Money: Today, I received a $20 gift card to Tim Horton's as a prize,...

By Anonymous - 14/05/2014 19:23 - Canada - Sudbury

Today, I received a $20 gift card to Tim Horton's as a prize, and decided to use it. At the register, I was told that I'd essentially won an empty gift card. FML

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By justin_99 - 03/11/2009 01:15 - Canada

Today, I was working at Tim Hortons. A lady was in line, and she couldnt make up her mind. 20 minutes later she finally decided to get something, and she reached in her pocket. I was hoping it was a tip, but she gave me a coupon for a haircut. FML

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By coffee girl - 22/07/2011 20:31 - Canada

Today, the gift my mother had mailed me for my birthday finally arrived. It was a gift card for Starbucks. A gift card that had already been redeemed. 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 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 unlucky - 16/12/2010 04:08 - United States

Today, I went with my sister to her company Christmas party. They had a gift raffle, my number was called and I won $25 for a local restaurant. A few moments later, the manager came over and said, "You don't work here? You can't have that" and took it from me. FML

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By The Lone Ranger - 05/10/2010 07:43 - United States

Today, I was given a $25 gift certificate for being Employee Of The Week. The gift certificate was 6 months past its expiration date. FML

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By Cheapo - 27/12/2017 19:00

Today, I gave my friend a $5 VR set that I purchased from the dollar store for Christmas. I received a $60 gift card. Later, I realized I left the receipt in the package. FML

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By barista - 05/12/2010 17:36 - United States

Today, a customer tried to pay for a $1.55 cup of coffee with a gift card, but he came up a dollar short. He let another customer through while he fumbled in his pocket for money. I later noticed a dollar had disappeared from my tip jar. FML

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By blah - 15/02/2009 23:57 - Canada

Today, my boyfriend gave me a card for my birthday and told me to open it 10 minutes after he'd gone; I waited for 5. In the card was written, "It's not working out, but here's $20." FML

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By brokeaf - 11/07/2011 19:09 - United States

Today, I received a $50 iTunes card for my birthday. I immediately sat down at my computer and starting buying all my newest favorites. Then I realized I never redeemed my card so the $50 was all charged to my account. FML

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KenB99 15

Wednesday 14 May 2014 23:35

well, free nothing is better than expensive nothing

crimsin_ 21

Wednesday 14 May 2014 23:37

Was the prize from an official event or just from something like a friends party? Depends on where you got it, you should request a new one. You shouldn't be cheated out of something you won.

Comments

Nickb55 16

Wednesday 14 May 2014 23:40

Depending on how you won it, I am pretty sure it's illegal to give a faulty prize. It should be redeemable.

darwinism 30

Wednesday 14 May 2014 23:41

Here is some free advice - you can't make a hungry bear dance!. It is as useless as your gift card, but hey, such is life.

viva_la_blondes 15

Thursday 15 May 2014 6:24

Next time, just like... Don't. K?

gracehi 31

Wednesday 14 May 2014 23:42

That exact same thing happened to me, but with an Auntie Anne's gift card! I went to that Halloween costume contest dressed up like my male alter ego from an alternate universe for nothing!

KissMyAnthia200 12

Thursday 15 May 2014 4:47

WTF?!?!

gracehi 31

Thursday 15 May 2014 5:14

If there are alternate universes, then there must be one in which I am male. For a Halloween contest, I dressed as Greg, the male me from that alternate universe. Really, my comment was very straight forward. I don't see how you could possibly not understand it.

Axipiter 24

Thursday 15 May 2014 5:25

I hope you didn't go as Old Gregg... The very though of that gives me nightmares...

thisiscool19 14

Wednesday 14 May 2014 23:44

Hope it wasn't difficult to earn

lulinator 40

Wednesday 14 May 2014 23:46

I laughed really hard at this, because I'm always concerned that it will happen to me. Hopefully you were still able to buy your $2 double double!!

Kira1965 23

Wednesday 14 May 2014 23:56

It just may not have been activated properly. I am sure whoever you won it from will get you a new one. Keep us posted,OP!

BreathingClover 19

Thursday 15 May 2014 0:00

WOW

Enslaved 36

Thursday 15 May 2014 0:11

I've had problems with empty gift cards too. Now I ask them to first check the balance before I place my orders.

frenchie_crazed 10

Thursday 15 May 2014 0:14

I honestly don't trust timmies gift cards lol. Whenever I use one, I make sure I have enough cash to pay in case they're empty. I hope u had enough change to get ur double double at least.