Since our birthdays only come once a year (and they signify that we’ve made it through another year of life!), we tend to want them to feel special. No bad vibes.
Well, it seems like these people got a lot less than they probably wanted for their birthdays. In fact, they’re probably more disappointed in their special days than anything else.
“Baked cake for my work colleagues for my birthday and nobody took any.”
Man, this poor person went out of their way to try and celebrate their birthday at work, and no one took a piece of cake. How mean…
“My mom ordered a TV (delivered by FedEx) for me for my birthday, we just opened it up to turn it on and…”
On the plus side, they can probably exchange it. Too bad it didn’t show up in one piece, though.
“For my birthday, my oven coil decided to snap and start an electrical fire.”
Man, having a random electrical fire start on your birthday definitely isn’t the way you want to celebrate. Especially if someone was planning on using that oven to make you a cake.
“Spent some serious effort making Guac and tacos for my mom’s birthday. Things didn’t work out .”
I think the worst thing is when you put so much effort into something and it just… falls on the floor. At least mom will probably appreciate the effort.
“First time ever making waffles for my husband’s birthday breakfast.”
I always find the first waffle you make out of the batch is gonna be disappointing. Just scrape it off and try again (maybe with a little more oil).
“Got an iPad for my birthday yesterday. At least I can return it.”
I’m not gonna lie, it took me a second to find the crack (it’s in the middle). But yeah, at least it can be exchanged for a new one.
“Went to the store to pickup a candle for my daughter’s Birthday, guess how old she’s turning?”
I was about to ask if there were a lot of babies born in 2019, but I’m betting these candles got snatched up by a bunch of 30-year-olds.
“My birthday cake was labeled ‘double chocolate fudge.’ Was super excited to eat it, only to find out that was a lie. I hate vanilla cake.”
Even if you love any kind of cake (like me), you’d be really disappointed. You’re expecting one thing, only to get something completely different.
“No, it’s not my home’s birthday.”
It might not be this person’s home’s birthday, but it looks like it was somebody’s at one point. I really hope they aren’t missing those balloons for the party or anything…
“Someone must have dropped a full birthday cake in my apartment complex parking lot.”
Dropping a birthday cake is actually one of my greatest fears. Best case scenario, you can scrape the part that touched the ground off. But who would want to eat it then?
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“How my birthday card from my grandmother was delivered by USPS.”
The way the USPS sticker says “we care” is probably the most ironic thing in this entire list. Also, why does it look like someone’s dog got to the card?
“How the flowers we got for my sister for her birthday arrived.”
On the plus side, this mass of dirt looks like it’s ready to stick right into a garden.
For real, though, I’d be asking for my money back.
“I’m on lockdown due to COVID-19, this is how my 18th birthday party is looking.”
Raise your hands if you had to have a pandemic birthday during a stay-at-home order. Yeah, they definitely weren’t that fun. But hey, at least this person got cake.
“I’m spending my birthday at a Montana airport after an unruly passenger caused my cross-country flight to make an emergency landing.”
Leave it to one unruly person to ruin it for everyone else. And of course, on someone’s birthday.
“This was supposed to be my brother’s birthday present… thanks UPS.”
I swear, it’s like delivery people don’t care enough about other people’s stuff to treat it with any, well, care. But at least it can be exchanged or returned.
“So a girl at a restaurant who took a group photo for my friends’ birthday dinner managed to capture the very instant I noticed her hair catching on fire…”
According to OP, the birthday boy asked someone from the next table to take their picture and she said yes: “As she was leaning back her hair got caught in the candle on the table and I started to see smoke rising above her head. That’s when the reaction occurred.”
Yikes.
“My mom requested balloons on my grandma’s 80th birthday cake. We got these happy guys and a good laugh!”
What a hilarious oversight for an otherwise really cute birthday cake. At least everyone had a sense of humor about it.
“One day before my birthday I went to a skating place with a friend and a furry wearing a mask couldn’t see me and… happy birthday.”
There’s… a lot to unpack with that story. But I almost feel like we shouldn’t ask questions.
“Got my son a dinosaur balloon at the grocery store for his birthday. Here it is.”
No, that isn’t a smudge on your screen. It’s a balloon that floated very, very far away. Here’s hoping the store had more dinosaur balloons.
“When you have candles, but not the ‘right’ ones for your wife’s 39th birthday.”
It might take you a second, but they technically aren’t wrong (that does, in fact, equal 39). At least you can give OP points for creativity.
