Money: Today, I lost hundreds of dollars in gift cards. Robbed? No....

By BrokeAndSad - 30/03/2015 01:09 - United States - Columbus

Today, I lost hundreds of dollars in gift cards. Robbed? No. Mugged? Don't think so. My roommate threw them away after he got water on them, thinking that it rendered them unusable. FML

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By pooraf - 04/08/2016 14:42 - United States - Urbana

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By DeannaMarie - 26/12/2009 20:48 - United States

Today, I found out the gift card my friend gave me for Christmas actually has no money on it and was never purchased in the first place. FML

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By Anonymous - 09/12/2015 02:02 - United States - San Francisco

Today, as I turned to face the cashier at the supermarket, I managed to knock over an entire display of gift cards with my backpack. FML

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By fmfl - 17/11/2009 21:19 - United States

Today, I found a gift card under my bed that I lost a few months ago for $400 to a store that went out of business last week. FML

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By Tanner - 16/07/2011 06:23 - United States

Today, I got mugged. I also got an extra kick in the face for not having money in my wallet. FML

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By Anonymous - 19/03/2009 20:47 - Canada

Today, at 4:00 a.m., I woke up and realized that I had thrown an expensive gift certificate for a friend in the garbage. Since it was garbage day, I ran out in the rain in my pajamas and rifled through all three bags of garbage. Twice. I found the gift certificate. It was in my pocket. FML

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By life_suxxx - 06/12/2009 07:43 - United States

Today, I went to the store to buy some groceries. Several hours later I realize that I can't find my wallet. After looking all over my house and then the store parking lot, I had my credit cards cancelled. On the drive home, I feel something under me. It was my wallet. FML

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By KayDayParade - 28/08/2011 00:38 - United States

Today, while paying for groceries, I opened my wallet to find that all my cash had been exchanged for Monopoly money. FML

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By Starving Ultimatum - 02/09/2011 01:55 - United States

Today, I was robbed while recovering from a robbery. FML

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Misshhh 23

Monday 30 March 2015 10:54

Your roommate is a dumbass.

micassures_fml 19

Monday 30 March 2015 10:54

Try and search the trash if it's not too late!

Comments

Charles900 16

Monday 30 March 2015 11:21

Wow, OP, that's got to hurt. Any chance you can find them?

ballbags 14

Monday 30 March 2015 11:26

I would drag their Ass outside and throw them into the damn dumpster. If they could be that dumb then they can get that dirty

Keiajacole 16

Monday 30 March 2015 11:26

Dig in the trash you dumb ass.

abNormal62 23

Monday 30 March 2015 11:42

Spill something on his bank card and his credit card and throw them away....,

ballbags 14

Monday 30 March 2015 12:23

Hey a magnet to the back works better.

Bibliovore 26

Monday 30 March 2015 11:46

The roommate tossed the cards. (Or perhaps used them; see #11.) Even if the roommate's ill-conceived notion that wetness rendered cards useless had been right, the roommate would've still been the one responsible for their loss. Any which way, the roommate should presumably, responsible for recompense. Did the roommate go dumpster diving to get the cards back, OP, or has a payment plan been arranged?

RAH94 17

Monday 30 March 2015 11:59

What an idiot...

truckers_wife 23

Monday 30 March 2015 12:30

is there a way you can call the gift card company/ies and have them cancel the cards and send you new ones with the remaining balance? I think you'd need like the receipt or something, but I'm pretty sure it's a possibility.

escapingreality 19

Monday 30 March 2015 13:00

gift cards aren't the same as debit cards...the only way that would be possible is if OP had scratched off the back of the card to reveal the card numbers and wrote them down, and had registered the gift cards with the companies that issued said cards...or if they were prepaid visa/MasterCard gift cards, and even then OP would still have to had done the same

Dick_diamond 22

Monday 30 March 2015 12:46

You can't fix stupid

False_Stupidity 41

Monday 30 March 2015 13:05

Suuure you can, you just need a shovel... and an alibi...

Enslaved 36

Monday 30 March 2015 13:03

My in laws once sent me a $100. Walmart gift card through the mail this Christmas. When I told them it was lost. They were able to cancel it and reissue a new one because they had all the information that it was purchased with their credit card. Hopefully whoever gave you the gift cards would be able to do the same if you explain what happened. It was an easy fix for them.