No Scam Like The Present
Me: “Good morning, ma’am. How can I help you today?”
Customer: “I would like $10 on pump five.”
Me: “All right, ma’am. Have a nice day!”
(The customer then gets out and starts walking to her car which is indeed on pump five… and then just drives off without pumping gas. I hold her $10 in case she comes back, and sure enough, she returns about an hour later.)
Customer: *furious* “I can’t pump my gas, you little s***! You stole my money!”
Me: “Ma’am, you left the money on your pump about an hour ago.”
Customer: “I know! You were supposed to hold it for me. What kind of service is this that you won’t do that?”
Me: “Ma’am, I have your money right here and can put it on the pump if you want.”
Customer: “You d***ed better put that money on my pump… all $50 of it!”
Me: “Ma’am, you only gave me $10 for the pump.”
Customer: “I so did not! I gave you $50. I have my receipt right here!”
(The customer hands me a receipt that indeed says $50 dollars — but it’s dated from five months ago.)
Me: “Ma’am, I have your receipt from today and it says $10. The receipt you handed me has a date from five months ago.”
Customer: “You mean those receipts have dates on them?”
Me: “Yes.”
Customer: “Oh…” *runs out, leaving her $10 and never returning again*
This story is part of our Scammer roundup!
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Have you ever served a bad customer who got what they deserved?
