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30 Home Depot Customers That Were So Bad, Workers Had To Post About It Online
Companies in the service industry are no strangers to rude customers. It happens at Starbucks, McDonald’s, or, in this case, Home Depot. Fortunately, there is a subreddit for the hardware store where they can vent their frustrations.
We’ve collected the top posts about shoppers who’ve been impatient, entitled, and downright difficult. All of them provide an insight into what these employees deal with regularly.
Scroll through each one and see if you or a friend have been this person to deal with at some point. And if you’ve been (or still are) an employee, we’d love to hear your stories in the comments.
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#1
Today At Home Depot 7141
Westy 1 year ago
Most Home Depot stores allow dogs so maybe this was about avoiding a discrimination lawsuit. Heck, my dog decided which circular saw I should buy. Had it narrowed down to two but couldn't decide so I put both boxes on the floor and let her make the call, and she nailed it.
Paul Gerrard 1 year ago
I was in the aussie equal(Bunnings) last week. Girl walking around had a tiny baby goat in her arms
BrunoVI 1 year ago (edited)
Technically, that may be the Least Annoying Membership Buyer. But that's very similar to the Greatest Of All Time.
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Valek Fermiga 1 year ago
She was just looking for sheep thrills whilst looking for a baakini top....
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#2
People Have To Much Time On Their Hands
George LaMonica 1 year ago
That's what happens when the line takes an hour because you only have one person helping 6 "self checkout" machines that have constant issues and only one live register with a person manning it open. Frankly, I check the lines when I walk in and go other online if I think the wait is going to be longer than 15 minutes.
Ugh, do I have to? 1 year ago
I thankfully don't have that problem but I can feel your pain...
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Kiersti Cunningham 1 year ago
They built that white they tried to find an employee to help them
Lauren Capp 1 year ago
I worked for five years at homie ds. I would have marveled at this. This is not annoying at all.
Marcellus II 1 year ago
Maybe they used superglue as well? That's be annoying to an extent.
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Sinnsyk Jakte 1 year ago
As a kid who was dragged to Home Depot for unreasonable lengths of time, I would have done the same.
#3
Us Cashiers Who Work The Opening Shift
Happy Onion 1 year ago
Do NOT approach the door until 5 minutes after opening. I can't explain it but don't sit/stand outside waiting for us to unlock it. Don't walk up and tug on it to see if we've unlocked it early. Don't place your hand on it soon you can pull it open the second we turn the lock. It's a retail store, not the emergency department. Chill.
sara fulmer 1 year ago
I will smash fingers, and stare you in the eyes through the glass sliding doors the whole time
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dremetrius 1 year ago
Also closing. 5 minutes after closing, slamming on the doors and giving us filthy looks as if we give a s**t. Stone of them try and shout through the door, some try and negotiate by miming that if you let them in they'll be really really quick and it's an emergency and they're gonna call corporate and...One develops excellent tunnel vision and selective hearing in these roles.
StrangeOne 1 year ago
The ones banging on the door to let them in because they see us in there prepping for the day.
Boopasnoot 1 year ago
Nope, I will wait (whenever possible) until at least 30 minutes after opening. I don't wanna be the first one in, I don't wanna look crazy!
to old to care 1 year ago
Same thing happens at medical clinics, and these people are NOT understanding.
Bored Panda previously spoke to Marlon Joseph, a restaurant server of nearly two decades and host of the Modern Waiter podcast. He has his ways of dealing with different levels of irksome behavior.
"If a guest gets rude in a personal way, I deal with it directly and tell them 'I’m going to need you to be nice to me for me to continue.'”
#4
Overnight Coworker Just Sent Me This
Grenelda Thurber 1 year ago
Yep, you can still see part of the wrapping that was around the pallet amongst the wreckage.
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BunnyMommy 1 year ago
My hubby used to be a painter. He just walked away when I showed him this.
Donkey boi 1 year ago
Calling manager: *Cough-Cough* Sorry boss, *Cough* I don't *cough* think I'm *cough-cough* gonna make it *cough* in *cough* today...
Mark Karol-Chik 1 year ago
We had a coworker who did this exact same thing right in the middle of a Saturday, then conveniently told us, that it was his lunch time and walked away and was away from this for an hour.
Dorothea Stovall 1 year ago
This is an old picture that was apparently an "accident" by the work crew - not customers.
Nikki Gross 1 year ago (edited)
I worked at Sam's Club in the bakery and one night after closing I hear someone scream "Oh S**t" and then a huge crash. One of our forklift drivers was slotting a full pallet of pickles in commercial size glass jars when the hydraulic line busted and the whole pallet came crashing straight down. Thank God the driver wasn't hurt, but that was the biggest damn mess I had ever seen. That whole side of the club smelled like pickles for a week afterwards and it was really strong smell and not a faint one either.
#5
Some Idiot Thought The Display Was Plumbed In And Dumped Their Coffee
Lsai Aeon 1 year ago
I know a girl, who as a 2-year-old, was in Home Depot with her mom. She had to go, climbed up to the toilet display, and went. Then, she ran off to her mom and proudly told her she had used the potty. The employees were understanding, I mean she was 2 and still potty training, but they weren't happy about cleaning that up.
Alicia M 1 year ago
I saw someone use a toilet (not hooked up to plumbing) in the middle of a hardware store. I wish I was joking.
StrangeOne 1 year ago
I have heard of that happening, too. Makes me glad I don't work in a place with toilets on display.
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MalibuClassicMan 1 year ago
They knew better , just being the A**hole that they are every day of their life.
Betty Vanderhooven-SchmaaSchmaa 1 year ago
I wouldn't know better. I'm not a jerk. Just dumb.
Load More Replies... Kerry Fletcher 1 year ago
Maybe a sign would solve the problem. To be fair I've gone into some other stores with displays but they are actually running water for full effect.
#6
Real
Papa 1 year ago
White man over 50 here. I have never offered unsolicited advice to anyone at Home Depot, male or female, alone or accompanied by someone else.
Westy 1 year ago
Nor have I but I'm sure it happens once in a while. The problem with this post is the notion that middle-aged white guys cruise the aisles at Home Depot looking for opportunities to impress women with their knowledge of home improvement supplies, with is patently ridiculous.
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Westy 1 year ago
All this idiotic stereotyping got me thinking: I was in a fabric store a few years ago looking for patches - something that could seal a small tear in the sleeve of one of my winter jackets. As I was standing there comparing the different packages and utterly clueless about which one to buy, a woman walked past me in aisle and asked me out of the clear blue sky what I was trying to fix. I told her, she gave me some advice based on her own experience, and I took it. At the time I was grateful that she stopped to help but looking back on it now, after reading this, I suppose the experience was actually degrading. I just wasn't socially evolved enough to realize it.
justanotherweirdo 1 year ago
It really does go both ways, depending where you are and what you're doing
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MotherofGuineaPigs 1 year ago
This is not just done to the female customers, female employees get it too. muttering to myself - 'OK sir, you do it that way. I'll keep the 5 gallon bucket of primer for when you return to fix it.'
StrangeOne 1 year ago
I have never gotten this. If anything, I'm the one seeking advice from customers who seem to know what they're doing. Usually I get the best info from fellow shoppers over the staff.
Ettelram13 1 year ago
I always help my niece with her theater group sets and costumes. I like to go to HD to look for materials that would work with my vision when trying to create a specific costume or set/prop that needs a little more structure and/or imagination. The amount of men that feel the need to stop and explain to me what I am doing wrong by trying to use an electrical pipe with a plumbing connector, or I should be using X primer with X material, and this screw, plywood, rope, paint, etc... is funny and exhausting. Even when you say "I know thank you, is for an art project not for (insert home project here)" they still feel the need to tell you what, how and why things in my home will go wrong because I have the wrong materials for it. And when they get too pushy and start lecturing, I just start pulling stuff even more at random just to mess with them and have them give up "on helping" this dumb woman hahah.
Justme 1 year ago
As a fat woman, I’ve experienced the opposite. I can obviously be in need of help, wait patiently at the customer service counter, ask numerous people for help, only to have people literally turn their backs to me.
HolyDiver 1 year ago
to be fair.... everybody has to wait at the customer service counter. It's not just you.
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Aiden Brough 1 year ago
Identifying someone by their age is one thing... And their sex... It's 2024, so glad it was mentioned I guessed, but by their colour? This is fundemental discrimination and racism. Or does this only now apply to those who aren't white?
Christine Brand 1 year ago
So age discrimination and sex discrimination are fine but not race discrimination?
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justanotherweirdo 1 year ago
Teenage girl here, and I’m proud to say I’ve worked on projects requiring tools throughout my life and do NOT use butter knives to unscrew the outlets.
But if a customer is being a nuisance, Marlon makes them his least priority. “If they are being rude in an annoying way, I make them wait,” he said.
“They will wait for me to take their order. They will wait for their food. They will wait for their check. I may even tell them their credit card has declined if that person is paying. I may even tell them we ran out of an item even though we have it.”
#7
Dog Obedience Class Inside The Store At 6pm. Wtf?
Doo Wiki 1 year ago
If it was approved by management, I'm all for it. A socialized dog is a happy and safe dog.
Rae Rory 1 year ago
Could be service dog training too. They have to get used to a variety of situations.
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Lauren Capp 1 year ago
We did the same at my home Depot. This is not unusual. It is beneficial to the handler and the dog with all the stimuli that is home Depot.
Little Wonder 1 year ago
Makes sense. Real world training in a real world setting. Plus side, dogs!
Michelle C 1 year ago
I believe Home Depot does allow obedience classes in their stores for socialization purposes. It's also a pet friendly store.
Boopasnoot 1 year ago
I think I'd volunteer for extra shifts if I knew doggos would be involved. You'd never have to worry about asking me to cover on puppy obedience school nights. 🥰
Betty Vanderhooven-SchmaaSchmaa 1 year ago
Again, how is this annoying? Ppl are too sensitive.
ॐBoyGanesh 1 year ago
Aren’t they under the same parent company as is PetSmart? My 16yo dog died year ago this July. When he was a puppy we took him to his initial training course at PetSmart. It was next door to HD, as they and Target often are. When I came time for loose leash waking & a few other practices, we went to the lumber section of Home Depot for the rest of class. Later, he went thru service dog training (only one on the program NOT a Labrador) we had real-world classes in an indoor mall and then, again, Home Depot.
#8
Awkward
George LaMonica 1 year ago
Lol, a Home Depot employee proactively asking someone if they need help. I'll take things that never happen for $2000 Bob.
Boopasnoot 1 year ago
Where I live, they always ask as soon as they make eye contact with you. At Walmart, however, they try to zip out of your path/aisle as soon as they sense your presence (unless they're new/a manager).
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Joy Chapman 1 year ago
At a Lowe's, I asked for help with stoves, waited for 15 minutes for a man to show up, and found he was totally incompetent. I had printed options from the store's internet site and he swore they had none of those, couldn't match those prices, and wouldn't deliver for three weeks. I asked for similar ones and he showed me an oven that was a different brand and a different type altogether. When I pointed that out, he said, "They're both black." He asked if I wanted anything else. I said, No, the nearby refrigerator probably knows as much as you do. I don't bother to ask for help now.
Dre Mosley 1 year ago (edited)
Let me guess, it was in the paint section, right? Arguing over paint colors?
SM 1 year ago (edited)
This "sort of" looks like me and my wife. Not that they ask first, but because my wife always asks any employee walking by for help when she knows I rather find it myself and don't want to talk to the employee unless really have to. I have been known to just walk away and leave her with the employee (a lot of times when she has no clue about what I was looking for).
#9
Classic
George LaMonica 1 year ago (edited)
If only they had heavy duty carts that has all wheels working, didn't screech when in motion and don't pull to one side
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nottheactualphoto 1 year ago
Those look like bags of cement. A "standard" bag of cement is 80 pounds (~36kg). There are 10 bags in the picture. Amazing how shoddy those carts are.
catastrophegirl 1 year ago
they have flat carts that are designed for this kind of load. they also will let you get the stuff loaded into the back of a pickup truck with a forklift if you plan ahead. loading it all into a regular cart is just bad customers.
Load More Replies...According to Marlon, people who treat waitstaff poorly are usually hungry, having a bad day, or both. But as he reminds the dining public, “servers have bad days, too.”
"I do not think rude people are self-aware, especially if it is them being jerks. Most rude people in a restaurant are situationally on tilt,” he said. “So they use a measure of power to ease their aggravation.
“Unfortunately, a server may not want to give their best to a guest like that, and the result is bad service."
#10
Can I Ask You A Question ”quick” Question And It Usually Ends Up Being A Complicated Question
Say No to Downvoting 1 year ago
Okay, I’m hearing you but have you ever been the other customer hovering near an employee trying to help another customer but said customer has been rabbiting on for 10 minutes about her husbands leg operation and that’s why they need to put up the hand rail even though he’ll be fine in a few weeks and maybe we should look at painting that whole room, but we should probably get the window fixed first….and you just want to ask what aisle doorstops are in. Oh, and you’ve been in the store for 15 minutes and this is the only employee you’ve seen so far.
Riley Quinn 1 year ago
I was being assisted by a clerk when another customer came up and interrupted. I whirled around and asked the idiot if he could see me. He snapped yes. I said good. When you can no longer see me, then you get to ask the clerk your question.
Gabby LV 1 year ago
While working in retail, we had one customer who would ALWAYS do this. Despite available associates on the floor. And this customer worked in a store nearby. Once it was for a tissue; often times it was to use our bathroom (customers had to be escorted to the bathroom since it was in our stockroom). And it was always when you were already helping another customer.
ॐBoyGanesh 1 year ago
Ugh! Not to be too annoyingly pedantic, but the meme image doesn’t fit. A train can’t stop and a bus should never stop on the tracks. Hardly an example of having a convo railroaded. If you’re gonna memify your tropes, use relevant images/ videos.
Say No to Downvoting 1 year ago
I disagree with you because I think the image fits perfectly with some people but I’m going to fix your downvotes.
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Customer Return
Brian Droste 1 year ago
When I take anything back to a store they always open up the package to make sure what I bought and returning is what is shown on the container.
#12
Is It Black? Yes It Is
Michael Largey 1 year ago
"I see a red door / And I want it painted black. / No colors anymore / I want them to turn black." Well, you've come to the right place, sir.
George LaMonica 1 year ago
As someone who frequently has to match colors of paints, we do this because we need to know what shade of black. Among the hundreds of brands from various countries, There are literally millions of shades of black in spray paint alone.
Brenda 1 year ago
Years ago, I lived in a less than perfect area of town. The Home Depot had spray paint locked up. But once you were able to get an employee to open the case, they had several pieces of scrap wood you could spray to check the color. Guy said it was cheaper than having to constantly clean the floor!
Society can be quick to judge a bad customer, and understandably so. However, experts are revealing potential underlying reasons for such behavior. According to psychologist Reena B. Patel, humans are naturally wired to feel rattled when things don’t go as planned.
“You walk into a restaurant for breakfast thinking you’ll get seated in 15 minutes and instead you’re waiting 45; now, your whole routine is shifting, and the stress is building up,” Dr. Patel told the BBC in a 2022 interview.
#13
Our Return Policy Is 180 Days Not 25 Years
M O'Connell 1 year ago
Hank Hill: This grout is supposed to stay white for twenty years. What's it been, seventeen, eighteen? Peggy, where's that receipt?
WindySwede 1 year ago
"Yes sir. You payed 6.67. Yes they are worth 5000 now. But we just pay whats on the recite. "
M O'Connell 1 year ago
Thermal receipt paper starts to break down very quickly, first by fading back to white and then crumbling into dust. I am partially convinced that's a scam to reject returns or warranty claims which require "the original receipt." 25 years ago there were still quite a few receipt printers using dot-matrix mechanisms, printing on regular paper rolls.
Load More Replies... Michael Largey 1 year ago
There are customers out there who don't realize that 180 days is shorter than 25 years. The math would be quite beyond them.
Gracie Mae 1 year ago
Oughta get a discount on a replacement for holding on to the receipt that long!
#14
Nun Returns 800$ In Flowers Everyday. We Have A Nun Who Buys Flowers For The Church Events Depending On What Color They Need. It’s A Endless Cycle. Happens Everyday!!
Iampenny 1 year ago
Employee reported her, but management told them to keep out of it, it was nun of their business.
Fat Harry (Oi / You) 1 year ago (edited)
My dad was a nun. I know, because when he was up in front of the magistrate and they asked his occupation, he said "nun".
Lyone Fein 1 year ago
Technically she is stealing, by using them without paying a rental fee. The manager needs to call the priest who is in charge of her church, or else even the bishop who oversees the parish. This unethical behavior is not in the church's best interests. If they need free flowers, then they need to make arrangements with a florist to get tax credits for making an ongoing donation to the church.
#15
4 Stages Of Returning Stolen Items
Little Wonder 1 year ago
I once had someone who wanted to pay a fee with her card, but didn't want to get her card out or swipe it because it was personal info. This was pre-contactless, so she couldn't just hide it up her sleeve. The fact that I had her library card account open on the screen in front of me was neither here nor there, she didn't want me seeing her name.
SkippityBoppityBoo 1 year ago
I don't have a driving licence. But I can still use my old passport for ID.
Load More Replies...The BBC article mentioned the scapegoat theory, explaining why people look for someone to blame. It also touched on why service employees are the usual punching bags.
“It’s going to happen on the phone with a customer-service worker, or at the discount store or McDonald’s,” said psychology professor Melanie Morrison. ”People that are working those jobs often do not have a lot of power, and so they become easier targets.”
#16
This Return Has Had Me Cracking Up All Day
justanotherweirdo 1 year ago
Is this a return, or did this person somehow think they could donate a piece of their lawn to the Home Depot?
Daniel Atkins 1 year ago
Sod grass with a little dirt on it you lay on the ground to have an instant yard.
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#17
Just Know If You Start Our Interaction By Bringing Up The Price Of Lumber, I Have Already Checked Out Of The Conversation
Uncanny 1 year ago
And on the way home, they’ll pop into the supermarket and complain to the check out operator about the price of milk.
Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 1 year ago
And after that, they'll stop at their local fast food chain and b!tch about the price about the food!
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Matt Richardson 1 year ago
Imagine working in a US movie theater. I do not control the prices of concessions, but if you keep making me miserable I will conveniently over look what few discounts I have available to offer you.
Mike F 1 year ago
Try working at a gas station! I stopped at the station on the corner for snack cakes and there was a guy just wailing at the attendant about the gas price. The poor ba$tard behind the counter yelled back, "I don't set the price, don't bust my balls over it!". I felt sorry for him but I bet he felt better, I know I would have.
Load More Replies... sara fulmer 1 year ago
I worked at a gold & jewelry trade shop. Every day someone would ask " do you know if the price of gold is going up?" - Sir, I'd own my own island if I knew that
David Paterson 1 year ago
Ah yes, a 300% increase in the price of lumber in one week. Companies are so reasonable.
#18
Aisle Closed‼️‼️
Upstaged75 1 year ago
We have a neighbor who put a giant red sign at the end of their driveway along with a storage tub for deliveries. It says "STOP, do NOT go up to the house, please leave deliveries here as the dog is not friendly". The reason is that they have a dog who doesn't like strangers and don't want to risk anyone getting bitten. You can read the sign from the road as you drive by. It's really big and bright. It's in both English and Spanish too. And yet they ended up having to install a gate across the driveway because people apparently don't think the sign applies to them. And those are the people who are going to be the first to sue when the dog bites them in the a$$.
Amberlie Mikelsen 1 year ago
This one irritates the #3|| out of me, because it inevitably happens when I'm only there for 1 specific item, and it's inevitably the aisle that item is in that's closed! However, I (unlike most people) will locate the nearest employee and ask them to retrieve said item for me, rather than get myself chewed out for entering a closed area.
Melly Mel 5 months ago
Safety. If they have to use a forklift to get a big order for another customer, they can't have customers walking by and potentially get run over.
Load More Replies... Lauren Capp 1 year ago
Or the people who would refuse to get out of the adjacent isle because you had to drop a customers 20,000 dollar order.
Dr. Patel says being a rude customer doesn’t define a person. But she also suggests managing expectations as one way to prevent scenarios from potentially blowing up.
“Sometimes we don't make the best choices. But you can do things differently so you don't have that same reaction,” she said. “That might be as simple as waking up 10 minutes earlier to create a buffer in your schedule.
“If things don’t go the way you want, you’re not so stressed about it. You don’t want to be rigid in your expectations.”
#19
Since When Did We Get A Drive Through?
Chad Olin 1 year ago
This was the Beaverton, OR Home Depot. I was there that day. It's very sad as to how that all went down. The driver was elderly and had a medical event along with some dementia related issues. The fire dept secured the truck and he was evaluated and taken to the hospital by ambulance. The context of the picture is funny, but when you see something like this in person, you have a totally different take on it, especially if it were your Dad or close family member. I felt really bad for the guy.
Edward Loopyderm 1 year ago
We have a drive thru hardware store here, mostly builder's hardware - doors, windows, lumber, plywood, cement, that sort of stuff. They load it for you and you just drive up to the pay window.
Bill Swallow 1 year ago
Since you put garage doors on the 'Contractor' side of the building, and *really* wide aisles, that's when.
Bonnie Edwards 1 year ago
Our local hardware store has 2 sections. The main section with all the tools, paint, garden and such, and on the same level (upstairs), there is a mixed drive-thru/ pedestrian lumber section.
Mason Kronol 1 year ago
That’s a nice old Ford. As a current Silverado driver I approve this photo. Bonus points if they have a dog there for training. I forgot what I came to HD to buy now.
#20
Shingle Man
Asked the customer "What are you doing?" He said I need I pack of shingles and you guys are taking forever. I'm like "Ahhhh sir there is a full pallet in the home... "He replied with "but I need the ceramic ones..." I'm like Wth.
George LaMonica 1 year ago (edited)
Now take a moment to realize how long he looked for help before he had time to go across the store for a ladder, carry it back here, set it up and get all the way to the top before any HD employee even bothered interact with him.
Sophia Athene 1 year ago
Why would any employee stop him when he's carrying a ladder? He looks like he's buying a ladder. To lean a ladder against the shelves and climb it take seconds. We also don't how long the customer waited. Maybe it was only 5 min, maybe not, and maybe he didn't realize it wasn't a long time or just said that to justify using the ladder. Ask servers about how much customers have trouble with time elapsed after claiming it's "been forever" since I ordered but it's only been 15 min and the restaurant is packed. But I'm not criticizing the company when we don't have all the I do.
Load More Replies... Beth Wheeler 1 year ago
And if that idiot or somebody else gets hurt because of it major lawsuit.
Fussy1 1 year ago
For sure this is a dumb äss move by this guy, but don't think they can make him purchase something he 'tested' in the store. Do you buy every pair of shoes you try on and take a few steps around the store in? Have you bought every car you took for a test drive?
Load More Replies... Rahul Pawa 1 year ago
Honestly, having waited around for assistance for 20+ minutes, that's on you workers for not responding sooner when people push the "call for help" button. Or maybe it's on management for not scheduling properly.
Phendrena 1 year ago (edited)
No, it's absolutely on you for showing a lack of patience. The staff could easily have been tied up with other customers or having a break! I know shocking isn't it!
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This Regular Has Always Been A Piece Of S**t
Hiram's Friend 1 year ago
High quality lumber is hard to find anywhere and the cost even for c**p is exorbitant.
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Jeffery Jones 1 year ago
I used to be a lumber grader so yeah, I pick through for the best pieces but I put them back the way I found them
MalibuClassicMan 1 year ago
smack him across his backside with one of those boards and see if he straightens up!
Dina Anastasakos 1 year ago
Seriously, can't they just tell him to put the wood back the way he found it or ban him from the store? Does he buy that much to warrent putting with this behaviour?
Fat Harry (Oi / You) 1 year ago
So does no one say anything? Christ, I used to have a go at customers when they left clothes on the floor when I worked in a clothes shop.
Lauren Capp 1 year ago
As a former hd employee this is ok where I worked. The bunks of lumber when cut will bow out. It's cull lumber at this point. At least he isn't tossing it everywhere
Dr. Patel also suggested focusing on the situation at hand and how to move forward from it.
“Instead of the word ‘you,’ use the word ‘we.’ Ask the customer service agent, ‘How can we solve this problem?’ It diffuses that hostile energy, and then you trying to get what you want becomes more of a collaborative process.”
#22
It’s Too Early
Danish Susanne 1 year ago
Or maybe say: Do you mean that you need it to be strong enough for two persons?
Load More Replies... MalibuClassicMan 1 year ago
Then get on the floor "Hammer Time" if you gotta brag about it then most likely you ain't getting any !!
brittany 1 year ago
that's when you just stare them down and say "I don't get it" over and over and over in the most bored monotone voice you can. they do it bc they like being raunchy and get off on thinking they've made the biggest joke and laugh. repeated bouts of "I don't get it" takes the 'funny' and 'thrill of being raunchy' out of the equation.
Matt Richardson 1 year ago
Those types will find a way to discuss their sex lives anywhere. Especially with the poor young ladies at the theater.
#23
Yes, This Is A Return
Phil 1 year ago
I can almost guarantee that someone had a water leak and used those fans to speed up drying out the floor.
Grenelda Thurber 1 year ago
Or maybe had a flooded house. Didn't need the fans after the fix was done, and Home Depot will take them back. Every weird return rule is the result of bad behavior. Never ever buy a toilet seat from a place that takes returns, no questions asked, without opening the box to see if it actually contains the toilet seat you think you're buying. Ask me how I know...
Load More Replies... Michael Largey 1 year ago
Gee, I had an entirely different idea about what went on with OnlyFans.
#24
Lol
CamiCamilion 1 year ago
If you're going to have the ugliest truck in the world, may as well use it as a truck. But ugh.
Colleen Glim 1 year ago
That “truck” isn’t going much more than two miles with that load
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Chad Olin 1 year ago
I don't get the "Lol" part of this. Just because you don't like it or don't understand that someone else likes it, doesn't mean you should bash on their choice of vehicles. In all reality, they can haul just as much, if not more than comparable trucks. The air suspension compensates as it's loaded.
SmooshieFries 1 year ago
Yes, like a refrigerator had sss with a dumpster
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SkippityBoppityBoo 1 year ago
Tesla cyber truck aside? You need weight at the front to counteract the weight at the back... I'm thinking that this is going to end up on no wheels at all like an insect that has somehow flipped over onto its back!
#25
So It Looks Like 12 Is The Magic Number
Aleksandras Tvardauskas 1 year ago
If so many people make the same mistake that means the design is bad. We can sit here all day and expect all people to become smart, but in real life if customers make the same assumption then the store needs stronger carts or a clear labeling of maximum load.
Agamemnon O'Neill 1 year ago
There are heavy duty carts available, but you have to be a non-moron to operate them.
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Toothless Feline 1 year ago (edited)
Getting the bag out of the cart requires lifting from above it. You couldn’t get any leverage to lift it if you squatted.
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This Is My Safespace!
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
I don't know about Home Depot, but when I worked at a grocery store, the breakroom door was in a small corridor right next to the bathrooms. There were several signs on the door indicating that the breakroom was for employees only, but customers would STILL barge into the breakroom all the time.
Load More Replies... Sinnsyk Jakte 1 year ago
Not just Home Depot. They do the same where I work. There's a porthole window in the door, and it's just a swinging door... We used to cook food for samples, but stopped 'cause of COVID. Doesn't stop people from just barging in to our breakroom, 'cause 'something smells delicious' and 'what do you have for me'.
Little Wonder 1 year ago
Yes, because being in a union creates a forcefield around the breakroom, preventing customers from entering.
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Think It’s Fine…
Shelby Richeson 1 year ago
That moron is using a NARROW AISLE REACH and it doesn't belong outside. AND he f****d up the custpmers truck. He 100% lost his license and maybe got fired. This is a legendary f**k up
SkippityBoppityBoo 1 year ago
These are getting a lil more ridiculous as I go along them and laughed a little too hard at this!!! 😂
#28
Please Schedule Me Better
Java Addict 1 year ago
You say this all the time, like this is a quick, simple solution. Maybe where you're from it is, but I can tell you that in many parts of the world it is not.
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Jennifer Benstead 1 year ago
Lol I'd say ok you hold the umbrella for me and I will get your mulch😆😆
AngelWingsYT 1 year ago
That is 72 hr week that is WELL over the 40 hr work week mark. And being phsyically demanding risks injury at work
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whineygingercat 1 year ago
Not in the Garden Dept. The mulch the customer wanted is stored in an outdoor area.
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These Customers Are Wild
harold gelnaw 1 year ago
And then if he falls on his butt being stupid, he's going to want to go see a lawyer asshat
#30
Don't Cry Over Spilled Paint?
D00FINSHMERTZ 1 year ago
Ahhh, cousin Doofnuts. Good to bump into you again.
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#31
Decided To Check The Reviews On My Store On Google Maps... Wasn't Disappointed Lol
Ash Conner 1 year ago
This make me want to go to home Depot to buy whatever this display is for Halloween.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
I remember last year, at my local Home Depot, there was a literal 10-foot-tall witch and a 10-foot-tall swamp-monster-looking thing, both animatronic (so they moved and screamed and their eyes flashed, etc.) When my mom and I walked by, there was a little boy (maybe 5 years old) standing there staring up at them, smiling and waving his arms to trigger the animatronics over and over. So, IMO, their Halloween displays are AWESOME and don't give small children nightmares XD I hope the swamp-monster is there this year, I'm ABSOLUTELY getting it XD
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#32
"I Bought A Range Hood, What Duct Size Does It Need?" And Many, Many Others
Rahul Pawa 1 year ago
The issue here is you have to be an engineer to understand manuals written by engineers.
Manana Man 1 year ago
The manual is written by a professional manual writer who has seen a few sketches of the product with some handwritten notes in Chinese.
Cassie 1 year ago
A smart reseller would keep that information in a database that could be accessed by employees to look that up. That's why Crutchfield is one of the best places to get car and home audio and entertainment equipment - they made a database that matches the product to the circumstance, can tell you if you need any additional parts (like a switch for an automatic antenna), and they include a faceplate for your vehicle if you're buying a car radio.
Fat Harry (Oi / You) 1 year ago
I can beat that. I once got asked "Is this rug the right colour for my lounge?". How the hell should I know? I've never seen your lounge!
#33
Idk If Anyone Else Has This Happen. Doesn’t Help That My Hd Is Right Across The Street
#34
Pumkin
Pan Narrans 1 year ago
Wow, I didn't know the fairy godmother could turn pumpkins in SUV's. She sure keeps up with modern times!
#35
Comedy
Owen 1 year ago
When I worked in a McD****d's drive through when I was 19, I heard the same joke 10 times a night. 'I'll have a bargain bucket' They all thought they were hilarious.
Fat Harry (Oi / You) 1 year ago
It's no better in clothing retail: "There's no price on this. Does that mean it's free?" *hahahahaha*. Yes, you're literally the first person ever to make that joke. Congratulations on being so original.
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#36
Why?
#37
"Can You Help Me Load This? I Just Got Back Surgery."
#38
Who Does This?
Allie Herz 1 year ago
When I was in college, a group of friends and I went to Walmart and found a can of flex seal, flex sealed to the shelf
#39
Never Heard That One Before
MalibuClassicMan 1 year ago
No they are butt crack lazy is what they are!!
Load More Replies... Cassie 1 year ago
I'm an average woman and have never asked anybody to help me load bags of concrete, bags of anything from the landscaping section, lumber, panels, ladders, or anything else a single person can reasonably lift. I thought loaders were for things like appliances and items that require more than one person to handle. It seems ridiculous for able-bodied people not to load their own items.
#40
“Why Are You Pulling Out Your Phone?”
ROSESARERED 1 year ago
I love it when they ask the price of something...from the other side of the store....sorry I don't know, , I don't work in that department
#41
How Many Times Will I Have To Hear It?
Boopasnoot 1 year ago
That's a really creepy and demeaning joke. It's not funny at all, and I don't even work retail.
#42
Never Gets Old
#43
They Be Headin To The Depot After Surgery
Pan Narrans 1 year ago
Well, I can show you the scars I have from my scoliosis operation. But stripping in the store is frowned upon so I usually help as long as I can manage.
Mason Kronol 1 year ago
I found out Home Depot sold truck side steps and they had the exact ones we wanted for half the price the parts department said where my husband works could get and they still offered to install. I went to pick them up, they weren’t that heavy but were in an awkward long box. The guy who rolled it out said they are no longer allowed to help people load things into vehicles . I just spent$300 and buy a lot there and pay off our card monthly. I was in a sundress and a surgical boot. An elderly gentleman helped load it up into the bed of my truck. Right in front of a bunch of young Gus that didn’t bother. My husband always offers help to men and women of all ages even if they appear able. So I don’t hold it against the employees, it’s the managers and corporate.
#44
Lovely Way To Start My Shift
Cassie 1 year ago
All of these different images of people destroying the carts in the same dumb way over and over makes me rethink my ire of those game ads where the "player" is making absurd choices. Maybe they're more realistic than I thought. Not only do so many customers follow this same thought process, but Home Depot doesn't seem to be making any effort to redesign their carts to mitigate the repeated losses.
YakFactory 1 year ago
It looks like Home Depot needs trollies that are designed to cope with such heavy loads. Using the correct tools makes any job easier and safer.
PFD 1 year ago
They have them. This is customers taking the wrong trolley for the job.
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"You Don't Know This? Why Are You In This Department Then?" Sir, I'm Passing Through Cause I Gotta Pee
#47
When They Expect You To Be An Expert
#48
Customer Survey
BROmanicus85 1 year ago
Never seen a cow chewing gum! Now I gotta search all day for a video of this! :))
Michael Largey 1 year ago
Let us know if you find any where the cow is blowing bubbles.
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"Are You The Expert That I'm Looking For?"
#50
I Love Our Customers
Argie Smith 1 year ago
I do this while selecting, but also put it all back neatly. I can't understand why people do this
#51
Sharing A Brain Cell
#52
"I Should Be Able To Pay Cash And Card!!!!"
David Paterson 1 year ago
Bl**dy annoying when they won't take legal tender because ... well whatever reason it's got to illegal because card costs the company more than 10% of its profits.
Phil 1 year ago
Dude, it's just that one register. Folks can go to another one and pay cash.
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There's A Reason We Don't Cut Under 12 Inches
#54
Another Fine Day At The Home Depot
Lauren Capp 1 year ago
This was typical. In receiving anything went. Went wrong, went right and we did s**t out of sight of OSHA. They pack trucks like buttholes and expect us to unload it and not get hurt. Broke my ankle, separated my shoulder and numerous busted fingers
#55
Every Time
Bob Brooce 1 year ago
Counterpoint: some are being used by customers, and the rest are scattered around the store and stacked with stuff that needs to be put on shelves.
Cassie 1 year ago
My store always has lumber carts lined up down the middle of the lumber aisle for people like this.
Sand Ers 1 year ago
I’ve been in a dozen HDs near me, hundreds of times over the last 15 years. I’ve never seen an available lumber cart inside the store.
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Literally Had To Watch 3 Guys Steal The Whole Bottom Shelf Of The Makita Bay
Little Wonder 1 year ago
Some stores have a policy to not get involved with shop lifters directly for the safety of staff.
Load More Replies... MalibuClassicMan 1 year ago
At least they should be able to zap them with a taser or maybe a 2X4
Clown fish 1 year ago (edited)
Nope and nope. You can't lock people in that's kidnap and security were probably the ones watching because they now can't do anything but watch
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Gotta Love A Mulch Sale
Rahul Pawa 1 year ago
What the customer means is, "the cheaper one. And if they're the same price, you pick."
#58
An Ofa And I Had To Hand Load This Into The Truck. It’s 21° And Feels Like 8°. Meanwhile, The Customer Was Sitting In The Truck And Didn’t Help A Bit. Love It Here
Bored Sailor 1 year ago
At Lowe's and Home Depot in USA I as a customer was not allowed to help load. In the side loading zone they said they had to do it when I tried to help. Soooo maybe customer was right
M O'Connell 1 year ago
The OSB could have easily been skid-loaded, even if the tines on the forklift weren't long enough to pick it up from the short end.
Little Wonder 1 year ago
Not to be rude, but if you buy something it's your responsibility to get it home and staff MIGHT help you load it, but you should also help unless you are physically unable to do so.
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"Oh My Back Hurts I Cant You"
The explanation 1 year ago
As opposed to the young boomer dudes who wake up at 5pm and buy lumber at Homebase
Westy 1 year ago
Typical meme from younger people who've not yet grasped the fact that they'll someday be as old as 'old boomer dudes' are now ...and snot-nosed little brats will be making fun of THEM.
Upstaged75 1 year ago
You sound exactly like a Boomer you know. These are memes. They are humorous. If you're so triggered perhaps humor isn't for you?
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Me When I Knowingly Send The Customer To The Wrong Aisle
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wowbagger 1 year ago
Some of these posts are just the equivalent of customers blaming employees instead of blaming the company itself. Companies like Home Depot portray themselves as places where customers can get expert advice, even dressing their employees in construction-orange work aprons, etc. Then they hire at minimum wage, provide very little training, and under-staff the store. Customers get mad when they can't find the help they were expecting. They shouldn't take it out on the employees, but the employees also shouldn't take it out on the customers. The real jerks here are far away in some corporate office.
MoMcB 1 year ago
I worked for the UK equivalent, B&Q. They were pretty horrible. I worked as a cashier, the cleaners had much better pay than us. One day, it was quiet, and a manager came down and told me to brush the floor, I refused as the cleaners did that, and were on better pay. He said I could do it or leave, and that's how I ended up walking out!
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Noel Bovae 1 year ago
That was a very long quiz at the end there, but apparently I'm an "Ideal Customer" 👍😄
wowbagger 1 year ago
Some of these posts are just the equivalent of customers blaming employees instead of blaming the company itself. Companies like Home Depot portray themselves as places where customers can get expert advice, even dressing their employees in construction-orange work aprons, etc. Then they hire at minimum wage, provide very little training, and under-staff the store. Customers get mad when they can't find the help they were expecting. They shouldn't take it out on the employees, but the employees also shouldn't take it out on the customers. The real jerks here are far away in some corporate office.
MoMcB 1 year ago
I worked for the UK equivalent, B&Q. They were pretty horrible. I worked as a cashier, the cleaners had much better pay than us. One day, it was quiet, and a manager came down and told me to brush the floor, I refused as the cleaners did that, and were on better pay. He said I could do it or leave, and that's how I ended up walking out!
Load More Replies... Noel Bovae 1 year ago
That was a very long quiz at the end there, but apparently I'm an "Ideal Customer" 👍😄
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