FML : Today, five minutes before closing, a woman came in to buy over $300 worth of clothing from the sales rack. My manager and I had to ring it all up, de-sensor...

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Today, five minutes before closing, a woman came in to buy over $300 worth of clothing from the sales rack. My manager and I had to ring it all up, de-sensor it, fold it, bag it, etc. After it was all rung up, her credit card was declined. FML

I agree, your life sucks

You deserved it

IntoTheClouds Say more :

So I couldn't fit the whole story into the FML, but we actually didn't have to re-stock everything (and for the record, there was a huge sale going on, so she got, like, fifty shirts). Her credit card got declined. She then tried writing a check, but her check was apparently declined (my manager had taken over the register at that point). She spent ten minutes calling her friends, who were in the mall, to get them to come and help, but none of them came, and then she tried another credit card she had, and finally it went through. It was extremely frustrating, because my manager and I missed the bus, which we needed to get home.

By IntoTheClouds - / Friday 23 May 2014 02:32 / United States - Burlington

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By AmAzInG123456789 | 10

#5953844 - Friday 23 May 2014 12:13

Sometimes customer service sucks. But at least your manager knows you're a hard worker!

By iateapenguin | 27

#5953921 - Friday 23 May 2014 14:39

#39 - When working in a store the most irritating thing is someone coming in a few minutes before closing time. Closing up shop can take ages and someone coming in at the last minute and undoing all your preparation is annoying as all hell - it taking so long that you miss the bus of course just makes it that bit worse!

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By Benbradley | 5

#5953842 - Friday 23 May 2014 12:12

sucks

extrasnipes | 22

#5953845 - Friday 23 May 2014 12:14

I dont believe any sucking occurred

extrasnipes | 22

#5953847 - Friday 23 May 2014 12:16

Edit: What the hell, it commented twice

sweetbliss3 | 37

#5953885 - Friday 23 May 2014 13:13

as much as it was time consuming and "sucks," shit happens. maybe that was the only time she could get to the store. and as for her card, theres not much worse than a card being declined; its so embarrasing on top of of everything else. but at least the boss knows you dont just kick out customers because its time to go home.

ktmla | 14

#5953893 - Friday 23 May 2014 13:37

This has happened to me countless times where I work but honestly I think it sucks just as much, if not more, for the customer.

warsun | 27

#5953903 - Friday 23 May 2014 14:00

The excitement of first comment went into #1's head.

By AmAzInG123456789 | 10

#5953844 - Friday 23 May 2014 12:13

Sometimes customer service sucks. But at least your manager knows you're a hard worker!

chickenfeet223 | 11

#5953897 - Friday 23 May 2014 13:43

Hard work for nothing. Must be real annoying

IntoTheClouds | 41

#5953907 - Friday 23 May 2014 14:08

It was her last day on the job, too. She was realllly pissed off, but after she said she was really thankful for my hard work.

ktmla | 14

#5953931 - Friday 23 May 2014 14:59

Wow that was a really fast follow up. Hey at least your manager will leave with a good memory of you even if her last customer service experiences at your store weren't the best

cballin15 | 1

#5954204 - Friday 23 May 2014 22:37

I worked in customer service and had to put up with it. it's your bosses business and their money. so if you owned that business you wouldn't mind the extra money, if the customer actually paid. the fact they didn't sucks yes, but it's nothing to complain about working a little extra and being paid to do so. don't care if you worked 8 hour day, an extra 30 minutes or hour is nothing. The fact that everyone sympathizes with her shows the work ethic they have...poor

parism143 | 28

#5954216 - Friday 23 May 2014 22:56

I don't thing they'd get paid anymore after closing time...

shudson186 | 17

#5954275 - Saturday 24 May 2014 0:45

It's not poor work ethic to be pissed off. I'm sure you are as well somedays. I would be a little pissed if I was just working an 8 hour long shift and just wanted to get home to eat dinner with my family and had this customer come in.

Queenie2014 | 11

#5954636 - Saturday 24 May 2014 6:36

STFU

By kelsorg | 21

#5953846 - Friday 23 May 2014 12:15

sad day

silvercamaro | 21

#5953873 - Friday 23 May 2014 13:01

I wouldn't be sad I'd just be pissed.

By joawmeens | 7

#5953848 - Friday 23 May 2014 12:17

I will never understand people the go somewhere like that RIGHT before closing... Stores, restaurants, anything. It's just rude to everyone working.

SS | 30

#5953854 - Friday 23 May 2014 12:25

No. While it's open, people can go, otherwise it may as well not be open for the last 5 minutes. Often people go then because they are delayed and in a rush, or that is the only time they can go.

thomcmoore | 23

#5953859 - Friday 23 May 2014 12:36

That's not the point #12. If you can be in and out in 5 minutes, fine. But most people, like I envision this lady, come in 5 til closing and dick around while you're trying to close the store. Then, of course, other lollygaggers come in because they see the other person still shopping. It's a vicious cycle.

Enslaved | 36

#5953869 - Friday 23 May 2014 12:52

Watch the movie "Waiting" and you'll never go into a restaurant a few minutes before it closes. The things I've witnessed even where I work! Wow! I once found out afterwards, that one of our cooks actually made someone's steak on the grill he was in the middle of cleaning and degreasing. Right on top of the chemicals!

GraceyBlueEyes | 13

#5953928 - Friday 23 May 2014 14:55

Exactly where I work as soon as it hits closing time I lock the doors. I will then tell any remaining customers that we have just closed and politely hint they need to hurry up.
But like 15 said most people at that time are in a rush anyway or just didn't realise the time and are happy to hurry.

fivetimeslonger | 24

#5954102 - Friday 23 May 2014 19:30

I feel terrible if I have to run into a store minutes before closing. Usually it's for something I really need and I'll run in and get out ASAP. I can't stand people who lollygag minutes before closing time. But maybe that's because I worked retail and in one place I worked people did that EVERY night.

AnOriginalName | 19

#5954186 - Friday 23 May 2014 21:59

I work at my school's library, always on the closing shift. We have 30, 20, and 10-minute warnings before closing, but there are always people playing on the computers who think that a few extra minutes are going to make a difference in their game. Meanwhile, we have to stand there and watch them take their time packing up before we can clear the building and go home. Pisses me off.

bubblooz | 13

#5954213 - Friday 23 May 2014 22:50

I work at a coffee store and sometimes people come in 5 minutes before close and order a million drinks that aren't coffee, that I have to specially make and blend, etc. It slows me down so much, especially on week nights when I need to go home because I have school the next morning. This is why I lock the doors 10-15 minutes early so I can finish closing without worrying about some rude customers barging in before close. Word of advice: don't be that customer!

By breeyand | 15

#5953849 - Friday 23 May 2014 12:17

This has happened to me with $750 worth of clothing! And her card declined then I had to take it All off and her husband came back I had to rering everything an his card was also declined! I feel ya pain

IntoTheClouds | 41

#5954002 - Friday 23 May 2014 16:23

Oh my fucking god.

jsp16 | 24

#5954085 - Friday 23 May 2014 18:46

My heart jumped in sadness when you said it declined twice. You poor poor soul.

mete_orito | 34

#5954626 - Saturday 24 May 2014 6:22

That was an epic FML

BvbArmy_0 | 18

#5955268 - Saturday 24 May 2014 23:00

Fml to everyone, including the person trying to buy the stuff, because thats always embarrassing

shadypalmtree | 20

#5957243 - Tuesday 27 May 2014 5:20

I hope she had no more family members

By cwaziemamma | 16

#5953850 - Friday 23 May 2014 12:22

And I was thinking of getting a job like yours... Yeah, thanks for the warning

aruden | 25

#5953864 - Friday 23 May 2014 12:41

if that makes you not want the job you should probably stay away from any job that deals with people I feel like you couldn't handle it

By peceout | 29

#5953851 - Friday 23 May 2014 12:23

Atleast You were kind :)

By thatnucca | 36

#5953852 - Friday 23 May 2014 12:24

Oh lawd! I hope it wasn't intentional... Maybe she was too excited about have the place to herself and went over her limit...

Dthsapprntc | 23

#5953889 - Friday 23 May 2014 13:20

If you don't believe in god, you go to hell. If you don't believe in gosh, you go to heck. So where do you go if you don't believe in lawd?

I know, completely unrelated to anything, just a random thought that popped into my head.

sterling1113 | 15

#5954020 - Friday 23 May 2014 16:54

If you don't believe in the lawd you go to hail.
Aww, hail!!

okaydisarray | 17

#5954229 - Friday 23 May 2014 23:11

honestly, the fml made me wonder if she had stolen the credit card since she hurried in last minute to make such a large purchase...

False_Stupidity | 41

#5954451 - Saturday 24 May 2014 4:24

Now that's an interesting plot twist #99, never thought of that!

By 5destroyer35 | 20

#5953853 - Friday 23 May 2014 12:25

That isn't the worst that could have happened. She could have had her card decl... Oh. Dang. I'm sorry. (for you op and for everyone who reads this failed joke)