Awkward and Work: Today, I was selling personalised stockings at work. When handing...

By Anonymous - 24/10/2010 13:06 - United Kingdom

Today, I was selling personalised stockings at work. When handing a customer's order over to her, which had no name on, I joked, "Oooh this is a bit mysterious". She replied, "Actually, it's in memory of the baby I miscarried earlier this year." FML

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By derbyboy - 19/10/2011 05:38 - United Kingdom

Today, at work, I misheard a customer telling me a story. To be polite, I did a slight laugh and nodded my head. She actually told me her mum had died. FML

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By jjjjjjmmmmm92 - 20/07/2010 23:08 - United States

Today, I was at work, when a co-worker began to shake a near empty box. Without thinking, I shouted "What if there was a baby in there? You just killed it!" I then remembered she recently suffered a miscarriage. FML

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By Anonymous - 06/07/2011 23:38 - United States

Today, my family attended the funeral of an old family friend's baby, who died in childbirth. Afterwards, my husband went around snickering and quietly telling dead baby jokes to the other attendees. FML

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By Anonymous - 17/06/2009 12:27 - France

Today, I gave a beautiful book of baby names to a friend of mine who's been trying to get pregnant for a while. She just burst into tears when she saw it. Just before meeting me, she'd found out she was sterile. FML

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By Anonymous - 09/07/2015 14:38 - United Kingdom - Birmingham

Today, a week after my miscarriage, my little sister thought it appropriate to wrap her belt around her neck and scream, "Hey look, it's your baby!" FML

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By fistpumpin4life - 10/10/2010 00:51 - France

Today, at work, I asked a lady how she was doing. When she replied, I didn't understand her, and instead of asking her what she'd said, I just replied with, "Oh, that's good." What she'd said that I didn't understand was that her husband had just died. FML

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By Anonymous - 19/05/2022 02:00

Today, on the first occasion I've seen my boss since her brief leave, I brought up how I got to hear all our customers' heartwarming plans for their moms on Mother's Day. Her mother just died. That's why she was on leave. 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 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 Demotivation - 23/08/2013 14:12 - Germany

Today, I learned that when a heavily-pregnant friend asks about my progress with the baby socks I promised to knit, it's rather unwise to tell her, "Not to worry, we're set even if it comes out with a few feet too many." She's still crying. FML

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haha89 0

Sunday 24 October 2010 19:13

You didn't know. Although that would've hurt to talk about a lost baby.

DocBastard 38

Sunday 24 October 2010 19:19

That's a bit bizarre for a parent to do. Why leave the kid's name off if it's supposed to be in memory? What am I missing here?

Comments

xpainx 1

Sunday 24 October 2010 22:40

#91, I know that, and you still want to sympathetic with the CASHIER? **** you.

jackolack 0

Sunday 24 October 2010 22:46

should have stayed in school.

crystalbeee 0

Sunday 24 October 2010 22:56

number 30 ur crazy. personalised stockings is those giants socks u hang above the fireplace during Xmas. which u put little gifts in. search. google it.

waldoo37 8

Sunday 24 October 2010 22:58

haha she had a miscarriage. she's a bad mother. xD

Selena_is_back 7

Sunday 24 October 2010 23:26

I really don't find that funny... you should be ashamed. }:|

Fishfanatic 7

Sunday 24 October 2010 23:01

Yes we are sympathetic to the OP/cashier with regards to the fact that some peple are putting YDI for what the op said to the customer and the resulting reaction . The OP was making friendly chat with the customer , which is much preferable to a rictus grinned automaton of a ******* robot serving you when you buy something. The OP couldn't possibly have known the reason for the un-named stocking which is why they commented to the customer that it was a bit of a mystery. It a perfectly normal thing to wonder if all the other ones being sold have names on them. Use your ******* brain. Obviously it's a pity the customer lost a child, but the OP had no way of knowing this. So therefore the OP was completely correct to feel bad about it ( notice they DID feel bad about it? ) and posted it as an FML because they felt awful after the customer explained what the stocking was for.

ohsuzykuew 0

Monday 25 October 2010 8:52

congrats fishy. u look great for losing 60 lbs.

Omorfessa 0

Wednesday 27 October 2010 14:11

Fianally someone with a brain.

Sammara 0

Sunday 24 October 2010 23:37

Don't worry about it, OP. I'm sure the woman wasn't thinking "The cashier KNEW I had lost my baby, and was rubbing it in!" In customer service, we're expected to make conversation with the customers. This can sometimes lead to uncomfortable situations like this. There was no reason for you to think that she was getting a blank personalized stocking for such a sad reason.

MyFirstKiss 0

Sunday 24 October 2010 23:41

that sux big time

machiko_fml 0

Sunday 24 October 2010 23:49

Coming from the guy with a picture of a robot, and who can't spell ******* right. What makes you think she was flirting? Ever heard of a compliment? Oh wait, you've probably never gotten one before.