Topic: Tech Fails & Funny Moments; Let's Share the Chaos!
Ess's photo
Tue 08/19/25 11:13 AM
We all love talking about our tech wins, but what about those epic fails that had us laughing (or crying) later? I'm talking about:

That time you spent 2 hours troubleshooting something that wasn't even plugged in

Accidentally sending a voice message when you thought you were typing

Smart home devices that decided to have a mind of their own

Autocorrect fails that created the most awkward conversations

Video calls where you couldn't figure out how to unmute (we've all been there!)

That app you paid for and used exactly once

My latest embarrassment: I spent 20 minutes yelling at my smart speaker thinking it was broken, only to realize I'd been calling it by the wrong name the whole time! 🤦‍♀️

What's your most memorable tech fail or funny moment? Bonus points if it happened in front of other people! Let's laugh about our shared struggles with our digital overlords.

Sometimes the fails make the best stories! Drop yours below we need a good laugh! :joy:

TxsGal3333's photo
Tue 08/19/25 12:56 PM
Humm well just bought a new vehicle the end of Feb this year..

I had asked the salesman about how to set up the GPS.. We could only get the GPS to work on my phone, but not come up on the screen in my Nissan Kicks.. So the salesman thought it was my phone since it was not a IPhone.. frown

Humm well one of my 14 year old grandsons came to stay with me a couple weekends ago.

We get in my vehicle, cause he wanted to go to a few thrift stores...He hooks up his phone and gets the GPS to come up on the screen, not a problem..

I told him about mine would not work.. He said Granny give me your phone.. Took him less than 5 min and he had my phone hooked up with GPS on the screen..

Come to find out I had it hooked up through the cigarette lighter port and you have to have it plugged in through the USB Port for it to work.. slaphead slaphead :laughing: :laughing:

The Salesman did not even catch that.. So I went 5 months not being able to have the GPS come up on my screen, so had to listen to it with my phone instead laying next to me... :smile: laugh laugh

Took my 14 year old grandson to teach me a lesson.. I told him okay when we get home I need to know what I need to do in order to use it again.. He said granny just plug it in the USB Port and not the cigarette lighter port..slaphead

Lesson learned :laughing: