Miscellaneous: Today, I took my best friend out to dinner for my birthday. She...

By unappreciated - 25/06/2009 02:38 - United States

Today, I took my best friend out to dinner for my birthday. She gave me a gift after I paid the tab saying, "my mom thought you would like this - it was expensive." It was a lovely set of origami paper, which was the exact set I brought her as a souvenir from Japan. She was right, it was expensive. FML

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By abc - 27/05/2009 10:15 - Pakistan

Today, I took my friends out to an expensive restaurant for my birthday treat. They had arranged for a surprise birthday cake for me which I cut, very happily, while they chanted birthday wishes. When the bill came, I discovered I was supposed to pay for my great 'surprise' cake. FML

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By Anonymous - 04/02/2022 18:01

Today, it's my birthday. My wife took me to my favorite restaurant for dinner. She made me pay for my birthday dinner, along with hers. She also got me a gift card to HER favorite store. FML

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By Anonymous - 15/01/2011 15:33 - United States

Today, I went to dinner with friends for my birthday. During the whole thing they insisted that we get whatever we wanted and celebrate, but when the check came, they all looked at me expectantly. I just bought my friends $150 of food for my birthday present. FML

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By Anonymous - 27/09/2009 05:16 - United States

Today, I thought it would be nice to take my girlfriend out to a nice restaurant for my birthday. She got a little headache after we ordered, so she went outside to get some air. I ate a $100 meal and had Happy Birthday sang to me by the restaurant staff. Alone. FML

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By Jess-zee - 10/05/2009 20:42 - Canada

Today, I took my mom out to a fancy restaurant, and spent close to $300 on her Mother's Day present. Later, my little brother drew her a card with crayons on pink construction paper. She cried. He's 20 years-old. FML

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By Rockyio - 30/09/2009 17:45 - Canada

Today, it's my birthday. My best friend called me at work and offered to take me out to lunch. When he went to pay for the meal, his card was declined so I told him not to worry and that I would pay for the birthday meal. He looked at me and said, "It's your birthday?" He was serious. FML

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By Noname - 16/02/2009 06:41 - United States

Today, I took a friend out for what I thought was date. After dinner was over and I paid, she pulled the bill out and wrote her name phone number on it for the waiter. FML

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By JJ_V3N0M - 03/01/2015 10:48 - United States - San Francisco

Today, it was my girlfriend's birthday, so I decided to take her to a fancy restaurant and give her an expensive $400 necklace that I had bought. Being traditional, I asked the waiter to arrange it nicely on the tray when he came with our dessert. Neither he nor the necklace ever showed up. 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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By Mazzam - 19/11/2008 11:33 - France

Today, it's my birthday. My girlfriend gave me the present she'd bought for me. I said, joking, "I hope it's not a tie!" It was a tie. FML

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Crunchy_fml 0

Thursday 25 June 2009 9:50

you should've been like, "this is so cool! I gave you this EXACT set before! ha ha ha what a coincidence!"

Gabe411036 0

Thursday 25 June 2009 9:46

Wow get her a broom for her birthday.

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Velorium 0

Thursday 25 June 2009 10:01

Read closer, it was an exchange between the OP and the friend's mother, not the OP and the friend.

iamme_fml 0

Thursday 25 June 2009 19:42

Fail. Read it again. Today, I took my BEST FRIEND out to dinner for my birthday. SHE gave me a gift after I paid the tab SAYING, "my mom thought you.,..." The OPs best friend said that her mother said she thought the OP would like it... The OP was talking to her best friend the whole time. It doesn't even say her best friend's mother was there...

itsgen 16

Thursday 25 June 2009 10:20

omg ur friend seems like a cheap skate come on she cant even pay the tab for UR BIRTHDAYY!?! and then she has the nerve to give you something old if shes broke she could of made you dinner or made a gift by hand besides those are the ones filled with sentimental value

robodoll 0

Thursday 25 June 2009 10:25

Wth?? That makes me so upset. You did not deserve it

hotissue 0

Thursday 25 June 2009 10:45

how did you respond? i'd be so upset your friend must've thought you have a short span memory or something.

americayay 0

Thursday 25 June 2009 11:14

On the bright side, oragami rocks and now you've gotten back that expensive gift you gave to a crappy friend.

mightyb 0

Monday 29 June 2009 17:12

Always gift something you would love to have yourself, if the recipient ever regifts you could be the lucky duck! I love origami and use pathetic scrapbook paper to fold, seems selfish to buy origami paper for myself when it is so expensive, would be one regift I wouldnt mind!

TheAmazing_fml 0

Thursday 25 June 2009 11:14

first of all, she a bitch friend for making u pay for dinner on YOUR birthday and shes a ******* **** for regifting. im so srry. fyl and get a new less assish friend.

jewelzgalore 0

Thursday 25 June 2009 11:16

**** regifters!

americayay 0

Thursday 25 June 2009 11:19

And who gives someone a gift and says "It was expensive"?

TheAmazing_fml 0

Thursday 25 June 2009 11:25

yea no kidding. lets just brag about how much money we have and tht we spent a lot on ur bday gift!... tht we didnt buy.

Avenging_Angel 0

Thursday 25 June 2009 11:53

I love how people automatically assume you're going to love their gift just cuz it's expensive... I mean, I know most gifts that are expensive ARE better, but still, you can give someone a cheap homemade gift from your heart that will possibly make the recipient feel even more loved and cherished than say, a widescreen TV.