#1 Company Owner Decided To Stop Paying His Drivers So One Of Them Parked Their Semi On The Owners Ferrari And Just Left It There
#2 Came Home Late From Work, Drop My Open Sandwhich In The Parking Lot. Go To Make Pasta, The First Pot Slips And I Pour It All On The Ground. Make A Second Pot And The Handle Straight Up Breaks And My Pasta Goes Everywhere. Didn't Eat; Had A Lil Cry
#3 Been Waiting 6 Weeks For A Rather Expensive Toilet So We Can Fit It At A Client's House, It Has Finally Arrived
Sometimes, no matter how hard we try, certain events are simply outside our control. Some people might say that is just how life works, while others may blame karma coming back around.
Many would call it luck and accept that fortune seems kinder on some days than on others. Judging by the costly damage in this list, these people were definitely having a rough time with it.
#5 My Dad's Old Truck Got Hit By A Truck Carrying Old Rotten Potato Slurry To A Feed Lot For Cows. His Passenger Window Was Down
#6 My Boss Installed A Water Dispenser Yesterday. This Morning, We Got Into The Office To This
Humans have tried to make sense of luck for thousands of years. In ancient Greece, people turned to Tyche, the goddess of chance and fortune, while the Romans worshipped Fortuna, the goddess of luck and fate.
In ancient Egypt, people carried scarab beetles as protective amulets that symbolized rebirth, protection and good fortune.
#7 Was Mad Because I Thought I Chipped/Broke My Favorite Cologne Bottle Until I Realized What Actually Happened
#8 Misread The "Minus" Checkboxes On The Delivery App And Successfully Paid $25 For Two Empty Toasted Buns. 🍔
#9 Cat Jumped Into The Paint Tray…
Our fascination with lucky objects obviously never went away. People still search for four-leaf clovers, hang evil eye charms in their homes or wear them as jewellery.
Some symbols come from long cultural traditions, while others are deeply personal. In the end, everyone seems to find their own little way of keeping bad luck at a distance.
#11 Broke The Window At Work
Just as there are symbols believed to bring good fortune, there are also plenty of superstitions linked to bad luck. In parts of Eastern Europe, returning home after forgetting something is considered unlucky unless you look in the mirror before leaving again.
Meanwhile, the number four is often avoided in China. Some buildings leave it out of their floor numbers, while many people also avoid having it on their car plates or in their phone numbers.
#13 Someone Lost Their $1100 Sunglasses On The Sidewalk By My Apartment
#15 Recently Tried An Expensive Rental Clothing Subscription. UPS Threw The Package Of Clothes/Bags Into My Backyard. I Have Two Puppies
Did the people behind these expensive fails forget to look in the mirror? Did the number four appear somewhere at the worst possible moment? We will probably never know why fortune decided to treat them so harshly.
It is easy to assume that some people are naturally lucky while others are destined to keep running into trouble. However, research suggests that luck is not a personality trait.
#17 Neighbors Removed Their Retaining Wall Without Realizing It Was Providing Support For This Other Wall, Ultimately Leading To Its Failure
#18 Samsung Technicians Came To Fix My TV With A Backlight Issue But Left After Breaking The Actual Screen
According to Forbes, psychologist Richard Wiseman spent years studying people who described themselves as lucky or unlucky. He found that those who considered themselves lucky were more likely to notice opportunities and trust their intuition.
They also tended to expect positive outcomes and find ways to move forward when something went wrong.
#20 Paint Store Guy Didn't Close The Can Properly
