October 12, 2025 at 9:35 am

Gas Station Employee Kept Getting Belittled By A Customer, So They Finally Had Enough And Told Her Off

by Matthew Gilligan

woman working in a store

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Have you ever gotten so upset with a customer that you finally snapped and swore at them?

I never did during my customer service days…but I wish I could say that I did!

This Reddit user did and they were nice enough to share the story with all of us!

Let’s see what happened…

I swore at a customer and got away with it.

“I was working in a service station years ago.

I had this woman come in, I can’t remember what happened, but suddenly she smugly looks at me and says I am the customer and you have to be nice to me.

I heard you the first time…

I bit my tongue and said have a nice day, as she walked out she repeated I am the customer, you have to be nice to me.

A few weeks later she came in again.

I actually didn’t recognize her, because it’s a busy place, so she bought phone credit.

As I handed her the receipt, she snatched it out of my hand, and said I am the customer, you have to be nice to me, then she walked out the door.

LOL.

I saw red I was so ticked off, before the doors closed I looked at her and replied, “**** off.”

She just looked at me shocked and ran back to her car.

I called out to my manager, that I had just sworn at a customer.

He asked me if she deserved it, when I said yes, he said well ok then.

I don’t think she ever returned.”

If the manager is okay with it, I guess it’s okay.

Check out what folks had to say on Reddit.

This person shared their thoughts.

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Another individual weighed in.

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This Reddit user didn’t hold back.

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Another individual spoke up.

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And this person chimed in.

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Wow! That escalated in a hurry!

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