Everyone has to learn one way or another that being polite to other human beings isn’t optional, especially in retail settings.

One woman was browsing a shop with her dad when he assumed the store’s workers existed solely to serve his every whim.

And she wasn’t about to let that slide.

Read on for the full story!

Teaching A Family Member to Be A Considerate Customer

I had met up with my dad to spend the day together, and we were browsing in a shop.

I accidentally knocked a few things off the shelf and bent down to pick them up.

Her dad couldn’t understand what she was doing.

My dad, looking horrified at what I was doing, said:

Dad: “What are you doing?”

She explains her reasoning and he tries to correct her.

Me: “I just knocked these off, I’m just picking them back up.”

Dad: “But that’s not your job, they should do it, it’s what they’re paid for!”

But that’s when she decided to teach her father a valuable lesson.

Me: “Their job is to give service to customers by helping them out with purchases, serving on the till, and making sure the store is stocked and clean.

It’s not to run around after you just because you’ve made a mess.

If you do that, then I expect you’re hated by every single person who has had to clear up after you instead of doing their job.”

Finally, her dad starts to get it.

Dad: “…Oh…”

Just taught my dad to not treat a shop worker like his personal servant.

Generally ticket at him for acting like this when he knows I’m working in a shop too.

Now that’s what you call a teaching moment.

What did Reddit think?

This commenter thinks more people should know how to behave politely in a retail environment.

It takes a while for a bad customer’s attitude to turn around, but it’s a worthwhile endeavor.

Some people really do mental gymnastics to justify their bad behavior.

Her dad finally got a taste of just how ridiculous his expectations were.

Sometimes it’s the kids teaching the parents.

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