Author Archives: User Submission

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Funny: No Credit Card For You!

Nothing more than incidents involving money will cause a seemingly normal person into a crazy. A customer came into the store today and I went through the normal spiel. After walking around and talking with the customer and eventually figuring … Continue reading

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Funny: How To Socialize With Real People

If you’ve ever worked retail then we’re sure you’ve dealt with customers like the ones below.  Here is how I don’t want you to respond with when I ask you how you are: 1)      Throw money at me and point … Continue reading

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Funny: I can drive without glasses everything just looks fuzzy

  The elderly tend to have more car accidents than any other demographic but I always assumed this was due to a decrease in reaction time. Today I learned another reason. ( I just arrived at work and when I … Continue reading

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Funny: That’s Allstate’s Stand and Mine Too

Customer service as highlighted in many of the stories on the site is an experience every time you go to work. This one comes to us from an Office Supply Store.

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Funny: Grocery Store Co-worker Was Cruel

One night while I was working the graveyard shift at a grocery store I remember hearing all kinds of yelling coming from the front of the store. I ran up to the front to see what all of the commotion … Continue reading

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Funny: You Mean You Don’t Bathe In The Employee Sink

A few years back I used to work at a Kroger, which used to be a 24 hour local grocery store, as a midnight shift stock boy . Much like any business we had an employee bathroom. During the first … Continue reading

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