“I Still Need An ID”: 50 Examples Of Unhinged Customer Behavior At CVS And Walgreens

The amount of people who don't use "please" or "thank you"

My wife says, everyone should have to work retail for one year when they leave school (like a nasty National Service) just so they know how horrible it can be.

I don't even have to work with people to know, I get a refresher course once a week when I walk into a grocery store; It's like I accidentally develop this thin faith in humanity, then I step into produce and think "Ohhhhh, that's right, people are a**holes"

That new(ish) word "entitlement"

The amount of rude and stupid that I encounter as a cashier is beyond measure. I honestly wonder how mankind has even managed to survive this long.

We used to get people (back in the old days) asking if they could fax us a cheque. The standard response was "only if we can then fax you the goods".

Could you describe it to me in detail?

Next line. "Before you fill out the application, ask how much the job pays. Then you'll understand why we're short staffed."

Grammar not applicable.

Sure Michael, not a scholar when it comes to the cause of inflation eh. I'm a well off Boomer that was dirt floor poor as a kid. I would work anywhere anytime for any amount to get by. Paid off. Retired at 58 and living the good life.

Heck, I've been yelled at by a middle-aged white lady for things that were wildly outside the services we even offered in our department.

I was a middle-white lady who was cussed out by a middle-aged white guy who wanted to get free coffee refills in a filthy cup he reused too often. First ya gotta buy a drink THAT day, keep the receipt, and show it for the refill. Only good for two hours after purchase. Was clearly posted. He thought he was the exception. Boss kicked his sorry caboose out the door.

Men do it too

Working at Kohl's a lifetime ago, I had jeans thrown at me because I could only offer 50 cents as a refund - no receipt, they were a gift, and they were OLD. Those white ladies stole more than anyone, including one who boldly rolled out a cart full of over $1000 worth of clothes for herself and her family. Offered to pay when she got caught, so she was not broke.

My colleagues and I, have had people shout as us because apparently we should change the company rules. If they want to hack the backhouse and our till system just so they can get a 3rd packet of pain relief, they're more than welcome too.

It's true. It's damn true.

Like when I would ask passengers to put a mask on and they'd tell me there's no one else here. Um, hello, I'm here, the person you're talking to. Do you think I stop being a human being the moment I put my uniform on?

Well, I've been sick for a week. Went to a wedding and people came down with covid. I know I have a cold.

A few times a week this happens

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I mean... Yeah, so? He could just have the flu.

Doesn't matter how many signs you have some people just won't read them

There are 3 clearly visible signs, as in you can see them from the end of the hall, taped to the emergency door stating not to use unless it's an emergency. Take a guess...

Excuse me young man, does this machine take cash?

Does anyone know if this machine takes cash ?

This day and age a lot of people can't read them.

Trust us. If we say we don't have any out the back then we don't have any out the back.

But by all means, please ask away, I haven't been able to grab a smoke in 3 hours.

I admit I'm tempted to ask the clerk this question, but unless it's a shoe store, they probably don't have any in the back.

People don't realise that stores work differently nowadays. The store my mom worked at when I was little had a sizable storage room, so it did indeed happen that a product looked to be entirely gone in the store itself, but there was more in the storage room. When I took a part-time job at a similar store about four years ago, the store itself was twice as big, but the storage room was tiny, less than 1/8th of the storage room at my mom's store. Everything is ordered to arrive the moment they run out, or very, very shortly before. They don't sit on it like a hen on an egg.

Because I'm f they had any it would show in the computer you idiots!

"How come you have to work so late Christmas Eve" said by person shopping at 5.30pm on Christmas Eve. I wonder?

Cool for you dude. Think of me this weekend dealing with idiots like you.

Friday is my least favorite day of the week

This kind of thing is the only weapon we have against being treated like garbage without losing our jobs. Rude people don't seem to always realize this. Every customer service person has some sort of influence over the customer's experience and can and usually will use it to some degree. At the hotel I work at I know which rooms are used the most and which aren't. I know what rooms are quietest, where the wifi is best, and much more than people realize. "Oh, you think gays ruined 'your' country?" *turns off wake-up call. "Have fun leaving 2 hours late for that wedding!"

I was waiting in the queue the other day at the chemist to pick up my meds. There was an older *ahem* "gentleman" being served. He wanted to pick up his medication and the chemist said to him "we haven't had that medication in stock since July. The guy lost his rag and insisted they had it and the chemist told the guy that he'd need to speak to his GP to get them to put an order thru. The guy (no shït) said " I don't need to order it thru my doctor, you should know when I run out and order more"....he left shortly after calling the chemist an old cow. I was gobsmacked! When it was my turn, I apologised to her and sadly, she said thanks, but it happens all the time.

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It’s good to know that this is not appreciated. I always assumed the opposite.