17 Stories About Customers That Will Make You Want To Smile Nervously While Slowly Backing Away! – A Not Always Right Story Roundup!
Dear readers,
We get plenty of bizarre and strange customers around here, but some can be so weirdly creepy or sinister that they make you want to smile nervously while backing away slowly. In solidarity with those customer-facing workers who can’t easily escape such situations, we’ve rounded up seventeen stories from the Not Always Right archives that they can relate to!
Someone Has Baggage – Is… is that a threat?
In Her Own Inbred World – Pretty sure that’s illegal for a reason.
Please Thy Master, Or Else – Two types of creepy for the price of one!
Press 1 For Unwarranted Attention – You know who can be nice to talk to? Therapists.
All Sold Out Of Death Notes – We have blank cards and pens. Have fun.
Distresses Over Mistresses – Hits from the comments: “No. I don’t want someone holding the purse strings. I want to OWN the purse!” (Credit: Kitty)
You Have Been Deigned Dainty – That makes me want to show up for work with those plastic “tiny hands”.
How May I Not Help You – It’s a mood, but… time and place.
Getting Shorted – Hits from the comments: “Wonder if it was Oolong tea?” (Credit: Deb BadGoodDeb) And also, because we couldn’t choose: “The term ‘tea-bagging’ just got a whole new definition” (Credit: TheStig)
A Cheerful Earful – This is how I feel every time I go to a certain northwest-US-based coffee chain.
Stressing About The Blessing – We don’t know, and we don’t want to.
About To Be Charged With Something Else – When the self-awareness kicks in just a smidgen too late.
Higher Than A Helicopter – This person likely needs more help than a retail worker can provide.
Through The Looking Staff – You can do that from over there. WAY THE HECK OVER THERE.
Me, Myself, And Iced Tea – We really hope he was listening to a podcast on earbuds or something.
Patronising Patron – Just let the awkward wash over you.
Not Taking A Shine To It – You might wanna try it some time!
We hope you enjoyed this Customers-That-Make-You-Want-To-Back-Up-themed roundup! Want to send in your own story? Submit your story here!
Some other roundups to check out if you liked this one:
10 Strange Stories About Customer Conspiracy Theorists
10 More Weird And Funny Stories About The Strangest Customers Ever
