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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
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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*
#3
Every Single Sign In The Store
#4
Facts!
Yeah, okay. 3 years ago
Because if we closed for the holidays y'all would lose your minds, that's why!
#5
Workers Have Spoken
#6
Gotta Love It
Hotdogking 3 years ago
Got their free ticket to heaven, time to go make someone else’s life hell
#7
Thought This Would Fit Here
#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
#9
Getting Into The Holiday Spirit
#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
#11
An 8 Year Old Kid Can Destroy An Aisle With More Speed And Efficiency Than A Category 5 Hurricane
#12
Every Time
#13
Raise Your Hand If You “Ruined A Christmas” Because You Didn’t Have Some Popular Item In Stock The Day Before Christmas
#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.
#15
It’s Called Etiquette
#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
#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
#18
Coworker Found This Hidden In The Wine Section…. Yes Those Are Bite Marks
#19
Actual Guest Interaction Today
#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..
#21
I'm Dead
#22
A Guest Decided To Have Breakfast In Our Paper Aisle. Worst Part Is They Used Chocolate Milk
#23
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.
#24
Yea Cus It’s Our Fault U Came In Less Than An Hour Before Closing
#25
Not A Target Worker But I Thought This Will Make You Relate
#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
#27
So, A Customer Tried Paying With This Today…
#28
Every Time!
Akshara Panduga 3 years ago
I think the customer shd have like sorted out what they wanna buy first *rolls eyes*
#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).
#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
#32
Especially When I’m A Cashier
#34
When It's Currently A Blizzard Outside
#35
When You Think They Can Pinpoint The Exact Moment They Ran Out Of Chicken Tikka Masala
#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
#37
This Happens Too Often
#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.
#39
When I Retrieve An Item From The Back For A Guest But They're Gone
#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
#41
Especially In Appliances
#42
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.
#43
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
#44
Every Time
#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.
#46
Coworker Made This Meme, Thought Any Employees Could Use The Chuckle Rn
#47
No... Just No
OnAFreakingRollercoaster 3 years ago
It would've been perfect before he added those last 2 sentences 😏🙄👎
#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.
#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?
#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!
#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.
#53
They Also Hate When You Ignore Their Existence When It's Convenient To You
#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.
#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
#58
Trader Joe's Employees Hate When You Remember Your Bags At The Very Last Second
#59
Oh You Didn’t Want To Talk? That’s Good Cus I Was Just Acting Anyway
#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
#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!
#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.
#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.
#65
New Jersey, Where The Crusty Custies Will Leave Their Dirty Bathing Suits In The Cart For You
#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
#67
Suddenly The Ingredients List On Chocolates And Mints Are All So Fascinating 🤔
#68
Gotta Love It, Especially When There’s A Line Lol
#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.
#71
I Thought This Stuff Was A Fake Tiktok Trend Man
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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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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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