“Well That Sucks” — 30 People Who Started 2026 On The Wrong Foot
A new year means fresh starts for most people. Clean slate. New possibilities. But after a few days, reality sets in. It’s just another day. Things still go wrong.
For these people in r/WellThatSucks, the bad luck hit during the first week of 2026. Not ideal timing. We’re all due for rough days, but starting the year with one? Brutal.
New year, same problems. These fails prove it.
1. “First time trying to cook something and here it is”
2. “My laundry was stolen on the 1st day of 2026”
3. “Replaced fill valve in toilet tank. This is after much scrubbing. Queue the Tobias Funke gif”
4. “No brushing until tomorrow I guess”
5. “Shower door spontaneously shattered behind me”
6. “These compostable paper cups we got to celebrate New Years come individually wrapped in plastic.”
7. “Neighbors dog escaped and fell from the dividing wall onto my cars windshield.”
“Neighbors had family over for the holidays, they brought their dogs. One of them is a rescue with terrible separation anxiety.
They went out for lunch, left dogs in their garage. Dog broke through a window Into the house, went up to the second floor, out through an open window onto the roof and then onto the wall looking for a way to escape. He slipped, fell and landed right in the middle of my windshield and also scratched the hood getting down.
Dog is fine and neighbors insurance is covering the damages. Still it’s a hassle all around.”
8. “Employee recognition”
9. “Happy new year to me. Our shower just broke while showering”
10. “New Year’s Eve. I’m expecting guests in two hours and the gas has run out. They can only refill it on Monday.”
11. “New shoes.”
12. “Shouldn’t have kept a glass measuring cup above my washer”
13. “Lost my footing in the attic”
14. “Cat tried to jump on top of my Lego storage.”
15. “I was eating an apple and this thing fell out”
16. “How is this even supposed to happen?”
17. “I was already an hour late.”
“It’s fine. I just scooped them up and put them into a bowl to dust off after work. But still, it was 3 weeks full, and I don’t want to have to do this again so soon.”
18. “10 Boxes for 1 cellphone box”
19. “Measuring cup without measuring lines or numbers”
20. “Happened to my neighbor’s car after a 23 mph windy day!!”
21. “I have been craving a red jolly rancher all night. I hate blue…”
“I am pregnant and have been in the hospital for 4 days. I will be here for many more.
I have been craving a red jolly rancher all night I finally got up and opened the bag and there isn’t 1 red one (that one is watermelon I want Cherry) and I hate blue (I know it’s everyone’s favorite usually)”
22. “My cats knocked my Christmas pickles off the counter.”
23. “Our climate is pretty mild, we get maybe a few snow days a year, if any. This is the day my heating breaks down.”
24. “All I wanted was ice cream”
25. “A $30 Pat Mcgrath lip liner that I bought with a christmas gift card got delivered today but fell out of my pocket. My 9 month puppy found it first”
26. “On top of working overtime on a Saturday…”
27. “7 am, looks like the driver bailed after the crash”
“Saw this while coming to work, no one was around i’m guessing driver was drunk and bailed”
28. “Fortune cookie without the fortune”
29. “Husband destroyed my phone”
“During a quick round of adult gymnastics. Said he didn’t feel it under his knee. Smelled like it was leaking battery acid and melted my phone case.”
30. “Family argument obliterated New Year’s Eve plans”
