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I swear, some people get their kicks by being difficult in stores and giving workers a hard time.

Isn’t that bizarre?!?!

But we see these kinds of stories over and over and over again…

And here’s another one for you to chew on…

Let’s take a look at what happened this time…

Guy in the thrift store furious that I tried to help him buy the item he wanted to buy.

“I work at a large thrift store, probably the largest by volume in our area. Our inventory covers probably 4,000-5,000 square feet in total.

I schedule pickups for new items through our system and man the front desk about 95% of the time.

Of course, there’s a problem…

There is a regular who can’t stand me. Specifically, he doesn’t like that I do not have encyclopedic knowledge of our inventory.

He is 6’4″ and always wearing weird, shapeless jackets. I will confess that my own dislike for him is what is driving me to tell you that he also reeks of something that is either body odor or cat urine.

For about 20 minutes every day, he will walk around the shop floor in silence, looking at everything the floor workers have set out, and then he will approach me empty-handed to ask me how much an item costs.

This guy sounds pretty difficult…

He is not describing these items to me in any kind of detail, for the record. He asks me how much “the red chair” or “shoes” will cost. I then have to ask him to clarify what he is talking about, which makes him extremely irritated.

One time he actually brought the item he wanted priced to the front, only it was still in a cardboard box that he would not open.

I asked him several times if I could see or know what he was holding, and he rolled his eyes and said “I didn’t say what it was, I asked how much it was.”

I had to call my supervisor over from his office to tell the man that yes, he did have to show me what was in the cardboard box, as I am not yet capable of seeing through solid objects.

Today he came in again and did his usual routine, but he seemed more sullen than usual, if that was possible. He finally came to the front and asked me how much the “clear Tupperware” was.

I assume that, if you are reading this, you know that most Tupperware is clear. I asked him “Which ones?” and got up to go find what he was talking about.

This was apparently Joe Catpee’s last straw. He scoffed and pointed at me, then told me to “NEVER ask ‘which ones?’!”

He just likes causing problems for the hell of it!

I told him I did not in fact know what he was talking about, that I am not in charge of inventory at the store.

He kept repeating “Which ones? You asked me WHICH ONES?” at increasing volume until my manager had to get involved and ask him to either bring the Tupperware to the front and pay whatever they cost or get out.

He did, in fact, pay for the $2/piece large Tupperware containers.

My manager then took the guy outside and told him that he was to bring anything he wanted to ask me about or negotiate the price of to the front from now on.

Mr. Catpee does not like this rule, and he has said things indicating he might never come back.

Please let it be true.”

Reddit users spoke up.

This person had a lot to say.

Another individual didn’t hold back.

This person spoke up.

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Another reader shared their thoughts.

And this Reddit user spoke up.

This guy is just too much…

And I know I wouldn’t have the patience to deal with this guy!

What a pain in the neck…

Some customers go out of their way to be difficult…