Tag: tales from retail

November 1, 2025 at 1:35 pm

Pregnant Vendor Was Asked By Some Customers To Let Them Adopt Her Baby Because She’s Young And Unmarried, So She Collected Herself In The Restroom To Prevent Her Hormonal Self From Lashing Out

Woman looking at products at a bread booth

You can’t haggle over babies.

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November 1, 2025 at 10:35 am

Demanding Customer Gave A Photo Printing Shop Employee An Ultimatum If He Doesn’t Sell Her The Copyrighted Prints, So The Employee Immediately Made Her Regret Her Words

Person looking at photos in camera, laptop, and prints

Don’t threaten someone with a good shredding.

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November 1, 2025 at 8:20 am

Boutique Store Employee Declined A Customer’s Request To Return A Shirt Simply Because Her Husband Did Not Like It, So She Ended Up Keeping It

Woman wearing yellow shirt and has headphones around her neck

Don’t listen to people who try to bring you down… even if they are your husband.

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November 1, 2025 at 6:35 am

Store Supervisor Tried To Assist A Rude Customer Being ID’d, But She Got Berated And Insulted Instead

Woman in a grocery store

Kindness goes a long way, but rudeness won’t solve anything.

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November 1, 2025 at 4:35 am

Customer Is Furious That Payment Screen Gives Her The Option To Leave A Tip, So She Insists On Canceling Her Order

angry customer yelling at barista

Working retail doesn’t mean you’re a high school dropout.

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November 1, 2025 at 2:35 am

Customers Want A Discount That Was Only Available Last Week, So An Employee Calls For A Manager To Help

employee helping customer look at electronics

Managers don’t always make the right decisions.

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November 1, 2025 at 1:35 am

Customer Pays For Expensive Phone With $5 Bills, So The Employee Calls A Manger Over To Help Count The Cash

multiple $5 bills on wooden table

Paying in cash can be really inconvenient.

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November 1, 2025 at 12:35 am

Employee Is One Minute Away From The End Of His Shift, But His Supervisor Makes Him Take One More Customer

cashier scanning customer's groceries

A good supervisor would have the employee’s back.

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October 31, 2025 at 11:55 pm

Customer Wanted To Pay Store Credit Card Bill, But She Got Really Upset When She Didn’t Get Back Any Change

upset customer talking to store employee

A minimum wage job isn’t worth that level of stress.

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October 31, 2025 at 10:35 pm

Customer Wants To Get An Extra Screw For Her Microwave, But She Doesn’t Have Her Receipt With Her And Seems Confused

smiling retail employee in red shirt in appliance store

When a customer gets crazy, get a manager.

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