Dear readers,
Badly-behaved customers are our bread-and-butter here at Not Always Right, but there are some who can get their comeuppance, or suffer a downfall, simply as consequences of their own actions. We’ve rounded up fourteen stories from the Not Always Right archives about customers who shot themselves in the foot through their own stubbornness, entitlement, or impossible demands! Enjoy!
Application Confrontation – This is how you fail the interview before it even begins.
Kill The Bill, Double The Trouble – Ripping up is arguably better than ripping off…
More Than You Bargained For, Part 4 – Ahhh, the idiot tax.
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Dear readers,
We all love a good deal, and the world these days forces most of us to save our pennies more and more often, but there are those customers out there who are so cheap that they expect the world for nothing. We’ve rounded up fifteen stories from the Not Always Right archives about the customers who are outraged that the company they’re shopping at needs to turn a profit, or that the client they’re asking for hours of work from has the audacity to want to be paid in money!
Enjoy our totally free roundup!
Why Barkeeps Should Rule The World – Let’s start with a classic comeback!
Too Cool For School (Of Thought) – Nothing’s cooler than makin’ monayyyyyy!
Avoid A Soft Touch With Bad Customers – People like him are why businesses stop letting people try things.
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Dear readers,
Most of the customer issues we see on Not Always Right are stupid non-issues that are a result of an entitled mindset fueled by “main character energy”. But some issues are so insignificant, so borne of nothing except for a fervent desire to just complain about anything, that they practically resolve themselves by doing nothing.
Here are fifteen more stories from our archives about customers’ problems being so stupid that they practically resolved themselves.
Well Whadya Know, It’s Working Now – Obviously, her kid’s dodging her calls. But, gosh, why?
Disappointed By A Lack Of Disappointment, Part 2 – Is… that not why you called?
By Doing Nothing, The Problem Solves Itself – Just let it all out, buddy.
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Dear readers,
Today is Presidents Day in the United States! This holiday was originally designated to celebrate the birthday of our first president, George Washington, and has now been expanded to absorb Abraham Lincoln’s birthday and celebrate all our nation’s presidents. (Fun fact: Washington’s birthday was originally February 11, 1731, but then the colonies moved from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar, and his birthday was shifted to February 22, 1732. Wild!)
The USA is now on its forty-sixth presidency, and it has been a journey. No one could possibly be expected to remember all the little details about every president. But there are some things that just seem like they should be common knowledge. We’ve rounded up fourteen stories from our archives about Americans who could stand a solid brushing up on the basics. Enjoy!
The Father Of The Constitution Is Not An Institution – I used to grade papers for a middle school history teacher, and I’ll never forget the student who wrote that “Alexandr Haltmon” dealt with policies of “ecomic policolics”.
‘O’ Comes After ‘W’ – No, no. He’s like Cher or Prince. Just one name.
Searching For History Repeated – Hits from the comments: “They didn’t notice something was off with those answers? How stupid are they?” (Credit: Eleanor Paine)
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Dear readers,
It’s Valentine’s Day! It’s once again time for your social media feeds to flood with a deluge of V-Day posts. We’re guessing a quarter of them will be nauseatingly cute couples gushing about each other, a quarter will be ladies sipping champagne at Gal-entine’s parties, a quarter will be lonely folks lamenting their singleness, and a quarter will be curmudgeons grumbling about “made-up holidays” and consumerism.
Whatever way you’re celebrating Valentine’s Day (or not celebrating it), we hope you’ll take a break from the deluge to enjoy these 14 Valentine’s Day stories from the archives of Not Always Right! We’re running the range from goopy to silly to sad and back around, so strap in!
Selfishness In Bloom – Take it up with the lady’s husband, ma’am.
They’re Looking For In-Room Entertainment – Has this guy never watched TV?
Not Quite Flowering With Affection – Why do we get the feeling she’s just going to think, “HE GOT ME FLOWERS!”?
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