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October 10, 2025 at 9:46 pm

Mall Closes Due To Hurricane, But A Determined Customer Wades Through The Water In The Parking Lot Expecting Everything To Still Be Open

cars floating in water in flooded parking lot

How oblivious can you be!

October 10, 2025 at 7:55 pm

Mercedes Benz Driver Uses His Car Key To Try To Pry Open His Trunk, And He Ends Up Having To Have His Car Towed To A Mercedes Dealership

That was an expensive mistake!

October 10, 2025 at 5:47 pm

Customer Wants To Park Her Bike Inside A Store While She’s Shopping, But The Employee Tells Her She Can’t Do That

woman riding bicycle while looking in store window

Next time she goes shopping, she needs to bring a bike lock.

October 10, 2025 at 1:55 pm

Customer Tries To Get Friends And Family Discount By Claiming To Be The Owner’s Son, But He Was Talking To His Supposed “Brother”

The guy is probably still thinking about it today.

October 10, 2025 at 1:35 pm

A Supervisor Approached Him While He Was Shopping, And Mistaking Him For His Brother, Tried To Get Him Fired

These people have some nerve.

October 10, 2025 at 11:35 am

Teen Customer Pulls The “Do You Know Who I Am” Card, But This Time It Worked In The Customer’s Favor

Unfair is an understatement.

October 10, 2025 at 10:35 am

Customer Wants To Save Money By Ordering Door Hardware Online, But It Really Backfires When The Order Arrives

You don’t always save money by shopping online.

October 10, 2025 at 9:35 am

Barista’s Boss Told Her Being A Minute Late Was The Same As Two Hours, But When She Put That Logic To The Test, She Got Fired

Managers like this drive employees away.

October 10, 2025 at 7:35 am

Convenience Store Clerk Was Told Someone Filed A Complaint, But The Details Were Completely Made Up

Trust, but verify.

October 10, 2025 at 3:46 am

A Self-Proclaimed “Mechanic” Wanted His Brake Pads Replaced For Free, And Didn’t Like Hearing They Weren’t Under Warranty Since He’d Installed Them Upside Down

They were unanimous in their diagnosis.

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Mall Closes Due To Hurricane, But A Determined Customer Wades Through The Water In The Parking Lot Expecting Everything To Still Be Open

Mercedes Benz Driver Uses His Car Key To Try To Pry Open His Trunk, And He Ends Up Having To Have His Car Towed To A Mercedes Dealership

Customer Wants To Park Her Bike Inside A Store While She’s Shopping, But The Employee Tells Her She Can’t Do That

Customer Tries To Get Friends And Family Discount By Claiming To Be The Owner’s Son, But He Was Talking To His Supposed “Brother”

A Supervisor Approached Him While He Was Shopping, And Mistaking Him For His Brother, Tried To Get Him Fired

Teen Customer Pulls The “Do You Know Who I Am” Card, But This Time It Worked In The Customer’s Favor

Customer Wants To Save Money By Ordering Door Hardware Online, But It Really Backfires When The Order Arrives

Barista’s Boss Told Her Being A Minute Late Was The Same As Two Hours, But When She Put That Logic To The Test, She Got Fired

Convenience Store Clerk Was Told Someone Filed A Complaint, But The Details Were Completely Made Up

A Self-Proclaimed “Mechanic” Wanted His Brake Pads Replaced For Free, And Didn’t Like Hearing They Weren’t Under Warranty Since He’d Installed Them Upside Down

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