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30 Retail Employees Share The Things That Customers Do That They Can Never Forgive
If you want to know your limit to the amount of nonsense you can tolerate, just get a job in retail. From intense and long shifts to poor management, it gives you plenty of reasons to sigh and roll your eyes. But it's probably the customers that generate the most fury.
The subreddits 'Target' and 'Trader Joe's' unite many of the chains' employees, providing a well-needed space for venting. But scroll through their content and you'll see that these people would be a lot happier if it weren't for us barbarians burdening them with our ignorance, pettiness, and nastiness.
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#1
No Excuses
Chich 3 years ago
Yeah, "Freedom" - You keep using that word, I do not think It means what you think It means
Nathaniel Garrett 3 years ago
The freedom to swing my fist ends where the other man's nose begins.
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Remi (He/Him) 3 years ago
You're free not to wear a mask, true, but shops are also free to tell you to take a hike if you don't
Kat Min 3 years ago
'unhinged' is the perfect way to decribe the maniacs who vented their frustration and lack of coping-skills on poor retail workers.
Lace Neil 3 years ago
I had the opposite problem. I'm medically exempt from wearing a mask and lockdown was having to endure constant verbal abuse from customers, despite my badge and sunflower lanyard.
Tisha Breaux 3 years ago
You should have been home... if you are that I'll that you do t have to then you absolutely should not have been out.
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Chris Sprucefield 3 years ago
Your freedom to not wear a mask, does not trump my right to live or not be ill... Yuo are free to not wear a mask somewhere else...
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#2
Old But Gold
Headless Roach 3 years ago
*while the kids play the game of how high they can reach to pull everything off the shelves*
featherytoad 3 years ago
Or they send their kids to the toy aisle while they shop.
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Sean Merchant 3 years ago
And act annoyed when you try to squeeze by to get the jar of pickles you want
Alex Martin 3 years ago
I don't need a Purge Day I need a whack annoying people at the grocery store with an inflatable baseball bat day.
Dr. W.D. Gaster 3 years ago
The same people who used to hold hands and hug in the hallways at high school between classes.
RafCo (he/him) 3 years ago
I live in a city, and our shopping aisles are never wide enough for two people to stand side by side. Two carts passing it each other is always a little dance.
Pizzagirl 91 3 years ago
Not made better by random stacks of seasonal goods put right on the corner of the aisles...
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Mel The Axolotl 3 years ago
I thought the lady in the blue shirt was standing in her own cart for a second lol
We reached out to both subreddits' mods and the folks behind 'Target' were kind enough to reply. "[Our] community is great," they told Bored Panda. "It's like one big, giant, friendly breakroom where Team Members can feel the same relief they do when they enter the physical break room. The community is almost exclusively Target Team Members."
Because everyone is so tight-knit, they don't have to do much "policing" too. "All the mods on the team are volunteers and have lives, jobs, families, and other responsibilities. The automod BullseyeBot is helpful to keep some simple tasks complete," they explained. "The most common problem is spam or other trolling comments. We try to be pretty hands off but when comments are threatening, harassing, etc. we step in and remove them and potentially ban the user."
#3
Every Single Sign In The Store
Lace Neil 3 years ago
You could make the sign six foot tall, in neon pink, with glowsticks and dancing bears surrounding it and they still won't see it.
tuzdayschild 3 years ago
I work in a hospital. People stand directly in front of a huge sign giving directions and still ask me which way to go. I take a breath and remember, not everyone can read. I go with that.
Tisha Breaux 3 years ago
Not everyone can read, people in hospitals are usually nervous, they/or someone they love is sick, they are out of their element...if you work in a hospital you should want to help people. Not be annoyed about folks not reading signs.
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aTypical_Insomniac (Chef) 3 years ago
Truth...I had to put a bathroom out of order. I put a huge sign on and blocked the bathroom from being entered. They still went in. Then I got written up because they fell.
Fluffy mommy panda 3 years ago
Once wrote a sign down and used neon highlighters all around it so they would see it. And once had a sign with neon lights around it at dg store when it was only card. The thing is they aways get mad and say they didn't see a sign.........
InvincibleRodent 3 years ago
Store logo was above the door as you entered, on the floor, on a little standee on the checkout desk, above my head in foot-high letters, AND on my left boob, and there were still customers who approached me, seemingly completely lost on where they were and how they got there. SIR, THIS IS A BOOKSTORE. I KNOW YOU CAN READ.
The Starsong Princess 3 years ago
So maybe you should stop trying to communicate via signs and try something else? Nah, just make more and bigger signs, then tut when they don’t work!
#4
Facts!
Yeah, okay. 3 years ago
Because if we closed for the holidays y'all would lose your minds, that's why!
Chris berkley 3 years ago
Omg or this comment "its such a beautiful day today" like yeah lady I'm sure it is, but since I'm stuck inside selling your toliet paper I dont get to enjoy it....
Christos Arvanitis 3 years ago
I avoid retail places on holidays but if I ever run across anybody working on a holiday (my mother's assisted living facility on Thanksgiving), I thank them for working on a holiday. They all look a bit surprised and really appreciate it. Those who are working on those days usually aren't getting paid well so acknowledging it means a lot to most people.
Rylosalex 3 years ago
As a former retail worker, I thank you for your kind words
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Punk Princess Sheena 3 years ago
I worked every Thanksgiving day for fifteen years- never again!
Tree P 3 years ago
Very true. I worked in retail for 25+ years and never once was thanked by anyone for doing it. Every Thanksgiving!
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Michelle C 3 years ago
I don't care if I really need something...I will not go to the store on a holiday
Biliegh they/them 3 years ago
Everyone thanked me this Thanksgiving. I hate that stores are closed so I 100 do not mind working so everyone can shop.
#5
Workers Have Spoken
Frank Miller 3 years ago
What the hell does that have to do with democracy?
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Matt R-A 3 years ago
It was hard to tell the difference where I worked. They would steal and then come back to return whatever they stole and yell at you the whole time you were trying help them. One time we had two toothless meth-addicts steel a $300 electric tooth brush and try to return it. Imagine trying not to laugh in those faces. This was also the first time I ever saw a store Manger of a major retailer look at a customer and say "You bought this toothbrush for you? Man bye! Just get the hell out of my store and leave the merchandise."
Mike Weber 3 years ago
Yeah, but looters don't pay for the stuff they took, so you might lose your job.
Dolly_of TheCowboy 3 years ago
It is the plunderers that give looters a bad name...plunderers and Ka'aarriynns/Kheyvhiyns
The mods of 'Target' think the biggest complaints the Team Members have about their job is low pay coupled with the high expectations of their work but there are other cyclical problems too.
"This time of year, you'll find complaints about not being given a day off or being scheduled too much, and then early in the calendar year, you'll see complaints about low hours," they said.
When asked about customers, the mods said that what really grinds employees' gears is when they put unwanted items back in random spots in the store and also when they leave trash in random places like on shelves or in carts.
#6
Gotta Love It
Hotdogking 3 years ago
Got their free ticket to heaven, time to go make someone else’s life hell
Justin Trouble 3 years ago
Isn't there a no a$$#ole policy for their heaven? Like they'd even be allowed in line.
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Sinead Kenny 3 years ago
I keep seeing posts (UK) about Sunday church goers in the US who are freakishly horrible after Mass, even worst on big holidays. Is this really that bad for target/walmart and other store employees? It sounds terrible and my heart goes out to you xx
Jez Sellers 3 years ago
My favorite was working in Utah and having LDS/Mormon people come in to shop on Sunday (which is against LDS church rules) and then berate us employees for working on Sunday. While still dressed in their church clothes.
#7
Thought This Would Fit Here
Yeah, okay. 3 years ago
"I'm never shopping here again", to which I'm dying to say "thank you for your consideration in this matter. I think that is best. " One day I'm sure I'm going to break and say it.
RafCo (he/him) 3 years ago
I have said it. Although, I was another customer at the time. I believe what I said was "And I'm sure they're all very upset about that". But I am kind of a jerk with a death wish, so would not recommend.
Load More Replies... Shyla Bouche 3 years ago
Try under my sofa. That's where Bouche bats everything.
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Benjamin Brogan 3 years ago
Customer: "I'm never coming back here again!" Me: "Ok, Have a nice day"
Cuppa tea? 3 years ago
Every time customer says "I'm done with your company, I'm taking my business elsewhere" in my head I go " oh, please do, promptly".
kath morgan 3 years ago
People like to threaten us to take inappropriate/too large donations with “if you won’t take it I guess it’s going in the trash!” Ok? It’s your stuff, if that’s what you’d prefer to do it’s your own business.
Sheena Leversedge Wood 3 years ago
I had socks thrown at me once by a woman that walked past the one person standing in the queue area . I said to her, I'll just serve this gentleman in the queue, and then I'll be right with you. she threw the socks at my face, said "WELL FINE! YOU JUST LOST A SALE" over waiting for one person for a pack of socks. I just shrugged as she stormed off, and myself and the customer waiting had a good laugh at how ridiculous it was.
#8
Me Staring At The Customer Who Just Came Within 12 Inches Of Me With No Mask On To Ask If We Sell Covid Tests
Minath 3 years ago (edited)
Call of Duty warzone ghost, according to Google image search.
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Biliegh they/them 3 years ago
Parents bringing in sick kids that touch everything gets me the most. Lots a sick people come up to my work. One lady came in talking about how she had covid, no mask. I'm putting germ x on my hands telling her, lady don't tell me that-you shouldn't even be out shopping.
kirsten 3 years ago
.......also, sorting and rehanging the pile of 20 swimsuits only to find a pair of used underwear at the bottom of the pile.
Grimstones 3 years ago
yeah, they milk his existence to death sadly. call of duty has ONE character that looked notable in anyway
Load More Replies... The Redhead 3 years ago
Had a customer do that once while I was checking him out. The very last item he put on the belt was lice shampoo. Luckily I didn't get lice.
TheElderNom 3 years ago
My sister works at a pharmacy, it's amazing only one of her coworkers have gotten covid.
Paulo Freitas 3 years ago
Here you would not be aloud in the store, and if you tried to get in, very Nice men in blue clothing would excort you to a Nice white car with blue Stripes and preety flashy blue lights, and take you to talk to a Nice gentleman in black robes....
Thepersoncommentingthis 3 years ago
The amount of libtards on this website never ceases to amaze me.
#9
Getting Into The Holiday Spirit
simply.Taz 3 years ago
Either way, he deserved whatever happened.....the fûcking pedophile rapist!!!
JMC5003 3 years ago
It had been hoped that he would be alive long enough to testify against his cohorts. His death prevented a lot of wealthy and powerful people from being exposed for participating in Epstein's sex ring.
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Jennie Brown 3 years ago
I would be annoyed if I found this as an employee HOWEVER it is more creative then the usual "penis" or "bollocks"
JMC5003 3 years ago
Perhaps, but the reason so many people think he was murdered is because, had he lived, he would have exposed a lot of wealthy and powerful people who participated in his pedophilia.
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According to its new survey, Mercer said 48 percent of retail and hospitality workers are looking to leave their jobs. And of those polled making less than $30,000 a year, 58 percent said they have their eyes on the door.
While some are considering career changes, many are stuck in low-paying jobs with few benefits or avenues to advance.
And while retail workers say their jobs keep them socially connected and mentally stimulated, researchers at Mercer noted that “the drawbacks outweigh the benefits for them right now. They find the work chaotic, overwhelming, and unfulfilling on a daily basis."
#10
Happens Almost Every Shift
Queen Julius Her Majesty the 3rd 3 years ago
The mask is a BLESSING! Now a days i feel insecure and paranoid and anxious without it. Imm keeping the mask on forever. Introvert paradise
Laura Ketteridge 3 years ago
Masks are fantastic winter-wear for people with asthma. They provide a lovely little barrier between the cold air and delicate lungs. They can also be great for people with hayfever too - a simple barrier to help maintain breathing.
Mark Cleary 3 years ago
Same here, masks are a blessing for my weak lungs... Or whatever causes me to cough for months on end.
Load More Replies... Sarah SH 3 years ago
Guy in a store wearing a mask colored like the American flag that reads “This mask doesn’t protect me or you.” He sees my sister looking at it and pompously goes “So what, you don’t agree with this?” pointing at his mask. She goes, “Of course I don’t agree with it! It protects the rest of us from having to look at your face!” And then she and I had to hustle out of there as he didn’t react well…
Timmy Pillinger 3 years ago
If you think that wearing a mask might damage your brain, then don't worry - you're safe from brain damage.
Andy Frobig 3 years ago
It's like none of you has heard how every surgery in the last hundred years was a failure because OR staff all pass out and face plant into open patients because their masks cut off their oxygen!
#11
An 8 Year Old Kid Can Destroy An Aisle With More Speed And Efficiency Than A Category 5 Hurricane
Dodomaster Lord of chickens 3 years ago
You have a family of six in your house?
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K W 3 years ago
I worked retail for years and I would never let my kid mess up an aisle. Heck I think all that facing product seeped into my ovaries because my kid used to fix improperly placed product at the store when he was a toddler. But just generally I think letting your kid leave a mess for someone else is a jerk move. I'll never understand people who can't carry their trash to the garbage can at movie theaters.
Bunzilla 3 years ago
I did it as a kid too. Still do. I dunno, maybe part of it was me being bothered by the messiness (yet my own room being messy didn't bother me. I blame lack of proper storage), maybe part of me just wanted to help out.
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Jordi Sharpe 3 years ago
I had to maintain the Halloween costume aisle. I f*****g hate you all. /j?
Sarah SH 3 years ago
When I worked at a store during the holidays kids would go through a display of those animatronic singing figures and push all of their buttons so we had an annoying off-chorus of Santa’s, Snowmen and Homer Simpsons singing Christmas songs.
Pizzagirl 91 3 years ago
And then you get people complaining because the batteries are not working...
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Gabriele Alfredo Pini 3 years ago
If we dared to touch something we didn't buy... Not just toys, but also food and others. The only permissions were for clothes, but even then we had to re-fold them better than we found them!
Biliegh they/them 3 years ago
Yes, yes, yes. And with Christmas we get extra toy inventory. Our store is a wreck from kids playing with the toys.
#12
Every Time
Joroches 3 years ago
I understand how annoying most of the things on this list must be but this one just seems a bit petty. People feel awkward and talk sh*t in these situations, it's human nature.
Delta Dawn 3 years ago
It’s just venting to the internet at random. They are probably polite to the person in the moment.
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Dr M 3 years ago
Same people that tell me “harhar must be free” tell my female staff they need to “smile more” totally is perceived as a micro-aggression. If you think the joke is funny, tell your friends and family at the next social gathering (I’m sure they’ll love it); just don’t say it to a retail worker.
Yeah, okay. 3 years ago
"This doesn't have a tag, it must mean its free!", To which my immediate response is "no, it's priceless." I love the mini "oh..." look they always get. XD
Load More Replies... Lsai Aeon 3 years ago
I've had the opposite happen once. Pair of shoes I was buying for my (then) toddler son, were on the clearance rack for like $5. Wouldn't scan, so I told the cashier they were on the $5 clearance rack. Manager came over took the shoes from the cashier and put them in the bag. He literally said "They won't scan, they're free" Ok I'm not arguing, Thank you
Praecordia 3 years ago
When they hit me with the must be free line I just hit them with the this is America, nothings free line. Brings us both right back to the middle.
Nancy Lynch 3 years ago
If I had a dollar for every time I heard that, I could have stopped working retail years ago!
#13
Raise Your Hand If You “Ruined A Christmas” Because You Didn’t Have Some Popular Item In Stock The Day Before Christmas
keighterz 3 years ago
Day before Thanksgiving is a riot as well. Like yeah, good luck thawing you giant frozen solid turkey by tomorrow. Sorry we have nothing you need because everyone is cooking the same exact thing and you waited til the last possible minute to shop.
Alison Hell 3 years ago (edited)
The town where I live literally sells out of everything that is related to that holiday if one doesnt get shopping early enough. There are at least 4 major grocery stores there....'no halloween candy for you!'
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Beeps 3 years ago
My mum always used to reply with: “Wow, Christmas at your house must be very sad indeed, if it can be ruined by the absence of [whatever item they complained about not being available].”
Thomas Bentley 3 years ago
i would have thought that would depend on the value/use of the item. for example an oxygen canister, for an ill grandparent, and the one they had given you broke, that would reasonably be a ruined christmas. on the other hand, a bottle of ketchup, the day before christmas because your little Fücks refuse to eat christmas cake without mozzarella and ketchup, that would not ruin christmas.
Load More Replies... Jennie Brown 3 years ago
And birthdays, I've definitely ruined some little kids birthday because MY second hand shop that I work in at minimum wage doesnt have an item in stock.
Laura Mortensen 3 years ago
I worked at Amazon in the customer service call center back when they came out with color game boys. Some lady told me I'd ruined her son's Christmas because we we out of stock on turquoise game boys. I wanted to say, "Maybe if you didn't get everything on his list all the time his Christmas wouldn't be ruined when one thing isn't available."
Bunzilla 3 years ago
We never last minute shop unless it's an unforeseen emergency. For anything, really. And if we do, we try to be as quick and nice as possible. Plan ahead; it means you're A: much more likely to get what you want, B: means you have other chances of getting that item if they've sold out, C: lessens the stress on you and sales employees, D: is also less stressful financially than buying everything all at once.
Jane Alexandra 1 year ago
I once ruined Christmas by "refusing" to sell a product that never even existed
Aside from not feeling supported, valued, or heard, respondents said that "they are exhausted by repetitive and physically demanding jobs."
The researchers also highlighted that many retail and hospitality jobs "are customer-facing, and employees have to be always 'on' and cheerful, even while customers are increasingly negative and demanding, taking out their frustration over supply shortages, price increases, under-resourcing and/or dissatisfaction with health and safety policies."
Which we can clearly see in the subreddits' posts.
#14
Absolutely Hate People That Abandon Carts With Food
SheilaWeila 3 years ago
The only time I've ever left a cart with food was when my toddler had an emergency. I explained the problem on the way out. Don't judge if you don't know all of the facts.
Pizzagirl 91 3 years ago
And given the diapers, this is very likely in the picture above.
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Megan Curl 3 years ago
I must be the only one who actually walks my old a$$ back to the aisle, and puts the item where it belongs. It’s not that difficult. It’s just the right thing to do.
Mary Burdick 3 years ago
I do, too. When I got married a few years ago, I was embarrassed to learn that my new husband was one of those people who would set unwanted items in random places on a shelf. He also saw no reason to return carts to the cart corral. "It provides jobs to the people who gather them up." Yeech!
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Sinead Kenny 3 years ago
You need more info I.e. there circumstances.... a bill came out the didn't expect (and yes I've seen it happen when they are half way through a shop) there wage or benefit was meant to be in the bank and isn't. Just maybe sometimes they are to embarrassed to put it all back so just stop and walk out... never judge until you have all the facts is what I am trying to say.
Jessica Wood 3 years ago
I always find it bizarre how customers will spend an hour shopping then abandon their carts when the line is more than five minutes long.
Vicki Doggurl 3 years ago
Yet I don’t want to buy ice cream that was refrozen after spending an hour or more melting in someone’s cart who then changed their mind and kindly put it back in the freezer. Same with milk or meat.
#15
It’s Called Etiquette
Noltha 3 years ago
Depends on the country. In Japan you are supposed to put money in a special tray.
Tess 3 years ago
I think that it's a system that should be adopted worldwide. The bonus being that if you're not in Japan and the customer fails to do so, you get to smack them in the face with it.
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Lousha 3 years ago
I actually used to like it when they placed money on the counter. Most people have no fine motor skills or boundaries. So if they would hand the money to mo directly, they would touch my hand. A lot. With sweaty, filthy hands, with obvious skin infections, or with clear pleasure in being able to touch someone who does not want to be touched.
Tams21 3 years ago
I remember getting paid with notes that were wet. When it wasn't raining.
Load More Replies... Katy McMouse 3 years ago
I had one who practically threw his money at me time and time again. After a year of this, he finally caught me on a really bad day, and instead of handing him his change, I tossed it on the counter with just as much force as he used. Coins went everywhere and I made no move to help collect them - the look on his face turned a bad day into a good day. I think that showed him what an assshole he had been been because he never did it again.
iseefractals 3 years ago
Well....actually, everyone might have heard about this whole "covid" thing, and noticed that it highlighted the fact that people are, generally, disgusting, germ infested vector points. The fact that someone spends hours a day, interacting with dozens, if not hundreds of people many of which seem to think that "positive thinking" and flat out denial will prevent them from getting or passing germs, (or may even be one of those people themselves, WE SIMPLY CANNOT KNOW), should not inspire anyone to want to make physical contact because you don't want to rotate your wrist and close your fingers around something weighing several grams in the course of doing the job you're being paid to perform.
Alison Hell 3 years ago (edited)
That second sentence was a very long sentence.... just sayin' 😉...but I concur.
Load More Replies... Lulu 3 years ago
Love this. Worked for too long in retail and even when i opened my hand to get their money, they put it next to it. I loved it even more when they were getting ready for me to put their change in their hand and i would just put it next to it. And then they would get angry
Scooter 3 years ago
I do this. And then I just look at them like "you have something to say?"
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#16
Target Employees Hate When You Think Your Tiny Car Can Fit The Biggest TV On Planet Earth
Will Cable 3 years ago
Ikea is a great place for watching this, when they buy a wardrobe, drawers, coffee table, bookcase and a TV stand and try to fit them in the back of a VW Golf/Rabbit while having brought their 3 children, usually Tarquin, Placenta and Quinoa
AMaureen Dance 3 years ago
Even if your car is a TARDIS (bigger on the inside) You still gotta get that thing through the door.
Mark Cleary 3 years ago
Allons-y !! Upvote for the Doctor Who reference 👍
Load More Replies... Robert T 3 years ago
I just had to get a guy to saw a plank of wood in half to get it in my car. I've managed to get an airconditioner and a loft ladder in before, but it really depends how stuff is packaged, like the Ikea bookshelf that I measured very carefully before purchase, but forgot about the back panel. Drove home with it shoved against the roof lining.
Headless Roach 3 years ago
For the last time, you don't measure the length of your car together with *ahem* the spine
Tammy Bennett 2 years ago
I once bought a cat tree I thought would fit in the back seat of my Geo Metro. I was wrong and had to call my uncle to bring hus minivan.
Printerman 3 years ago
Way back in the day I worked Service Merchandise. Some guy came to pick up a ping-pong table in a little M.G. convertible. We told him it wouldn't work, he insisted it would. Eventually we gave him the twine and walked away. He got it tied to the trunk rack with about an inch of clearance behind his head. It looked like any sudden stop was going to decapitate him. None of us wanted any responsibility for that mess. No idea if he survived the ride home.
#17
Ah Yes, Those Guests That Tell You Their Whole Life Story After You Told Them In What Aisle The Item They're Looking For Is At
3 Owls In A Coat 3 years ago (edited)
I have a sales coworker like this - I actually avoid her and will go the long way around to the bathroom (my work is a giant circle) just to avoid her because I don’t have 15 mins to talk about her day every time I walk past. She’s the kind that interrupts you and goes on long tangents about her customers (which have nothing to do with my position) while you’re trying to inch away. I’m about to escalate it to her managers because she’s taking up almost 45 mins of my day just nattering about what she’s up to and asking me questions she should be asking her manager (which I tell her every time) while I nod and say “yeah cool right on good job I have things to do so I should go” 😅 she’s the kind that won’t let you have a word in edgewise so I think I need her managers to step in
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Gabriela Cink 3 years ago
Yes, it is annoying but it is done mostly by lonely people. I used to give them at least few sentences.
Ghislain Godon 3 years ago
Had a superior who wanted to write me for talking too much instead of working. He's the asshat who keep telling me about his boring golf game he did in the morning instead of coming to work...
Alice Teasdale 3 years ago
Unfortunately my parents AND in-laws keep sending long-lost cousins from the bush, parents of people I went to school with, and great nieces of tenuous work connections to our rather prominent book shop to introduce themselves. Today's cousin once removed was hard of hearing and talked for 90 minutes. Tally is at about 30 hours lost work time a year.
Kellie Robinson 3 years ago
Once, on a Black Friday, this very drunk man came in and pulled me aside to tell me everything about himself from his preferences in women to how he knew my other coworkers. My boss had to physically come over to me and pull me away because he wouldn't let me get back to work.
When those polled were asked what would best support their mental health and ease burnout, retail and hospitality employees prioritized a reduced workload and flexible work schedule.
According to the researchers, this “is a key area employers need to act on to improve retention — especially because they cannot financially afford a further change in pay."
To give the data more context, Mercer added that hospitality and retail workers "didn't get to stay home during the pandemic — some were laid off, and the rest went to work, wore masks, installed glass barriers, and kept the consumer economy afloat.”
Then, at the end of 2021, the industry was hit with supply chain issues and labor shortages, followed by the war in Ukraine and now, inflation.
And it's inflation that continues to take its huge toll. Mercer discovered that any money the workers had stashed away is now being used for food and rent as well as unplanned expenses. When asked about their top concerns, financial security was a prominent theme of those polled.
#18
Coworker Found This Hidden In The Wine Section…. Yes Those Are Bite Marks
theoneandonlynoira 3 years ago
H-headless Roach? I-is that how y-you lost your h-head?? D-did somebody bite it off??
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Benjamin Brogan 3 years ago (edited)
Had an elderly man (80 something) come in 2-3×'s weekly. EVERYTIME he came in, he would OPEN EVERY Bottle of Olive Oil, put his finger in it and taste it and then he would complain that they were All bad. We're not talking about 50 bottles, oh no, we're talking 300+ bottles! Bosses finally banned him from the store after like 1.5-2 yrs of this.🤬🤬🤬🤬
#19
Actual Guest Interaction Today
Chich 3 years ago
On the other side, i once knew a shop that stopped carrying a very popular product. When I asked them they said it kept selling out and they were always restocking the shelf and didn't want to anymore ?!???
Solidhog 3 years ago
This was actually a real problem at our local supermarket. The automated system told the manager to increase the baking of French sticks. Week after week he ignored it, despite it being pointed out to him and actually decreased it. Wondered why customer complaints inscreased and people stopped shopping there and went to the other superstore nearby.
Daffydillz' Cold Contagious 3 years ago
Walmart employees have explained a few times that they never know what the trucks will have because their orders are automated through inventory. There system doesn't always work correctly though because they'll be out of popular items for weeks before they're stocked again and that was prior to the pandemic. I can only imagine that it got worse. I didn't shop there much then.
Ruth Meszaros 3 years ago
In the pandemic, I can see this would be a stupid remark. BUT I go to Walmart in my town very often, and buy certain things very often, and—very often—those items are out. I have remakred to workers and to the manager that they might sell more of those items if they just ORDERED more. Perhaps they aren’t allowed to sell more because these are generic WM brand things competing with the big name brands???
Tree P 3 years ago
The store I worked at had an automated ordering system. No person ordered anything, which I would have to explain to the complainer every time.
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#20
Same Feeling When My Weekday Closing Lead Says “Have A Good Weekend Team” Over The Walkie On Friday Night
Headless Roach 3 years ago
NOTHING spoils Friday as much as someone telling you it's Wednesday..
kath morgan 3 years ago
Customers coming in asking if I am enjoying the weather today or if I saw the event that is on. “That’s great but as you can see, I’m at work?”
Headless Roach 3 years ago (edited)
Annie, you are spoiling our Wednesday. Please go and see if anybody cares about your working from home elsewhere. EDIT: I was writing to Annie, the spammer, whose post is now removed.
Dana Ondráčková 3 years ago
I work saturday-wednesday, having thursday And friday free for months now And people are still baffled I like it like that😂😂
ROSESARERED 2 years ago
It's a lovely day outside....thanks I'm stuck in here for 8 hours....my every day is sunshine and happy happy customer...too bad if someone you love just died...
Gary Harkins 3 years ago
This is kinda dumb. I mean you do eventually have days off right? Don't want to hear it anymore get a Monday through Friday job. This is complaining just to complain now
Tree P 3 years ago
Those don't exist in retail, unless you have seniority.
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I'm Dead
3 Owls In A Coat 3 years ago
“How dare you take over an hour to make 128 subway sandwiches!”
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Dave Freeman 3 years ago
I'm grateful for the employees that bring my groceries to my car. It's made a huge difference in my life.
The report also stressed other concerns, which included better balancing of work and life; being able to retire, and maintaining emotional and mental health. Personal fulfillment, debt, and personal safety were other factors that made the list.
Action items that companies can do to mitigate some of these issues and maintain employee retention include offering competitive pay rates, offering wellness resources and working with employees on “designing a career” and other career development efforts.
Additionally, we, the customers, can do a lot better, too.
#22
A Guest Decided To Have Breakfast In Our Paper Aisle. Worst Part Is They Used Chocolate Milk
enigmatic crab 3 years ago
customer must've been high as balls and forgot he was at target.only reasonable explanation is that no sober person could have done this.
Load More Replies... Jordi Sharpe 3 years ago
"Guest". F**k you, corporate. They're monsters, not guests. I remember when I started working at L'n'T, they told us to call customers guests, and i laughed. Manager wasn't happy with me.
Jef Bateman 3 years ago
I was thinking, "Churros cereal with chocolate milk - that seems like a lot of sugar." But it looks like they chased it with a nutritious granola bar--so they're probably OK.
Well then 3 years ago
Vanilla milk on plain cornflakes is actually really good.
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TheEndIsNigh🇨🇦and🇬🇧in🇺🇲 3 years ago
Ok, yeah this sucks, and I want to be annoyed but I can't help thinking...what if this was a homeless person just trying to get a meal any way they could?
simply.Taz 3 years ago
OP stated they did this frequently! Even most homeless people are decent human beings! This person is just a fûcking thief and an àsshole!!
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Julie 3 years ago (edited)
We had someone that would get a fried shrimp lunch then walk around the store and eat it and leave the empty container on a shelf behind stuff. Never did catch the person. *edited to say not buy but order it at the deli counter and then walk around eating it, never going to the cashiers with it.
simply.Taz 3 years ago
Solve that problem, make them pay in the deli department!!
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Is It Me Or Are Guests, Target (Things In General), Getting Worse
Praecordia 3 years ago
Wtf is John even trying to say? He know’s they are closed but expects someone to work while they’re closed? Make it make sense John.
Katy McMouse 3 years ago
At my pharmacy, anyone who absolutely needed their meds and called ahead because they weren't going to make it in time, we waited for them. Common courtesy and a hint of desperation always won the day.
Hey! 3 years ago
I got out of surgery around 8:30pm and needed 3-4 prescriptions so the doctor faxed it over and my husband called to say we were on our way and could they please wait for us? They would but we did arrive like 7 minutes before closing. The hospital and pharmacy were at two opposites of the city and I only go to one pharmacy because they double-check interactions with my allergies, etc.
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Show thyself 3 years ago
Oh my. Noone is greeting you?! After closing-time?! How unexpected. I'll bring that up at the next mgmt-meeting - 30th of february, pls be patient
JoJoB 3 years ago
I worked in a bank with extended hours. We were open until 8 on Friday nights. We had on guy who always came in right at closing. He'd tell us that we needed to stay open until 9 for him. Finally our teller supervisor said, "we could stay open til midnight, and you'd still show up at 11:59." He thought for a minute and said, "yeah, probably."
Elizabeth Turner 3 years ago
If you don't like the customer service your getting, take a look at what kind of a customer your being.
David Martin 3 years ago
What? They refused to serve you just because the store was closed?! What's next, not helping customers who arrive before the store is open?
#24
Yea Cus It’s Our Fault U Came In Less Than An Hour Before Closing
DuchessDegu 3 years ago
Right? I had to read that drivel 3 times until I realised it was courtesy
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Katie Andrews 3 years ago
10-15 minutes... "curiosity"? Ohhh, you mean COURTESY. Yes, please, do have some. For employees.
RandomHumanBean 3 years ago
"we felt like we were being kicked out" no s**t sherlock, you dont say
CD King 3 years ago
Stores like Target and Walmart are very picky about employee clocking in and out at their scheduled work time. I think it is to do with overtime. The staff are not the A**holes it's that the company/ HR raises holy heck if employees work overtime without consent.
Hey! 3 years ago
This is not overtime; it's entitlement from the customer and his family.
Load More Replies... Sean Merchant 3 years ago
Sadly, it happens all the time. Want to throat punch the parents.
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Lynn H 3 years ago
The clearly marked hours on the door say 10pm. That means 10pm, not the customer's desired time to leave. When I was manager at a gas station, I had people banging on the door to get in because I was still there and should accept customers even though closing was 30 minutes ago. Or I should open 15 minutes early since I'm there and they are going to be late to work. I would just repeat the hours to them. Not my fault..
Chez2202 3 years ago
Why would you be shopping at 10pm with a 2 year old and a 9 month old? The fact that this person uses the age of their children as an excuse for him and his wife to shop after closing time is the real problem here. Ever heard of making a list so that one person can shop and the other can stay at home while the babies sleep?
#25
Not A Target Worker But I Thought This Will Make You Relate
Snowhater 3 years ago
This has an easy solution. Around here we have to put a coin in a lock to get a cart and then you return the cart you get your coin back.
BG 3 years ago
Around here we have a system where you push the cart a mile down the road and ditch it 50 feet from your apartment complex so that a guy has to come around once a week in a truck and collect them.
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Genericist 3 years ago
The annoying thing is, that in the UK at least, the trolley return places are always miles away from the disabled parking spots. So, completely understandably, you get trolleys left on the walkway by those spots, impeding wheelchair accessibility. If the companies had just thought it through even a little, they'd realise the obvious solution, but they never do.
Becky Samuel 3 years ago
A lot of the problems on this list would be reduced by good design. Putting litter bins and areas for "changed my mind" goods in stores for example. Having a coin lock on the trolleys and your suggestion of trolley returns being nearer to the disabled parking spaces are also simple but effective methods of reducing problems.
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VonBlade 3 years ago
I always do. If I didn't want to return one, how would I feel about returning 500 for minimum wage? Exactly. Put it back, you animals.
Alison Hell 3 years ago
I always do as well, and if I see someone on my way that has to return theirs, I'll take theirs as well...since I'm already going that way
Load More Replies... Mary Burdick 3 years ago
My dad will be 100 years old shortly after this Christmas. When he goes shopping with my sister he considers it his responsibility to return the cart, all the way back into the store. He still does what he can to make it easier for everyone.
Jen Hart 3 years ago
Wow, thumbs up for being so close to 100, and still active 😃👍
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poopyhead 3 years ago
I keep saying this to a deaf audience - some people are in too much pain to push the cart to their car, unload it and then return it to the store. Thus, the existence of cart corrals.
Rocco MZ 3 years ago
People think I'm crazy, but if I park next to an abandoned cart, I put it back in the stall. My favorite is when the person who left it is in their car and watch me take the cart they abandoned. I usually either shake my head at them or give them the thumbs down. It awesome how embarrassed they look.
madbakes 3 years ago
I don't know why people think you're crazy. Even if you move it just so it doesn't hit your car, that's not only reasonable but smart.
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MagicJacket 3 years ago
Are we meant to believe the OP is angry about the cart WAY over by the streetlight pole? Looks to me like most people are returning carts where they should.
Jen Hart 3 years ago
Yeah, I was pretty confused about the picture...had to zoom in a few times, and that's all I saw too.
Load More Replies... Praecordia 3 years ago
Here in Texas we don’t have the coin thing but I always put mine back, I can’t imagine not putting it back. Feels like littering.
#26
There Should Be A Limit To How Many Items A Guest Can Order For Drive Up…
Martine Votaw 3 years ago
I had a broken knee, my husband had to do the shopping and he hates going in stores, so we used pickup a lot. Also my daughter used it when she had Covid
April 3 years ago
I disagree as well. I personally wouldn't put in an order that large but I pay for this service and it shouldn't be limited.
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featherytoad 3 years ago (edited)
Are customers referred to as guests now? I've seen this is a couple of other posts.
Jordi Sharpe 3 years ago
I first discovered this in 2007 when I worked at Linens 'n Things. I hate it.
Load More Replies... Terra Raizor 3 years ago
Yes, this is dumb, are drivers or the customer supposed to have a box truck?? At least make it so you Have to call the store and tell them how you plan to get it. One trip or no deal.
robin aldrich 3 years ago
Got a point, there...there's a limit for express check out lanes, even transactions at bank drive up windows, why not drive up or drive-through lanes?
#27
So, A Customer Tried Paying With This Today…
Lady of the Mountains 3 years ago
It doesn't have a serial number. It is not curency
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Jack S 3 years ago
Someone tried to pay me a photocopied £10 note once. It was on standard A4 type paper. Torn out by hand, not cut with scissors and it wasn't even printed on both sides. I was baffled.
Dr. W.D. Gaster 3 years ago
See, I used to work at a federal credit union. Had someone bring in a bunch of shredded $100 bills and asked us to exchange them for new ones. Told him that without the identifying serial numbers to send back to the federal reserve, I could do nothing for him. Those numbers actually mean things, Jared.
Lydia Holmes 3 years ago
there is a rule that if the bill is more than 50% intact, you can still pay with it.
#28
Every Time!
Akshara Panduga 3 years ago
I think the customer shd have like sorted out what they wanna buy first *rolls eyes*
Russell Senior Jr. 3 years ago
Is it better to leave it in the dressing room? Some things can be put back, but try as I might, I can never fold things back the way they were.
Skylar 3 years ago
The lady in the checkout line before me did this yesterday. I can't imagine how hard it is for the cashier
Big Chungus 3 years ago
I used to work at Neiman Marcus a long time ago and the customers used to do this all the time. They would bring up huge piles, set it on the counter, and proceed to go through the pile to decide what they actually wanted...
Seanette Blaylock 3 years ago
And I'll bet they just barely got in the checkout line at the store's closing time. (Had customers do this to us when I worked in a thrift store.)
Goth Nurse 3 years ago
What? This list is full of american problems the rest of us don't have or don't understand.
Talitha Jansen 3 years ago
They do it here in the Netherlands as well. Customers come to the registry to sort out their pile of clothing there. They study it closely, take the time to decide while there's a row of people behind. And then they ask for cheaper prices, at a nonprofit thrift store...
Load More Replies... Laura Mortensen 3 years ago
For us it's trying shopping carts full of clothes at the fitting room, and only buying two items.
#29
Every. Damn. Day
Jaya 3 years ago
It is really annoying though, if the information on the website is incorrect and you travelled all the way to a specific store for that item. And I don't mean the last few items getting sold in the meantime, but if the information is just wrong and doesn't get corrected (if it says we still have 20 and days later it still says that even though in reality they have zero).
BG 3 years ago
And you called the service desk before driving over and they verified inventory by looking at the same incorrect website that you just checked (if they answered the phone at all).
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The Starsong Princess 3 years ago
This isn’t a customer problem, it a company problem. And sometimes, they have it but the employee can’t find it. Again, a company problem.
nbfresh 3 years ago
on monday, I THOUGHT purchased an item online from office depot. I got an order confirmation number and all! Never received a text alerting me that said item was ready for curbside pickup, so I called the store. I was put on hold a bunch before the person told me that my credit card was declined. not possible. otherwise I wouldn't have gotten confirmation. Then she admitted that they don't actually have it in stock. So she made me feel terrible that my card was declined but in reality, they reversed the sale once they realized they couldn't fulfill it.
M F 3 years ago
I always tell customers that in the future they need to call ahead. Today one lady complained about a 90 minute(!) Drive to us to find we didn't have what she wanted. Another lady asked for the same item and when i apologized she said "Oh I was in the area anyway!" One I hope to keep seeing in the shop. The other needs to stay in her town.
Gary Harkins 3 years ago
Ya this shouldn't be on the list at all. If it says it's in stock then that's what I'm expecting. Now if it says only so many available, ( I know most stores have a number of how many items if they are running low) and you get there and they are out then you obviously just got there late, but in stock should mean just that.
Bird SharkRawr 3 years ago
Anyone thinking technology is infallible is going to get this reality check often. Always call before you waste a trip. ALWAYS
Jespren Ray 3 years ago
Around my neck of the woods though I have about a 80% chance of the employee *pulling up the exact same website* I just used and going “weird, yeah, it says we have it” and then spending 5-15min either walking around to different parts of the store to figure out where someone moved it to or calling/going into the back and coming out with the item that was, in fact, in stock just not in its normal location. And a 15% chance of being told “sorry, yes, we just got them off the truck but they aren’t unloaded from the boxes yet; you’ll have to come back tomorrow because the boxes aren’t properly labeled so I can’t find it until they unload everything tonight”. Certainly could just be my area but very rarely just get told any version of ‘reality is disappointing; we don’t have it in’.
#30
Why… Just Why?
Will Cable 3 years ago
Logan (if that is the drinkers name) should be hunted down and have that container inserted up his chuff without the aid of lubricant
Colin Brackenridge 3 years ago
My ex's sister used to do this and just go "they pay people to clean up". I hated that woman.
Praecordia 3 years ago (edited)
Cause Logan is a lazy piece of s**t thats why. The worst part for me is that he walked past a garbage when he exited the store. 🤯
#32
Especially When I’m A Cashier
JC 3 years ago
I feel like this is from a 90's kids commercial. Something along the lines of fruit by the foot, gushers, Capri Sun, or Cinnamon toast crunch... I just can't place it!
Tess 3 years ago (edited)
On the other hand, if you spend long enough in retail you learn how to explain the exact same thing in a hundred different ways, and an incredible amount of patience. If failure arises due to a particular customer's extraordinary inability to grasp even the most basic understanding of anything; then you have your top tier retail worker abilities to fall back on. You get to decide between the nice customer option - "having the customer feel like they've understood, because it is the right product for them. Letting them know to call the store and ask for you if they have any issues. Knowing it's a hell of a lot easier to walk them through it once they've got it unpacked at home." Or the asshat customer option - playing the game of "how many times can I insult this customer without them realising, during subsequent explanation attempts. Using both my retail face, and friendly retail voice skills, honed over the years."
Oncinw 3 years ago
Same for flight attendants. 😂 "Excuse me, sir, but you need to put this bag to the overhead compartment, as you are sitting on an emergency row and we cannot leave any item on the floor here for take off and landing" Firstly this look, and then: " I cannot even keep my bag with me flying with your s****y company, what a disaster!" *keeps dramatising*
#33
Stay Safe, My Friends
#34
When It's Currently A Blizzard Outside
Lyyyy 3 years ago
Or: ”Yikes the weather is bad. I don’t see why anyone would go outside in this weather unless it is absolutely neccessary.” *buys 2 candy bars*
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unfilteredCigarette73 3 years ago
Pretty much describes my day at work yesterday lol, tbh I would rather have customers than not otherwise the day just creeps by
Yeah, okay. 3 years ago
Lol. Pffft. Ha ha. Hahaha. What do you think happens when it snows? People go shopping for snow shovels, antifreeze, wind shield wipers and jackets and mittens, of course!
SweetCheesySpaghetti 3 years ago
I really hate this trend of calling customers/consumers "guests." Customers come to your business to seek out your goods and pay for them. This verbiage is what makes people feel entitled to act like ash holes to the employees of said business.
UselessKnowledgeFont 3 years ago
You kidding? We had people waltz in after we were finally able to clear a store due to being in a tornadoes path!
Destiny Kruse 3 years ago
I had someone come in with her young children and proceed to tell me how they almost died in a car accident because of the weather conditions outside. It was a coffee shop but apparently well worth the risk to her and her family.
Scott 3 years ago
I used to work at a Best Buy in Colorado. We had the biggest snow storm in something like 10 years, all the schools were closed, the county and city said to stay home and don't drive except for emergencies, but I was still required to come in. It was insanely busy that day, everyone was off work because of the weather so why not go shopping!?
#35
When You Think They Can Pinpoint The Exact Moment They Ran Out Of Chicken Tikka Masala
Alison Hell 3 years ago
Covid and the Ukraine war happened....but at what point do we stop blaming covid for this.
#36
“I Got It Here Last Time. It’s Trader Joe’s Brand, It Comes In A Little Package Or Box. They’re Like These Little *does Unhelpful Hand Shape* Crunchy Snacks, I Got Them Here Just A Couple Weeks Ago. Idk What Flavor They Were But They Were So Good
keighterz 3 years ago
“It’s about being happy and the cover is blue.” Well that’s perfect because we organize our books by color.
Load More Replies... Dr. W.D. Gaster 3 years ago
Me, a Librarian, who has to listen to the most vague synopsis of a book, only to think it has to be a Baldacci, Steel, Macomber, JB Robb, or James Patterson book.
Gwen LeMay 3 years ago
I owned a liquor store .. Customer Yes, maybe you could help me, I bought a white wine here a few months ago and the name kinda sounded like Patio Door........ Good grief! but I did find the one she wanted..... eventually .
The Starsong Princess 3 years ago
Me: I’m looking for the brown long sleeved shirt with ruching on the side. Employee looks around but can’t find it. Employee: The website must be wrong we don’t have it. Me: I think you do. I continue looking and find it eventually. Me: Here’s the shirt. I knew you had it. Employee: But that’s not the shirt you described. It’s not red. Me: Red? I said the brown long sleeved shirt with ruching. Employee: You said it was rouge so I was looking for red.
#37
This Happens Too Often
Cathy Lemay 3 years ago
The Tim's cups aren't a shock anymore but a bag with the rest of a MacDonalds meal really bugs me. We have a no food or drink sign but somehow people feel the need to drip c**p all over a fabric store.
#38
“I Want Everything In One Bag... But I Don’t Want The Bag To Be Heavy”
keighterz 3 years ago
Had a regular customer who would berate us about our bagging abilities every single time, even when we were doing it exactly as she requested (paper bag inside double plastic bags, so much waste). She was so upset about it that she stopped coming to the store herself and sent her son and then when he was checking out she would call him to make sure we got the bags right. It was something. Also it sucked because quite a few of my full time baggers were folks with cognitive disabilities (my favorite coworker actually had Down syndrome) so she was just being extra awful.
Jackie Burnham 3 years ago
I saw this yesterday. A bagger was nice enough to ask an elderly lady if she wants her bags filled up or on the lighter side. She was so mean and rude to this 15 year old kid I couldn't believe it. I made sure I was extra nice hoping to make his work day better, not worse.
Sami-Jo Ross 3 years ago
I had a customer who was the opposite of this at my very first job. Wanted every individual item (around 40) individually double-bagged, then got mad when I ran out of bags and had to get more.
#39
When I Retrieve An Item From The Back For A Guest But They're Gone
readingthequibbler 3 years ago
Especially when you have to climb the ladder to get the item and its behind seven different things or on a shelf packed so full you pray nothing will fall on you.
Load More Replies... The Starsong Princess 3 years ago
Me waiting for an employee to retrieve an item. Then asking a second employee after a long wait if the first employee has found the item but then being told the first employee has gone to lunch.
#40
*sideways In An Aisle*
Delta Dawn 3 years ago
In my area it’s older men of any race and Costco. I think they’re all about 30 seconds away from panic the entire time, so standing to one side of the aisle isn’t happening
Jason 3 years ago
Can confirm. I order my Costco through the same day app delivery. When I go into the store it's so packed I panic though I end up not stopping and just jogging while throwing things in
Load More Replies... Chich 3 years ago
The answer is: Cart on one side of the aisle and angled, one hand on it while standing on the other side of the aisle looking at something. Also applies to Asian, Native, Black, Arabic, Polynesian, etc etc
Will Cable 3 years ago
They manage to always turn the cart/trolley 90 degrees to block the aisle
Koos Kommentaar 3 years ago
It is extremely interesting that it is OK to call out something negative on a race if the race is white! But beware a poster if something is said negative about a POC. He and his offspring will be canceled until the fourth generation....
K W 3 years ago
It's usually men where I live. They're also the ones who will run you over with their cart because they don't bother looking around corners and typically expect other shoppers to get out of the way. That's pretty much the same for drivers in my area. Occassionally a mom or an older women might be standing in the way but they always apologize profusely. At least that's been my experience in grocery stores but I'm sure it varies by location and type of store.
#41
Especially In Appliances
Liz Downing 3 years ago
Same. I've never been or known any boomer guilty of any of the things we old hippies are accused of.
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Stephen Wild 3 years ago
I'm sorry if my being born in 1956 offends you people, but I can't help that at all...
VonBlade 3 years ago (edited)
Maybe if the two 20 year old assistants weren't talking to each other in a dark corner but actually checked to see if a customer needed help, we wouldn't need to drag them over to where we are via their eyebrow piercing. (Obviously the very last bit isn't true) Edit: I see I'm being downvoted. Sorry about that. I do hasten to add I'd never gesture at a worker/server. I was just ranting about needing to attract their attention.
NakNakNak 3 years ago
Yunno in some countries crooking a finger is how they call pr*stitutes over. Just throwing that out there if there was any doubt as to whether or not the gesture is rude.
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Chich 3 years ago
and genX, and millenials, and whatever other crappy label you come up with since racist, sexist etc labels went so far out of fashion.
Corvus 3 years ago
"Baby boomer", "millennial", etc. are not labels, they are the official names of demographic cohorts.
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Them The Rules
OnAFreakingRollercoaster 3 years ago
Welp. It's been a while since i was last carded. I do however live in a country where pretty much anyone can buy alcohol anywhere at anytime. Which means: alcohol is not a big deal. Most ppl don't abuse it here.
K W 3 years ago
If a cashier sells alcohol to someone underaged (in the US) it's not only a huge fine it's also likely the end of their employment. It's a minor inconvenience to you but their job on the line for them. Plus some places require a birth date to be entered in the till regardless of how old you look. Im mid 40's and I get carded every single time because everyone gets carded here.
Delta Dawn 3 years ago
that doggo is just waiting to take revenge on their human’s slippers later tonight
Fluffy mommy panda 3 years ago
Uh.......okay if you look over thirty I won't card you but if you look younger I'm gonna card you, why because there is some 18 yr old out there that look in there 20s and there are some people in there 30 and 20 that look like 18yr olds. But trust me don't get mad. Be glad. I'm happy when I get cared I'm 28 and I have not been carded in yrs. Finally got carded yesterday made me feel so good.
The Doom Song 3 years ago
I get this all the time. Then I'm like oh your 19 get used to this kid you'll be getting asked til your 30
TKA 3 years ago
I’m 42 and still get carded almost all the time, I definitely look my age. I don’t mind clerks covering their butt.
Load More Replies... Hey! 3 years ago (edited)
We did our groceries and in the store there is a liquor store (here it's separate) and my son went his way and my husband went the other way; I was keeper of the cart. Two guys were in front of my son at the cashier and she cards them, then my son goes and he's not carded. When my husband was paying I went over and ask why my son wasn't carded while buying a bottle for his sister: he bought a pricey bottle; underage buys cheapo stuff. Edit: He wasn't underage and had a full beard too (made him look older too).
Snickerdoodle 3 years ago
I once had a young looking person come up to the counter to buy cigarettes, without ID, so I politely declined the sale. His mom came up, asked what the issue was and then tried convincing me he was of age. Finally she threw his ID directly at my face while yelling about him being of age. I just called my manager over and walked away.
Nurichwersonst 3 years ago
I got asked with 30 and i felt honored. Behind me were 2 elderly ladies asking all excited if the cashier would ask for their ID, too??? 🤩😅
keighterz 3 years ago (edited)
Yeah I’m gonna ask if you look younger than 40 (states) cus I don’t want to lose my job. Also I am horrible at guessing people’s age. It takes two damn seconds to show me your ID. But I’ve had to show my ID to buy an R rated DVD, a lighter, and sparklers at different stores 🙄 (edit for typo)
Sarah SH 3 years ago
Yeah it was like that when I cashiered. You look under forty, we have to ask for it. Though ever seen those videos online of teens dressing like elderly people to buy alcohol? Weird and surprisingly effective.
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Yeah Well You Just Watched Me Ring Someone Else Up And Then I Waved You Forward And Started Scanning S**t Out Your Cart Soooo Yeah I’m Open
VonBlade 3 years ago
Don't Americans have the light above the till that tells if they're open or not?
Dr M 3 years ago
Yes, but you can turn off all the lights and shut the iron cage and people will still ask if you’re open.
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Every Time
VonBlade 3 years ago
Can we have a few more compression artifacts on this image. There aren't enough.
Liz Downing 3 years ago
This can't possibly be a thing. There's always way too much holiday stuff.
#45
Thanks, You're So Helpful
Jake B 3 years ago
Helpful tip as someone who does commissary combat, aka shopping, put all bags in a larger one and use a carbine to attach them to the side of the cart, do not worry about the small children you will wipe out. Eventually they will know to avoid you. Just kidding I hook it in the area below the handle. Just had a moment.
Electra Complex 3 years ago
Okay but I always get unreasonably anxious about this..... at what stage in the process am I supposed to give you my bags 😭
The Deez 3 years ago
I worked at Whole Foods for a bit, years ago, and SO MANY customers would wait till I was scanning their groceries and say, "OH! I left my bags in the car!" and then GO TO THEIR CAR to get them. I always wanted to say, "Don't worry at all about the line of customers waiting behind you. Their time isn't important AT ALL!"
Debby Keir 3 years ago
UK always has 'self pack' except when scouts or a charity are raising money. 2 stores (Aldi and Lidl) expect you to bung everything back into the trolley and pack either at your car or at designated 'packing places'. You bring your own bags too, as the store charges a steep price (mandated by the govt) for single use bags.
#46
Coworker Made This Meme, Thought Any Employees Could Use The Chuckle Rn
Monday 3 years ago
Hey sometimes stores do keep extra stock in a storeroom, it's worth asking if it's something you really wanted.
kath morgan 3 years ago
We often have stuff that hasn’t been sorted and put out yet. I am happy to check the back.
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April Porter 3 years ago
I would rather shoot myself in the head than ask someone to "find me some in the back".
Spittnimage 3 years ago
I'm sure you ordered more than that little spot on the shelf delegated to that item will hold.
Paulo Freitas 3 years ago
Yea, we only kept One item in the showroom the rest was in a back Office or in the werehouse, people needed to ask US if que had more itens.
#47
No... Just No
OnAFreakingRollercoaster 3 years ago
It would've been perfect before he added those last 2 sentences 😏🙄👎
Sarah SH 3 years ago
Yeah that took a turn. Make sure you delete your history on your phone/computer.
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#48
😂😂
Xenon 3 years ago
This entire post seems to have a lot of ageism, racism and sexism going on.
Load More Replies... Frando Bone 3 years ago
You shouldn't criticize older people for not embracing certain technologies. It's the same issue with restaurants using QR menus. Many older people don't understand.
VonBlade 3 years ago
Except older people invented most of this tech. We understand, we just prefer putting our phones away for five seconds.
Load More Replies... VonBlade 3 years ago
My local tesco has swapped some manned (personed?) tills for self-service and nobody uses them. They almost never work, so someone needs to assist so it's quicker to just go to the till. Plus self-checkouts guarantee one less employee _and_ more work for the ones they keep. The sooner we all ignore them until they are removed the better the world will be.
Paulo Freitas 3 years ago
I do not use self check out, i f*****g refuse to use them, not because i don't know how, not because Im a " boomer " ( which Im not, Im genX ) but because big companies are always f*****g the little guy for a proffit, só yes, 4 self check outs = a less 4 workers getting a salary, and more f*****g €€€ getting in to the pockets of some allready rich as f**k c**t, ill rather wait for 15 minutes for a cashier, than using a readily available self check out. ( Sorry i hate this s**t with a passion )
Lauren 3 years ago
I used to work for Wegmans (east coast chain). They only remove about three lanes for self checkout areas and still keep most of the actual lanes open with actual cashier through most of the day (unlike Wal-Mart), so you're still surrounded by real people, as well as the two or three people manning self checkout. You have the option to work as a cashier and if any hours are decreased on the registers, you cross train into a department in the store. No one was fired, no one lost all their hours, and the stores continue to hire cashiers for the physical check out. You're also not forced to use self checkout due to a lack of real cashiers. So to pull this line, it's not all stores that have a greedy mentality when it comes to self checkout lanes. Wal-Mart: oh hell yes. Wegmans: it's your choice and we respect that.
Load More Replies... Jake B 3 years ago
When I self check out it’s at (fill in online company) and they deliver to my door. People need jobs and the lines at self check out are awful, plus someone is always being arrested for shoplifting. I don’t mean oops I misted it either. Really much faster even at Walmart to wait in a line that reaches the Alps.
Geoffrey Scott 3 years ago
I STRONGLY disagree. We understand no jobs, and corporate greed. I WILL not work for the people I am buying from!
Load More Replies... #49
God I Hate People So Much
Jerry Mathers 3 years ago
Whenever I see these I always picture the people that put them up as booger eating idiots who have no idea of how the US government works or how the president isn't a king. Somehow, in their little pea-sized brains, they think that Biden has the power to control the price of gas or how much food gets produced, but is suddenly thwarted from banning assault weapons by the local peanut they elected.
Electra Complex 3 years ago
Somebody stop this man before he consumes all of our beautiful nation's precious juice reserves
Jordi Sharpe 3 years ago
Vandalism. It could be an anti-Trump sticker, I'd still think you're a shithead for defacing our company's property.
Jordi Sharpe 3 years ago
Yes. That's how I was lured here to Bored Panda. So many animals.
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Exhausted Panda 3 years ago
Don't these people remember that ALL the experts and heads of corporations were saying that it was going to take years to make up for the pandemic?? Just because we get a new president doesn't mean all of sudden he can make stuff magically appear.
#50
Dear Customers, If You See An Employee Pushing A Cart That Looks Like This, Don’t Bother Them. They’re Being Timed To Pick Items
General Anaesthesia 3 years ago
How much time does the CEO get to count its salary? How much time does its employee get to fulfill an order?
Jill Hojnacki 3 years ago
I’m afraid that I’m guilty of occasionally asking pick-up employees at Kroger for directions. They’ve always been, at least seemingly, happy to help. But, on occasion, I get to pay it back. Not too long ago, I explained to one what capers were and where to look for them.
Liz Downing 3 years ago
Oh my goodness. I'm going to need a list of when I (customer) am not allowed to ask a question of an employee. Don't want to be a "bother."
Elizabeth Bennett 3 years ago
With that attitude you might make this list, honey.
Load More Replies... Geoffrey Scott 3 years ago
Did that to a Wal-mart picker the other day, with profuse apologies. She was great, did the price scan because items were not in sale area. Wanted to make sure Walton family did not enrich themselves further ...she got it.
#51
705 Pounds Of Soda, This Is One Order. Godspeed My Drive Up Homeboys
Lily Robertson 3 years ago
I hope this is a yard party for boys...or there should be a LOT more tp!
Howard Moody 3 years ago
They're buying it to sell at a Zippy Mart. Do it all the time where I live though not in such a large quantity.
Paulo Freitas 3 years ago
This reminds me of a friend of mine, the little even took pictures of it lmao, group of friend went camping, 1 trolley half filled with food, 3 trolleys filled to the top with beer...
#52
Good Morning To Everyone Except This Guest
Debby Keir 3 years ago
UK click and collect will give you a time on the screen at which it will be ready. If late evening, it will be am the next morning. Ditto a large order. The above method seems somewhat weird and gives customers expectations that cannot be fulfilled. Grocery stores will give you a 2 hour window of your choice to pick it up, eg between 12 and 2pm the next day. Only Maccy D's is pretty instantaneous here.
Tess 3 years ago
Australia seems to have an almost identical system as the UK. You'd struggle to find any store that doesn't have a giant disclaimer letting the customer know they have to wait for a notification that their order is ready before attempting to collect it.
Load More Replies... Jj321 3 years ago
Obviously, it isn't limited to everyone, but there are people like me who rely on pickup, and need more than 5 items. Stores need to change their set ups if it allows unrealistic expectations of when the order can be processed.
Load More Replies... Snickerdoodle 3 years ago
That's crazy. At the store I work at customers need to pick a time slot and there's only so many available for each one.
#53
They Also Hate When You Ignore Their Existence When It's Convenient To You
VonBlade 3 years ago
Me, customer : I'll strike you a deal, you don't have to pretend to be chirpy and I won't engage with any inane small talk. Between us we can empty my trolley in contented silence, I'll pay and be on my way.
ί𝔫ＣίŦᵃт𝐔𝐬 3 years ago
I have to disagree. Common courtesy means acknowledging a person's existence. I refuse to treat a cashier like a vending machine.
Load More Replies... keighterz 3 years ago
Ok but as a cashier I got very sick of people asking me how I was. Especially because in the states it’s more of a greeting and not an actual question. So I just said hi and that’s it. Bro, look at me, I’m pregnant, it Christmas season, people are being a******s, and I’m on my swollen feet all day, how you think I’m doing?
Tess 3 years ago
Standing behind the counter in a store that is only 80sqft of shop floor. The customer enters so you say "Hi, how are you?". Customer responds with the rude/slightly angry "I don't want help with anything". The only thing that you can say at that point is "that's absolutely fine. I was merely saying hi" to let them know that they're an asshat. You're greeting them because they are only three feet away from you, and it's almost impossible not to acknowledge their existence.
Karl Baxter 3 years ago
If a customer came to the till and was talking on the phone, I waited until they hung up or at least acknowledged me before serving them. The pay and conditions were so bad that I had to try and salvage some dignity where I could.
#54
Every. Single. Time
Fluffy mommy panda 3 years ago
This don't bother me cause I understand card machines can be difficult what bothers me is how the customer can be smart and try to walk off when they didn't pay for anything because idk it like they have no patiences.......and with some of these people it like a ticking time bomb there just waiting to blow up on someone.
BG 3 years ago
Dollar General near me has chip readers which don't work, but they require two fails before they'll allow you to swipe. Been that way for a year now.
TKA 3 years ago
What about the other Dollar General nearby? Don’t you have 3 all within 8 minutes drive, 3 Family Dollars & 2 Dollar Trees in same distance? And all the CC machines work differently? Maybe that’s just me? 😂
Load More Replies... Sheena Leversedge Wood 3 years ago
so, are there places where it's not always chip and pin or contactless? I can't even think of the last time I had to SWIPE a card, and I'm in my forties
Yeah, okay. 3 years ago
Here in Canada, because of the pandemic most everyone has tap. No swiping, no buttons to press. Less chance of corrupted chip scamming, too.
#55
When A Customer Is Standing Too Close While You're Bagging But Your Social Anxiety Prevents You From Saying Anything:
#56
Don't Worry It Happens To Me Too
#57
Guests
Jordi Sharpe 3 years ago
Ok, this one would get a laugh from me, and a spot on my weird stories list for at least a year.
#58
Trader Joe's Employees Hate When You Remember Your Bags At The Very Last Second
The Deez 3 years ago
Oh, yes. As a former Whole Foods employee, I can verify that this happens! Or they'd "run out to their car" to get their bags, completely unconcerned about the customers waiting behind them. So frustrating!
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Oh You Didn’t Want To Talk? That’s Good Cus I Was Just Acting Anyway
Yeah, okay. 3 years ago
I haven't time to yammer with customers. The ones who are to-the-point without the "ooh, how are you it's so cold today my mother's friend saw XX let tell you all about it before I get to the point" are my absolute favorite people.
Anne Jones 3 years ago
I wish stores wouldn’t force their employees to do all that force “we love you so much” s**t.
Bananaramamama 3 years ago
Its an even split between complaints that we talk too much and not enough lol
#60
An Actual Interaction I Had With A Guest Yesterday
#61
Trader Joe's Employees Hate When You Think They Aren't A Pro At This Whole Bagging Thing
General Anaesthesia 3 years ago
You learn to ask when it's gone wrong once too often. Which could be once.
Load More Replies... Lily Robertson 3 years ago
I hope this person learns that instead of being insulted, they should be proud as hell that they're the one bagger who already does it right in a sea of stuff n runs who created that comment. We're scraping pennies and getting home to find the formerly fluffed bread under the canned goods. And i've had that job so i'm not just karening out here.
Sarah SH 3 years ago
I’ve known people who use the self checkouts with a cart full of like fifty items because they are very particular about how they want their stuff bagged.
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Apatheist Account2 3 years ago
I will admit that I did find it patronising when a female cashier (40+ F) asked if I (35 ish at the time M) needed any help packing - almost made me want to state my qualifications and career history. I can see how some women in business are made to feel patronised when asked to make coffee or take notes, even though they're the CEO.
#62
Every Single Time Today
Lily Robertson 3 years ago
Hah! We stop what we're doing and wait for them to get off the phone. I LOVE that i now work in a tiny shop where we matter as much as, if not more than, the customers!
*Displayname*=idk 3 years ago
I wonder how they react to that! I can just imagine a priceless face, lol.
Load More Replies... Liz Downing 3 years ago
I've worked in the service industry for over 30 years, and I really don't have a problem with a customer expecting me to do my job.
#63
Hot Wheel Collectors Are The Worst Change My Mind
Dr. W.D. Gaster 3 years ago
I worked during the "games to life" craze with Skylanders. I had to hide all the new figures behind the boat/counter because the scalpers would come in day one and take every single figure to resell them.
loranthippus 3 years ago
You did the lord's/lady's work. Blessings heaped upon ye.
Load More Replies... enigmatic crab 3 years ago
well that is unnecessarily mean. i try my best not to be a b***h about it.sorry if i ever am tho
the engineer 🇺🇦 3 years ago
okay. im a hot wheels collector, but i dont order the entire stock. i usually order a couple of those five- pack thingies and im on my way.
#64
Customers When They See A Locked Bathroom
Becky Samuel 3 years ago
Seeing a bathroom and then being unable to use it is a horrible feeling if you have a sensitive bladder or IBS.
ShellsBells 3 years ago
Worked in a pharmacy that was in a store. Management had to put a lock on the bathroom doors because almost everyday they had to call an emergency after-hours plumber to fix the toilets due to a shoplifter flushing the packaging of the stolen items. There was a nice sign that said to ask for assistance to enter bathrooms. Nope. People urinated in the hallways and even in the break room.
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New Jersey, Where The Crusty Custies Will Leave Their Dirty Bathing Suits In The Cart For You
Megan Curl 3 years ago
This is the moron who went back the next day and was shocked that they didn’t have his “lost” bathing suit.
#66
Some Jerk Just Came In And Returned 14 Bottles Of Formula Because They “Have A Chip In Them” It Really Sucks We Have To Dump It Out Seeing How Sought Out It Is Smh
Fluffy Griffin 3 years ago
Any food item that has left the store and is returned needs to be thrown away. You don't know if they've been tampered with.
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Suddenly The Ingredients List On Chocolates And Mints Are All So Fascinating 🤔
Jack S 3 years ago
We bag our own stuff in most UK shops. And I'd probably say 70% of the time an employee offers to help we decline. I just think, if your buying loads of stuff and the cashier is scanning stuff through you should pull your finger out and bag your own s**t.
Amanda Lawshe 3 years ago
In the States that can be very awkward because they have employees specifically to do that and their managers question them when they see customers doing it themselves. That isn’t to say you can’t just tell them you prefer doing it yourself, it’s just odd. Maybe people visiting from the states don’t realize it’s customary other places to do it yourself.
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Monday 3 years ago
Wait wait, should customers be helping bag things? I always assumed trying to help would cause me to be in the way of the nice bagger who is much faster and more efficient at bagging things than I am.
Delta Dawn 3 years ago
I always help because they never have enough baggers where I shop. Often they don’t have any. I do it very cheerfully so the cashier doesn’t feel bad, and because I get to do it how I like. The baggers tend to either under- or over-pack every bag.
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kath morgan 3 years ago
I stopped trying to help bag in the usa because the staff appear to expect to do it, to the point of unpacking what I already did to redo it… I’ll bag in the uk of course.
Bananaramamama 3 years ago
Its been years since I've seen a designated bagger employee and even now if the cashier bags as they go, its situated to where I'm not in a proximity to help. But if bagging is your job, you can't be mad at me for not doing your job. If you feel inconvenienced I'd talk to your boss
Liz Downing 3 years ago
I always bag my own stuff. But I don't mind folks that leave that up to the people who are hired to do so.
Gabby Ghoul 3 years ago (edited)
I often wish I was *allowed* to bag my own purchases. The only way I can is at self-checkout, which I hate.
Devon Archer 3 years ago
I've seen this meme also say that "you know kids had a party while you were away but everything is clean". That's Quentin Tarantino.
#68
Gotta Love It, Especially When There’s A Line Lol
Fluffy mommy panda 3 years ago
Exactly that what I aways tell them when they feel bad.
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Historyharlot93 3 years ago
To be fair, when chip cards came out and you pulled it from the machine too soon, it would mess up the transaction and the cashier would have to enter it in again, and then you would have to try again, and the cashier would tell you when it was safe to take it out. Then you would feel the shame of messing up everything. I’m only in my 40s and I still have this fear, even though the machine beeps at me to take it out now. Elderly people (like my mom and in-laws) have been trained to fear technology because they are afraid they are going to screw up and break it.
Patrick Linnen 3 years ago
Face it. No matter what ones age is, we've all had one of those days.
The Starsong Princess 3 years ago
My 80 year old mother struggles with this. I hope you remember every eye roll you gave when you are struggling in your 80s.
Fluffy mommy panda 3 years ago
I'm the worker that helps these people. Because yes they need help and I'm okay with that. At least they aren't rude. They just need help
Jill Hojnacki 3 years ago
Dude, my friend is 100 years old. His eyesight and hearing aren’t the best, but he’s survived 3 hip replacements (he fell and broke one shortly after having it replaced & had to have it redone) and 2 broken necks in the last 3 years. He walks 3 miles every morning, uses Uber if someone isn’t available to take him somewhere, and does his own shopping without a mobility cart. If he has trouble reading the card reader and gets a bit confused by what the different beeps are signaling him to do, you can bloody well take a moment to help him out. He’s not trying to ruin your day, he just wants to buy your stuff.
bottomless.abyss.of.bordem 3 years ago
At least he's not writing a check, filling it out like they're writing a book
enigmatic crab 3 years ago
hell id probably do that when im high. bein high and having adhd, plus the attention span worthy enough to lose 3 hours of sleep to memes is not a good combo
Mary Smith 3 years ago (edited)
What's the context for this picture? It's kind of freaking me out...
#69
My Favorite Couple Archetype That Shops At Tj’s Is “Annoyed, Nervous Wife” Paired With “Bored, Horny Husband”
#70
For Real
Howard Moody 3 years ago
I had a customer at Books-A-Million call the corporate to complain because we wouldn't open 10 minutes early so he could buy his Sunday newspaper. On Sunday they would also come in a try to pay for their Sunday paper with a $100 bill (we only had that much in the register). I hate customers.
MK86 3 years ago
My hubs had the same thing happen when he worked at the cafe at Barnes and Noble. The elderly would always stand there before opening and bang on the glass and call corporate. Never worked.
Load More Replies... kath morgan 3 years ago
It can be a bit intimidating having those eyes on you, knowing they are poised and ready to strike!
TKA 3 years ago
A lot of stores around here opened an hour early for the elderly or people more in danger of getting Covid. They didn’t have to show proof, it seemed like it was just expected. Since stores also started closing earlier during the time, it gave them more hours and time to get ready for the hoarders. Many stores here don’t have night stockers, it’s the cashiers/clerks that do all of the work.
Hey! 3 years ago
We had the stores opened earlier too for the elderly - my husband could have went but never did.
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I Thought This Stuff Was A Fake Tiktok Trend Man
Pound Cake 3 years ago
the person in front of them is using the basket-holder with one basket as a trolly/cart for their stuff. Instead of taking the basket like a normal person.
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KombatBunni 3 years ago
Anyone who harasses staff in retail should be made to work the shittiest jobs for a YEAR.
OnAFreakingRollercoaster 3 years ago
To all those who work in retail, please accept these sincere apologies on behalf of the entitled jerks of my species. Sincerely.
Joroches 3 years ago
Question rather than a comment. When did customers start being referred to as guests and more importantly, why?
VonBlade 3 years ago
Probably the same people who call everyone working in a store a family, just because they get in their Range Rover and go off to their country house for the weekend. i.e if they're not customers then we can pretend this isn't a taudry exercise in capitalism.
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Shane S 3 years ago
Because Americans (I am one) have been trained to expect the highest level of service in the shortest amount of time. We want whatever we want, now; we want it fast. And we want it good. Woe be he who defies us.
Load More Replies... kath morgan 3 years ago
My own addition; Ringing the bell is not rude!! I put it there on purpose!!
Shane S 3 years ago
A lot of covid-related stuff. Is this a recycled article from 2 years ago?
Martina Dinale 3 years ago
Ahm. Did you think covid-19 was gone ? Ppl are dying of covid , right here in the US AND elsewhere , right now .
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sofacushionfort 3 years ago
When I worked in retail I assumed people came in to transact short-term, courteous business. Nope: it was to play-act master/slave fantasies
Betsy Green 3 years ago
One thing that used to drive me nuts when I worked retail was when people would be so vague & expect me to know what you wanted. Honest to goodness, I once had a lady ask for 'that plastic thing' 'you know, it goes in the bathroom' then acted like I was stupid when I would show her plastic bathroom items. After several wrong items, it was finally revealed she wanted little baskets to organize to drawers 😵💫. Another lady wanted 'that famous candy' (she was older so I had more patience for her) Or when people would ask for an item with multiple types, like asking for oil. What kind of oil? They would look at me.like I was stupid and reenforce the word OIL. Ok , car oil, olive oil, cooking oil, vitamin E oil, oil for hair......
Sami-Jo Ross 3 years ago
As someone working retail, I can confirm that nothing is more infuriating than a customer who won't get off their fūcking phone in the checkout line. I work at a hardware and home improvement store, these are heavy as hell, and I only have one hand because the other is holding a scanner, so GET OFF YOUR PHONE AND HELP MOVE SOME OF THESE THINGS.
simply.Taz 3 years ago
I would stop scanning, stare at them, and when they FINALLY get off their phone, I would politely ask, "Oh, are you ready to checkout, now?" No level of evil, or side-eye, would sway me. When you're ready, I'm ready!
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KombatBunni 3 years ago
Anyone who harasses staff in retail should be made to work the shittiest jobs for a YEAR.
OnAFreakingRollercoaster 3 years ago
To all those who work in retail, please accept these sincere apologies on behalf of the entitled jerks of my species. Sincerely.
Joroches 3 years ago
Question rather than a comment. When did customers start being referred to as guests and more importantly, why?
VonBlade 3 years ago
Probably the same people who call everyone working in a store a family, just because they get in their Range Rover and go off to their country house for the weekend. i.e if they're not customers then we can pretend this isn't a taudry exercise in capitalism.
Load More Replies... Shane S 3 years ago
Because Americans (I am one) have been trained to expect the highest level of service in the shortest amount of time. We want whatever we want, now; we want it fast. And we want it good. Woe be he who defies us.
Load More Replies... kath morgan 3 years ago
My own addition; Ringing the bell is not rude!! I put it there on purpose!!
Shane S 3 years ago
A lot of covid-related stuff. Is this a recycled article from 2 years ago?
Martina Dinale 3 years ago
Ahm. Did you think covid-19 was gone ? Ppl are dying of covid , right here in the US AND elsewhere , right now .
Load More Replies... sofacushionfort 3 years ago
When I worked in retail I assumed people came in to transact short-term, courteous business. Nope: it was to play-act master/slave fantasies
Betsy Green 3 years ago
One thing that used to drive me nuts when I worked retail was when people would be so vague & expect me to know what you wanted. Honest to goodness, I once had a lady ask for 'that plastic thing' 'you know, it goes in the bathroom' then acted like I was stupid when I would show her plastic bathroom items. After several wrong items, it was finally revealed she wanted little baskets to organize to drawers 😵💫. Another lady wanted 'that famous candy' (she was older so I had more patience for her) Or when people would ask for an item with multiple types, like asking for oil. What kind of oil? They would look at me.like I was stupid and reenforce the word OIL. Ok , car oil, olive oil, cooking oil, vitamin E oil, oil for hair......
Sami-Jo Ross 3 years ago
As someone working retail, I can confirm that nothing is more infuriating than a customer who won't get off their fūcking phone in the checkout line. I work at a hardware and home improvement store, these are heavy as hell, and I only have one hand because the other is holding a scanner, so GET OFF YOUR PHONE AND HELP MOVE SOME OF THESE THINGS.
simply.Taz 3 years ago
I would stop scanning, stare at them, and when they FINALLY get off their phone, I would politely ask, "Oh, are you ready to checkout, now?" No level of evil, or side-eye, would sway me. When you're ready, I'm ready!
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