Any savvy shopper knows that working in retail is probably one of the most difficult jobs out there, no matter how much it may look easy when you first look at it. Part of why it is so physically and frustratingly stressful is the numerous times you have to deal with customers that complain about stupid things that you can't just easily help them with, like with the price of a product, and there is a guarantee that there is always going to be someone who thinks that you are not doing your job properly.
Well, everyone has dealt with the occasional rude customer while on a duty. But as a retail worker, this can be up to three-quarters of your day.
Sometimes, well most of the time, the maxim "The customer is always right" does not really apply to all situations, and it might be a relief to know that the actual quote is actually "The customer is always right, in matters of taste." Only in taste, but never in the aspect of service, prices, and refunds.
This is something that your typical "Karen" customers have a hard time grasping because, in their eyes, they are always right in this world. However, there are also a couple of times when customers are just plain confused, but retail workers get so tempted to pull their hair out of frustration.
Well, point in case, here are certain moments that make you realize working in retail is indeed harder than it sounds like!
1. How was that "an invasive question"?
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2. Retail in a nutshell
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3. They were not in the wrong place, just had the wrong word
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4. Where else could it have came from?
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5. No, they're dead
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6. They couldn't just wait
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7. Humans are supposed to be the most intelligent species...
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8. Bottom line, they can't read signs
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9. The duality
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10. Why are people like this? Honestly
@lolnotdev
11. It's like we are evolving backwards
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12. So sorry that the lack of arms were an inconvenience to you
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13. That math was not mathing
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14. Probably did it for the humor
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15. It's literally in the name
@notchloarchi
16. They will really make you question your intelligence AND sanity
@KarlSmallwood
17. The move right here
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18. What a Blt+ch
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19. Too strong for their liking
@hellwigcopter
20. Maybe the taste?
@flyingwithpeter
21. Do it in a mug
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22. Unless you wanted it to be a cow
@NatalisaStepan1
23. If only portals exist
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24. You are very observant
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25. Oops!
@cherryemoticon
26. Think about it
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27. Negotiating store hours
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28. Sometimes...
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29. Just call it limes
@StevenNgosBest
30. Super salad
@wouldjastahp
31. So confusing
@lisa_anne9999
32. They weigh the same
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33. Never correct them and let the fun begin
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34. So, normal milk?
@emodionysus
35. LOL
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36. Maybe it's the box that's bigger
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37. Honestly, yes
@han_shak
38. No more questions
@MakennaDear
39. Go home
@outsinned
40. It's a museum, NOT a zoo, too
@Addison_Peacock
41. Couldn't get his way around that
@nicfurcoat
42. No, we're just having a party
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43. Paid to post it for nothing
@starrbeamz
44. Methodical man
@jojoachew
45. The perfect solution
@binxsicle
46. You think?
@lucia_attanasio
47. No comment
@KnifeNerd
48. Oh, they must like everything being handed to them
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49. It's your choice
@adamhlavac
50. So good it hurts
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Dealing with these kinds of customers can be exhilarating, but you can't deny that sometimes they get so ridiculous, it's just plain impossible to laugh at their lack of common sense. Maybe some are just having a bad day, but it's a totally different case when they always come back with that attitude!
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