June 22, 2025 at 1:46 am

Unruly Customer Wanted To Buy Something For Cheaper Than Advertised, But This Employee Had His Number

by Matthew Gilligan

man working in a store

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Well, this is a new one!

Apparently, the woman in this Reddit story thought that she was able to name the price of a product she wanted!

Like it was a game show or something!

Well, she was in for a rude awakening…

Check out what happened!

“I’ll call corporate!!” “Corporate doesn’t exist.”

“I work at a now-mostly-defunct video rental chain, one of the few franchised locations left.

Today, a lady came in reeking and clearly intoxicated.

So you’re aware, we sell a few assorted electronics accessories at the front of the store– chargers, styluses, etc.

***** lady shall henceforth be known as DL.

DL: “HEY do you have … A uh… Um… (fumbles around) a phone charger I can use for a few minutes?

Me: “No, but we do have chargers for sale! Right here.”

DL: “Oh, awesome. I’ll take one.”

Me: “Okay, that’ll be eight dollars.”

DL: “Tt says 5.”

Hmmm…

Me (looking at the same display she is): “It.. it says eight dollars on the display. Right there. Next to the picture.”

DL: “Well I… I read five so you HAVE to sell it for five. It’s like.. the law.”

Me: “The price is eight dollars.*

DL: “Well you’ve just lost a customer, and I’ll be calling corporate. You’ll get fired.”

Go ahead and try!

Me: “Actually, corporate doesn’t really exist anymore. You can file a complaint with the store manager on duty, if you want.”

DL: “Ugh, please.”

Me: “So, what’s your complaint?”

She then stormed out.

God it felt so good to finally be able to say something like that.”

Check out what readers had to say about this.

This person chimed in.

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Another individual shared their thoughts.

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This reader spoke up.

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Another individual weighed in.

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And this Reddit user nailed it.

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Let’s hope this customer got a lifetime ban from this store.

He deserved it.

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