Money: Today, before setting off on my train journey I checked my booking....

By Anonymous - 07/03/2011 05:38 - United Kingdom

Today, before setting off on my train journey I checked my booking. The (non-refundable) return date was a week later than I intended, and after buying a new ticket online, I was informed that I would be able to collect it in 2 hours. I leave in an hour. I'll have to pay three times to come home. FML

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By dumbbus - 01/04/2015 23:24 - United Kingdom - Stockton-on-tees

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By sharkiewarkiemoosey - 11/10/2013 18:22 - Switzerland - Gossau

Today, I tried to catch a train to get to my new job. I was stopped and told that I needed a pre-purchased ticket to enter the platform. The only way to get the ticket, they said, was by buying one on the platform. I arrived by taxi nearly an hour late for my first day. FML

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By 3,500 down - 07/05/2016 08:00 - United States - Altus

Today, my train departed over 10 minutes early. It was the last train of the day. I missed my transatlantic flight and along with it the vacation and concert I'd spent over a year saving for. FML

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By lukey101 - 30/09/2021 01:00 - United Kingdom

Today, I took the train home to save a few dollars on an Uber fare. I fell asleep on the train, got a fine for travelling outside of my paid zone, and had to take an even longer Uber home than it would have been from where I started. FML

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By ColdFoot - 03/10/2009 06:38 - Australia

Today, my train was canceled so my ticket expired by the time another train arrived. I was fined $90 by ticket inspectors 'cause my claim that the early train didn't run was "unsubstantiated". Leaving the train I was pushed by the crowd, fell, lost a shoe and had to walk home with one bare foot. FML

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By sirensaresexy - 24/07/2012 13:54 - United States - Long Beach

Today, I got on a two hour train ride to go to a concert. I had been so caught up in handling the train tickets that halfway to the concert, I realized I had left the concert tickets on my dresser. FML

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By Jetlagged - 03/06/2017 22:00

Today, I'm stuck at the airport overnight, because my phone didn't update its time zone after flying in, so I watched my train leave, thinking mine wasn't due for another hour. FML

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By WrongTrainGuy - 27/05/2021 19:01 - United Kingdom

Today, I took the wrong train and didn’t realise it until it arrived in Aberdeen. Eight hours from where I was meant to go. FML

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By Anonymous - 31/03/2014 11:49 - Netherlands - Vlissingen

Today, I had to take the train from my hometown to my university for a very important meeting concerning my foreign exchange program. When I finally arrived, I noticed a Post-it on the door: "Meeting cancelled, sick". I basically made a 9-hour day-trip for a half-an-hour walk. FML

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FYLDeep 25

Monday 7 March 2011 12:23

I guess train journey's are a bad idea... Unless of course you're taking the midnight one going anywhere.

ambowew 7

Monday 7 March 2011 12:22

if you give the train attendant a little somethin' I'm sure you'll get on that train. They might even put you up front with the driver so you can 'blow the whistle'.

Comments

cul8r 4

Monday 7 March 2011 23:55

Ah, the wonders of privatization...

dansco 24

Tuesday 8 March 2011 2:56

YDI for not checking your tickets properly and also getting them online the 2nd time - get them at the station or on the train! Only one lot bought in error then...

wingdudez 0

Tuesday 8 March 2011 8:00

I'm sure you took the midnight train goin' anywhere, on and on and on.

mustangdude44 0

Wednesday 9 March 2011 22:14

worst fml ever. im sorry but Fml's are for people to post embarrassing stories or if something bad happened to them. not to tell people about Ur return date being a week later then u expected. compare your story with someone else's story and see the difference. im just saying

soniaisonfire 0

Thursday 10 March 2011 23:49

#32 - The point of their story was not that the return date was a week later... It was because they paid three times for a ticket. Spending three times the amount of money on something is BAD. You don't get it? I'm just saying.

mustangdude44 0

Friday 11 March 2011 1:34

yes i do now. but most people suck it up not put it on fml

fthku 13

Friday 11 March 2011 1:49

mustangdude44, that is actually exactly what people would put here, that's the purpose of FML.

HannahPaloozah 0

Saturday 13 August 2011 21:12

Have some1 mail it ?

foodlord 5

Saturday 5 November 2011 20:10

Who gives a shit ?

zeffra13 31

Saturday 26 December 2015 5:16

I don't get it. If you bought the ticket online, then you collect it either via email or have it shipped. Given timeframe, not shipped, and if by email you can print it later. Go to a library if you have to. If you bought it in person, the attendant should cancel the order since there was a misunderstanding. Also, wouldn't you be able to collect it right away? If you used a ticketing machine it should print right away too. Is there another way to order I don't know about?