This past week I bought some stuff for my girlfriend and I found out that since I spent over $50 I get a $25 store credit. I just need to bring in the receipt which says so. Decided to go looking for said receipt for safe keeping and I just had the realization that I'm fairly certain I through it out in the past week. Had a ton of receipts in my pocket from various other purchases and was throwing them out throughout the week and apparently forgot to keep that one.

May not seem like a lot to most of you, but I feel like I just took a $25 bill and threw it into the trash and just feel awful. Not sure why my brain won't let me be like "It's just $25, get over it" but it's really bothering me and I've been kicking myself all night over it.

I hate regret, so much.

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13196 Posts

February 20 2008 08:47 GMT

i know what yu mean :3

but what's gone is gone sooo don't let it linger !!

Moletrap

United States1297 Posts

February 20 2008 09:05 GMT

Later you will regret having spent time regretting it.

I usually just adopt an "easy come, easy go" mindset to these types of things. You never even had it to lose.... so whatever.. right?

kAra

Germany1379 Posts

February 20 2008 13:39 GMT

money = paper

Snet

United States3573 Posts

February 20 2008 15:20 GMT

I'd be pissed if I threw away a $25.00 bill as well.

But $25.00, simple lesson learned and wouldn't bother me.

AmorVincitOmnia

Kenya3846 Posts

February 20 2008 15:28 GMT

what's a $25 bill look like

Zeenix

United States47 Posts

February 20 2008 15:30 GMT

I had the opportunity to earn $100 bucks once, but I had to do something...
I don't regret it because what they told me to do was to outrageous.

Obama

Canada53 Posts

February 20 2008 15:39 GMT

shit happens, theres nothing u can do..

MiniRoman

Canada3953 Posts

February 20 2008 15:58 GMT

It sucks but it's better than actually throwing out 25 of your own dollars.

KaasZerg

Netherlands927 Posts

February 20 2008 16:01 GMT

#10

25$ isn't worth loosing sleep over. Think about that the next time.

MarklarMarklar

Fiji1823 Posts

February 20 2008 16:13 GMT

#11

Last summer i got beat up n got my cell phone n wallet stolen with like 80bux in it

anyway i got like 1500$ from my insurance SO LOL PROFIT for 1 bruise

QuanticHawk

United States32071 Posts

February 20 2008 16:19 GMT

#12

On February 21 2008 00:28 AmorVincitOmnia wrote:
what's a $25 bill look like

demonic_phate

United States442 Posts

February 20 2008 16:34 GMT

#13

When I was like 5 years old, on Chinese New Year, I got like 20 bucks...... Threw it down the toilet D:...
However I don't think of it as me throwing away 20 bucks but as my parents being stupid enough to give a 5 year old 20 bucks :/

ilovezil

United States4143 Posts

February 20 2008 16:46 GMT

#14

Well, what store did you get the store credit from? I work at a family owned retail hair shop, so I know a little about how store credit works, although I can't guarentee that the store you got credit from would work the same way.

Anyway, you got that credit within the past week, so that's good. If it was an exact figure of $25 (it's ok if it's not, though), the person who took care of you should remember you. Just ask for the salesperson that helped you, and explain what happened to him/her. Explain it in a professional and polite manner, closing it with "is there any way I can redeem that store credit?" They should understand your situation if you're a good customer.

ilovezil

United States4143 Posts

February 20 2008 16:47 GMT

#15

Hold on, just read something. Is this store credit like a bonus? I was under the assumption that it was store credit for something you had to return.

Jayson X

Switzerland2431 Posts

February 20 2008 17:39 GMT

#16

On February 21 2008 01:34 demonic_phate wrote:
When I was like 5 years old, on Chinese New Year, I got like 20 bucks...... Threw it down the toilet D:...
However I don't think of it as me throwing away 20 bucks but as my parents being stupid enough to give a 5 year old 20 bucks :/

Maybe it was a test. After that they erased the word "banker" on their little "future for our kid" list.

SoDrunk

United Kingdom291 Posts

February 20 2008 17:42 GMT

#17

Just so you don't feel too bad, a friend did something far worse a few years back. He was on a ship emptying his pockets of receipts and rubbish into a bin and later realised he threw out £160 along with it. Not sure how much that would have been in dollars at that particular time but still makes yours look less stupid :D. Although he was on a very good wage in the navy with little expenses he was still kicking himself about it.

Phyre

United States1288 Posts

February 20 2008 17:55 GMT

#18

On February 21 2008 01:47 ilovezil wrote:
Hold on, just read something. Is this store credit like a bonus? I was under the assumption that it was store credit for something you had to return.

It was a bonus of sorts, but it acts just like store credit in the sense that if I bought something for $25 or less and used the credit that item would be free. By store credit I mean it was essentially like a gift card in use.

Thanks for commiserating with me guys.

ilovezil

United States4143 Posts

February 20 2008 18:57 GMT

#19

On February 21 2008 02:55 Phyre wrote:

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Try anyway. $25 is worth it, right? Go down to the store as soon as possible and try to redeem that credit. At least that's what I would do, since money is money.

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13196 Posts

February 20 2008 19:12 GMT

#20

On February 20 2008 22:39 kAra wrote:
money = paper

sup $_$