Tag: tales from retail

November 5, 2025 at 12:15 pm

Wedding Store Employee Keeps Getting Passed Up For The Manager Position, So When The New Manager Cuts Her Hours, She Looks For Another Job

closeup of woman sewing wedding dress by hand

When your hard work isn’t appreciated, find a new job.

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November 5, 2025 at 10:35 am

Bookstore Worker Had To Keep Working Throughout A Remodel, Until One Day They Tripped Over A Gatorade Bottle Into A Table Saw, Causing A Piece Of Plywood To Crash Onto Them

Construction workers

Watch where you are going!

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November 5, 2025 at 8:21 am

Customer Wants To Buy Canvases At The Sale Price, But Since The Sale Ended The Day Before, She Can’t Get Them

woman organizing shelves at a craft store

It’s not the employee’s fault the customer missed out on the sale.

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November 5, 2025 at 6:35 am

Angry Customer Yells At Cashier The Day Before Thanksgiving, So The Manager Kicks The Customer Out Of The Store

cashier scanning groceries

Cashiers shouldn’t have to put up with irate customers.

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November 5, 2025 at 4:35 am

Angry Customer Insulted This Ski Lift Cashier And His Manager, And Demanded That They Should Sell Him Tickets Despite The Lifts Being Closed Due To Bad Weather

Cable car lift in snowy terrain

Demand insultingly and you shall receive… your karma.

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November 5, 2025 at 2:35 am

Customer Pays With A Coupon, And When He Tries To Get A Price Adjustment For The Item, He Assumes He Will Get The Coupon Back

couple shopping in clothing store

He was way too upset about $20.

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November 5, 2025 at 1:55 am

Mall Employee Was Forced To Deal With A Gas Leak And A Horde Of Entitled Customers, But One Woman’s Kind Words And Generous Tip Turned The Entire Day Around

close up of a 50 dollar bill

Nothing like a crisp $50 bill and a warm smile to change your outlook on a crappy day!

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November 5, 2025 at 1:35 am

Customer Misunderstands The Sign In The Shopping Center Parking Lot, And He Refuses To Believe An Employee Who Explains What It Really Means

empty shopping center parking lot

The sign really is confusing.

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November 5, 2025 at 12:35 am

Fireworks Tent Owner Stays Open Two Hours Past Closing Time Because There Are So Many Customers, But When He’s Finally On His Way Out For The Night, One More Customer Pulls Up

red sign that reads "closed" in a store window

It’s hard to close when so many customers want to shop.

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November 4, 2025 at 11:15 pm

Deli Employee Agrees To Do A Favor For A Customer Who Is In A Hurry, But She Draws The Line At Doing Her Grocery Shopping For Her

woman working in a grocery store deli

That’s not in her job description.

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