re: Retailer/server employees: worst ever customer?

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Was this in BR? Because there was an old Russian couple (I think the husband was a prof at LSU) who did this ALL THE TIME at the Albertson’s on Perkins.

A friend of mine lived on the same street as them in Kenilworth and said they hated everybody and had an 8-ft fence around their property.

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I saw someone do that at my local WinnDixie. The kid bagging proceeded to put each item in a separate bag. Like 6-8 limes all in different bags etc.

Was funny as shite. After the a-hole left I told the kid he should have put each egg in a separate bag too.



I work in a family owned retail business. We do a lot of sales around Christmas. We had a customer come in about 5 minutes before we were closing on Christmas Eve who "just wanted to look", so we waited and would help him when ever he had a question. After about 90 minutes he finally selects an item but wants it for half price because he "knows" we want to make the sale.

My father simply took the item from the customers hands and told him it was no longer for sale. The guy balked and still tried to cut a deal. After the third time my father had to tell him it wasnt for sale he finally agreed to pay the tagged price. This is when my father said "are you so stupid that you dont understand that this is not for sale, please leave". Then the guy gets pissed off and says he needs to buy it because everything in town is closed, my father replies "I dont have to sell this item, but you sure will need something under the tree. I hope your wife divorces you for being an a-hole. Now get out".

We laughed about that for years. It was the only time I ever recall my father acting that way to a customer. I guess he just wasnt in the mood.