There Are Those Who Think The World Revolves Around Them, And There Are Those Who Live In Their Own World. Then There’s This Guy:
It’s early morning, and our store is setting up. A customer approaches the door, and when it doesn’t open, he starts banging on it.
Coworker: “We’re not open yet, sir! Come back at 8:00 am.”
Customer: “I can’t open the door!”
Coworker: “We’re not open until eight, sir! Come back then!”
Customer: “Open the door! I need to buy my cigarettes!”
My coworker reminds him one more time to come back at 8:00 am and then walks off to continue his opening duties. At least, he is about to. We all stop at the sound of something hitting the door multiple times and then, finally, glass breaking.
This crazy MF has managed to find a pole that was holding up an ad and used it to ram the glass door. I rush over as he starts using the pole to clear away the shattered glass and casually bends down to enter the store through it.
Customer: “The door was broken.”
Me: “Sir… what the actual f***?! The door was locked, not broken! Locked, because we’re still closed!”
Customer: *Starts walking into the store* “Sell me my cigarettes.”
Me: “Sir, we will not be selling you any cigarettes! In fact, we will be calling the police because you have willingly damaged the store!”
Customer: “Sell me my cigarettes, or I’ll use you as a punching bag!”
Threat of violence — that’s it. I call the silent alarm, which means someone has been tasked with calling the police. I follow the customer over to the tobacco counter. He is still so ridiculously calm and oblivious to his bad behavior that I am in shock.
Customer: “I’ll take [Brand, [size]. Two packs.”
Me: “Sir, I don’t think you understand. You broke down the door and threatened to assault my staff, and the police are on their way to arrest you. We will not be selling you cigarettes today!”
Customer: “Fine. What about tomorrow?”
He was still totally oblivious to the trouble he was in when the police arrived to escort him out.