Malaysian TikToker @irfannudin350 has shared a lesson in being more careful with our red packets
In a 21-second video posted to TikTok, he showed the aftermath of being too hasty when opening his ang pow that contained two 50-ringgit (S$15.30) notes.
It seems in his rush, he had accidentally torn off the edges of the notes, rendering the money unusable.
We feel his pain.
But it seems @irfannudin350 was finding the humour of it all and in the background of the video can be heard laughing at his careless act.
There is no word whether he went on to use the notes though some netizens joked in the comments that he must have been too excited when he received the red packet.
Others have advised him to head to a bank and try his luck in changing the damaged notes for new ones.
“You can exchange them as long as the serial number is still visible,” read a comment.
Here is a Chinese New Year PSA: Be gentle with your ang pows.