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TIFU by getting black out drunk on a date and ordering a $1200 bottle of champagne.

This happened almost a year ago and it's still embarrassing. I had a date with a woman who I met through a friend. We were going to meet at a bar for drinks and then go to a restaurant. Obviously since we were both going to drink we each took Ubers to the bar. I thought the date was going well. We had good conversation. We both started doing shots. Now I hadn't eaten much all day, so the alcohol was really hitting me. By the time we went to the restaurant, I was mildly drunk. At the restaurant, we had some wine. I obviously had too much because at some point I blacked out. I don't remember the rest of the date or even getting home. The next morning, I woke up with a hangover from hell. After crawling out of bed and drinking a few cups of coffee, I checked the credit card app on my phone to see how much the bill was from the restaurant. I was shocked when I saw the amount. I checked my pants that I was still wearing from the night before for the receipt. I saw that I had b...

TIFU - Robot Vacuum Edition

We have an automatic vacuum robot. Probably had this one about 5 years. It's one that empties itself automatically into the base every time it goes to charge. It's worked great the whole time we've had it, until... I have been getting error messages for almost the last year that something was wrong with the vacuum. each time it would go back to the base and try to empty itself. So this happens pretty much every time I use it, and I would have to manually go open it up and vacuum out a little bit of dust or anything that I could find, but it never seemed like enough that should be giving it that error message each time. It audibly would say "clean my dust cap", so I'd empty the container in the base, then empty and vacuum the filter area of the robot itself. Usually there wasn't much in either to begin with, because I'm having to do this each time I use it. There's a big clear button that shows you how to remove the dust bin on the base. I vacuu...

TIFU by not checking my notifications at the club

SSSOOoooo sorry parents of reddit your booty is gonna pucker at this one I 21f am on vacation right now with my family and we are in saint sebastián spain. i wanted to say that because this would have been so much worse in barcelona i love to party. like i go to the club sober and have fun and we have been given a lot of free and alone time in this city because it’s smaller. the rule is everyone has my location and sending text updates so obviously. i’ve been clubbing it up. i’ve been doing check ins with bonus pics of me for “proof of life” and eventually everyone says they’re going to bed. i said i would be out late and to not worry about me. so after i see everyone’s in bed i put my phone away. and this is where i fucked up fast forward to like uhh 3ish AM and i’m checking my phone about to bid my new freinds and dance partner goodbye and i see a FLOOD of notifs. the last one from my older brother saying “godspeed soldier” apparently someone woke up and realized i wasn’t at...

TIFU by not taking photos with my husband at my graduation

Hello, I recently graduated with my PhD. My parents and husband attended. The soonest they could arrive was 3pm or so, for a 5.30pm ceremony (you need to queue at 4.45pm). I took photos with all three of them as a group, as well as solo photos. As and when I bumped into friends we took a few photos and said goodbye. I paid for professional solo and family photos, the queue for this was about 45 minutes. Amidst the rushing around, I started my period suddenly, and in the UK we are experiencing a heatwave, paired with the extra layers of the gown and the blisters forming from my heels I was a bit of a diva and we argued a lot that day. I argued with my husband quite a bit too, it was a rough day. Everything was rushed, we didn’t have time for photos after the ceremony as my in laws were waiting for us for dinner and the graduates photo took up some time too. Here’s where I messed up: I didn’t direct towards or make sure I got pictures of me and my husband together, just us two. I didn’...

TIFU by losing almost $1500 because of an impulsive decision

Just a few days ago I went to an orthodontist to see about getting an orthodontic treatment to fix my teeth, I have had braces in the past but my retainers had broken for a month so they're just the slightest bit crooked. I was more concerned about potentially fixing my uneven jaw which I thought had the potential to be somewhat fixed by the aligners but after confirming with the doctor it was a miscommunication and I would need jaw surgery to alter anything with my jaw, so I wanted to cancel because I didn't care that much about slightly crooked teeth. Especially my insurance is ending at the beginning of next year because it's my parents insurance so they weren't able to pay that much. Fast forward to a couple days later I'm trying to cancel and I knew I was going to lose my $500 deposit which is fine, but apparently they want to charge me almost $1500 for the one appointment I had where they took x-rays and did the Imaging for my aligners. I've had so many ba...

TIFU by mentioning a family member was applying for the same position as me in an interview

So I went to an interview for a parks and rec program attendant today and I feel horrible. The interview was going well and I had intended on asking some questions to feel out how many people were applying for the same role in hopes to get some information to pass along to my SIL who had expressed interest in applying for the position. Her and my brother are working hard to make ends meet and she’s currently looking for a part time second job. I wanted to help and I don’t even know why but my brain buffered for a second and I let slip that my SIL would be applying for the same role as well. I’m hoping I didn’t ruin my chances or hers. I don’t need the position as much as she does and I’m hoping that if I don’t get it she still has a chance. TL; DR I accidentally may have ruined mine and my SIL’s chances of getting a job