Miscellaneous: Today, it's my birthday. The present I received from my best...

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 thrifty gone wrong - 28/01/2013 17:24 - United States - El Cajon

Today, I received a birthday present from a friend. It was the very same gift I gave to her for Christmas. FML

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Old dog, new tricks

By Anonymous - 25/07/2024 00:00 - United States - Bakersfield

Today, for my mom's birthday, I couldn't figure out what to get her, so I just took some of her jewelry, wrapped it up, and re-gifted it. She recognized it instantly. FML

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By sadSarah - 01/05/2014 09:59 - United States - New York

Today, as I was waiting in line to give my mom her birthday present, my dad gave her the exact same gift I'd also bought for her. 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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By Chrissy - 08/02/2010 20:24 - United States

Today, I found out that the necklace my boyfriend gave me for my birthday was actually a gift he'd given to his ex-girlfriend. FML

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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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Unforgettable

By Anonymous - 21/08/2020 11:05 - Australia

Today, it's my birthday, I once again had to remind my best friend of this fact, like I have every year for the past 20 years. FML

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Pass the parcel

By Anonymous - 30/06/2021 10:59

Today, I went to my son's friend's birthday party and felt really proud of giving a great gift. It just so happened that I regifted the same gift that his friend's mother gave to my son the month before, because I forgot to check the name on the bag. It looked like she was about to faint. FML

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Who? Where?

By happybirthday - 06/03/2010 19:42 - United States

Today, my husband bought me a beautiful pair of earrings for my birthday, to match the necklace he'd spent months searching for online the previous year. What necklace? He gave me a watch he found at Walmart last year. I wonder who the lucky girl with the necklace is. FML

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Clout chasing

By Samantha - 31/05/2009 12:44 - Singapore

Today, I turned 22. Instead of cutting my own cake, I stood by and smiled at a friend's belated birthday party. Her birthday was actually two months ago, but she decided to have her party on my birthday. No one remembered mine but everyone got her beautiful gifts. FML

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Carebear423 0

Monday 11 July 2011 16:14

it's the gift that just keeps giving!

bribearr 6

Monday 11 July 2011 16:20

give it back next year...in the same paper.

Comments

SilentTreatment 7

Monday 11 July 2011 18:14

Sounds like you just got a packaged deal there! No take backs!!.... Oh wait......... Too late.

d3zno0tz 0

Monday 11 July 2011 18:35

call her out on it and then get a new BF.

CateXOX 0

Monday 11 July 2011 18:43

Just because they re-gifted? Yeah that makes them a bad friend, but it's not so terrible that OP should abandon the friendship completely.

pink_raindrops 26

Sunday 17 July 2011 0:58

I'm guessing the friend didn't remember who gave it to them for their birthday and thought the OP would like it since they clearly never even wore it. It does suck what happened, but I think ending the friendship could be harsh. I had a friend in school who could never afford to get me bday gifts, but would try to get me to take something of theirs they thought I would like because they felt bad about it. I just explained that I didn't need anything but that It was very considerate.

ergo_fml 13

Monday 11 July 2011 18:44

Maybe she bought you the same one so you could match BFF style? lol

kev88_fml 0

Monday 11 July 2011 18:54

1 word WOW.

mynameisjorden 0

Monday 11 July 2011 18:55

At least you got a present! I don't see the problem

sourgirl101 28

Monday 11 July 2011 18:57

My friends and I never exchange gifts. We only go out for drinks or dinner. It seems like the better idea than not being sure if you're buying something they may or may not like. (: