tales from retail Archives

June 30, 2025 at 8:22 am

Retail Worker Asked A Quiet Kid About His Pikachu Shirt, And When The Child Spoke His Mom Broke Down Crying And Thanked Her

Young, scared child hiding in the corner of a library

You don’t get that often!

June 30, 2025 at 7:35 am

Customer Scolded Self-Checkout Attendant For Not Helping, Even After Getting Help Multiple Times. So They Walked Off Muttering About Doing All The Work.

Woman wearing a mask and using a self checkout at the grocery store

People can be so self-centered.

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 3:47 am

Customer Had A Meltdown At A Teen Cashier, So A Sweet Old Woman Faked Counting Change To Give Her Time To Recover

Sweet elderly woman looking longingly out a window

What a sweet lady!

June 29, 2025 at 11:55 pm

Customer Expects Items To Ring Up At 50% Off Since That’s What The Sign On The Shelf Said, But They Rang Up At Full Price And Now They’re Wondering What’s Going On

She handled that surprisingly well!

June 29, 2025 at 11:15 pm

Customer Delays Store Closing By Shopping For A Prolonged Period Of Time, But She Also Claims It’s Okay Because She’s Also “Worked In A Store Before”

Talk about a rude customer!

June 29, 2025 at 9:46 pm

Rude Customer Complains About Employee, But The Employee Loves The Boss’s Reaction

This boss is a great example for all leadership to learn from!

June 29, 2025 at 7:49 pm

Customer Service Rep Stays Patient With Woman Who Can’t Grasp Packaged Tracking Info, But She Isn’t Able To Help The Customer In The End

tracking a package delivery on a computer

This woman was right to be confused.

June 29, 2025 at 11:35 am

Rude Customer Bullied Teen Worker In A Men’s Suit Shop, So He Quietly Marked Up The Prices And The Customer To Pay Triple

Three well-dressed men posing in a men's suit shop

That guy definitely deserved it!

June 29, 2025 at 7:35 am

Rude Phone Store Customer Insists That Her Phone Needs To Be Repaired, But There’s Actually Nothing Wrong With The Phone

Source: Pexels (Antoni Shkraba Studio)/ Reddit. A woman speaks on a cell phone

If she wanted better service, she might have tried a little grace.

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Retail Worker Asked A Quiet Kid About His Pikachu Shirt, And When The Child Spoke His Mom Broke Down Crying And Thanked Her

Customer Scolded Self-Checkout Attendant For Not Helping, Even After Getting Help Multiple Times. So They Walked Off Muttering About Doing All The Work.

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

Customer Had A Meltdown At A Teen Cashier, So A Sweet Old Woman Faked Counting Change To Give Her Time To Recover

Customer Expects Items To Ring Up At 50% Off Since That’s What The Sign On The Shelf Said, But They Rang Up At Full Price And Now They’re Wondering What’s Going On

Customer Delays Store Closing By Shopping For A Prolonged Period Of Time, But She Also Claims It’s Okay Because She’s Also “Worked In A Store Before”

Rude Customer Complains About Employee, But The Employee Loves The Boss’s Reaction

Customer Service Rep Stays Patient With Woman Who Can’t Grasp Packaged Tracking Info, But She Isn’t Able To Help The Customer In The End

Rude Customer Bullied Teen Worker In A Men’s Suit Shop, So He Quietly Marked Up The Prices And The Customer To Pay Triple

Rude Phone Store Customer Insists That Her Phone Needs To Be Repaired, But There’s Actually Nothing Wrong With The Phone

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