We all have our crosses to bear…
Poor Fanny Carlsson.
The 19-year-old Swedish-born woman was recently denied a Sainsbury’s Nectar loyalty card, due to the fact that the online application system deemed her first name unacceptable for use.
Fanny, however, saw the funny side and tweeted a picture of the failed online form, along with her brand new loyalty card, successfully applied for using her middle name.
Älskar att heta Fanny och bo i UK pic.twitter.com/w7mLYALqwv
— Fanny Carlsson (@FannyCarlsson) February 12, 2015
Till er som var oroliga så fick jag tillslut ett nectar card! Så inga hard feelings mot Sainsburys pic.twitter.com/yJoluGJraH — Fanny Carlsson (@FannyCarlsson) February 18, 2015
Speaking to the Daily Record, Fanny said, “because I already knew what ‘Fanny’ meant before I moved to England, I have chosen to call myself Linnéa at work. My parents already knew I had had some problems with my name, so they’re mainly just happy they gave me a middle name that works better. It’s pretty much only when I talk to Swedes that I use my first name.”
Look on the bright side Fanny, at least your folks didn’t call you Ivan Ardon or Hugh Jazz.
Main image via Twitter.
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