Store closed sign with a humorous customer interaction quote.

35 Times Customers Made “The Customer Is Always Right” Hard To Defend

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Before I started doing this, I was in the trenches at various retail jobs and fast-food jobs. All of them were the worst. I’m a firm believer that every single person should have to work in retail or fast food so they know exactly how many morons are walking this earth. Maybe then we’d all know how to be nicer to each other and more patient. But that’s not possible, so it’ll never end.

A post on Threads asked retail and fast-food workers to share their most bizarre customer interactions. The responses make a pretty strong case for letting anyone who works with customers sit quietly for a while after their shift. They’ve answered enough questions for one day.

These Customer Stories Make “The Customer Is Always Right” A Tough Sell

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Customer requests upside down caramel macchiato, customer service response, manager displeased.
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Woman bought a Black Forest Cake, brought it home, and it was half eaten two days later.
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Customer gives $7.01, cashier gives $7, customer pulls out a penny from tip jar.
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Guest in water view room at a hotel in Seattle at night, explaining darkness outside.
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Customer in retail store grabs free Kraft cream cheese, manager refuses to give more.
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Customer's review of raspberry lemonade with floating muddled raspberries.
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