Working in retail is not a pleasant walk in the park. It’s more like hiking up a treacherous trail without food or water. Customers become entitled and have no shame yelling at you even if their problem is not your fault. Some retail workers share some of their worst experiences with customers while at work.
Thief
One man ran out of an auto parts store with over $60 worth of headlight light bulbs in his pockets. When an employee ran out to grab his license plate number, they saw the thief drive into a curb and blow out his tire. Luckily he couldn’t go anywhere and was arrested.
Trashed
While working at the drive through window at McDonald’s one employee had a bag of trash thrown at his face when he reached out to get the customer’s credit card. Before the culprit could drive away, he smashed right into the back of a police car.
Pizza Woes
While working at a pizza shop, a woman barged through the door and demanded that her pizza be remade because it was the wrong one. When she asked what the employees were going to do about it, they replied with “nothing.” She threw a fit and called them unbearable names. Then the employees explained that the pizza didn’t come from their shop, but the one across the street. She fell silent and slinked out the door full of shame.
AppleCare Scam
A woman came into her phone store and demanded a new iPhone because hers wasn’t working. The employee said that it wasn’t possible because her plan didn’t cover it. After being on the phone for two hours with customer support, they agreed to give her a new phone. As she walked out of the store, she dropped the phone and it wouldn’t turn on. She came back in asking what they can do for her and the employee explained nothing since she refused to buy the AppleCare plan.
Karma Hits Again
People who open food in the grocery store to eat and don’t pay for it are known as grazers. One grazer opened up a box of donut holes, but ended up choking on it and hitting his head pretty hard on a shelf. EMTs were called and he ended up being okay. However, he definitely learned his lesson.