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November 3, 2025 at 11:55 pm

Customer Goes To Fabric Store Looking For New Fabric, But When She Starts Pestering An Employee, They Tell Her To Leave

Retail workers are not fortune tellers.

November 3, 2025 at 11:15 pm

A Grocery Store Customer Demanded Access To An Electric Scooter, But The Store Didn’t Have Any, So They Threatened To Call The Police If They Didn’t Have One, Which The Manager Encouraged

Go ahead, call the police.

November 3, 2025 at 10:35 pm

Gas Station Decides To Stop Making Hand Sanitizer Available For Customers, But One Complains When She Sees A Bottle Behind The Counter

Some customers think they’re entitled to everything.

November 3, 2025 at 9:47 pm

Hot-Tempered Customer Snatched This Employee’s Phone While Raging About A Service Delay, So Security Put Him In A Headlock And Kicked Him Out

Workers, forklift, and boxes in an indoor aisle

Check your temper or face the security guy.

November 3, 2025 at 8:35 pm

Couple Arranges To Have Large Item Picked Up From Their Home So It Can Be Returned To The Store, But Even Though The Truck Driver Calls Multiple Times When He Arrives, They Claim He Was Never There

Coordinating with customers can be a nightmare.

November 3, 2025 at 7:55 pm

Defensive Customer Was Fuming Because Her Card Was Declined Several Times, So She Started Claiming That This Store Employee Overcharged Her And Tampered With Her Card

Senior woman using the self check-out in a store

Blame everything else but the zero bank balance.

November 3, 2025 at 7:35 pm

Man Is Upset That He Wasn’t Offered A Job At A New Store, So He Leaves A One Star Rating On Google

man shaking hands with another man in job interview

Some people make it really easy to decide not to hire them.

November 3, 2025 at 5:35 pm

Customer Wants To Buy Nightstand That’s On Display, But An Employee Tells Them They Can’t Sell The Floor Model

Customers really need to work on following directions.

November 3, 2025 at 3:35 pm

It Was Almost Time For The Store To Close, But Two Customers Were Still Walking Around Ignoring The Store Closing Announcements

The store announcement was lost in translation.

November 3, 2025 at 1:55 pm

Cashier Politely Asks To See Customer’s ID Before Selling Her Cigarettes, But The Customer’s Daughter Comes Back To Yell At Him

You never know how someone is going to react.

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Customer Goes To Fabric Store Looking For New Fabric, But When She Starts Pestering An Employee, They Tell Her To Leave

A Grocery Store Customer Demanded Access To An Electric Scooter, But The Store Didn’t Have Any, So They Threatened To Call The Police If They Didn’t Have One, Which The Manager Encouraged

Gas Station Decides To Stop Making Hand Sanitizer Available For Customers, But One Complains When She Sees A Bottle Behind The Counter

Hot-Tempered Customer Snatched This Employee’s Phone While Raging About A Service Delay, So Security Put Him In A Headlock And Kicked Him Out

Couple Arranges To Have Large Item Picked Up From Their Home So It Can Be Returned To The Store, But Even Though The Truck Driver Calls Multiple Times When He Arrives, They Claim He Was Never There

Defensive Customer Was Fuming Because Her Card Was Declined Several Times, So She Started Claiming That This Store Employee Overcharged Her And Tampered With Her Card

Man Is Upset That He Wasn’t Offered A Job At A New Store, So He Leaves A One Star Rating On Google

Customer Wants To Buy Nightstand That’s On Display, But An Employee Tells Them They Can’t Sell The Floor Model

It Was Almost Time For The Store To Close, But Two Customers Were Still Walking Around Ignoring The Store Closing Announcements

Cashier Politely Asks To See Customer’s ID Before Selling Her Cigarettes, But The Customer’s Daughter Comes Back To Yell At Him

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