Not So Closed Minded, Part 44
I am about to close the doors to the store when a customer comes rushing up to me.
Customer: “Please! I just need one thing!”
Me: “I’m afraid we closed a minute ago, ma’am—”
Customer: “—Please! Just one thing!”
Being the naïve idiot that I am, I let her into the store. She rushes in, I lock the door (well, make it exit only) and go back to assist the cashiers with the last customers.
After the last customer leaves, I notice my last-minute customer hasn’t checked out. I go into the aisle and find her browsing the aisles. She’s not holding any items, instead she’s just kinda… hanging out.
Me: “Ma’am, it’s now fifteen minutes after closing and you said you just needed one thing.”
Customer: “Yes! That was the restroom! I don’t need to buy anything!”
Me: “In that case, ma’am, can you please leave?”
Customer: “Do you normally talk like this to your customers?”
Me: “You’re not buying anything so you’re not a customer. Please head to the exit now.”
Customer: “Fine, but this is terrible service!”
Me: “Service ended at closing time. Now you’re just some jerk who is keeping me from my family. Leave!”
She trots off towards the exit but still found time to complain to Corporate over the next few days as she was back the following week to spend her shiny gift card they’d sent her for “all the trouble”.
Related:
Not So Closed Minded, Part 43
Not So Closed Minded, Part 42
Not So Closed Minded, Part 41
Not So Closed Minded, Part 40
Not So Closed Minded, Part 39
