Today, a customer threatened to smash my face in because I wouldn't give him a veteran's discount on a donut. He looked like he'd eaten his way out of fat camp, and it seemed the only action he'd seen was fighting his way into a lard factory. Still, he swung fast, and I now have a black eye. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, a customer broke my nose for refusing to give him a discount because the product he was buying had a fine layer of dust on the box. FML
Today, as usual, I worked at McDonald's. Although I tried to diffuse the situation, an old man was absolutely furious, and punched me in the face over BBQ sauce. 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
Today, a customer wanted corporate's number because we aren't allowed to sell pies after midnight. After a drug-fuelled cuss-storm, she punched me in the face through the open window, then peeled out of drive-thru like a bat out of hell. FML
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
Today, an angry customer from my old job and punched me in the face before screaming; “You thought you’d seen the last of me?” I moved seven states over and she followed me here just to do that. FML
Today, an old guy got nose to nose with me, threatened me, and spit in my face, just because I politely reminded him he needed to be wearing a mask. He had been coughing on multiple food items in my store. FML
Today, at work, I’ll admit that I wasn’t in a good mood. I work in fast food, and I went to hand this guy his food without looking and he didn’t grab it. I got frustrated so I FINALLY looked. With an equally as upset look, I noticed the guy didn’t have arms, so I’d just been shoving food in his face. FML
Today, I was standing in line at a coffee shop and I noticed that there was a bug on the guys face in front of me. Trying to be nice I lightly smacked it off. His reaction was to punch me in the face. Repeatedly. FML
Today, a customer at the restaurant where I work reduced me to tears by screaming at me, as I nearly knocked out his 2-year-old with the kitchen door, after he let the little boy play on the floor behind it. Apparently, it's my fault I can't see through solid wood. FML
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Top comments
Meggston 17
If you said that to him, I'd punch you too.
Earths_Venus 25
I think what a lot of the commenters are missing is the fact that it's a DONUT. It's not accommodation, or basic food, it's a luxury. If he can afford a donut he can afford full price.
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Comments (102)
MisterGasMoney 16
Why both? OP did nothing but take a hit.
Liiiiiiiiike 15
Don't mess with people and their donuts
Catkam623 27
If you refused to acknowledge and respect his service, I can see why he swung at you. That doesn't make it right but I can see how it'd be upsetting.
SmoothPancakes 10
Respect is earned, not given. Even for veterans.
Ygge 1
Why would he be forced to acknowledge the fighting done for someone else by someone he knows nothing about? Can someone explain this? And how could it ever be rationalized as something worth hitting someone over? How is it even possible to sympathize with the violent one in this scenario?
garrett_8614 14
Or maybe the store doesn't have a veterans discount so OP couldn't give him one? Here's a guess, maybe the customer is just an asshole. Is punching someone in the eye REALLY justified either way in this scenario?
ZombieSazza 34
If you want to get military/veterans discount then you need to produce ID to prove that you are currently serving or used to serve, just saying "I'm a war vet" doesn't actually prove anything.
QueenofWheels 13
I don't think OP asked first
GAT_X105 8
Actually You can't give the discount to someone who doesn't show you their military I.D. If they just "claim" to be military you can't give it to them
stephypop 13
Well usually if someone is a veteran, and want to get discounts, don't they usually have a card to prove this that was issued by the government?
pi_enthusiast 5
#30, my father was a Green Beret. He has a coin on him that has symbols on it that show where he was stationed and his rank. My mom has one too. Ironically, my dad recruited my mom. ^^
juturnaamo 29
That sounds much cooler than pulling out my license.
stephypop 13
Okay so I was close lol, not a card but a coin. Pretty cool that your dad recruited your mom in the first place hah
pi_enthusiast 5
There's also military ID; that's how service members that are younger than 21 can still drink. But yes, the rank is on the coin, and my dad said that if a veteran has a higher ranked coin than the other, they can make the other guy do 20 push-ups.
Core5555 9
Military ID's do not give you the legal right to drink under 21. where'd you hear that non-sense? On base, or off, you can't legally drink under 21. And a coin is not recognized as proof of service. DD-214, or current Military Id's only.
kirkaygri 18
Or a VA card. My husband has a photo ID from the VA that he uses when places require proof of service for their veterans discounts, which isn't many, most trust you and give it without proof. He also uses it for medical purposes (service related disability) or his general ID. He's weird. If he was at a place that advertised a military discount and they denied him, basically saying he didn't serve, and didn't A. advertise 'with valid ID or B. request said ID, he'd get a manager. Not punch someone but get it taken care of correctly. On a side note, this reminds me of Buzz Aldrin punching that reporter for saying he was never on the moon.
schwaka 17
Yeah dd214 or va id unless you retired normally or medically. Many places don't require proof though.
junkman6 22
@97 you can drink under 21 if your CO is awesome, your command hasn't had many ARI's, and you're in a foreign country that allows drinking before 21. No you cat drink under 21 in the US anymore sadly but whatever. These kids are going off to catch a bullet it's obviously too much to ask to let them have a beer.
Hiimhaileypotter 53
@197, I agree with you. If you're serving your country and risking your life you should be allowed to drink under age 21. Just my opinion.
annie_nk 23
His name is Robert Paulson.
SasquatchDeluxe 10
Was he, as a veteran, entitled to a discount on that item? If so, and you refused because of his appearance, YDI.
anonimeeeee_fml 18
When you want to claim discounts, you usually have to show something and it doesn't seem like the guy actually showed id or anything to prove he actually served in the military
Phoebe18 14
My guess is the customer didn't have any proof that he was a veteran, if in fact he was. Chances are if he had proof and was entitled to the discount there wouldn't have been any problems. Maybe he wasn't a veteran, maybe that particular shop doesn't offer the discount to veterans, none of us know. But in any case, OP didn't deserve to be assaulted over a donut
Ygge 1
What does entitled mean in this situation? Are stores in USA forced to give discounts to army veterans? Are they subsidized in some way for this?
schwaka 17
Places that offer veterans discounts do so out of their own pockets of I'm not mistaken. Most of them don't require id of any kind because most people don't try to lie about it.
annie_nk 23
I might get down voted for this but, wouldn't this be considered assault?
draokc 9
and battery
jaxtim75 5
Agreed, shouldn't discount the guy as a veteran simply by his appearance, next thing you know some guy in a wheelchair who's a war hero would come in and you would think some crippled guy wants a discount. I think your mentality needs to change towards people's appearances.
raphanne_fml 33
Ironic how the guy who wanted a discount got discounted.
MisterGasMoney 16
OP, how much was the donut? in New York, It's 99 cents at a Dunkin Donuts.
schwaka 17
Same price at DD in akron, ohio