tales from retail Archives

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.

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

People steal the strangest things.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Customers need to learn to respect store hours.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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