By kraziikayce - 26/12/2009 01:20 - United States

Today, my uncle got me a debit card and put $1000 on it for my Christmas present. However, he forgot to activate the card. The receipt with the 14-digit activation code is in the garbage in Colorado. FML
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Reyo 2

Forgive me for saying this OP, but the man's an idiot.

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fluropanda 0

maybe kenny will find it if he's digging through trash to find poptarts for dinner

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GeorgeBoosh 0

Why moan? Just fix it. Think the bank doesn't have procedures in place for what has to be a common incident?

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erika_lynnex 1

i think ur uncle is trying to tell you something..

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dubey 0

wow a thousand dollars us a lot if money to lose.

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jacobs_double 0

Boost has got it right. if anyone has ever used one of these, they know these gift card debit cards have a website on the back for activation. unless it's an actual checking account that the uncle opened for OP, which I doubt because that's a lot of work for a birthday present

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emmaemmaemma_fml 0

Maybe he can find the code when he gets back, or tell somebody who is still at his house? :o

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Reyo 2

Forgive me for saying this OP, but the man's an idiot.

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IsntThisAwkward 0

it's thought that counts. I believe that works here

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JassyJas 2

How do you know he actually put $1000 in there? what if he just forgot to get you a present and got a card and made up that story? like that song: ai ya yai its christmas and i dont know what to do! i dont have a gift for YOU!

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I_am_stupid_also 6

Yeah, that's annoying, but the bank can probably tell the card has been purchased but not activated.

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rastilin 0

So? How does that help? If the bank were willing to just activate a card by placing money on it, then there'd be no point in having an activation code.

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marc_with_a_c 3

activation codes are there just to get them more money from the people who are stupid enough to forget to activate it.. seriously why else would there be one otherwise

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GeorgeBoosh 0

Yep, the bank staff take free vacations all the time on money obtained this way. Best profit spinner ever. And I should know.

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louie111887 0

just call the company I'm sure they can help somehow

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spitfire35 3

FYL because you got a 1000 bucks. Just call the bank.

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dudeitsdanny 9

Unless he gave them to you, because you were in need.. I wouldn't call this an FML. You'll eventually get them, and this will have been a simple inconvenience. YLIA

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