Today, a customer was looking for some decking materials. I took her around the store and pointed out some nice plywood, noting that it's also fire-retardant, which might interest her. She got pissed off and bitched me out for supposedly calling her a retard. FML
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Today, at work, I refused a customer a refund because there was nothing wrong with the item, and she didn't have the packaging. I then watched as she and her son rummaged through a public bin for the packaging. When I refused her again, she called me a "fucking idiot". FML
Today, I was called an 'unhelpful little bitch' by a customer, after I informed her that we couldn't order a pair of shoes she wanted from the company in her size because it's a discontinued model. This little tirade continued for another few minutes, with her insulting me and my intelligence. FML
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
Today, I got bitched out by some lady in a Walmart because I looked at her funny while she was on the phone, loudly bragging about "slapping the shit out of" her kids. FML
Today, I was ringing up a lady’s items; two shoeboxes. Per policy, I’m supposed to open them. She heavily insisted I didn’t. I ignored her and found other merchandise inside. She then went on a rant on how "people should mind their own fucking business" and stormed out of the store without buying. FML
Today, I got yelled at by my boss for being insensitive to a customer. I'd told her I never heard of the requested item even existing. She walked off shouting, screaming and throwing stuff from the shelf. She wanted to order a bird feeder with heated perches so the bird's feet won't get cold. FML
Today, my manager cussed me out for being unable to keep a customer happy. That "customer" was a senile old twit who had wandered away from his carer, thought our shop was his living room, and demanded to know who replaced all his furniture. FML
Today, a customer became irrationally angry and called me a "stupid bitch", all because she couldn't use the coupon clearly marked "30% off grocery items" on a prescription from our pharmacy. FML
Today, a customer said the pants she was buying rang up more than advertised. I quietly told her plus-sizes were not on sale. The customer yelled in front of a whole line of people, "So I'm fat and can't read! Any other insults you'd like to throw at me?" and stormed out of the store. FML
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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xlord 27
Well if she got that mad she very well might be...
thee_most_dope 30
If the shoe fits..
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Comments (68)
Pollito1718 18
Maybe she had a problem that you did not know about and has been bullied for it within her life.
Tuffmuffin 10
If you get mad about someone calling you retarded, you are probably not retarded.
Pollito1718 18
It also depends if the person whom is being called retarded can comprehend what is being said even though they are mentally disabled.
Googolman 29
Who*
senor_octubre 24
The important thing here is that if the customer could understand the context in which she used the word "retard", then she wouldn't have bitched out OP. So F OP's life for having to deal with stupid customers.
lesliehalverson 5
a person can say "whom" it's the exact same thing as "who" Grammer Nazi fail.
iAmPaul 49
#40 - Grammar* fail.
CoolCookie210 22
This post gave me cancer
kingdomgirl94 29
Who and Whom are not interchangeable.
Pollito1718 18
Check 3 off of my bucket list, start an Internet fight.
britt1033 4
retard and retardant are two VERY different. the customer was just a butt hurt person who doesn't listen. that sucks op...
britt1033 4
retard and retardant are two VERY different. the customer was just a butt hurt person who doesn't listen. that sucks op...
Googolman 29
40 - "Whom" and "who" generally have similar definitions, but they have to be used in a specific way. You can't just put "whom" wherever you want. Do your research before posting asinine comments.
xlord 27
Well if she got that mad she very well might be...
OysterPearls 33
I hate to be that person, but that's a pretty ableist thing to say.
xlord 27
"Ableism is a form of discrimination or social prejudice against people with disabilities." Ummm.... What does that have to do with my comment?
kingdomgirl94 29
People also like to scream at you should you use the definition of things to back your point up, saying that if you go to the dictionary you've already proven you don't understand the issue. The only way to win against the SJWs is to not play with them.
OysterPearls 33
I didn't catch the "screaming" part in my comment, 46. I consider 31's comment ableist because it's equating ignorance or stupidity to mental disability. I'm sorry that you guys can't see why that would offend someone.
thesmeagol 22
Gotta call 'em as you see 'em op
thee_most_dope 30
If the shoe fits..
Tuffmuffin 10
She seems like a retard...
redstone7693 29
Sounds like she is a retard after all
cna1216 15
And the customer is always right!
toxic_walrus 15
People will always find something to be offended about
OysterPearls 33
In this case the customer did overreact, but the the "r word" does have a very negative connotation, even if its true definition (as used in OP's case) isn't offensive at all.
NiceGuysDoWin 21
If you are getting offended because of a word that has a legitimate meaning, but sounds kinda like another word that might or might not be offensive, then you are oversensitive. The PC police are taking this shit too far.
kingdomgirl94 29
Just because they sound similar doesn't mean they're the same word. OP wasn't just "using the word in a non offensive way", OP wasn't using that word at all!
brand125 17
28 - op did not use the word retarted...
OysterPearls 33
I didn't say that he did, I'm actually defending the OP. To retard something means to prevent it from happening. I get that. I'm only saying that, used in a different context, like if you're calling someone a r*tard, that is what's offensive.
britt1033 4
op used the words fire retardant. not even close to what people are saying op said
Hiimhaileypotter 52
#57- You really censored the word retard? Come on, don't you think you're taking it a little too far? Retarded means "not working properly." So if I call my computer retarded, or my dog retarded for running into a screen door, am I being politically incorrect? Ridiculous. Yes, I do call my friends retarded. And it has absolutely no horrible connotation to it because it's a JOKE. Also, to clarify: I don't call mentally handicapped people retarded, and I have the utmost respect for them. No one should ever make fun of them. But...using a word that has an actual definition, and not using it to truly make fun of or offend someone, is completely fine.
AviKerensky 17
This is when it is important to know the difference between the terms "Fire-Retardant" and "Fire-Resistant."
grabyourhooks 12
They were right to call it retardant, resistant is a material that is inherently not easily subject to catching fire. A retardant is something that has been chemically treated
Ltsdragons 19
Dang, talk about unreasonably rude. These, some customers are so hard to deal with. I was once a music store and there was this girl who just kept screaming everytime she say a retardando (I don't remember how to spell it) so the guy basically had to keep his mouth shut while half teaching her half crying because she kept calling him a "gay *****" for calling her a "retard"
orbit 22
You were one a music store? No way!
killerdana 19
What the hell are you taking about #11?
Ichiya 29
This is why drugs are bad children.
TweetAnne 13
Ummm .... We're you on drugs when posting? Comment didn't make much sense.