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Article created by: Mindaugas Balčiauskas

Welcome to Bored Panda, how may I help you? Ah, I see. So, you Pandas work in the food, retail, and services industries and started the week off dealing with some incredibly dense customers. Denser than the core of Planet Earth, you say? Well, don’t worry about it, plenty of us have been there.

In fact, our team has collected a whole bunch of examples of the dumbest things that customers have said and done, to make you feel better. Trust us, you’re not alone in this. Of course, this isn’t to say that all customers are dumb: most are polite and decent. However, a small proportion of them are nightmare material and don’t even know what chicken wings are. And here’s the proof. Grab a soul-healing cup of tea, scroll down, upvote the situations that made you laugh, and share your own retail nightmare scenarios in the comments.

Bored Panda reached out to Save the Student, a British project that advises students on how to make their money go further, about how the pandemic affected the job market and what to do if you feel like you're stuck at a job where you feel demeaned. Jake Butler from Save the Student said: "It does depend on location and other factors, but finding a job during the pandemic, specifically lockdown, has been extremely difficult for students. It's true that some businesses, such as supermarkets and delivery companies, have increased recruitment, but large student employing sectors such as retail and hospitality have really stuttered due to being closed for many months."

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Tweet sharing a funny and painful customer encounter with a stock boy about frozen turkeys at Walmart.

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    Text conversation showing a funny and confusing customer encounter about lemonade versus laminating papers.

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    Text post of a dumbest customer encounter shared by employees about staff counting as people inside a building.

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    Text post of a retail employee sharing a dumb customer encounter about payment questions and a manager complaint.

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    #5

    Customer encounter story where a lady demands steam cleaning floors at company location but refuses to give address.

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    Tweets showing employees sharing dumbest customer encounters involving mask-wearing and misunderstandings in retail settings.

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    Customer shopping in a store aisle with a stack of red baskets, illustrating dumbest customer encounters shared by employees.

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    Tweet text sharing a dumb customer encounter about a heated latte complaint from an employee recounting unusual customer behavior.

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    #9

    Funny and painful employee story about a customer wanting a mocha with no espresso shared in a social media post.

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    Tweet from employee sharing a dumbest customer encounter about a woman expecting a live sabertooth cat at a museum.

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    Text post showing a funny and painful dumbest customer encounter shared by employees about a meat counter argument.

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    Alt text: Employee shares a dumbest customer encounter about a damaged credit card chip causing transaction failure.

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    #13

    Tweet showing a funny and painful customer encounter shared by an employee about a chicken restaurant experience.

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    Tweet showing a funny and painful customer encounter where a guest misunderstands a fish and fry meal offer.

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    #15

    Return receipt for a LEGO cruise set refund with customer comment about not knowing LEGOs come in pieces.

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    Tweet showing a funny customer encounter shared by an employee about carrying plates and water at a table.

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    #17

    Tweet from Matthew J. Kuiken sharing a dumbest customer encounter story involving a virgin screwdriver and orange juice.

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    #18

    Tweet screenshot showing a funny dumbest customer encounter from an employee working at a coffee shop.

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    #19

    Customer asking if mouse pad is Windows 10 compatible, employee humorously explains it's just a cloth product.

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    Close-up of a hand holding a burnt light bulb with a caption about a funny dumb customer encounter at a store.

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    #21

    Tweet showing a humorous customer encounter stating the customer is always wrong, highlighting dumb customer encounters.

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    Tweet showing a funny dumbest customer encounter about ordering a chicken quesadilla without cheese.

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    Tweet screenshot showing a funny customer encounter where a client asks if the store is closed during cleaning time.

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    Text conversation showing a customer confusion about chicken wings during a dumbest customer encounters story.

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    Screenshot of a tweet showing a dumbest customer encounter shared by an employee in a humorous online thread.

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    Tweet showing a funny yet painful dumbest customer encounter about confusion over simple math in a retail setting.

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