The most ridiculous thing you've ever heard from a customer

[mike1224]

Dang, I'm starting to like at dung eating retards that come to Safeway now.
1.My biggest pet peeves is having 40+ items in the express 9 or less items lane. AND/OR being on Cell phone while i'm ringing you up, BUT stop the conversation to bitch quickly about a price

2.next is when they get to the checkout, and "i don't want this or this, also where is _____ located? ~Well, about 1 ft from the last thing that you said "you don't want". Look next time, the aisles have hanging signs at the front and back of them letting you know the type of items on them, additionally, theres small hanging signs above different sections, like "soup", "asian foods", "pasta".... etc. etc.

3. When you know your credit card or foodstamps are maxed out, but "theres gotta be some in there, call this 1-800 number that I have in my hand to verify it. ~really.... give me 10 minutes and I'll have a 1-800 number too.

4. when you ask me to come home with you and put this stuff away that you just bought. ~ only desperate housewives say this one....

5. when you remark between a rush, "gee you were just standing there just for me".... WRONG, i am standing here because it is my job, you asshat.
6. when my apron is off, shirt is unbuttoned, and I'm on my cell, "do you work here?" ~No, I like this color of shirt. WTF???

7. when you start giving me your club card information, when you can easily type it in yourself on the PINPAD to the right of me. ~you are lazy.... when I am scanning your foods, and next thing I hear is 303-690-XXXX, I IGNORE YOU.

8. when you bitch to me about the prices! ~SORRY, I'll take a paycut so your grocery bill will not be such a burden on you and your family. Better yet, go to King Soopers, since they are have lower prices on ____ and ___ that you wanted.

9. when its 12:30am, and you cannot buy beer.~ YES, its my fault, since I set up a "blue law" which states that alcohol cannot be sold in a grocery store or liquor store after 12:00am.

10. When you SMELL!!!!!!! like heavy chain smoking... you all know what I mean. Your eyes start burning, nose hair feels like its on fire, and you just feel like vomiting because of the smell.

11. When you lean in to talk to me. ~ I think most people find this offensive, and rude. I like my space. I wish I can find a different way to put it, but just get away from me. I feel no need what so-ever to have you near me, please remove yourself from my field of vision.


Sorry guys its not all things that customers have said, but really have done! hope you all don't start coming to my work and doing this stuff now.

[tony36]

Originally Posted by Damien

Old people should not ne allowed outside! THey must apply for that permission. And driving! ah!!!!!!!!!1

Some of you people complaning about old people are very inconsiderate. They fact is that not only does the rest of their body age, but the brain too. It does not react or function as quickly as when they were young. Give them a break and a little respect for making it through life this far and putting up with inconsiderate, impatient people. I promise you will go through the very same things as you get old, and you will get old too, there is no getting away from it. Yes, there are some real idiots out there that are hard to deal with, but old people can't make themselves young again to please you. So next time you lose you patience with an old perso, remember you will be one sooner than you think.

[fredjacksonsan]

Tony, Good point on the old folks (OFs as my dad, who is 78, calls himself and them - as a joke as in "Old Fuckers". Not all old people are idiots).



I used to work in airline reservations. Our hub was in Chicago. This lady from New York calls me and checks on her husband's flight. Since there was a blizzard in Chicago and there was 3' of snow on the ground, nothing was moving for several hours until the storm stopped. Of course she was very obnoxious and her husband's flight, of course, was on the ground in Chicago. This bitch expected me (sitting in Virginia) to get her husband's runway plowed and get his plane in the air, because he was going to miss his meeting in Australia. I tried everything from "There's 3' of snow on the ground, Ma'am" to "How can I do anything, I'm in Virginia" and several other tactics as she ranted and raved.

After more than 15 minutes of her shit, I'd had enough. I finally repeated, "Ma'am" about 20 times until she said, "Yes?" and shut up. Then I told her that her choices were to have her husband arrive late for the meeting, or to die on the runway in Chicago, and which would she choose. Then she said, "oh" and hung up.

[stieh2000]

Wow, I'm so glad that I worked as a stockboy in a supermarket for most of high school and I hardley had to deal with stupid people like that. If anything, I'd have to tell people where stuff is, or tell them what was on sale by READING THE SIGN ON THE SHELF for them.

[sganc4life_4]

Originally Posted by tony36

Some of you people complaning about old people are very inconsiderate. They fact is that not only does the rest of their body age, but the brain too. It does not react or function as quickly as when they were young. Give them a break and a little respect for making it through life this far and putting up with inconsiderate, impatient people. I promise you will go through the very same things as you get old, and you will get old too, there is no getting away from it. Yes, there are some real idiots out there that are hard to deal with, but old people can't make themselves young again to please you. So next time you lose you patience with an old perso, remember you will be one sooner than you think.

Go live in south western FL for a little while, like Tampa or Sarasota. Your views will change instantaniously. Its not the fact that we are being inconsiderate, its the fact that we are right. 90% of the elderly I see driving should not be. They are the cause of two of my accidents, and countless more from what Ive seen. Maybe saying they shouldnt be let outside is a little much, but retaking a test for a drivers liscense isnt too much to ask, dont you think?

[fredjacksonsan]

Originally Posted by sganc4life_4

Go live in south western FL for a little while, like Tampa or Sarasota. Your views will change instantaniously. Its not the fact that we are being inconsiderate, its the fact that we are right. 90% of the elderly I see driving should not be. They are the cause of two of my accidents, and countless more from what Ive seen. Maybe saying they shouldnt be let outside is a little much, but retaking a test for a drivers liscense isnt too much to ask, dont you think?

Agreed. All drivers should have to take a driving test every few years, and more often as they age.


/off topic

[quteasabutton]

i just love it when people are blabbing on their cell phones while you try and check them out, then give you dirty looks when you try and give them their total or ask them any other necessary questions that go along with their purchase. one time, a lady even apologized to the person she was on the phone with about having to checking out while on the phone with her!

[Steel]

Heh. Luckily for me, i don't work directly with customers on a day-to-day basis, as i'm a mechanic. But the thing that sucks is sometimes i have to try to figure out wtf a customer is talking about based on what the service writer put down on the repair order. And considering its a Lexus dealer, if its not ABSOFUCKINGLUTLEY PERFECT.... then it's wrong.

lets see, this past winter we got a lot of "my windows won't roll down" especially after sleet/ice storms... hmm...

got one the other day "customer states seatbelt buckle is sticking when trying to unbuckle" ok.. check it out, the damn thing is fine, of course. Come to find out that the man who owns the car is a large man. Large. If theres pressure on the seatbelt, its not gonna come undone as easily.

One time had a customer who barely knew english but he was trying, i'll give him that" that just had snowtires mounted on his LS. He comes right back and says i must have broken something becasue he hears plastic scraping on the ground when he's driving. I go on a testdrive with him, and i had to reassuare him for 20 minutes that the 'scraping' he heard is the sound of winter tires. He still didnt believe me. Gah.

Oh the best one was the other week "customer states that car is surging and bucking on highway" and this is a 2k5 RX, so my interest was piqued. I bring it on the highway, and the thing is smooth as a babys butt... aside from the stiff suspension and dash squeaks and rattles... anyway, i bring it back and put the obligatory "could not verify customer concern" on the RO and i thought i was done. Nope, he comes back and not happy. I and the service writer are trying to talk to him in his broken english. He says it does it to him all the time, i tell him that i couldnt get it to happen. finally after much communication breakdown, i had an awesome idea;
Me: "Sir, how fast are you going when this happens"
Guy: "115. Go bring out and see!"
Me: "I'm sorry sir, but we do not drive that fast when we testdrive vehicles"
Guy: "but the speedometer says 160, why i cant go 160!"
Me: "Sir, the car has a speed governor at 115." Took a while to explain to him exactly what a speed governor was
Guy: "oh..... can you take it out?"
Me: "...............no."

Afterwards i had to explain to him that even if i could take out the governor, the car still wasn't going to hit 160. Yech..

[goat_launcher]

SOme old lady walked up to me and asked "do you sell boat propellors"?

By the way , this took place at a Target store.

I was tempted to tell her we had them in seasonals, but I pussyed out and told her we unfortunately dont have them.

[Gohan Ryu]

Originally Posted by FSwenson

She went on and on about Nesara, and how I should watch the news because something huge was going to happen in the next few days.

You should have reported her to Homeland Security. Her threat wasn't real but the Feds would have been all over her ass with a microscope.

[MonsterBengt]

Originally Posted by tony36

Some of you people complaning about old people are very inconsiderate. They fact is that not only does the rest of their body age, but the brain too. It does not react or function as quickly as when they were young. Give them a break and a little respect for making it through life this far and putting up with inconsiderate, impatient people. I promise you will go through the very same things as you get old, and you will get old too, there is no getting away from it. Yes, there are some real idiots out there that are hard to deal with, but old people can't make themselves young again to please you. So next time you lose you patience with an old perso, remember you will be one sooner than you think.

You believe those who are joking about old people are gonna stop doing that now? And do you think they didn't know any of that you just wrote?

[NOBU-SAN]

tony36 is right though. We all get old. Driving is one thing, but their memory and sight etc. is what it is. I live in the Tampa area, and I believe they should have to get tested to keep their license. Some guy just killed a homeless suse because he didn't see him ,and forgot where he was. Drove like 19 miles or some such nonsense with a dead man on his windshield. The rest of it I don't see though.

[Damien]

Originally Posted by tony36

Some of you people complaning about old people are very inconsiderate. They fact is that not only does the rest of their body age, but the brain too. It does not react or function as quickly as when they were young. Give them a break and a little respect for making it through life this far and putting up with inconsiderate, impatient people. I promise you will go through the very same things as you get old, and you will get old too, there is no getting away from it. Yes, there are some real idiots out there that are hard to deal with, but old people can't make themselves young again to please you. So next time you lose you patience with an old perso, remember you will be one sooner than you think.

look genius, you said it yourslef. their brains age therefore , they shouldn't be in an enviroment that moves too fast for their brain. and wtf!?! ill get old too? Ya think stupid? I'm up for stayin' in my house so i dont slap everyone with a cane as i know i would. Fucking people...create a valid arguement before you state it.

As for Home Depot, another thing was that I was on the other end of the store in flooring. now, customers may not know where each emploee works, but I had LUMBER written just like that on my apron. bold cap letters. He asks me a question abotu light bulbs and i proceed with,

me: "im not sure, but let me call and get someone over here to help." plus, i was hauling a trash behind
customer: "you work at home depot right"
me: "actually no."
customer "what's that mean?"
me: "that i dont work here"
i proceeded taking the garbage away and he just walked away.

another thing. all the time customers insist on saying what it is we carry and where it is. yeah, always takes a manager or something to come over and say, "no, we don't have it" or "we've never carried that product"

oh, since i work in lumber, we have a saw. Also, apparently because we have a saw, it can cut anything! and for some people, it really is anything. had people bring me a metal pole and asked to cut it down. wtf!?! its a freakin table saw!

[Nicole8188]

Back to old people...

A lot of spectators come to my job to watch the skydivers land, mostly older people from the area.

One day, this guy had a cutaway (where they cut their main parachute away, and they ride their reserve parachute down to the ground...). When they cutaway, the main parachute just goes off and lands wherever. Well, I knew it had happened and we had talked to the guy who did it, and this old man comes up to the window telling me that someone didn't pull their parachute and blah, blah, blah. After calmly explaining to him what had happened, he yelled at me and told me I didn't know what I was talking about.

He told everyone else that I work with about it and they all tried to explain it to him, too. He walked away shouting to whoever was with him that we didn't care. He then proceeded to dial 911, which in turn caused news crews to come out there. For nothing.

Aaagghhh...so frustrating.

[beef_bourito]

i would sometimes work at the canteen at this place with gokarts, driving range, mini put, etc. the most frequently asked question is "what do you guys sell here" when right beside me is the list of products and prices. i also got "do you sell fries" alot, like it's a small shack type thing, there's no room for a deep fryer and there's no back room, do you see anywhere where fries could be cooked? no, so why are you asking.

When i was working on the gokart track i got this one person, she was foreign, and she kept the gas floored and used the brake to slow down. i then proceded to explain to her, using many hand and head signals, that you're only supposed to push one pedal at a time and you aren't supposed to push them both at the same time. she then kept going and did the same thing for the whole lap, which is horrible for the clutch. i explained to her again the next time she came around and she still didn't understand.

finally all her tickets were done so she was supposed to go back into the pit but of course she didn't understand when the people explained it to her before she went out. anyways i told her to let go of the pedals and ill drive her onto the grass and let her off, she does it, then i start driving and she pushes the brake, i almost fall off, i tell her not to push the pedals, she stops pushing them, then when i try to steer her towards the grass, she starts trying to steer away. now i was stronger than her so i got her onto the grass. then i told her to keep her helmet on and walk over to the exit, she gets out, takes off her helmet and starts walking on the track to go around the tires and into the pit, so i run over to her, tell her to put her helmet on and walk over the tires, she puts her helmet on, walks three steps, then takes it off, i tell her again, she puts it on, walks around the tires, takes her helmet off and walks accross all the karts and out the exit. some people are just retarded, i don't care if you don't understand english, i explained it well enough that i didn't need words.