Some people get the cards in their wallet mixed up. 
 
“I was soooo pissed I went to call a cab from the phone box and put in me donor card instead of me phone card…..cost me an arm and a leg!!!” was posted on the newsgroup alt.sports.soccer.everton on December 16, 2002. “Tried to phone you earlier from a phone box, i put my donor card in instead of my phone card. Fuckin cost me an arm and a leg” was posted on the newsgroup alt.jokes on February 21, 2003. “I tried to call you the other day from a pay phone, but I put in my donor card instead of my calling card. Cost me an arm and a leg . . .(Keith Todd)” was posted on the newsgroup alt.humor.puns on April 18, 2003.
 
An ATM and online shopping—not a pay phone—are often mentioned in the joke. “Ordered a DVD from Amazon the other day, but used my donor card instead of my credit card by accident. It cost me an arm and a leg” was posted on X/Twitter by Cooper on November 27, 2008. “I’m a Muppet sometimes. I bought some stuff online and used my donor card instead of my debit card. It cost me an arm and a leg” was posted on X/Twitter by AJCann on December 2, 2008. “RT @FunnyJoker: Ordered some stuff online the other day & I used my donor card instead of my debit card.Cost me an arm and a leg. (LOL)” was posted on X/Twitter by Steve Hooper on April 13, 2009. “Last night I accidentally put my donor card in the cash machine, I can’t believe how stupid I was! It’s cost me an arm and a leg!” was posted on X/Twitter by ❤️ FizzyDuck ❤️ on November 22, 2009. “Just accidentally put my donor card into the ATM machine. It cost me an arm and a leg” was posted on X/Twitter by Ultimate Dad Jokes on January 30, 2024.
 
   
Google Groups: alt.sports.soccer.everton 
OT bladdered
Jimbo & The Jetset
Dec 16, 2002, 7:35:34 AM
(...)
I was soooo pissed I went to call a cab from the phone box and put in me
donor card instead of me phone card…..
cost me an arm and a leg!!!
   
Google Groups: alt.jokes
Text Messages
Adrian
Feb 21, 2003, 1:24:52 PM
Tried to phone you earlier from a phone box, i put my donor card in instead
of my phone card.
Fuckin cost me an arm and a leg.
 
Google Groups: alt.humor.puns
Puns of the Weak 04-18-03
Stan Kegel
Apr 18, 2003, 6:54:13 PM
(...)
I tried to call you the other day from a pay phone, but I put in my
donor card instead of my calling card. Cost me an arm and a leg . . .
(Keith Todd)
   
Google Groups: alt.humor.puns
Puns of the Weak 05-23-03
Stan Kegel
May 23, 2003, 8:55:41 PM
(...)
I tried to call you the other day from a pay phone, but I put in my donor
card instead of my calling card. Cost me an arm and a leg. (Bob W.)
 
X/Twitter
Cooper
@cooperx86
Ordered a DVD from Amazon the other day, but used my donor card instead of my credit card by accident. It cost me an arm and a leg.
2:23 PM · Nov 27, 2008
 
X/Twitter
AJCann
@AJCann
“I’m a Muppet sometimes. I bought some stuff online and used my donor card instead of my debit card. It cost me an arm and a leg.”
7:59 AM · Dec 2, 2008
 
X/Twitter
Steve Hooper
@bungeespin
RT @FunnyJoker: Ordered some stuff online the other day & I used my donor card instead of my debit card.Cost me an arm and a leg. (LOL)
8:46 PM · Apr 13, 2009
 
X/Twitter
❤️ FizzyDuck ❤️
@FizzyDuck
Last night I accidentally put my donor card in the cash machine, I can’t believe how stupid I was! It’s cost me an arm and a leg!
2:13 PM · Nov 22, 2009
         
X/Twitter
Tushar Rai
@Tushar_rai
#lolmoment RT @sickipedia: Ordered some stuff online the other day & I used my donor card instead of my debit card.Cost me an arm and a leg.
4:12 AM · Jul 20, 2010
 
Google Books
Jokes for Blokes:
The Ultimate Book of Jokes Not Suitable for Mixed Company
By Llewellyn Dowd and Phil McCracken
London, UK: Random House
2011
Pg. 503:
Ordered some stuff online the other day and I used my donor card instead of my debit card.
Cost me an arm and a leg.
 
X/Twitter
Jim Duggan
@perrydinho
I accidentally put my donor card in the ATM instead of my cashcard. Suppose that’s going to cost me an arm and a leg #illgetmecoat
6:38 AM · Aug 2, 2011
 
X/Twitter
Bomber
@Broombroom_88
I accidentally put my donor card in the ATM instead of my cashcard. Suppose that’s going to cost me an arm and a leg
7:16 AM · Aug 2, 2011
 
X/Twitter
helen hetherington
@helenartist
used donor card by mistake in the ATM it cost me an arm and a leg…i’m here all week folks ....“jazz hands”
7:04 AM · Sep 21, 2011
 
X/Twitter
Liam Wilson
@liamwilson23
Accidentally put my organ donor card in a cash machine this morning…cost me an arm and a leg.
7:12 AM · Sep 21, 2011
 
X/Twitter
The Thyme Machine
@thethymemachine
I went to the ATM and used my donor card by accident. Cost me an arm and a leg!
6:50 AM · Sep 24, 2011 from Isle of Anglesey, Wales

29 December 2012, The Daily Mirror (London, UK), “Bet of the Day,” pg. 8:
I ORDERED some goods online the other day and by mistake I used my donor card instead of my debit card. Cost me an arm and a leg. Get on Chelsea at 8-5 to win at Everton.
 
X/Twitter
ciaran
@_ciarann
Put my organ donor card in the ATM by mistake, cost me a bloody arm and a leg.
4:02 PM · Jul 3, 2013
 
X/Twitter
Nicola Jane Swinney
@NicolaJSwinney
I accidentally put my donor card into the ATM.
It cost me an arm and a leg.
3:42 PM · Nov 25, 2016
     
X/Twitter
Shit Jokes
@ShitJokes
Ordered some Christmas presents online the other day and used my donor card instead of my debit card.
Cost me an arm and a leg.
1:10 PM · Dec 11, 2016
   
The Herald (Scotland)
20th June 2017
Herald Diary: What to make of Vince Cable’s age, checking in at Glasgow Airport, and colleague’s debit card mix-up
KEN SMITH
(...)
OH dear, a colleague sees I’m at my desk and bears down on me. “I ordered stuff online and stupidly used my donor card instead of my debit card,” he tells me. “Cost me an arm and a leg.”

X/Twitter
Shit Jokes
@ShitJokes
I ordered some stuff online yesterday and I used my Donor Card instead of my Debit Card.
Cost me an arm and a leg.
6:12 AM · Nov 25, 2017
 
Reddit—Jokes
32irish April 10, 2018
Did you hear about the girl who accidentally put her donor card in the ATM machine?
It cost her an arm and a leg!
 
X/Twitter
Dad Jokes
@CheesyDad_Jokes
I put my donor card in the ATM by mistake.
It cost me an arm and a leg.
The post Donor Card appeared first on mwak! mwak!.
https://ift.tt/2HZ5qai
4:27 AM · Apr 25, 2018
   
X/Twitter
Funny Stuff 💙 💛
@BadTasteTee
Accidentally put my donor card in the ATM…
Cost me an arm and a leg!
10:06 AM · Apr 20, 2020
 
X/Twitter
Robert Wilkinson
@robertwlk
Ordered some stuff on the internet but accidentally used my organ Donor card instead of my credit card.
Cost me an arm and a leg
2:19 AM · Jan 8, 2021
 
X/Twitter
Ultimate Dad Jokes
@MediocreJoker85
Just accidentally put my donor card into the ATM machine.
It cost me an arm and a leg.
10:08 PM · Jan 30, 2024
 
LaffGaff
Donor Card
February 2, 2024 by LaffGaff
I just accidentally put my donor card into the ATM machine.
It cost me an arm and a leg.·