Tag: tales from retail

October 31, 2025 at 8:35 pm

Customer Wants To Buy A Certain Book, But When The Employee Goes To Look For It, The Book On The Shelf Has Clearly Been Used

woman looking at book in bookstore

People steal the strangest things.

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October 31, 2025 at 7:35 pm

Customer Sees Retail Worker In The Break Room On Her Lunch Break, So She Complains To A Manager Because The Store Is Busy

woman upset at retail worker

Retail workers aren’t robots who can work nonstop without taking a break.

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October 31, 2025 at 5:35 pm

Angry Lady Demands To Get Inside Before The Store Is Open, But The Only Employee On Duty Refuses To Break The Rules

oung woman working at the post office

Wisdom may come with age, but apparently kindness doesn’t.

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October 31, 2025 at 3:35 pm

Old Man Wants To Use Employee Bathroom At The Grocery Store, But There Isn’t A Separate Employee Bathroom

sign for men's bathroom

I can’t blame the guy for being annoyed about the occupied bathroom.

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October 31, 2025 at 1:55 pm

Customer Shows Up Ten Minutes After Printing Store Has Closed, So The Employee Refuses To Take On A Large Printing Job

printing machines

Customers need to learn to respect store hours.

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October 31, 2025 at 12:15 pm

Two Men Refuse To Move Their Trucks So Employee Can Finish Store Closing Duties, So The Manger Calls The Police

police officer arresting man at night

They thought they were above the law, but they weren’t.

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October 31, 2025 at 10:35 am

Manager Fires Employee For Refusing To Come To Work During An Already Approved Vacation, So The Former Employee Gets Another Job And Files For Unemployment

man on vacation looking at his phone

Nobody is going to give up their vacation to cover for their boss.

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October 31, 2025 at 8:20 am

Manager Accuses Employee Of Missing A Meeting, But It Turns Out There Was A Big Mistake On The Schedule

retail worker and manager in meeting

Bosses need to get better about learning their employees’ names.

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October 31, 2025 at 6:35 am

Customer Arrives Seconds After Closing Time And Demands To Be Let Inside, But The Employees Refuse

closeup of employee's hands putting sign in store window that reads "sorry closed"

Just because you didn’t check the store hours doesn’t mean you’re above the rules.

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October 31, 2025 at 4:35 am

Hotel Guest Throws Keys At Valet So Hard It Hurt, So The Valet Refuses To Park The Guest’s Car And Talks To The Police Instead

man in red vest standing next to sign that reads "valet parking"

Guests shouldn’t be rewarded for bad behavior.

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