Work: Another happy customer

Another happy customer

By SupermarketSally - 25/11/2016 13:45 - Australia - Perth

Today, a customer threw a bottle of milk at me because we'd moved our smoke counter 6 months earlier during our renovations. Moved it five metres to the right that is. He marched out of the store, then marched back, grabbed the milk from my hands, threw $5 at me and then left again. FML

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You deserved it 593

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By sadie - 01/04/2021 23:00

Today, my mom yelled at me in the store so loudly and for so long, a crowd began to form. The reason? I didn’t know how much milk we had left at home. I don’t drink milk. FML

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You deserved it 110

By tired of my job - 29/10/2015 08:33 - Canada - Surrey

Today, I was at work, stocking shelves. A customer got mad because I was in the way of her "shopping time" and knocked down all the work I had done. FML

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You deserved it 1 385

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By Clumsy - 18/03/2022 02:00

Today, a customer yelled and cursed at me, splashing spittle in my face, and to top it all off she wished “my mom would die in a fire.” All this because I accidentally spilled her milkshake all over her Louis Vuitton handbag. Apparently, it “costs more than my rent.” FML

I agree, your life sucks 1 085

You deserved it 283

By ClumsyBarista - 20/12/2016 05:04 - United States - Springfield

Today, while serving a line of ten customers by myself at the coffee shop I work at, I knocked over a cup of steaming hot milk and it went all over the coffee bar, espresso machine, floor, and myself. I then had to act like everything was fine and make a line of drinks with milk everywhere. FML

I agree, your life sucks 7 984

You deserved it 1 060

By maleficunt - 03/06/2014 20:44 - United Kingdom - Cannock

Today, a customer yelled at me so furiously that she sprayed my face with spittle. I had to stand there, smiling and politely explaining that I needed to see a receipt before I could give her a refund. When she finally gave up and left, my boss bitched me out for "provoking the customer". FML

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You deserved it 4 048

By Badlucked - 03/05/2019 06:00 - Canada - Montréal

Today, I spent almost an hour cleaning and scrubbing the inside of my fridge. Just when I'd finished putting everything back inside, I tipped over the open milk carton. FML

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You deserved it 389

By NotBeingPaidEnough - 03/03/2016 13:17 - United Kingdom - London

Today, a crazy homeless guy got angry because I wouldn't sell him a bottle of vodka at half price. He got so irrationally mad, he put his fingers down his throat, and threw up on my checkout counter. FML

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You deserved it 1 323

By sumerflame07 - 01/12/2010 20:18 - United States

Today, while standing in line at the grocery store, the elderly lady in front of me had forgotten to pay for her milk. In the spirit of the season, I paid for it and wished her happy holidays. She snatched the milk and gave me an ugly look. Then huffed at me before stomping off. FML

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You deserved it 3 803

By greenroses92 - 19/08/2019 12:00

Today, I was called stupid by a customer, after I supposedly got his order wrong. He then threw his ice cream cone on the floor, tracked it around the store, and left. While I was cleaning it up, he came back and tripped me right into the mop water, spilling it everywhere. FML

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You deserved it 136

Shoutout to all retail workers

By Anonymous - 15/03/2024 18:00 - United States

Today, it's my last week working at a gas station. A fat middle-aged man threw a hissy over the price of 2-liter Coke and demanded I change it. I asked him to leave; he wouldn't, and forced me to call the cops. He stormed out as I was on the phone, pointed at me, and called me a "weak piece of shit". Three more days… FML

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You deserved it 114

everton99 16

Saturday 26 November 2016 12:10

At least he paid.

JMichael 25

Saturday 26 November 2016 13:00

The amount of rudeness people will go to just for stupid little things like that. We recently had a store reset at my job and the customers literally took it upon themselves to bitch the employees out for moving things. Like it's our fault. Some people are just assholes OP.

Comments

everton99 16

Saturday 26 November 2016 12:10

At least he paid.

JMichael 25

Saturday 26 November 2016 13:00

species4872 19

Saturday 26 November 2016 13:46

Sounds like something I'd enjoy, where's your store?

KingKralj 31

Saturday 26 November 2016 18:08

Ah, customers. The joys of retail.

ber4fun 23

Saturday 26 November 2016 19:22

I'm guessing the cigarettes or tobacco wasn't even important if he didn't buy it, so he basically complained for nothing.

SoulFrog 7

Saturday 26 November 2016 20:56

I'm so confused as what to say right now

Mudge 11

Sunday 27 November 2016 0:57

what.

dieders 24

Sunday 27 November 2016 3:20

Damn... Sounds like someone needs a smoke... Get it! Because of the smoke counter! Ah good times

jessicasoho 13

Sunday 27 November 2016 22:37

Normally this behavior isn't because of anything you do, or have done. Someone expressing this outburst emotion generally has far worse problems happening behind the scenes.

OhPuhleeze 23

Monday 28 November 2016 2:12

Why was the bugger upset? Its not like they have access to smokos.. They are always behind an opaque door so customers can't see them in those ughhly green packs, also you need to ensure you sell them only to adults, plus they are high value items so under a watchful eye. You're lucky you got away with that. I've had customers try and grab mine from my shirt pocket.