40+ Times Throughout History People Tried to Do Kind Things Only to Have Them Backfire Massively

The guys in this next story really had their hearts in the right place. It’s sweet that they noticed that their favorite waitress was unhappy, and when they learned why, they wanted to do something about it. And really, sending her flowers seems like a reasonable idea to come up with.

What they failed to consider was that flowers are usually a romantic gift, and with her ex-boyfriend on her mind, it’s no surprise that the waitress assumed the flowers were from him. Maybe they needed a large note or for the floral delivery guy to announce loudly, “These are not from Paul!” Then the flowers would have been appreciated as they deserved.