The jackpot: rejection texts you should never send
Hey! Big news. I’m committed to the Costco rotisserie chicken now. $4.99 and always there for me. Please respect our privacy at this time.
Today’s jackpot. Screenshot it, don’t send it. Pull again for a real one.
OtherDay is a free life-sim game. Your AI twin dates other players’ twins, then tells you how it went.
More jackpots
Once a day the machine hits the jackpot: a ridiculous text made to screenshot, not to send.
When to use it
Never. Screenshot it, send it to the group chat, then pull again for a real one.
- Hey! Big news. I’m committed to the Costco rotisserie chicken now. $4.99 and always there for me. Please respect our privacy at this time.
- Hi. This is a formal notice. I’m resigning from our future, effective now. No two weeks’ notice. This text is the exit interview.
- Hey! I just Venmo requested you $0.01. Memo: emotional closure. No need to pay it. Or do. For closure.
- Hey! Sending this from the farmers market. I live here now. The kombucha stand and I are building a life. Don’t come looking for me.
- Hi! Quick update. I’ve fallen for my 9 p.m. bedtime, and it’s getting serious. We’re meeting my pillows’ parents this weekend.
- Hey! I joined a run club to process this. I’ve run zero miles and joined four group chats. Wish me luck. I wish you luck too.
- Hi. I’m entering witness protection. The witness is me. The crime was my parallel parking. You’ll never find me. I’ll be at Trader Joe’s.
- Hey! My group chat held a vote about my love life. It passed 6 to 0, and I don’t know half of them. Democracy has spoken. I hope you understand.
Questions about turning someone down
How do you reject someone nicely after a first date?
Text within a day or two, thank them for their time, say plainly that you aren’t feeling a romantic connection, and wish them well. You don’t owe a list of reasons, and you don’t need to say anything about them.
Is it okay to turn someone down over text?
After one to three dates, a text is normal and kind: it’s quick, clear and lets them reply in their own time. If you’ve been seeing each other for a while, a call or a talk in person is kinder.
Isn’t it easier to just ghost?
Easier for you, maybe. A short, clear text takes thirty seconds and saves them days of wondering. That’s the whole point of this machine.
What if they ask why?
Keep it simple and true: “I just didn’t feel a romantic connection.” You don’t have to explain more, and a list of reasons usually hurts more than it helps.
What is the jackpot?
Once a day, one pull lands the jackpot: a ridiculous text, like a breakup with a Costco rotisserie chicken. It’s for screenshots and the group chat. Please don’t send it.
Do you save what I spin?
No. Every line is ours and the machine spins in your browser. Nothing you pull, lock or copy is sent anywhere. This device remembers only your sound setting and whether today’s jackpot has landed. If analytics is on, we only record that a text was copied and which tone it was, and, if you save or share the image, which tone and whether it was the story, the square, the share sheet or the press-and-hold panel.
Every line is written by us and spun in your browser. Edit it so it sounds like you.