Makeitdance
Pleasanton, United States
Today, a customer asked me how long our 6-inch sandwich was. FML
Collection
Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Same thing different taste
Username
United States
Today, the guy at Subway asked if I wanted to make my sandwich a footlong. I'm not sure what came over me, but before I realized what I was saying, I'd told him that I couldn't handle 12 inches. FML
confused_cashier
Herndon, United States
Today, while working as a cashier at a fast food restaurant, a customer asked me how many chicken nuggets were in our 6 count chicken nuggets. FML
Anonymous
East Brunswick, United States
Today, while working the Sunday rush at the deli, I held up a piece of ham to a blind customer and asked him if it was thick enough. FML
matte
This FML is from back in 2009 but it's good stuff
Australia
Get back here!
Today, whilst working at Subway, I took an order for 6 footlongs. The entire process took 15 minutes due to the customer's hesitant and glacial pace. When it came to paying, he pulled out his wallet, looked inside, looked at me, and walked quickly out of the store. FML
Anonymous
Flustration
Today, I got flustered by the gorgeous sandwich artist at Subway and ordered a “meat-long foot-ball.” On Rye of course. FML
breadcrumb
This FML is from back in 2015 but it's good stuff
Kansas City, United States
Customer service
Today, while at work, a customer, who was also on his phone, rudely asked what kinds of bread we had for his sandwich. After I told him we had many different kinds to offer, he cut me off, told me to stop playing stupid, and stormed out after holding up a long line of people. FML
Richie
United States
Subbed
Today, my girlfriend and I were buying Subway. When it came to ring up the order the lady asked us together or separate? My girlfriend looked and said separate. Half-jokingly, I asked if it was some sort of hint. She looked at me and said yes. I got broken up over a 12-inch ham sub. FML
Gray_Kitty
Omaha, United States
Today, a woman came in to order lunch. She ordered a sandwich then asked for me to configure it precisely to her complicated desires. This took a whole 5 minutes, during the lunch rush. When I told her the cost, she decided it was too expensive and cancelled her order. FML
epicsandwichartist
United States
Today, while working at a sandwich shop, we had a shortage and could only put so many veggies on one sandwich. I explained this to one man who was grumpy about it, but kept on ordering. I thought everything went well. He thought my face was a good target to launch his completed sandwich at. FML
Anonymous
United States
Today, while waiting on a customer at a restaurant, I accidentally asked a midget if she'd like a children's menu. FML
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lfrider92 21
It's a food long of course
ItsAUnicorn 27
Wasn't it some foreigner? I don't know how much 1 inch is too, because we use centimeters here
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iamthunder 4
Should of told him your 6 inch sub was a foot and a half long.
1m2k00l 3
Have you considered that the customer is a foreign and they dont know how long is 6-inch because the rest of the world use cm instead
metalwolf 17
"your 6 inch sub is only 5 inches. the next person who doesnt ask how long the 6 inch sub is will be getting an 7 inch sub instead."
GroupWorkSucks 15
I had a lady at Wendy's ask if we had french fries.
tim374 26
That's not a completely stupid question. Subway was caught out within the last couple of years when somebody posted a picture to their Facebook page with a "footlong" and a measuring tape showing it to be 11 inches, asking for an explanation. Their response is that the term "footlong" is a trademark and doesn't necessarily guarantee the size.
rosemia3 2
Well u wanna see what it looks like.i do it all the time
boshbish 14
Haha ive done that several times myself and had many customers ask similar questions. Usually its people just being thoughtless or had a long day and their brain has turned to mush. however there are some that are just that stupid and you really realise the extent of it working in customer service
Britt125 16
I would have shown them the bun, often times when people ask that they just can't visualize the size of it and it's not that they're just too stupid to understand 6 inches is the size. I used to get this at work with various items that were packaged and sometimes people would ask about the size even if it said on the package, most of the time they just wanted help opening it or a tape measure or something that would give them a visual idea of the size because sometimes you just need that visual. I mean a 6inch sub it shouldn't be that hard to figure out the approximate size, but maybe they were having a dumb moment (we all have them) or are from another country that uses the metric system and the just aren't familiar with inches. It's not really a big deal.
iamjukEZ 5
Fair question since subway's foot long measures out to about 11 inches.
Likian5 26
I know how you feel, OP. I had a customer once ask if our quesadillas had cheese in them... Just don't let the stupidity of others dampen your day.