bad customer service Archives

May 18, 2026 at 4:24 am

Personal Training Client Arrives 5 Minutes Late and Gets Publicly Scolded by Trainer

Women clients, beware.

May 1, 2026 at 2:55 pm

“Is This a Joke?” Cashier Sparks Outrage After Mocking a Shopper for Waiting in the “Wrong” Spot

A woman looking upset in a grocery store aisle

They should be fired ASAP.

April 21, 2026 at 2:46 am

Customer Asked A Costco Service Rep If She Was Having A Bad Day After Her Tone Came Across As Rude, But It Set Her Off And Made The Call Even More Uncomfortable

Woman at a call center scowling because she's having a bad day

She didn’t do anything wrong.

April 17, 2026 at 1:45 pm

Customer Refused To Give A Cashier His Phone Number At Checkout, But When She Said She Couldn’t Complete The Purchase Without It, He Walked Out And Left The Items Behind

Hey, it’s his prerogative!

April 16, 2026 at 2:35 pm

Employee Gets Frustrated When Customers Keep Interrupting Calls To Ask Her Name Even After She Introduces Herself, Because It Slows Down Every Call

Woman looking angry because someone asked her name

This is common practice.

March 24, 2026 at 7:47 am

Phone Store Employee Repeated A Store Policy While Explaining She Couldn’t Replace A Screen Protector If It Broke, But The Customer Went To Another Worker And Accused Her Of Being Racist

Phone screen prepped and ready for a new screen protector

Both sides handled this poorly.

August 18, 2025 at 12:45 am

Guy Goes To Get His First Cell Phone, But Keeps Delaying The Rude Salesman And It Achieves The Desired Result

The customer is at least sometimes right.

July 16, 2025 at 9:46 pm

Tourist’s St. Patrick’s Day Plans Get Sidelined By A Greedy Property Manager, So They Get Revenge By Booking Great Accommodations And Costing The Manager A Lot Of Money

This tourist lucked out! Now, that’s karma.

June 30, 2025 at 5:48 am

A Customer Refused To Believe Wii U Games Don’t Work On The Switch, So They Bought One Anyway And Then Stormed Out When He Couldn’t Get A Full Refund

A nice collection of Super Mario toys, games, and merch

What bad customer service.

June 30, 2025 at 12:45 am

Billing Company Ignored Her Refund Requests For Months, So She Posted A Yelp Review And The CEO Immediately Called To Beg Her To Remove It

Woman smiling at the phone after winning her claim

What a great outcome!

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Personal Training Client Arrives 5 Minutes Late and Gets Publicly Scolded by Trainer

“Is This a Joke?” Cashier Sparks Outrage After Mocking a Shopper for Waiting in the “Wrong” Spot

Customer Asked A Costco Service Rep If She Was Having A Bad Day After Her Tone Came Across As Rude, But It Set Her Off And Made The Call Even More Uncomfortable

Customer Refused To Give A Cashier His Phone Number At Checkout, But When She Said She Couldn’t Complete The Purchase Without It, He Walked Out And Left The Items Behind

Employee Gets Frustrated When Customers Keep Interrupting Calls To Ask Her Name Even After She Introduces Herself, Because It Slows Down Every Call

Phone Store Employee Repeated A Store Policy While Explaining She Couldn’t Replace A Screen Protector If It Broke, But The Customer Went To Another Worker And Accused Her Of Being Racist

Guy Goes To Get His First Cell Phone, But Keeps Delaying The Rude Salesman And It Achieves The Desired Result

Tourist’s St. Patrick’s Day Plans Get Sidelined By A Greedy Property Manager, So They Get Revenge By Booking Great Accommodations And Costing The Manager A Lot Of Money

A Customer Refused To Believe Wii U Games Don’t Work On The Switch, So They Bought One Anyway And Then Stormed Out When He Couldn’t Get A Full Refund

Billing Company Ignored Her Refund Requests For Months, So She Posted A Yelp Review And The CEO Immediately Called To Beg Her To Remove It

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