This one is from Retail Hell Underground. Amidst all of the obvious craziness (people stealing things out of little girls hands) we also have the thieves trying their little scams. Amazing what people will do for a big screen TV. BLACK FRIDAY: MY CRAZIEST STORY From: BmoSammyJJ I manage a major retail store that shall remain nameless. Read More…
Category: Customer Stories
Stories about customers
Black Friday Is Upon Us. Are You Ready to Rumble??
Hopefully you made the decision to stay away from the madness, and if you did, here’s some of what you’re missing today. First a brawl in Kentucky, not sure but might have been a fight over the last “Duck Dynasty” DVD set… And here’s a brawl over a vegetable steamer. That’s right, not a Read More…
The 6 Types of Black Friday Shoppers
I’m part Online Deal Hunter but mostly Avoider, how about you? As the sergeant used to say on Hill Street Blues, Lets be CAREFUL out there. And be sure to have a great Thanksgiving if you’re not working of course… Love it or hate it, Black Friday is just around the corner. Read More…
These Are the Eight Annoying Customers You’ll Have at Every Retail Job
It’s REALLY hard to choose which of these is the MOST annoying. After watching a customer spend 20 minutes in the deodorant aisle yesterday, I’m going with “The Decision Maker.” I believe life is way too short to spend time trying decide between Gillette Sport Herbal Scent and Dry Idea Cactus Flower, but that’s Read More…
21 Secrets Apple Store Employees Will Never Tell You
I guess drug stores aren’t the only places where customers can be a challenge. Seems like it would be a lot more fun working in an Apple Store though. The customer in #20, however, frequents both establishments as I’ve seen her before… 1. It’s obvious when you have been lying about what happened Read More…
19 Brutally Honest Confessions From A Tesco Worker
The British seem to hate customers as much as we do. Some of these are a bit confusing at first (had to figure out “Rumbling” is crushing cardboard, at least I think so… 1. We’re taught not to look for the barcode when scanning items because it wastes time. simpsonsworld.com / Via Read More…
Sunday Soapbox–The World Is A Scary Place
The other day I’m in a store and a customer came in with his little boy, around 6 or 7 I’d guess. The kid wandered away from Dad and into the Halloween aisle, and set off one of the sound-activated Halloween monsters. Kid freaks out and starts crying, Dad comes over and consoles him and Read More…
10 Ways Shoppers Drive Retail Employees Crazy
None of the ones on this list are new but it was interesting to me that it came from on a survey from Groupon, an internet coupon site. #1 is definitely #1 in my book as well, nothing like complaining to me that we no longer carry your favorite hair gel and “Why did Read More…
Man Punches Old Guy Over Costco Samples
So apparently you should be careful when taking free samples at Costco, because someone else might want them all for themself. People are VERY protective of their Nutella. Guy could get 11 years but I think they’ll plea bargain it down to him just giving up his Costco membership card. BURBANK — A 24-year-old Read More…
Woman Ridicules Store Bagger For Being Too Slow. But The Store’s Cashier Shocked Her By Doing This.Heartwarming
A little something to brighten your Labor Day. Hard to believe that anyone actually uses the word “Retard” in this day and age. I might use the “Refusal of Service for massive discrimination against a valued employee” line someday.