of assholes! :P
lenasaur 0
Doesnt is say that right on there? I know social security cards say DO NOT LAMINATE on them.
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wearinsexypants 0
obviously since your birth certificate is void, you weren't actually born, therefore you don't exist anymore, so no worries.
thattickles 0
hahaa that's waht i was gonna say, it's not an FML cause she has no life!
bds0688 0
Pretty sure they know it's their job and probably to tell someone. But, as many have stated, people know that laminating or altering usually voids official documents.
Aly3277 0
I'm not sure that you can void a birth certificate. You're still alive. :/ However it's against the law to laminate documents like that, so maybe that's what you mean?
blastvortex 4
(1) It tells you right on the certificate not to laminate it. (2) It's not the employees' job to tell you that it voids the certificate (even if they were creeps, which remains to be seen). (3) Is there any particular reason you aren't already filing for a duplicate certificate? They are normally obtainable. (4) There's no reason this isn't a YDI. That said, it was fun talking to a person who doesn't appear to currently exist. Have fun in the void. Oh, and don't forget to bring me back a souvenir. :)
srak 0
they have copies....stop freaking out!
idrivefast 0
I hope you know you can request a replacement, go on the government Canada website.
lolwatlol 0
They just lost a costumer to earn some quick cash. Posible money you may earn from a costumer over time > earning some quick cash and losing a costumer permanently Source: Busines for dummies 01
White667 0
The difference is, the employees of the store probably have a policy against discouraging a sale. It's not like they were rude, at least they told her after to be sure she knew. (The way this is worded it sounds like it's her original birth certificate, maybe they thought she had a replacement and just wanted to keep the original.)
unpossible 26
It's easy to lose a 'costumer'; but, you can usually find him again if you look for the guy with the bushy mustache and eyebrows, wearing a trench coat and fedora, reading a newspaper. Or, by looking for the guy trying to sell someone else the same get-up.
justmyluck1212 0
I thought your birth certificate
Dragonmouth 4
Haha. Now you'll never be President!
waterynuggets 0
Location fail.
mommmma 0
lmfao that made me laugh.out loud,am i pathetic?lol
laughingman 0
Omg that being said. you don't EXIST!!!! according to the goverment :o