The holidays are a time full of activity, from gifts, to cooking and decoration. Even the simple task of bringing in a tree can be full of accidents and pitfalls, so it shouldn’t be surprising that some folks just end up getting pretty unlucky just in time for Christmas.
We’ve gathered some of the funniest Christmas fails from around the internet to, perhaps, bring you some joy this holiday season. So get comfortable as you scroll through, count your blessings that this isn’t you, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your thoughts in the comments below.
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I Got Fired So This Is My Christmas Alone
I live in Atlanta, Georgia and I got fired on December 20th. My only chance to pay rent this month was to drive 700 miles and start a new contracting job the week of Christmas.
I don’t have any family or many friends anyways but I was looking forward to spending time with the few souls I do have in my life. I miss them but I am stuck eating ravioli on a concrete floor, in a warehouse, for Christmas.
Everyone has Christmases that didn't work out like they would have wanted. But sometimes, it leads to something even better later on down the road. Christmas is just one day and you will have a lifetime of Christmases. Here's hoping the next one is filled with friendship and joy!
Had a fire at my 16 story apartment building last week. Fried the electrical in the building so no power, a/c, plumbing, or elevators. All 250+ seniors were displaced since it was unlivable. My partner and I are spending Christmas in a motel with no oven for Christmas. Tonight we had grilled cheese and potato chips. Not quite the feast we had planned, and we may be here for a couple more weeks, but we are safe and our bellies are full and, most importantly, the cat has a whole bed to herself. 😽
The beginning of the article literally says “some of the funniest fails” … ummm nobody would laugh at this
Sometimes bad situations are great opportunities in disguise. You may have needed a new start. Hang in there brotha.
Sorry you're going through this. I'm also in the Atlanta area and if I wasn't currently in the hospital I would share Christmas with you. If you can dail 988 it's a new service and they'll get you off that concrete floor. People do care. Merry Christmas
Maybe we could ask OP things were better this year?
Load More Replies...You're having dinner with Chef Boyardee. Next holiday, if you're still in Atlanta, check out any nearby churches and community centers. They'll be others there and they usually serve hot meals, maybe even volunteer. That'll warm your soul to help others lend a helping hand to those less fortunate
Got My Nieces (3) This Tent For Christmas. One Ran Away And One Started To Cry. My SIL Was Like “We Have One Of Those, It’s The Time Out Tent”
Idiots who don't want to deal with the problems
Load More Replies...It's funny.that just typing "said" is much shorter, and yet we have grammar fails that are actually more inconvenient to use.
Load More Replies...How I Received My Xmas Gift From Amazon
The cover was bent and the record was chipped.
At least Amazon replaced it the next day, in the proper record mailer, inside an another box with packing bubbles. It’s like there’s no middle ground with them.
Always ALWAYS check the box that says "No, do not ship in manufacturer's packaging" or choose the option that says it is a gift. That is by far no guarantee, as you are still relying on the common sense of the average young person at the fulfillment center being paid peanuts to use packing paper appropriately.. This advice from a person that deals with/repacks all the damaged items, many of which are in manufacturer's minimal packaging, that are identified just before they go on the truck to get to your home.
They'll ship you a brick wrapped in bubble wrap, surrounded by styro peanuts in an iron box coated in steel. But a hyper fragile glass figurine? In a tyvek envelope that looks like it got run over by a truck!
Only one of the reasons I refuse to order from Amazon. If no other company has the product, I do without.
Wow Amazon in Australia is really great with service and deliveries.
American actor, comedian, and filmmaker Mel Brooks once said that “Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die,” in reference to the very real fact that, ultimately, it’s all about perspective. After all, the fails here range from mild annoyances to holiday ruining.
However, it can be a good lesson on perspective, after all, you can thank your own lucky stars that these things didn’t happen to you. It’s easy to forget that everything going “right” isn’t the default, so it can be nice to take a moment and appreciate what you have. Christmas is, in many ways, a great time of year for that.
Someone No Longer Fits Into Their Christmas Sweater And Can’t Get It Off
It can be safely removed with bandage scissors AKA nurse scissors. Scissors-6...bcc1a8.jpg
It's not made of iron. It can be safely removed by picking it up from the back end.
Load More Replies...That poor cat wouldn't be able to walk like that, their back legs get kind of paralysed when something tight is around their belly, shame on you!!! You don't deserve a pet you idiot!
Don't know why you were down voted for that, it's true. Plus I hate when animals are dressed up.
Load More Replies...Helped Clean A Camp Site For Christmas. Dropped A Rock Slab On My Toe
Over The Holidays My Sister Tried To Make A Peppermint Candy Platter On A Perforated Pizza Pan
Big fail. You remind her every Christmas for the rest of your life, okay?
Well, stupid is as stupid does. You just can't fix stupid, and you just can't give someone common sense.
Hopefully, any particularly major fail ends up feeling like funny memories in the future, a great moment to go “do you remember when…” next Christmas. Who doesn’t like a sympathetic story for the holidays? It can be terrible at the moment, but ultimately cherished memories are often born of bad luck.
It’s Christmas Eve And I Caught Scarlet Fever
Interesting tidbit: Scarlet Fever is caused by the same bacteria that causes strep throat.
Streptococcus is a very nasty bacterium. I had group B strep in pregnancy and they were worried I could infect the baby during delivery
Load More Replies...My son had scarlet fever on Christmas Day when he was 15 months. It was touch and go for awhile but he survived. I hope you feel better soon!
I thought scarlet fever had disappeared. I haven't heard of a case in years.
If you are not vaccinated against such diseases, you have to live with them. everyone is responsible for their own vaccinations. if you are not sure, you should get tested. in germany, scarlet fever must be reported to the health department and the person affected and their family must go into quarantine. Scarlet fever can kill babies.
As a nurse, I'm jumping in to tell you there is no vaccine to prevent strep throat, which is a contagious bacterial infection, not a virus. In the future, try virtue signaling when you actually know what you're talking about.
Load More Replies...If you haven't already you must go to the doctor and have this fully diagnosed. If it is scarlet fever it is extremely dangerous and if not treated properly can damage your heart permanently as well as other terrible side effects. It is also extremely contagious by touch or by the air so protect others.
Just recently had a hospital stay with my 6 year old. With both strep and Scarlett fever. Luckily she’s ok now.
Just Noticed I Have Been Given The Wrong Tablets By The Pharmacist And Taking Them For A Month. Was Prescribed Blood Pressure Tablets (Enalapril). Received Anti Depressants (Escitalopram). Explains Weird Side Effects From Before Xmas
Woo. That needs reporting to whatever body regulates pharmacists, or something. Mistakes like that are in the "must never happen" category.
And you can sue the daylights out of that pharmacy.
Load More Replies...Prepare for another weird side effects after going off the medication.
Check your prescriptions, people! Mistakes happen. If you are starting a new prescription read the information that comes with it, note what the d**g is for and pay special attention to possible side effects. If you have questions call the pharmacist and ask. Mistakes can kill you! If you are getting a refill look at the bottle and make sure it is the same thing you have been taking. If the pills are different call the pharmacy and confirm the change (most actually put a label on that says they've been changed) as pill sizes, colors, and shapes are regulated and a change is a big red flag. If you can't do all this yourself make sure you have someone you trust who will help you manage your medications because if you can't do this you are not able to live without assistance. Mistakes can kill you and no one has as much reason to prevent that as you do. Check before you take!!
A family friend lost his wife like this. She was given the wrong prescription and she ended up in a vegetative state for years because of it. He obviously sued the pharmacy (and got a huge settlement) but unfortunately that wasn't going to bring her back
Load More Replies...Whenever I get my antidepressants, the pharmacist always ask if I've used them before. I'm surprised it didn't get picked up straight away.
I’ve never been asked that before. I guess it depends on where you live and what the pharmacist’s legal policy is.
Load More Replies...Report them. You must. Your safety and the safety of others depends upon reporting things like this.
The pharmacist who checked that was clearly not paying any attention. The only thing those drüg names have in common is starting with E. That’s a level of negligence that calls for a license suspension.
Well, This Isn't A Good Thing To Come Home To After Christmas Holiday
Luckily, our Dad came home earlier than us and this happened when he was at the house so he went and cut the power, unplugged stuff, etc.
It's a very good thing to come home to since there actually was a home and it didn't burn down
Yes got to look on the bright side it could have been a lot worse.
Load More Replies...Just read an article in the New York Times reiterating the theme of "97 things you should not plug into a power strip." They weren't writing about you, were they?
What a delightful after-Christmas fail! Apparently power strips are 50% off! 🤣
Got Norovirus On Christmas Eve. This Is How I'm Spending The Night
I am so, so sorry. I spent Easter with Norovirus. While I was on a camping trip. In a campground with no running water--just portable toilets. I think I threw up a piece of birthday cake I ate when I was in the second grade. Good luck to you.
i don't mean to sound rude but this image made me laugh =) ty for that
Load More Replies...Had food poisoning last year. Was deathly afraid of having to fly, and then the hour 15 drive to the parents house, if you get my meaning
☹️🤯😳 Hope you’re well now and have a fabulous Christmas Season and New Year’s Eve. God bless you.
My 16 Year Old Sister Spent Two Hours Cooking Christmas Dinner And My Mom Won't Eat Because Shes Mad That She Didn't Like Her Present
OP was asked on Reddit what the gift was. Answer: "A pink purse. My sister doesn't use purses and she also hates the colour pink."
Mom set herself up for this failure. I have less than no sympathy for her, and am delighted she went hungry, even as I feel that everyone should be gracious about gifts they receive. In this case, it feels as if mom did this on purpose besides! 🤬
Load More Replies...That is her problem. Party on!! Don't let her ruin your day, that is what she wants!!
She's not only in a bad mood for a small reason but is also ruining xmas for everyone else. If you don't like it, you don't like it.
The sister is the one who didn't like the gift. I'm assuming the mom is mad because she's the one who picked it out. It's still incredibly childish. No one is obligated to like what you get them.
Load More Replies...Got Fired Right Before Christmas, Got This Monster Immediately After And Will Probably Have It For New Years
Someone pray for me or send me good wishes, when it rains it pours.
It's a stye. Apply a towel soaked in warm water. If it's not gone in a couple of days see a doctor.
Not to alarm the OP, but when my Ophthalmologist treated a style, the eyelid was turned inside- out and lanced. He numbed the area but it still hurt. It was worth the pain to get rid of the style.
Load More Replies...Washcloth w very very warm not scalding water that's got just a tiny touch of salt in it apply it for 10-15 at a time re dip the washcloth as it cools.
Make a cup of British tea without milk. Soap some cotton wool on the tea then place the wet cotton wool on your eye whilst your lying down. The toxins in the tea clear a style really quickly. Do this as often as possible & Yiu should be good by new years eve ! 🙂
Rub a gold ring or gold anything on it, it shouldn't work for any conceivable medical reason....but it freaking does. Stye is often caused by extreme stress BTW.
Can totally confirm this works. Can also totally confirm I have zero idea how it works. It just does.
Load More Replies...You've got a good looking stye there. It's caused by a clogged duct to a gland in you lid. Much like a pimple. Hot packs with a wet washcloth and gently massage the bottom lid to help disperse the contents of the head. Should go away pretty quickly.
There Was An Attempt To Buy A Christmas Blanket From Temu
At this point, if you're still dumb enough to order from Temu, you deserve whatever you get. I'll bet there was at least one local business, struggling to stay afloat, who could have made you a beautiful blanket. Instead, you ignored your friends and neighbours and spent your money on some sketchy Instagram retailer. Good job, a*****e.
They wanted to " buy a christmas blanket". This is not a christmas blanket. Hence, attempt.
Load More Replies...I'd keep it because it's funny to me, although it also looks stained along the right side of the center panel...
Christmas Is Starting Off With A Bang
Is there a cat somewhere in that picture, by any chance?
So, someone else caught that. I've found that the secret to keeping the tree upright is putting the damned thing in the stand prior to decorating it. 😂😂
Load More Replies...Did s/he forget the stand, it's the round green thing in foreground of pcture.
BF Stood Me Up
Ended up at a holiday themed pop up bar, alone. Ended up paying $8 for a $2 beer. Stared at my feet the floor and the walls for what felt like an eternity watching other couples and families interact and engage in the festivities. I want to crawl into a deep hole and disappear. I’m so embarrassed.
Unless the bf had some really good reason like injured family member or similar crisis, he must be an ex-bf.
Load More Replies...Send him a pic of you kissing someone else at the bar. - problem solved.
Don't be embarrassed! His poor behavior is not your fault at all. Dump him and find a better BF!
Christmas Just Got Cancelled
Missed the Cov, thought it was perg-test and lived is some red state in US..
I'm dyslexic so I have to ask you this in order to make sense of your post. No rudeness intended. Do you mean a preg test ? No it's a covid one. I did it myself during lockdown
Load More Replies...Sigh. You're a good person to be thinking about keeping it to yourself and not sharing with friends and family. Sucks.....
At least the person isn't going anywhere if the text is interpreted right. Sadly I know people who went to a wedding a few days ago with toddler COVID positive and had family over when then mom got it too.... I hate this so much. COVID is still not a joke. It can feel like a slight cough but also can crush your immune system without your notice, can damage your lungs, brain and more. Your never know. First time could be slight infection, third time hard...I don't want to put this on others. And don't want it to be worse than the last time I still after months have a headache every day (thankfully a nose spray for hay fever or so now helps but I feel it, when I forget to take the spray... No idea how long I need to take it)
No one takes it seriously anymore. I’m in a suburb of Chicago and people near me laugh about having it.
Load More Replies...My brother is alone this christmas because of covid. He got it quite bad.
Happened to me last christmas, only, in my case, I was immunocompromised from chemotherapy and had to spend Christmas in the hospital, coughing my lungs out, on Remdesivir. I got better though and this year I got discharged from hospital on Christmas eve, so I am spending it with my wife, even though I'm not cancer free just yet.
I had this two years in a row at Christmas. I was worried this would be year 3 but thankfully not!
I got away with no COVID for 3 and a half years. Then went back to the UK. The day I was supposed to go back to Beijing, I tested positive. That was s**t as China was strict then... Now they'll let you on the plane regardless. The airport staff at Heathrow said they could let me on the plane, but there was a non-zero chance I could be (very expensively) knocked back at Beijing capital airport... Decided not to risk it for a biscuit, as luckily I got my ticket on a Chinese app, so I was able to get a 50% refund on the day!
Toddler Threw His Christmas Present At My Christmas Present
If only! This morning (Xmas) I had a book thrown at me because "I already have this one". Not my kid (because he knows he'd be grounded for years if he pulled that), but related to me. I have some family members who are too lazy to actually parent their own crotch fruit.
Load More Replies...This is why I could never have kids, how do you tolerate living with someone who will destroy everything you own with no actual repercussions?
You come to realise that most possessions are fixable or replaceable. My baby puked all over a very nice cardigan. I've got skilled at stain removal since his arrival!
Load More Replies...and people think I'm a freak because I don't want one (the kid, not the TV)
This is why you always keep the hospital receipt from the birth
The toddler would learn a lesson when you take the Christmas present away
Had Such Bad Diarrhea The Past Few Days That My Christmas Plans Got Canceled And I Ended Up Needing An IV Drip
I had to have an IV drip for the same reason once, and there were no IV stands so my boyfriend just sort of held it up for several hours, including when I (frequently) had to go to the bathroom. We'd only been together a short while at the time. Amazingly he stayed around anyway!
Really? Lactated ringers is just salt water with a lot of B and D vitamins.
Load More Replies...Well, that condition kills a lot of people around the world. It's the reason that the World Health Organization invented their Oral Rehydration Formula.
There is some nasty global viral bug going around with these symptoms .. rehydrate and drink electrolytes.
Brand New $300 Microwave From Amazon Came Full Of Crusty Old Food
Christmas gift from my parents got delivered today. Wasn’t supposed to be used or refurbished. Smells AWFUL. They’re letting us return it but I have to take it to UPS.
I'm in Australia. I rarely have problems with Amazon. In fact in all the time I've bought from there, I've only had 3 mishaps and they were because the goods were supposed to come from Germany. They replaced the items no worries at all.
Load More Replies...Beware of those vendors Amazon uses. I actually had a wrist watch show up without a watch band and was very much used. The vendor claimed it was my fault, but I did get my money back and left a harsh review.
Exactly. Always buy from somewhere where you can return it straight away. I used to buy from Ebay and had no end of problems with them. Never again.
Load More Replies...Call them and throw a fit! You shouldn't have to return it. Yes, if u look long and hard enough you will find a phone number. God knows, it is well hidden.
Obviously used. I once bought a set of baby intercoms. Thought it was a red flag that there was a small baby shower greeting card inside the box. Soon found out why. The intercoms didn't work, must have been returned by the mom to be and put right back on the shelf by the store.
An Attempt At A Christmas Cake
That honestly looks like something cannibals would eat at Christmas...
From OP on Reddit: "Was meant to be a green and red marble fondant cake. The wee one chose the colours. We prepped the fondant and began rolling it. Was looking pretty good at this point, but here wasn't enough icing sugar on the work surface. So it got stuck. Had to peel it off and start again.. at this point the colour turned to what you see, and the wee one put some dabs of green on and rolled it in with the rolling pin, giving that green decaying look. This and also being in a hurry to leave the house on time contributed to this disaster. Honestly, it was made with the best intentions.. im somewhat proud at how bad it is. If this were Halloween, it'd be great!"
Load More Replies...Me to ok looks like it's wrapped w raw chicken
Load More Replies...Okay, this is fixable. Peel off the fondant and toss it in a bowl. (Or just toss it and use buttercream icing.) Put the cake in the fridge to firm up. Mix in red food coloring until the fondant is a decent shade, or if it's too muddy to salvage add other colors until you get a nice brown. CAREFULLY roll out and reapply to the chilled cake, taking your time to stretch and smooth. Decorate with white icing. If the fondant is brown, dye the icing green and pipe on Christmas trees, decorating with sprinkles for ornaments.
My Dad Bought A Set Of AI Generated Christmas Mats
Why, oh why, do people leave a dead easy, five second, job to a computer?
Boss Canceled Our Christmas Party Cause This Broke The Bank
I found out we had canceled the yearly Christmas party / bonus. A multi store owner within a large corporate chain food company allowed our management to instead do this for the staff of say 60 employees per store. Upon completing this project along with a few other miscellaneous gifts (donuts, Doritos, and [get this] oranges,) he told us this gesture was “breaking the bank.” Love it here.
Ceos and higher ups need that million dollar bonus. Where's your Xmas spirit💀🤣
Whilst I understand your angst, remember the business owner might be telling the truth, his company might be skating the edge and he is doing what he can. We run a business and this year we could only make a small christmas party, I cooked all the food because catering would have cost too much, we had it at our place because we couldnt pay for a venue and whilst we smiled and did our best, in the back of my mind was all of the bills sitting in my office that had not been paid:(
Easy and free access to new user-generated posts every day so there's always something new/fresh to steal. Same reason they take stuff off Twitter a lot.
Load More Replies...Our boss spunked £45k on some tech we don't really need, cancelled the xmas party and we had to bring our own food in and have a "party" in the building. It did not go down well.
I Was Working In The ICU During Christmas Dinner. My Family Sent Me Pictures Of The Feast And Were Saving Me Leftovers. Today I Received Those Leftovers
Not even a bun or a measly potato. I’ve missed a lot of family dinners in the past and usually they send me ham, turkey and plenty of sides. So it seems I was an afterthought this year. I know I should be grateful I got something but it still feels pretty bad.
You're welcome to come to my house for tamales and queso. (It's a Texas thing)
What time? Asking for some one driving from Iowa.
Load More Replies...It certainly is. If they were at all decent people they would pack up her dinner first, not rely on everyone else leaving scraps. Hmph.
Load More Replies...thank you for all your hard work, your kind words to patients and dedication to your profession. There are a lot of people grateful for what you do, even if they cant speak those words in support of you right now. I, for one, am grateful for you and your colleagues everywhere on this globe.
that is so cold! My ex had to work rotating holidays. When he was on either Thanksgiving or Christmas, I would celebrate with my family and bring his jumbo plate by his work on my way home.
How rude and disrespectful, make a date for Xmas with others next year perhaps?
Surprised A Mobile Home Park With A 10ft Christmas Tree And It Was Stolen The Next Day
I spent a few years of my childhood at this mobile home park and it was pretty rough. Now that I’m older and am more connected to the community I was able to get a bunch of stuff donated and held a little giveback event this weekend. One of the things I was most stoked about was this giant 10ft Christmas tree someone chopped down for us. I got it cleared with the park manager and I put a bunch of cinder blocks on the stand thinking that’d prevent it from being messed with. Came back the next morning to add a few more ornaments and it was gone :(
I’m pretty sad but trying to prove to this community that we can’t be knocked down! Trying to brainstorm something else to bring back like some cinder blocks and shape them into a small igloo like tree and paint some rocks to look like ornaments but I’m worried that might not be as cute as I’m imaging.. The other idea is another tree and something else extremely heavy..? we can’t really install anything permanent and working with a limited budget/not really wanting to ask people to donate after all they’ve done already. Let me know your ideas!
I had a landlord in Tucson that managed a hovel apartment complex that was predominantly refugees. He took great pride in telling everyone how he was helping these people. He "helped" run a Toys For Tots drive each Christmas. I witnessed this man and his large, well-to-do family go thru alllll the boxes, take what they liked and then distribute the dregs to the kids they were meant for. Some people won't let others have nice things. And be careful where you donate.
Surprise, surprise; rich ässholes doing rich ässhole things then trying to pass themselves off as being kind and caring but I repeat myself
Load More Replies...How bout a yard sign that reads, "This is why we can't have nice things."
Friends of mine (in a suburb with a not great crime rate) had the Mary stolen from their front yard one year. They wrote a sign saying they would leave a case of Woodstock out for the thrives if they returned her and it worked!
Old tires built up in layers? Paint them green paint. Paint on some ornaments, get the community to help, they can put their names on one of the ones they paint and add the year and it becomes a keepsake and a record for the community!!! And attach lights. Every year it can be unassembled and reassembled next year in a different configuration and just reattach the lights!
It's too late for suggestions, but I really hope your efforts were appreciated by the people there!
I Got Tipped A Chocolate Coin At A High Scale Insurance Company Xmas Party
I work as a bartender at a high scale banquete hall and we have a 700 person event for a rather large insurence company. Not only did someone think it was funny to tip me a chocolate coin, but ive only made $60 in tips ontop of that tonight :/. I only make min wage.
I think the company paid for the event, so the guests usually don‘t have money with them and are not expected to tip either. The company should‘ve tipped though.
I would expect that the tip was automatically included in what the catering company charged the customer.
Load More Replies...We have to get rid of this stupid tipping idea. It isn't fair to anyone: workers don't know how much they are going to make, customers don't know what their bill will be etc. It has gone from reward to guilt and expectations
I don't live where we tip like that- in a banquet hall with a lot of guests, is it expected everyone tips? And would the company be the ones paying the actual bill, and if so, how does everyone know how much their individual tip is expected to be?
At an open bar banquet like a company Christmas party or a wedding guests aren't typically expected to tip though many still do. But in situations where tips are expected, staff don't know exactly how much they'll make but if they have experience at that venue, they'll have a pretty good idea of the range. Like the bar I managed in NYC, bartenders knew that Friday night, cash bar in private party room, 6 hours, expect to make about $300-400. Saturday night maybe $350-450. You just get a sense of what to expect.
Load More Replies...Pay people a living wage. Relying on “tipping culture” is BS. We don’t have to deal with that in Europe thankfully.
It's almost like insurance companies don't actually care about people or something
Insurance companies do care about perople - the same way KFC cares about chickens.
Load More Replies...Medical or not, it was an insurance company. That's all you need to know.
Christmas Dinner After Testing Positive For Covid Yesterday
For real 😅 I’m having crackers and dip bc I’m at work all night, I’d much rather have this
Load More Replies...Those who catches it and loses sense of smell/taste or have other annoying side effects, yes.
Load More Replies...Had My Own Nightmare Before Christmas Last Night
How?! Never mind, I thought it was in the cement, not split in two…
Mine too! At the airport, when I was parking up ahead of a flight to Madrid. Vintage year for car doors clearly.
Load More Replies...This doesn't just happen out of nowhere.... either you forced it, or it had been bending visibly for weeks and you chose to disregard your tool upkeep.
Some Person Cut My Christmas Lights The Day After Getting Them Out
There are no chew marks. That was clearly cut with a pair of wire cutters.
Load More Replies...I have a string of overhead lights as porch lights from the house to the back alley year around. I also have squirrels. Yep . Every generation has its own learning curve. Have found lights as trophies stashed everywhere
Squirrels and rabbits make clean cuts like that.. happened to a friend of mine
Squirrels ate my lights 2 days after installation. Nice clean bites thru the wires
"8th Annual Ugly Sweater Christmas Party" I Said. "You Need Me To Write It Down?" I Said. "No, I Got This" She Said
Um never take education for granted, and the whole cake looks so amateurish as well.
I Called My Mother After She Sent Me This Text. She Said She Was “Just Being Funny.”
Thinking of giving her coal now as a Xmas present for this “joke”.
I found out the one they thought they caught early enough in the summer that maybe they didn't, so she'll be needing more surgery. Best wishes and hugs to you and your mum.
Load More Replies...every Italian Nonna out there does that.. it's like a right of passage to be 'old' and 'dying'... they'll outlive us all
First Major Injury Ever And It’s Right Before Christmas. Ruptured Achilles
ouch....so sorry....did that once....hate to tell ya....looong recovery.
Update: We Bought A Quest 3 From Walmart And Opened It On Christmas. There Was A Broken Quest 2 Inside
We dug through the trash and found our receipt. We brought the quest to Walmart and the store manager came out and said there was nothing he could do. He would not even replace it with another unit. We told him we don't want money we just want what we paid for but he just kept telling us to call corporate.
We called corporate and they said they can't override a manager's decision. I posted on X(FKAT) and meta support reached out and urged us to open a support ticket. So we're waiting on their response now
Lol! Corporate can't override a manager's decision? Again, it's like big corporations and their management don't care about people. Keep escalating this, don't let them get away with it.
The poor CSR answering the phones so customers can't actually get through to anyone with authority in corporate is the one who can't override the store manager. The policy is to make it so difficult to get a resolution that most people will just give up. It's sickening and I hope OP is able to follow through.
Load More Replies...This is why you should bust that box open in the store, right after its paid for. Cashier might be annoyed or give you funny looks, but don't give a darn about that. Make sure you got what you paid for BEFORE leaving the store.
This is so unethical let people know they are not honest with their sales system.
WalMart gives their store managers discretionary power over corporate rules for customers and employees. You can take an issue all the way up the ladder, but they have it set up so that there is no legal liability. If there are enough complaints about a manager, they might get demoted or relocated. Lawsuits are useless unless you have enough for a class action.
Getting a lot of BS from both the manager and corporate. Another retail I never give my money to.
This was probably a marketplace item which means Walmart wasn't the actual seller.
There Goes Dessert For Christmas
I'm like Joey.. give me a fork. It's cheesecake for goodness sakes.. outta my way.
Since inflation, the 3 second rule has been upped to 10 minutes. Thats plenty of time to pick that up. Should've tossed a banana next to the slices so we know how big they actually are.
At least the road has some, and there's one slice that's still okay...
Someone Gifted My Cousin A Charcoal Bathbomb
This definitely helps with inspiration for my next 'Naughty and nice' list.
Load More Replies...Yesterday i opened a " we dont reallly know you, so we will get you toiletries " gift to use the lotion. Didnt pay attention and it had gliiter in it. Now there are golden handprints everywhere.
Was it actually a bath bomb? Or did she just mistakenly think it was? Although I’m struggling to imagine what else it might have been! Also struggling to believe BP doesn’t censor the word bomb!
It could well be, Lush do weird stuff like that, I've had a couple of them. They clean off easily though
Load More Replies...PLOT TWIST : all bathbombs do this, you just can't tell because the residue is the same colour as the tub.
Got A New Phone For Christmas. Was A Bit Too Excited, It Fell Off My Pocket And The Screen Broke (It Lasted Less Than 2 Hours)
Yep. I've been using Otterbox's Defender cases (the REALLY intense cases) for years now. On the rare occasions I replace my phone/get a new phone (...I have an iPhone SE), I do NOT unbox it unless the Otterbox case is ready to be popped onto it immediately, even before phone setup XD
Load More Replies...My sister bought a new phone last friday. Went out to eat. We took our mother with us. My mom can't walk without a walker. When we got back home. Mt sister stuck her phone in her purse up right. She put it on the back of our mother's car. I grab her purse to hand it back to my sister. Her phone fell out and the screen broke. She had insurance on it so she was able to get it replaced for free.
Why do we need to buy protective screens and covers for our phones? Oh, right, capitalism...
Two years ago I got a new phone on a Thursday. Spent 1/2 the day setting it up. Worked Friday until 1 and drove to Wales to pick up my rescue puppy. Home on Saturday. Said Puppy at the phone on Sunday. Called insurance on Monday and (FINALLY) got to say...the dog ate my ...phone!
We can put men on the moon but we can't make an unbreakable phone screen.
Me end of 2023, drops phone on brother's tiles, not too bad. Get case, case annoys me, take it off, drop it again, bye phone. I now have a case I like which is also UV reactive.
Winco! Ruining Christmas Suppers Everywhere!!
Went to Winco 3 days before Christmas to get all the supper fixings. I hosted Xmas Eve supper for about 15 people. I pull the rolls out to brown them in the oven before serving and just look!!! The date even says Dec 29!!!
My sister who is hosting Xmas supper today grabbed the bread she got from Winco to make the stuffing and guess what?! It was also moldy and and not past the sell by date!! A different type of Winco bread at a differnt Winco store even!
Guess what I will never be buying at Winco again?!
If you still have the receipts, taken them back and they should refund you the money.
That happened to me in a local store years ago. Bought some pork pies, found they were moldy just as the lids came off. Took it back with receipt. Owner grudgingly refunded me then banned me from ever coming back. So I told everyone what happened. A year later, the shop was gone.
Load More Replies...Bread dressing sucks anyway. Make some cornbread and use it instead
I'm inspecting my WinCo bread before I buy it from now on. Franz is always goo though.
There is a very short list of stuff I'm willing to buy at Winco...
I Got My Mom A TV For Christmas
I don’t think that huge black blob on the right is supposed to be there.
Never buy a TV and have it delivered. That is the result and you will move mountains before you get it made right by the entity that delivered it.
Are you suggesting it’s a better idea to take it from the shop in a trolley myself, load it in the car and hope to God it fits, bring it home, find it’s been damaged and only have myself to blame?
Load More Replies...Groan, and you have to prove it arrived like that in the box...
City Water Line Backed Up Into My Apartment Building On Christmas
My parents once had something like that. A sewer pipe in the basement under the hall of their apartment complex broke, and the hall was flooded with sewer water. The stench was horrible! It took a lot of convincing that the rental company had to take action for this. Yes, it was Christmas day, but you can't let your renters dwell in the s**t, literally.
Load More Replies...Not sure what I'm looking at, and the description only makes it more confusing. Did the city water line not have a driver's license?
Oh and if anyone's wondering, the standard rental rates on insurance jobs are $50 per red air mover per day, $100 for the HEPA filters, and there's probably 6-10 large dehumidifiers lurking nearby somewhere where their tubes can get down a drain, usually bathroom or kitchen. Those are $100/day too. Looking at $2500/day in rental costs alone, plus $50/hr labor per tech. Call it $10k just to get it dry, and another $20k to get it good as new or better. Emergency resto work is a goldmine for the owners
That means a sewer backup. I used to work fire/flood/trauma restoration work and that's a very clean pro job. Contaminated carpet out and glue cleanly scraped, floor sanitized, the 1 ft cut means it didn't soak far and the red air movers will have it dry in about 48 hrs, and that blue thing is very high capacity air purifier HEPA filter. You can see that they removed the wood strapping that was framing the doors too. That whole job can have the drywall patched, painted, and the carpet replaced within a week.
I just don't get what I'm looking at: are walls there actually hollow?!?... Wooden frames covered with some mere planks or something? 😱 Good heavens! Where I live buildings have concrete walls...
Load More Replies...Went To Exchange Christmas Eve Gifts And Realized The Present Was Damp... Turns Out The Tree Stand Has Been Leaking For Weeks On The Recently Refinished Parquet Floor
The tree was covering the ruined area. They moved it before they took the picture.
Load More Replies...Always put your tree stand in one of those dishes you put under plants just off the water from going on your floor. That's what I've always done and I've never had a leak on my floor.
I used to use a plastic bucket when we had a real tree. I got fed up with all the needles. We have been using a bundle of sticks for the last twenty years, now.
Xmas Present From My Kids - Multifocal Pneumonia
Drove a third of the way across US and ended up in the hospital the next day.
Multifocal pneumonia is a lung infection that appears in more than one area of one or both lungs. Though viruses, bacteria, or fungi can cause it, the illness is most often caused by viruses. Additionally, symptoms of multifocal pneumonia tend to be more severe than the symptoms of other kinds of pneumonia.
Load More Replies...is that a fishing hook in the lung? It's probably not but it looks like it.
You had the pneumonia before you got there. It does not incubate instantly.
Generic photo of covid pneumonia dated Dec 5, 2023. Can't miss the bilat ground glass opacities.
At which point in the trip did you start eating framing wire? Or did you eat the whole painting and already digest the canvas and frame?
I Accidentally Bought Christmas Ornaments Without Strings.. Glad Tigercake Is Willing To Help
The strings are them gold things to the left of the picture
Load More Replies...Wait, there are still Christmas ornaments around with strings? As far as I can remember, we had little, double-sided "hooks". Makes it so much easier to hang (and also remove) the ornaments on (from) the tree's branches.
The ones we bought didn't even come with the hooks. Had to buy those separately.
Load More Replies...I don't think I've ever seen a torti Persian cat before. Tigercake is a great name!
Dad Forgot To Have Walmart Remove The Security Cases On The Christmas Presents
Looks to me to just be an excuse to use power tools...
Load More Replies...Arent they supposed to do that without asking? Or are they left so you can swap them?
Usually it's automatic, but sometimes people forget. You can take them back and they will do it, providing you have a receipt.
Load More Replies...No one forgets to remove those lol, but let's say they did, how do you not pay attention when you're buying things. Always be watching people
Yeah, that does not happen usually. It was either stolen or the guy at the cashier had his first day
Load More Replies...Meh, aim your foot correctly and you break those. My nineties cd collection lived on that.
If he still had the receipts of the games, you could have took them back and they would have removed them. One time I bought couple pair of pants. They had security tags on them. I used the self check out so I did not get the security case removed. Had to take the pants back with the receipts to have them removed.
Finally Ate This Piece Of Holiday Candy My Partner Brought Home. Turned Out To Be A Hot Cocoa Bomb
Almost looks like the angry killer-bunny, from The Holy Gral, inside of the sphere. With the red blood in its mouth, and green glowing eye...
I can't unsee this description now. Merry Christmas to all.
Load More Replies...I have a similar story. One year, my Aunt Dora gave my brother and I these matching decorative candles that were both brown. I realized, when I was about to bite into mine, that it wasn't milk chocolate. And then I thought how I should warn my bro before he tries to eat his. Nahh...
I feel like he/she should have told you first, who just gives someone a hot cocoa bomb and doesn't tell them
There's some daft people out there. My friend ate a bath melt because she thought it was fudge. In her defence it was home made. But in my defence I had written "happy bath day" on the wrapping.
Load More Replies...It’s just a fancy single serving of hot chocolate.
Load More Replies...Waited 2 Weeks For An Order Of 5 Things From Joanns Including A 3piece Metal Cristmas Tree Skirt. This Is What I Received, A Tree Sk
Merry Christmas To Me
My car is 20 yrs old. I cant afford to buy a new one, and I cant afford to fix it. I let it sit bc it had a (minor but smoky) oil leak and a headlight out. This doesnt include the cost to fix the A/C, the headlight (have to buy a complete new headlight, not just the bulb) and new tires. Pretty sure the only option to sell it is to a junk car buyer and then I would just be out of a car at this point. I can only "afford" to fix part of it as i will max out both of my CCs. Honestly not even sure what choice is best at this point. The car only has 133k miles and runs great when operational. They are quoting me 3,600$ to fix it and thej i will have to pay another few hundred for tires/headlight just to get it operational.
This is utter rubbish, go elsewhere. I had a service centre try this suit on me. I went to a private mechanic, he laughed at their audacity, that was 4 years ago, I'm still driving the same car, he broke down the necessities over a year and it cost me around $980 spread across 4 appointments.
Yeah me too! I bought an old used truck for pulling the horse trailer and the "good" mechanic place told me it would be almost $1,000 to get it in shape to pass inspection. Someone told me about an different "no frills" place and they did everything for about $100 and the truck was absolutely perfect. I assume they tried to rip me off since I'm a woman. :(
Load More Replies...your service seems to have Mercedes spare prices, also for job hours... I read first item, an O-ring for 6 bucks is a scam! plus, 77 for brake pads and 125 for half hour of very relaxed work? I draw a pitiful veil also on timing belt, spare parts and work 😨 no man, better you find another Honda service, but an HONEST one this time! wish you a better New Year to you and yr family!! 🎄🎁🎆
I don't see their labor costs, so they're being a bit unethical. Should list price of parts and labor separately. I dropped my car off for a 60k service, they found a problem with my transmission and needed to replace it. When my car was finally ready, I went to pick it up, expecting a bill around $300 & was STUNNED that it was $1800 with most of the price being $1000 in labor. Merry Christmas, they said. But that included my deductible for the new transmission, which is much better than the old one, the free front brakes and rotors also under warranty. So.... it is what it is.
Who told you you had to replace the headlight assembly. Hid replacements are readily available. You got fu cked.
They nickel and dime you to overwhelm you. Deer in the headlights type thing. Get a second opinion.
Just Opened My Xmas Filets To Cook Dinner. Completely Gray And Rancid. Now Xmas Eve Dinner For 6 Is Frozen Stuffed Shells. $190 In Filets Are In The Trash
Completely gray and rancid. Now Xmas Eve dinner for 6 is frozen stuffed shells. $190 in filets are in the trash.
Grey meat is not neccesarrily rancid. Most markets make sure their meat is vright red through artificial means. Butchers dont. You can tell by smell though.
I do ask my butcher if he's got anything a bit browner (he always has), but I draw the line at grey green.
Load More Replies...Take it to the store with the photos. You should get a refund or replacement.
Never buy meat from those companies that have the roving trucks, and never buy meat through the mail. Go down to a grocery store where you can actually see what you're paying for.
My mum went to get chickens for Christmas and there were only two left. Thankfully the woman at the counter noticed they were off before she bought them, but we did have to get just chicken breasts for lunch.
Were they that color when you got them? How long did you have them before opening? Did you store them properly? It looks to me like you went with a good company and bought quality meat, then left it in the original wrapper in the fridge for too long.
Ordered My Partner's Christmas Present Three Weeks Ago, After Three Delays, Now It's Arriving After Christmas
Amazon told me my order was lost and I could request a refund if I wanted to, so i requested a refund and was told I hadn't received the order yet and had to wait until it was delivered. SMH.
I expect it's happened a lot this year with the strikes. I hope they get it settled before January 20 or the new administration could just shut them down without getting anything. And I really wish people would just stop ordering from Amazon. It's an anti-trust, anti-union scourge.
Sometimes there's an accident somewhere along the route, especially when the thing ordered has to cross a couple states. Trucks get overturned and all the packages inside get scrapped, so your ordered gets sent again, starting from the original location. I drive trucks and there's a wrecker yard along I-84 that has a very damaged Amazon trailer in it with at least 3/4 of the trailer still full of packages. Perhaps that is what happened to yours?
1-84 in winter ? My condolences. I never heard of an Interstate being closed as much as 1-84 2024 from Portland to Ontario, with LaGrande - Baker City - Huntington being especially hard hit.
Load More Replies...BTDT Christmas 2024 was the worst ever as far as deliveries go. Lost packages, "no such address returns" when address is 100% correct, packages placed under the shrubs in front of my house, I could go on...
Same with my ordering a mattress from Mayfair. Good price but delivery has been delayed by almost a month to jan 3
Opened My Puzzle Advent Calendar Only To Find It Was Missing The First 12 Days
There are still 24 boxes there, maybe some have a different number on another side of the box? Maybe.
I noticed a lot of advent calendars start at the first day anymore, so it's like a 2 week advent calendar which is dumb
There are repeats of several numbers, just open1 every day the number does not matter. But I'd be upset too.
Hmmm this would make a greata song, Call it....hmm...Ah! 12 days of Christmas!!!
Looking at the patterns that correspond I see 2x20 on the bottom row, 2x22, 2x18 etc, I think the box was cut in half at processing...
My Christmas Calendar On Day 1 Was Empty
Looks like all the others will be empty too, as it seems like the plastic inlet is missing, which contains the chocolate.
Well, at least your football team has already taught you how to deal with disappointment.
Does it reflect on the goal history of the team? 😬🙀🤷♂️ guseeing it's football?
Manchester City FC - and, yeah... "How Manchester City went from world’s best to straw men in 12 months" https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/dec/24/pep-guardiola-manchester-city-erling-haaland-football
Load More Replies...Christmas Canceled Around Here... Who The Told This Girl To Get Up At 3 In The Morning And Open Every Gift Under The Tree
My dad told a story at Christmas lunch today about doing this when he was about 8! Doubt it actually ruined Christmas though.
So a child took allllll the wrapping off every single box and then neatly stacked them once they had check out what they got? Then everyone clapped…
So I Gave My Wife’s Friends Daughters (8 And 5) Dolls For Christmas. The Oldest Emma Wrote Me This Thank You Note
With kids it's always a good idea to ask the parents before buying.
Kid could have been politer and I'm probably gonna get downvoted for this but not all girls like dolls
If i was the parent I'd probably proof read that before leaving the house.
Someone Stole My $400 Christmas Tree In The 2 Minutes It Was Outside My Door
Can’t get a refund because it’s marked as “delivered”.
It's very pricey, but it's an artificial tree and one would expect to get a great many years of use out of it. Over time, it's not a bad investment. (As long as it doesn't get stolen off one's porch, of course.)
Load More Replies...If it happened that fast, it was probably stolen by the delivery person
Local Restaurant Decided To Try Running A Christmas Buffet For The First Time... I Guess Someone Forgot To Buy Serving Plates
I think you are correct, I've been seeing this trend on tiktok
Load More Replies...Merry Christmas?
There is a UK TV presenter (Kirsty Allsopp) who swallowed an AirPod by mistake a few years ago whilst taking a handful of vitamins (according to her). Lots of people accused her of lying but she claims it’s true. 🤨
So Much For Getting A New TV For Myself For Christmas
Swerved to avoid something in the road, nailed the curb instead. Going to be about $600 to get it all fixed. Dammit. On the bright side, I'm OK and rest of the vehicle is OK. My wallet is not.
That looks like a steel wheel, I'd try some gentle persuasion with a 2# hammer before I took it in.
Yep... happened to me once and my brother-in-law fixed it in mess than 5 minutes and for free.
Load More Replies...A Shop Left The Security Tag On My New Shirt. In Another Country
Went Christmas shopping in my partner's hometown and this slipped through the cracks I guess. Thinking of just cutting it out and getting a tailor to sew it back together?
I don't wanna be that person, especially on Christmas, but i have ocd and the word is "quite", not "quit". I know it was probably a typo so pls don't downvote
Load More Replies...It looks like the dye-less kind so they can just get it off with tools
Thoughts On How To Prevent Whatever Is Eating My Extension Cords? Can't Keep Christmas Lights Outside Without This Happening On A Nightly Basis
Here in Texas it’s squirrels. You can buy repellent at a hardware store.
Can they be strung up higher? If it's rabbits that could work, not sure about rats
Let them chew through all the way just once. They'll never do it again. 😁
The "whatever" will eventually be stuck to the cable after being electrocuted. Aren't there metal hoses/spirals that one could wrap around the cable as biting protection?
Received A Furin (Japanese Wind Gong) For Xmas, A Gust Of Wind Just Broke It
Did This Annoyingly Difficult Prize Puzzle Just To Find Out After That It Was Used And The Code Had Already Been Redeemed
Received this puzzle as a Christmas gift. The puzzle was pretty bad quality and that made it really hard to do, but it was a fun concept and promised you could win some cash prizes, including a million dollars! It was in a sealed package, but we found out after that it came from a bookstore that sells used books and games, and they shrink-wrapped it. When we finished it and scanned the code, it had already been redeemed. Worked on it all day and joked we would end up with the lowest prize of $1, but we didn’t even get that, ha.
You bought it shrink wrapped from a second hand store and you really thought it was not used?
OP clearly states it was a gift. Were they supposed to ask where it came from?
Load More Replies...Teenager Got A Gift Card For Christmas And This Is How He Scratched The Pin
He can call the number on the back and explain what happened and the should replace the card. This happens so much at the store I work at that I ask guests to hand me the gift card so I can scratch it. So many people scratch too hard.
If he’s not smart enough to scratch it off neatly, then he doesn’t get to use it.
Load More Replies...Salt Grinder Broke While Salting My Christmas Dinner
On the plus side, you can say goodbye to the salt-grinder. Grinding pepper as needed tastes better because it releases the natural oils which otherwise dry up. Salt is a mineral so it has no oils. Unless you're grinding it to a size that's not commercially available, there's really no point.
Breathe. Just get a new plate. It'll be okay, there will probably be leftovers anyways so help yourself
Yes, a few of these aren't exactly 'ruining' Christmas
Load More Replies...My Car Was Hit While Parked 4 Times Last Year. The Final Time Was A Tweaker With No Insurance That Totaled It On Christmas Eve
Thats not even close to being totalled. Try being hooked shove and spun by a semi. And ya lived. And that car was not totalled.
Tbf, if the frame is bent/damaged that can total a vehicle. This appears to be approximately a 2006 Lexus IS 250, so if it got hit hard enough, into the curb, it could easily do enough damage to total it.
Load More Replies...Bad choice of parking spot and not parked too great either
Dad Look I Cut My Hair! Welp There Goes Anymore Christmas Pictures This Year
For sure! Nothing says "I love you" like dragging out those pics for their prom date to enjoy!
Load More Replies...I didn't even notice I thought that was part of the scalp (yk what I mean -_-)
Maybe make sure your kid doesn't have access to scissors or other dangerous things.
My mom did that with my sister after she cut her own hair (which I got blamed for because, you know, fúck me right)
Load More Replies...It's 3:30am And My Bed Broke
Yup. The wood is all torn on the bottom bit, and it's currently being propped up by a crate of dvds and a set of harry potter books.
Worst part is, I'm broke too! It'll take me months to save up for a new bed, not to mention the Christmas pressure coming up.
So I'll be sleeping on a mattress on the floor!
Could probably repair this with a trip to the hardware store. Might have to add a block of wood to strengthen it. Use longer screws
Yes! Depending on where OP lives, they might even have a "free wood" bin at their local hardware store (ours does; it's funny-shaped wood/broken pieces/imperfect pieces, but a lot of the time you can still find perfectly serviceable 2by4s with jagged ends you can saw/sand.) Then some cheap screws and an L-bracket or two and OP would be good to go :)
Load More Replies...That bed looks like it's been broken before and badly repaired with a flimsy angle bracket put in the wrong place (might have had a chance if fitted below )- observe the holes in the upright which should be supporting the displaced horizontal member? Still, not the best night-time gift, is it?
Just DIY it and fox it up. Doesn’t need a whole new bed. People never want to fix things any more
I Was Packing My Christmas Stuff, And This Happened. Part Of My Cassette Collection Fell To The Floor And Some Landed On An Old Instrument. Always Anchor Your Furniture
My Package Traveled 8,673 Miles (13,958 Kilometers) In 24 Hours But Is Stuck 15 Minutes From My House And Therefore Will Not Be Delivered For Christmas Because FedEx Does Not Deliver On Saturdays
Has to be delivered to one of those too - If it's stuck at one of their logistic centers there's no chance to get it earlier
Load More Replies...I Got This Toy Slot Machine For My Family’s Delayed Christmas Party, It Broke Within Minutes And I Was Really Enjoying It
The little handle still makes a clicking noise and snaps back but there is no longer any resistance when pulling it and it no longer spins.
I got one for a friend and it spins all right, but even with new batteries it never lit up and made noise. Those things were so cheap.
Last Screw When Assembling An IKEA Play Kitchen Before Christmas
Welp, I guess you're going to put some needle nose pliers to use.. °~°
The fasteners that come with things made in China are always c**p. I take them to the hardware store to get replacements first thing. Doesn't help with the holes not lining up though.
A single faulty screw hardly ruins anything, everyone always has an extra around somewhere.
Oh, yeah, ill just take one out of the kitchen sink...
Load More Replies...Just Got My New PC Because My Old One Broke The First Day Of Christmas. They Forgot To Put In The Graphics Card
I’ve Been Waiting For My Big First Bonus To Go Christmas Shopping. Glad To See That Uncle Sam Took His Cut Too
It's almost like CEOs don't care about people.. say it over and over until people stop worshipping them
Stalled One Street Away From Home
We’ve been having torrential rains here in the Northeast since the early morning. I was on my way home with my 4-year-old son, and we were no more than 30 seconds from our house when our minivan died. There was a DPW truck in the road that gave me a false sense of security that the road wasn’t too flooded. Now we’re down a car and $300 in tow fines, and don’t yet know how much it’ll cost to get the car repaired. Merry Christmas!
That looks pretty flooded to me. Never EVER try to drive through anything like that.
If you see a big truck of any kind drive through water, you don't try to drive through. They are sitting up higher and more than likely have 4 wheel drive or better drive mechanisms than you do.
Any mechanical random car should had benn able to get pass through that without any problem.. why did yours got stuck?
Yeah, my question too. The waters look to shallow for it to be the problem, unless this was taken the next day. What make and model is it so I can avoid buying one?
Load More Replies...Bought My Wife Pajamas For Christmas And See Can’t Try On The Top Because Of The Return Seal Placement
I Came Home From A Long Day At Work And This Man Stole Our Cat’s Christmas Gift Along With Our Replacement TV Remote
At approximately 3:09PM, an Amazon package was marked delivered at our door with a photo of the delivery provided thru Amazon.
My wife returns at 4:18pm, and comes across no packages at our door. Here is what my Wyze camera picked up in between that time:
I have 2 cameras, both at the front window and towards the rear parking lot. Funnily enough, shortly after Amazon and USPS had done their deliveries, this man had appeared from across the parking lot with nothing in hand.
The shared mailbox is across the parking lot where the man is moving away from as seen in the first photo, meaning if there were any packages meant for him thru USPS, he would have picked them up there. Unfortunately, this was not case, and after seemingly approaching our building, he had reappeared on camera, seeming leaving with our cat’s heated mat (their christmas gift) in between his shoulders while likely pocketing the replacement TV remote as that much easier to hide.
Funnily enough, at one point he can be witnessed making a conscious effort to avoid our camera as he had trotted back and forth multiple times.. it’s laughable.
Honestly man, if this is you, you’re a jerk. You stole a Christmas gift that my wife and I bought for our 2 year old and 7 year old fur babies.. I couldn’t care less about the stolen remote but this is absolutely low.
Have them delivered to a neighbor or friend you know will be home for them. I had my packages delivered to my near by sister, who I knew would be home, I would stop and get them on my way home
I feel SO lucky i have a long a§§ driveway. You can't even see my garage or front door so I've never had this problem. If i ever sell my house I'm looking for a place that can accommodate safe deliveries.
Already Broke The Ornament My Husband Gave Me For Christmas
I didn't realize it was in my lap, so when I stood up, it hit the floor. I didn't even have a chance to hang it on my tree.
I think they said they *already* broke it? Check the heart at the top.
Op broke it when she stood up because she didn't see it at first
Load More Replies...Two Guilty Dogs And A Destroyed Nativity Scene
My wife stayed up until midnight last night setting up her nativity scene. She really loves Christmas and I feel horrible for her. Well I came home from work this morning and walk into this. This act of vandalism was committed in less than an hour. Luckily she took it well and is excited to set up another nativity scene.
Anyone who has a dog should know damn well that anything you put on the floor WILL be investigated. I think we're shaming the wrong party in this particular photo.
I am these puppers lawyer and I say they were set up and should be freed of all charges! I mean look at their faces does that say "I'm guilty"?
At least they look like they're sorry. A cat would blame it on the dog, even if you didn't have one
dog who wrecked Xmas decorations: oooooooooo I'm sorry cat who wrecked Xmas decorations: hehehe that was fun
I’m Alone For Christmas, New Years, And My Birthday
So basically, I moved abroad for school and didn't have a ton of extra money around for flights home/anywhere over winter break. Last year, my partner stayed with me and it was wonderful. Her best friend came to visit shortly after Christmas. Understandably, they took some time to just be by themselves and catch up and do things, which was fine. I did get sad being alone for most of NYE last year, when the best friend was my partners first NYE kiss (v much not a "real" kiss and I got one right after- was simply sad watching everyone do it around me and to be just standing there and when they went off for a few hours by themselves on my birthday. I kept telling myself "next year I will have my partner and none of this will matter, next year it'll be good and I'll get to do all of these things". So now it's next year, and my partner is spending the holidays with their family. I don't have a great relationship w my parents but I hold absolutely no resentment for wanting to be there with family. Honestly, I feel like l'd be fine with all of it if they weren't missing over half of my birthday (Jan 4- sucky birthday all in all & sending love to my late dec/early Jan babies). A few months ago when they told me the plans, I did get really sad, and had talked honestly with them about if it'd be possible to move the flight one day earlier so l'd have someone. Unfortunately that wasn't possible as their family bought the flights and planned it all Nobody else is home until after my birthday and v friends here are also still away.
So I know this has been a thing but honestly I've been crying myself to sleep every night of this holiday break. Not that I'm overly attached to Christmas or new years, I think just the combination of what happened last year and the fact that I know nobody will be here the night or morning of my birthday is making me so sad every single day. I keep thinking about how I had so much hope to be with them this year and it turned out to be way less than even last year was. I feel like I'm making everyone feel guilty when I talk about my emotions around it, and I just want to find a way to let myself sleep and tell myselt it'll be ok. And to also get it out of my head that this will be a memory covering the holiday season for the rest of my life. It's just SAD right now.
I'm in OP's boat this year. My sister went to Miami for Christmas/New Years with her friend (who lives with us) to spend the holidays with that friend's family, which my sister has been doing for like 15 years now. My mom decided that she would rather to go to her favorite Native American/Indian casino for Christmas than spend the holiday with me. She do love her slot machines. I don't currently have any IRL friends because I just escaped from a very bad relationship where I was isolated and not allowed to have friends. It's currently 5:15am on Christmas Day and I haven't even gone to sleep yet, because I'm feeling rather blue. Luckily I have my pets, so I know once it's daylight out I'll feel better because I'll play with them and have them "open" their Xmas presents :)
I'm sorry that you won't have many people to spend Christmas day with, this year, but honestly it may just be one of the best Christmas days you've had in years. You get to spend time with your amazing fur babies, who always know just how to cheer you up. Don't have to listen to family nagging or complaining, no need to constantly walk on eggshells to try to avoid any abuse from your ex and you have the house to yourself and the animals. I know it's probably not the best Christmas and maybe if you didn't live on the other side of the country, from me, it would make having IRL friends a little easier. Lol I hope you and your babies had an awesome Christmas! 🎄🎁☃️
Load More Replies...I’m so sorry you’re going through all of this right now. It’s horrible to be by yourself during the holidays, no lonelier more hollow feeling.
Go volunteer at someplace that is serving Christmas dinner to less fortunate people. Visit a senior living center nearby, try and find a way to help those less fortunate during the holidays
This sucks for you and I am very sorry. Maybe you could reach out to a nursing home or a shelter and spend some time with people.
Just Got Diagnosed With Diabetes. Right Before Christmas. This Is How I Told My Sister, Gotta Try And Make Light Of It, Right?
Lots of people worse off and yes, make light of it. A positive attitude is very important in life, especially when there's a hiccup on your life's journey. I have MS, my attitude has always been füçk MS, I can't change that so I just fight it the best I can. I'm not going to let the MS win. I'm a bigger person than the disease and I refuse to give in to it. You're bigger than diabetes, kick it's a$$, you got this
Trying To Update My New Switch On Christmas Day.... Tried At 2am And It Took 3 Minutes
Given the popularity there were probably alot of other people doing the same
On The Day I'm Traveling To Florida For Christmas I Wake Up To This Bs
38.7 C for those who don't want to Google the conversion themselves XD
Load More Replies...I'm guessing a fever, expressed in American Freedom Degrees.
Load More Replies...My Drive Home Almost Everyday During The Holidays
Take the back roads or play some music you like and sing along
My drive home is that way every day whether it’s a holiday or not. Thankfully I love my job and I’m thankful that I make good money to make that drive daily.
I used to commute from Brooklyn to Staten Island on the Belt Parkway. But my workplace was further away…2 to 3 hours daily.
Load More Replies...It works out to just under 2 hours to travel 13.2 km.
Load More Replies...I’m A Single Mom Of Two. My Ex Asked If Another Man Helped Me Put Up My Christmas Decorations
Oh heck no, that's way too complicated for an adult woman /s 🙄
Load More Replies...My Sister Used & Finished My Expensive Moisturiser While I Was Away. It Was A Christmas Gift And She Didn’t Ask
My Neighbor Gave Everyone A Christmas Ornament Except Me
I (27F) just bought and moved into my first apartment in July and have met everyone on my floor (they’re all at least a decade older than me). We say hello in the street as well.
I opened my door today to see that the neighbor across the hall has left every single other apartment on my floor a cute Christmas ornament with a card with their name on it except mine.
I don’t know them too well, but I have helped them with groceries and lent them eggs before. I get that it’s fair to not leave me anything, but it still didn’t feel great seeing everyone else’s.
At boarding school was year there was a gift exchange, $5 limit (in the early 70s), everyone drew names from a bowl but there was a lot of trading so people could gift someone they liked. In all the trading, no one would take my name. I never knew why. One of the counselors found out about this and gave me a tin of sardines, which I love, but to this day that memory still hurts. Yes, I gave a gift to person who's name I drew.
Good thing when i was coming up, there was no trading names.
Load More Replies...It's ok, be sure to say hi when you see them around anyway, maybe next year you'll get one
I Ruined Xmas. No One In My Life Likes Me Very Much And I Don’t Really Blame Them
OP doesn't clarify on this post, so I checked her other posts. She has suffered from postpartum depression, has struggled with ADHD, and has also struggled with alcoholism. I am going to go out on a limb and guess that OP is NOT a horrible person, she has just struggled with some issues and has maybe not had much support/help. I don't know what happened to cause her to feel like she "ruined Xmas", but please, if you feel like OP, reach out. Talk to someone. You are probably not as horrible, useless, worthless, and sh!tty as you THINK you are. That is your brain lying to you. You are worth it and deserve love and happiness. We all struggle with stuff. I had a substance addiction for years. I don't like myself very much. But I know I do have things I can do for others and give to others. If you need someone to talk to this holiday season, my contact info is on my profile. You are NOT worthless. I care about you, even if we have never spoken before. <3
Lakota, you are amazing. I know you said this Christmas is not what you would have hoped for it to be, but I am sending you the biggest and brightest Christmas wishes I have. Few people on BP have the kindness and wisdom you do. You, Shyla (I hope her holidays are super), Auntriarch, and Nathaniel are exceptional and mean so much to me although we are only internet acquaintances. Thank you for your strength, your wit, and your insight. Merry Christmas! 🎄 🐼 🤗
Load More Replies...My Sister Got Banned For Fifteen Years Just For Trying To Buy Me Some Games For Christmas! Steam, How Is This Possible?!
“Christmas Cupcookie Cakes” - My Friend About To Ruin A Perfectly Innocent Muffin Pan
Thanks, Mom. 53 Years Of Spode. It Better All Be Out Or Christmas Is Ruined. My Sons Are 19 And 26, They Get Their Own China For Xmas. Do The Math. Welcome To Hell
I have looked at OP's post and I think I can translate. For the last 53 years, OP's mother has only given out cups/plates of the Spode brand as gifts. I assume OP has gotten Spode china sets for decades. This year, OP's mother also gifted Spode china sets to OP's two sons, who are young men who probably don't give a sh!t about fine china/plates. And because these plates are breakable, they are packed carefully with a TON of packing material (seen in the second photo) so there's a huge mess of packing material to clean up after opening a gift of Spode.
Load More Replies...I think i know what you might be saying, but honestly I'm confused
Our Boomer Could Not Wait Until Tomorrow To Taste The Christmas Dessert
I hope so, how many other people could it have been? Otherwise, quit the "boomer bashing" unless you've got proof.
Load More Replies...Bought A Beef Rib Roast For Christmas And My Three Year Old Stabbed It With A Fork
You can't possibly recover from this horrific event. Nothing to do now but throw the whole toddler away.
Is this someone who goes on about the sanctity of meat? l can't see how this could be ruined otherwise.
If the kid had just waited until it was cooked THEN stuck a fork in it 😄
It’s official, BP is becoming unreadable. Jumpy and laggy filled with wretched adverts that are of no interest to anybody and crash happy. And there is no way on earth that I will pay for premium.
I posted a comment when this list was first post. Now someone's replied and I can't see it because it went behind the paywall. I don't see how cutting users off from their own content is going to help their site.
Load More Replies...Getting really tired of reddit vomit and celeb gossip as the only “content” on BP. Sad, this used to be one of my favs.
"New Pics" must mean that only the pictures are new, because I've read most of the stories on old posts.
I spent my chrismas eve in bed, cheaper to doze than to eat. Had to work in the morning and I live too far away from family to get there in time for dinner. Likewise, I have a morning shift tomorrow, so no visiting family today either. Not that that'd be fun to do, with my mothr criticizing every decision I make, but I do miss my grandparents.
Hugs and love from your fellow Panda(wolf.) I am sorry you don't get to be with your grandparents this holiday and have to work on Christmas Day as well :( I'm spending the holiday alone myself (my mom decided going to her precious casino was more important, and my sister has spent the last 15 Christmases with her abusive friend's family instead of with us.) We've both got our Bored Panda family, though! <3
Load More Replies...I was making chocolate mousse, the bowl slipped, I couldn't catch it in time and the whole lot went splat all over the the kitchen floor. We have garage carpet in our kitchen (we rent). Couldn't save any of it.
Memories are made of moments like these, the good and bad. If it doesn't involve losing all your worldly goods thru house fire or natural disaster or a mortality or mortal disease then chin up, you got this and you will laugh about it one day. If it's the 3 I mentioned or any non recoverable total disaster, please try to get support and help, the holidays do suck for those who have lost loves or too much of themselves and there are many good people dedicated to getting you through that, reach out.
It’s official, BP is becoming unreadable. Jumpy and laggy filled with wretched adverts that are of no interest to anybody and crash happy. And there is no way on earth that I will pay for premium.
I posted a comment when this list was first post. Now someone's replied and I can't see it because it went behind the paywall. I don't see how cutting users off from their own content is going to help their site.
Load More Replies...Getting really tired of reddit vomit and celeb gossip as the only “content” on BP. Sad, this used to be one of my favs.
"New Pics" must mean that only the pictures are new, because I've read most of the stories on old posts.
I spent my chrismas eve in bed, cheaper to doze than to eat. Had to work in the morning and I live too far away from family to get there in time for dinner. Likewise, I have a morning shift tomorrow, so no visiting family today either. Not that that'd be fun to do, with my mothr criticizing every decision I make, but I do miss my grandparents.
Hugs and love from your fellow Panda(wolf.) I am sorry you don't get to be with your grandparents this holiday and have to work on Christmas Day as well :( I'm spending the holiday alone myself (my mom decided going to her precious casino was more important, and my sister has spent the last 15 Christmases with her abusive friend's family instead of with us.) We've both got our Bored Panda family, though! <3
Load More Replies...I was making chocolate mousse, the bowl slipped, I couldn't catch it in time and the whole lot went splat all over the the kitchen floor. We have garage carpet in our kitchen (we rent). Couldn't save any of it.
Memories are made of moments like these, the good and bad. If it doesn't involve losing all your worldly goods thru house fire or natural disaster or a mortality or mortal disease then chin up, you got this and you will laugh about it one day. If it's the 3 I mentioned or any non recoverable total disaster, please try to get support and help, the holidays do suck for those who have lost loves or too much of themselves and there are many good people dedicated to getting you through that, reach out.
