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By sadSarah - 01/05/2014 09:59 - United States - New York

Today, as I was waiting in line to give my mom her birthday present, my dad gave her the exact same gift I'd also bought for her. FML

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By thrifty gone wrong - 28/01/2013 17:24 - United States - El Cajon

Today, I received a birthday present from a friend. It was the very same gift I gave to her for Christmas. FML

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It's the thought that counts

By ohhotdamn - 19/04/2009 04:27 - United States

Today, for my mom's 50th birthday, all she wanted was a certain gold bracelet. It was too much money for me to buy, so I bought the same one in silver. Right before I gave it to her, my older sister gave her the gold bracelet, which made her cry. When I gave her my present, she just said, "Oh." FML

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By Anonymous - 10/05/2009 18:37 - United States

Today, I bought my mom a gift certificate for a spa treatment for two so we could spend some quality time together. She took my sister. FML

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By Vic - 11/07/2011 09:00 - Denmark

Today, it's my birthday. The present I received from my best friend was the exact same necklace which I gave to her for her birthday two months ago. It had been unwrapped and re-wrapped in the same paper. FML

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Thanks for the memories

By Anonymous - 13/10/2009 03:12 - United States

Today, my mom lit a candle in our living room, telling the family how much she loved it. She then went on the tell us that my dad got it for her and it must have been some cheap candle. I bought the candle as a gift for her on her birthday. FML

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By I keep failing it all - 02/06/2013 19:45 - Lithuania - Vilnius

Today, my dad found the Father's Day present that I spent at least ten hours preparing and decorating. I'd expected him to be extremely happy about this lovely gift. His only reaction was to ask if he could exchange it for something else. FML

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By Christmasloverandstuff - 25/12/2012 17:45 - United States

Today, my extended family came over for Christmas. I forgot to get a present for my extremely sensitive aunt. I took a gift from my re-gift pile and wrapped it quickly. Little did I remember that it was the same gift she gave me last year. She noticed. FML

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Pass the parcel

By Anonymous - 30/06/2021 10:59

Today, I went to my son's friend's birthday party and felt really proud of giving a great gift. It just so happened that I regifted the same gift that his friend's mother gave to my son the month before because I forgot to check the name on the bag. It looked like she was about to faint. FML

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By Anonymous - 31/05/2014 07:24 - United States

Today, it was my birthday. The only person who remembered was my dad who got me a phone charger for my car, which I didn't even need because he got me the same exact thing last year. FML

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By stinkerweeder - 05/02/2011 20:30 - United States

Today, it was both my and my stepmother's birthday. In preparation, my dad bought a huge banner with my stepmother's name on it, and a lovely birthday cake. When I told him it was also my birthday, he just grunted and taped a post-it note to the banner with my name on it. Same with the cake. FML

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rachelottavia 16

Thursday 1 May 2014 16:25

Hopefully she appreciates the thought behind the gift! :)

kozzard 17

Thursday 1 May 2014 17:25

If it's something that can run out, then it's fine. If it's something that is static, then it becomes slightly redundant. So yes it does matter

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zombierahsa 6

Thursday 1 May 2014 23:17

I totally feel for you. The same thing happened to me some years ago. Now I check with my dad first before I get anything!

avapaige1234 19

Thursday 1 May 2014 23:38

This happens to me every single year.

darkfireflame 15

Friday 2 May 2014 2:30

Oh my, a social faux pas.

plunkit 6

Friday 2 May 2014 2:34

Was it 'the gift of anal?'

whynotbliss 18

Friday 2 May 2014 2:54

Well at least you got a preview of what her reaction to your gift was going to be... Good or bad you/she gets to exchange it!

nickyLA 6

Friday 2 May 2014 4:09

Hardly a FML moment. Had to go on here to make a point about lame FMLs. This one takes the cake

123yeah 7

Friday 2 May 2014 4:20

:(

barlos88 19

Friday 2 May 2014 6:30

Dammit, who knew big black ****** were so popular this year, lol

lil_miss_simran 15

Friday 2 May 2014 7:23

Great minds think alike!

Sathane 21

Friday 2 May 2014 23:55

I can see how this would be super awkward if you both bought her the same "toy" for her collection or something. Aside from that, who cares? That's what gift receipts are for.

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