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By Username - 01/12/2010 03:39

Today, a customer at the store I work at asked me what kind of cake I would suggest for her husband's 50th birthday. I laughed and showed her the Grim Reaper cake. She burst into tears and explained that he has cancer. FML

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By bakerysux - 23/12/2014 01:21 - United States - San Antonio

Today, at work, a customer cried because the cake I made her was not "exactly" the same as the display. I'm the one who made the display and it was the same but the display cake had faded a bit, since it had been there for a month. I'd mentioned this to the customer when she placed the order. FML

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By yawho - 25/02/2009 07:25 - Japan

Today, a customer that I've been waiting on for years came into the restaurant after a long absence. I said to him, "Hey man, it looks like you lost a lot of weight! How'd you do it?" He replied, "I got cancer." FML

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By Anoymous - 09/06/2013 06:02 - United States - Burlingame

Today, after telling my mother-in-law about my recent miscarriage, she cheerfully made a cake to celebrate. FML

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By KMKWEEN - 16/02/2009 14:37 - United States

Today, I was at work. I work at a grocery store and a woman pulls a cart to me filled with chips, breads, lunch meats, and sodas. I said to her "Looks like you are going to have a fun party" she then looks at me and says "My mother just died, this is for after the funeral. FML

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By Annebelle - 14/05/2009 18:09 - United States

Today, I ordered a graduation cake from a woman at the grocery store. She asked me what I wanted the cake to say and I said "Congratulations Annie". Then she asked me who was ordering and I said "Annie". I had to order my own cake. The woman was silent. FML

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By retailshell - 28/01/2015 15:01 - Australia - Perth

Today, I was ringing up a woman at work. I saw she'd bought a birthday cake, so I smiled and said I hoped whoever it was for has a happy birthday. She looked at me in disgust, told me to mind my own business, then called me a "chucklefuck bitch." Okay then. FML

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By Anonymous - 04/06/2009 14:09 - Australia

Today, I went into work and noticed one of my fellow colleagues had a large bunch of flowers on her desk. As soon as I saw her, I immediately said, "Happy Birthday!" Everyone went quiet. It wasn't her birthday; her father had died. FML

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By I'm so sorry... - 01/03/2017 16:00

Today, a coworker left a chocolate cake on the "free food" table in the office. I had a slice. She's just called to ask if she left her grandmother's birthday cake at work. She made it from scratch. Now I'm baking a new cake in the office kitchen. FML

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By Anonymous - 05/04/2011 00:17 - Ireland

Today, I heard that one of our customers had passed away. Saddened, I told everyone who came into our shop about his death. Understandably, some customers got very upset and one even fainted. Suddenly, the "dead" man walked into the shop. Turns out I got the name wrong. FML

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By myanmarkaviar - 27/08/2015 16:34 - Norway - Fl?

Today, at work, I served a customer who looked so much like my grandma that I thought it actually was her. Then I remembered she died 6 months ago. I had to serve customers with a smile on my face while choking back tears for the rest of the day. FML

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Honesty4U 0

Wednesday 1 December 2010 8:57

An Over The Hill cake would have been fine, but your store had to one up that with a Grim Reaper? Man, that sucks! At least you were doing your job well!

iTaylor 0

Wednesday 1 December 2010 11:57

you know, in any other situation that would have been a good joke. you couldn't have known :/

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HaileyHAVOC 0

Thursday 2 December 2010 9:44

Dick moveeeeeeee

carlokes 0

Thursday 2 December 2010 9:55

you're such a jerk =

RebeccaP2010 0

Thursday 2 December 2010 9:58

Even though you didn't know he had cancer... a cake with a Grim Reaper would only be appropriate at an event such as a Halloween party or something. Never, NEVER a birthday. Especially if he's about to be 50 :( Come now.

iHateThisLife 10

Thursday 2 December 2010 11:24

I guess that'll teach u to joke about serious matters.

Gundamu 0

Thursday 2 December 2010 14:59

Yeah, because turning 50 years old is so serious. No way Op would know the woman had Cancer.

sassyjaja 0

Thursday 2 December 2010 13:52

u are not supposed to work in a customer service field. grow up!

mrz_tweety22 5

Thursday 2 December 2010 19:06

jackass... go to hell

emamistygirl 0

Thursday 2 December 2010 21:36

YDI, you asshole.

bishiedamian 0

Thursday 2 December 2010 22:38

Wow you people are harsh. Damn, I'll see you all in hell cuase you be a bunch of hypocritic jackasses. Not a single one of you can say you said something that was supposedly funny and accidentally hurt someone's feelings cuase you didn't know the entire situation. Damn bitchy people with no lives

JasonJ 5

Friday 3 December 2010 1:23

Asshole... You should have gotten fired for that... Douchebag

weasel690 0

Friday 3 December 2010 2:43

it dosent make this dude a jerk of he didn't know that the guy had cancer ding-dong

ZomgWeAreClubKid 0

Saturday 4 December 2010 21:10

To everyone that's getting all pissy and saying "well he didn't know, shut up you assholes!" Well he shouldn't of opened his mouth in the first place! Regaurdless of wether or not that man had Cancer that's not a right joke to ever bring up, if you think that's hilarious then what if your mom had Cancer and I made that joke? I know damn well you'd get your skid marked covered panties in a bunch. It's called common courtesy you dumbasses.