tails from retail Archives

June 20, 2026 at 7:55 am

While Helping Elderly Customers Get A New Phone, Their Daughter Called In To Try To Get Her Parents A Better Deal By Yelling At The Sales Person, Wasting So Much Time The Parents Left With Nothing

This is the type of customer that no business really wants.

April 19, 2026 at 9:46 pm

A Customer Demanded To Be Allowed To Use Multiple Coupons On A Single Can Of Formula And When She Was Told No, She Said She’s Allowed Because She’s A Parent

Your money problems don’t justify her breaking the law.

November 6, 2025 at 7:35 am

Her Manager Was Constantly Yelling At Her, And Finally A Customer Complained About It, So The Store Manager Got Involved

One bad boss can ruin a job.

November 1, 2025 at 9:46 pm

Grocery Store Was Extremely Busy On A Saturday, But A Customer Found Time To Complain There Weren’t Enough Parking Spots

What did this lady want, exactly?

October 27, 2025 at 5:35 am

A Crazy Customer Approached Her And Started Yelling Because Someone Gave Her The Wrong Order Earlier In The Week

Avoiding crazy is hard sometimes.

October 21, 2025 at 5:55 am

‘Can I talk to someone who isn’t slow?’ – A Customer Sent Their Groundskeeper In To Buy Extra Large T-Shirts, But The Cashier Told Them They Don’t Carry Them

Sorry lady, we don’t carry your size.

October 21, 2025 at 5:35 am

Employee Explained That Their Loyalty Program Did Not Track A Customer’s Phone Number, But She Just Kept Repeating Herself Saying That It Did

SHE KNOWS! SHE KNOWS!

October 21, 2025 at 4:35 am

A Customer’s Son Got Poked By A Pin While Trying On Clothes, So She Became Irate And Demanded Compensation

She was just looking for an easy payout.

October 21, 2025 at 2:35 am

Parents Came Into A Toy Store Just Before Closing Time And Had Their Child Pick A Toy And Pay For It Himself, But It Took So Long The Manager Had To Put An End To It

Start by teaching the parents common decency.

October 21, 2025 at 1:55 am

A Customer Yelled At An Employee In Her Native Tongue, And She Was Shocked And Embarrassed To Find That He Also Spoke It Fluently

Be nice in every language.

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While Helping Elderly Customers Get A New Phone, Their Daughter Called In To Try To Get Her Parents A Better Deal By Yelling At The Sales Person, Wasting So Much Time The Parents Left With Nothing

A Customer Demanded To Be Allowed To Use Multiple Coupons On A Single Can Of Formula And When She Was Told No, She Said She’s Allowed Because She’s A Parent

Her Manager Was Constantly Yelling At Her, And Finally A Customer Complained About It, So The Store Manager Got Involved

Grocery Store Was Extremely Busy On A Saturday, But A Customer Found Time To Complain There Weren’t Enough Parking Spots

A Crazy Customer Approached Her And Started Yelling Because Someone Gave Her The Wrong Order Earlier In The Week

‘Can I talk to someone who isn’t slow?’ – A Customer Sent Their Groundskeeper In To Buy Extra Large T-Shirts, But The Cashier Told Them They Don’t Carry Them

Employee Explained That Their Loyalty Program Did Not Track A Customer’s Phone Number, But She Just Kept Repeating Herself Saying That It Did

A Customer’s Son Got Poked By A Pin While Trying On Clothes, So She Became Irate And Demanded Compensation

Parents Came Into A Toy Store Just Before Closing Time And Had Their Child Pick A Toy And Pay For It Himself, But It Took So Long The Manager Had To Put An End To It

A Customer Yelled At An Employee In Her Native Tongue, And She Was Shocked And Embarrassed To Find That He Also Spoke It Fluently

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