As you get older, one thing you realize is that you just can’t win with some people…

And, on top of that, there’s really no use in trying to reason people who behave that way!

The best course of action is usually to let their criticism roll off your back and get them out of your sight as quickly as possible.

Check out what this cashier had to say about a customer who seemed to be a on a mission to be a jerk.

Start now!

Jerk customer got mad at me for something another customer did.

“This was about 3 months ago. I’m a self checkout cashier.

So this guy comes up to the self checkout, scans his stuff, and sees that his item (a pack of 15 grout sponges) is “not the right price” (here we go…).

So I ask him where it was.

He says “it was in a bin full of these things, and the price listed was lower than what’s being shown on the screen.” I say “Ok, can you go get a picture of the item and the label?”

C: “Can’t you call someone to go check the price?”

Me: “No, I can’t.”

This guy was a real treat…

He annoyedly walks back there and gets the right product (He happened to pick up the ONLY pack of 15 grout sponges in a display full of packs of 3, something that is very common because of customers leaving stuff where it shouldn’t be) and comes back and starts complaining about how he shouldn’t’ve had to go back and get the item.

He then goes to get a soda or something (honestly can’t remember what it was and at that point I was scared that this guy was gonna go off on me) and my head cashier walks up to the cash register he was scanning stuff at and clears it, because he was gone for quite a while.

He just wanted to complain about EVERYTHING.

He comes back, gets upset that his cart is empty because he was gone, and he had put his item where many people leave their stuff when they don’t want it, and starts going off on me and my head cashier (who was there at the time) about how I should’ve listened better (he was vague as to what he was gonna do with the items) and finally finishes.

At this point I’m scared out of my mind and honestly angry that I couldn’t do anything about it, and my head cashier says that she was about to do something like kick him out, but he finished berating me before she could get the chance.

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So yeah, I hope that guy never shops at my store again.”

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No doubt about it, this guy just enjoys being difficult.

And it’s one of the hazards of working in customer service.

What a jerk!

This customer was lookin’ for trouble!