/r/firstworldproblems
First World Problems. If it's a problem you can only have if you have money we'll feel bad for you. Then we'll feel guilty for having enough money to have the same problem.
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Does your HDTV take too long to turn on?
Is the air conditioning at work too cold during the summer and too hot during the winter?
Does your car's AUX input only allow for two devices?
Someone only give you a large shake, not a super-size?
Is the wireless internet you're stealing not very fast?
Did you have to go extreme lengths to avoid talking to or meeting someone?
If it's a problem you can only have if you have money we'll feel bad for you. Then we'll feel guilty for having enough money to have the same problem.
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My house is so well insulated I can't keep the fireplace on for more than 10 minutes without overheating the living room, even when it's freezing outside. I can't run the fire again for hours.
14:32 UTC
Our Tap Water is Drinkable and Refreshing. However...
...now that it's winter it's too cold to drink straight away. It's ice cold and I have to wait 3 or 4 minutes to drink it.
10:49 UTC
My Cartier LOVE bracelet keeps unlocking.
Anyone else having the problem of their LOVE bracelets unlocking at random times? It does this a few times a year and finally fell off today in a restaurant. I'd be devastated if I actually lost it. My DH says I should use Locktight on it, but I'm afraid of voiding any warranty. Thoughts?
05:03 UTC
I have 3 passports but I don't want to live in any of those countries.
I've recently started working on an EU passport, but it will likely take 18 months, so I'm stuck here for now.
02:23 UTC
I missed the red carpet premiere of my favorite show
I’ve attended premieres in the past but I missed the one premiere of a show I actually like. I know I should feel grateful in life for what I already have and have experienced, but it felt like it was “destiny” for me to be at that premiere and would’ve been a full-circle life changing moment. That show is the reason I am the way I am today and I totally had the means to go, I just had to ask. The show is now ending and I’ll never get the chance again to talk to that specific cast in such an exclusive setting. I can still enjoy the show, but the chance for that night is gone, and it would’ve been so easy to attend too.
12:36 UTC
I just upgraded my Delta Amex Gold Card to the Platinum one and "lost" my benefit of $200 delta flight credits
I was on track to getting a $200 Delta flight credit through the Gold Skymiles card. To get the credit you have to spend $10,000 in a calendar year on your Skymiles card. I was $300 away, but I'm flying to Mexico next weekend and decided to upgrade my card bc it's my last flight of this year and wanted to get the extra points for this trip...obviously the upgrade is still worth it but damn.....I wonder if I can ask Amex about this or not. Kind of lame that they don't have this benefit for the next card tier anyways 😭
02:10 UTC
It's going to take me forever to download all my games on my new PS5 Pro.
I don't have fiber and best I can get is 5G home internet.
15:29 UTC
I can’t build my pc
I have a pc but I’m switching to AMD and my Ryzen 9 9900X has arrived but not my new motherboard so I’m stuck using my 14700k for like another week
03:39 UTC
I had elective facial surgery and now my Windows Hello face authentication doesn't recognize me.
18:50 UTC
My company is providing two hours of PTO to go vote, but I already voted by mail
17:59 UTC
I have conversational awareness enabled on my AirPods and it turns down the volume when I cough or clear my throat..
Thanks Steve.
11:43 UTC
The new dress I bought for my upcoming vacation fits me perfectly, but while steaming it, I noticed a small hole in the fabric so now I have to return it.
It was a sale item and the last one in my size. (I checked their online store.)
00:14 UTC
My kid's school sent their parents portal credentials by hardcopy, so now I have to type in a random alphanumeric password like I'm a German Enigma machine operator in World War 2.
21:29 UTC
ChatGPT is down so I'm forced to use Gemini which isn't giving me good answers
21:07 UTC
I rent and my refrigerator broke. All appliances are stainless steel and black. Landlord replaced the refrigerator with a white one.
15:29 UTC
On my way to the symphony, and the zipper on my tuxedo pants broke.
01:20 UTC
I can't wear my Louis Vuitton scarf with my Louis Vuitton coat because the coat is so warm I don't need a scarf.
12:45 UTC
Max (HBO) delisted War for the Planet of the Apes when I stopped 2/3rds through to get ready for bed.
06:57 UTC
I just received the 100th cold call or text in the 25 hours since my bank ran my credit for a home equity loan
Holy shit. The first two cold calls came literally 5 minutes after my bank ran my credit -- while I was still on the phone with them.
I just wish the credit bureaus were a little more unscrupulous -- don't they realize how much money they'd make if they accepted bribes for them not to sell someone's personal data? I'd gladly give them triple whatever they're making off me right now.
I've never felt more like the hot girl joining a dating site (minus the unsolicited dick pics I assume).
UPDATES:
| !!! I've found a website: https://www.optoutprescreen.com/ that the credit bureaus supposedly respect so they won't sell your info. There's an online form that will allow you to opt-out for 5 years. To permanently opt-out you have to literally mail them a form. No mention if they also require you to use cuneiform. |
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| 26 hours: 106 unsolicited calls/texts |
| 28 hours: 125 unsolicited calls/texts |
| 33 hours: 151 unsolicited calls/texts (final call on day 2 was 8:29PM my time) |
16:54 UTC
Picture won’t fit TV screen…
I’m a geo-bachelor for work and my company has housing. TV service is satellite (dish) and out of 12 channels only 6 actually work. 4 are froze on the same picture and 2 are the “dish screen saver”.
Anyway, the actual picture will not fit on the TV. I’ve gone through all of the adjustments for the aspect and no matter what setting, it cuts off the sides of the picture. As an example, I’m watching the World Series and the sides are cut off so I can only see the Dodgers score on the left side of the score box.
The satellite control box is not accessible, and I really needed to vent about this.
Edit: spelling
02:34 UTC
I booked a dog-sitter for Thanksgiving week several months in advance, and she just called me to cancel.
Three weeks seems like enough time to look for another one, but for a week during a holiday, it's really not.
21:31 UTC
Not being able to sing along to music using the adaptive setting on my AirPod Pros.
I want to keep the adaptive setting as I like that it cuts out if I need to speak to someone out and about, but I have to go into settings and turn it off if I want to sing along with the sound cutting when I start going for it. It’s a tough life.
12:57 UTC
People keep trying to share videos on conference calls without selecting Share With Sound first.
15:32 UTC
My wife broke one of our shower heads in the master bath, so we have to decide if we want to replace both with new heads so they atill match or make one a fancy wand.
20:48 UTC
I can’t focus on getting into the Halloween mood.
I love Halloween. I managed to get to visit Halloween Horror Nights this year, watched Thriller on YouTube a few times and plan on watching the movie “late night with the devil” soon.
Outside of that, I can’t focus. The real world consequences of what can go wrong has got me anxious. Haven’t even bought any candy yet for “Trunk or treat” in my neighborhood
18:31 UTC
You order fries, get home and there's no sauce to dip them in 😞
17:45 UTC
Spent 6k on custom furniture
6k on a 3 piece sectional with custom fabric and pillows. Shouldn't there be a 3D image generator to show you, at the very least, a conceptualization of the completed product? Have to wait 2 months for this stuff to be made to see if we got the arm placement correct or if my spatial ineptitude got everything backwards. A little visual would be nice.
21:29 UTC
My employer denied my buying of a stock when I was trying to pre-clear even though I had no insider information. That buy would have made half my salary in one month
20:32 UTC
Clean truck (was)
Coming home from washing my truck and the street in front of my house is being repaved.
20:25 UTC
I ordered a pain au raisin and they served it cut in half
09:14 UTC