Miscellaneous: Today, I went to the grocery store. My checker was very hot....

By flustered - 28/07/2009 22:55 - United States

Today, I went to the grocery store. My checker was very hot. When it came time for me to pay, I swiped my debit card and the machine kept rejecting it. Sure that I had money in my account, I did it again, before the cute checker informed me that I was swiping my driver's license, not my debit. FML

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By MissSmarts - 14/12/2009 01:27 - United States

Today, I went to the grocery store where this really cute guy works. I swiped my card but the machine wouldn't read it. I swiped it quickly some more before getting frustrated and saying, "Your stupid machine doesn't work!" He took the card and turned it around. His face said it all. FML

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By Goki - 06/06/2009 16:23 - Canada

Today, I was shopping at Shoppers Drug Mart with my mom. As we pulled up to the cashier, I noticed it was a really hot girl from my school. Trying to be cool, I told my mom that I'll be paying for the purchases. My debit card was denied. My mom had to pay. FML

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By Anonymous - 15/07/2024 08:00 - United States - Warren

Today, I had an extremely embarrassing moment when I tried to pay my restaurant bill. First, I tried swiping my card, only for it not to work. After the cashier suggested I insert my chip card, I tried putting it on the bottom, only for it not to be there. I finished by putting the card in the proper place upside-down. FML

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By I hate Walmart???? - 24/02/2014 09:36 - United States - Greensboro

Today, I went to the self-checkout line at Walmart. When I tried to pay, the cash wouldn't go in, so I stood there trying to cram money into the thing that's supposed to take your money. What I didn't realize was that there was a sign up top that said: "No Cash. Cards Only." FML

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Bullet = Dodged

By nikkei - 01/09/2018 22:00

Today, while paying for dinner, my card declined and my date immediately left. The waitress then ran my card again successfully. FML

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Supermarket sweep

By Anonymous - 20/09/2024 09:00 - United States - Las Vegas

Today, I was using self-checkout at the grocery store, and the machine flipped out and started randomly announcing, "Please wait for assistance." No one came to help, but the machine just kept loudly repeating it until everyone stared at me like I was trying to steal grapes. FML

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By asdfghjkl - 07/04/2018 19:00

Today, it took me four tries to find the right position to swipe my debit card. My mom screamed "Oh, for God's sake, why don't you ever get it right the FIRST time?" She then apologized to the cashier for having "such a stupid child". FML

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Nice try

By fyourlife - 21/10/2009 19:53 - United States

Today, while working as a cashier, I was flirting with this cute girl. When I asked her if she had her store card she said, "No", paused, then said "Can I give you my number?" I said, "Sure, that would be awesome, do you want mine?" She said no. I didn't know I could just enter the card number. FML

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By bakedplum - 01/11/2011 17:52 - United States

Today, I went grocery shopping. Being a bartender, I had a huge wad of dollar bills from cash tips. As I was counting them at the register, I looked at the cashier and joked, "You probably think I'm a stripper or something." He looked me up and down and said, "Uh... hell no." FML

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By Anonymous - 28/12/2014 00:22 - United Kingdom - London

Today, I was waiting in line while a lady paid for her shopping, when her credit card got declined. She started ranting and insulting everyone and kept insisting: "I'm not poor!" By the time the lady had finally stormed off, I had spittle on my face, and the cashier was almost in tears. FML

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Obwaban 0

Wednesday 29 July 2009 9:13

haha, woooooooow. someone is easily distracted

1aidan1 0

Wednesday 29 July 2009 9:23

Wow that's embarrising

Comments

Tuko_fml 0

Wednesday 29 July 2009 12:34

Eh, that's okay in my book. You could have given it a try and just told her why you were so discracted, while you were at it. I mean, at this point you had nothing to lose right ? :p

nirvan5a 1

Wednesday 29 July 2009 13:27

haha, man. do it somewhere else. ur in damn store, everyone look at u.

tipple 0

Wednesday 29 July 2009 13:32

So, did you get a date? :o)

idrivefast 0

Wednesday 29 July 2009 13:34

I would at least inform you that you were using your licence as a debit. But sometimes it makes the day go by better :)

moose91894 0

Wednesday 29 July 2009 13:38

BigSky 5

Wednesday 29 July 2009 15:06

You must have had a blonde moment.

stage5sin 0

Wednesday 29 July 2009 16:30

Ydi but that's sort of cute and silly more than anything else.

waterynuggets 0

Wednesday 29 July 2009 16:36

Jizzed in yer pants, eh? MLIA

kc2_fml 0

Wednesday 29 July 2009 16:53

why in all register FML are the cashiers "hot" or "cute" I hardly ever see a cute cashier in any store I go

SaphireScorpion 0

Wednesday 29 July 2009 17:37

A driver's license does have a magnetic strip. At least they do in Ontario. A lot of clubs here have swipe machines so if someone has scratched their license to change their birth year they can swipe it and find out how old they really are!