Losing Brownie Points

(I’m working at the register when a lady storms in with a bag of food.)

Customer: “I just got this food here and it’s cold and awful! I can’t believe you sold it to me! This is gross!”

Me: “Oh, I apologize. May I have the bag?”

(When I open it, I find a box of chicken nuggets, a container of fries, and a brownie. This catches my attention because we did sell brownies – but only up until about three months prior to this encounter. I have no idea how she would have one of our brownies, but I know she definitely didn’t get one that day! My manager is right next to me, so I tilt the bag towards her.)

Me: “[Manager], this customer says she got this food from us just now, and it’s not good.”

Manager: *catches sight of brownie and raises an eyebrow* “Ma’am, do you have your receipt?”

Customer: “No! But I just got this! You need to replace it!”

Manager: “Ma’am, I apologize for the inconvenience, but we have not sold brownies for months. There is no way you received this today.”

Customer: “Yes, I did! I demand you give me fresh food!”

Manager: “I can’t do that, ma’am. However, I can take down your information and pass it on to our operator. He may be able to do something for you.”

(The customer tried again, but my manager was insistent, and the lady finally gave in and left. When we put her information in the system, we found five other complaints from her in the past month, all about cold food! I’m just still confused as to how she could possibly have had the brownie… Did she forget a bag of food under her car seat or something?)