Me first! Me first! Apparently, Reddit user Arii797ros can verify that this isn’t just for kids.
“I’m a cashier at a grocery store and one time, I had a lady ask me if I could ‘tell everyone else to let her go first.’ Like, she expected me to force everyone who had been patiently waiting in line to let her cut them. It wasn’t like she only had one or two items either; her cart was packed.”
For those working in food service, you know that allergies to foods can be a big deal. Reddit user Greywalker22’s customer made it out to be a bigger deal than it should have been.
“Me: ‘Would you like some jalapeños with your nachos?’
Customer: ‘No, I’m massively allergic. I could die.’
Me: ‘Oh, then you shouldn’t have any of this then, the cheese and salsa dips you asked for both contain jalapeños.’
Customer: ‘Oh; don’t worry. I’m not actually allergic. Just not a fan.’
You idiot, I wasn’t going to force them down your throat. Say ‘no thanks’ and we’re done.”
The customer is always right! Well, maybe not all the time. Reddit user SeanStormEh shares a time that the customer is definitely wrong.
“A few years ago while I was delivering pizzas, I was fairly awesome at triple checking orders before leaving the store since return trips cost me chances at more deliveries and tips. This guy had to be in his 40s or so and ordered a pepperoni pizza and an order of boneless garlic parm wings. He answered the door, threw a boneless wing in his mouth as he went to get the cash, then came back, furious, saying he got the wrong food. I’m 99% sure everything was correct at least as to my ticket, so I asked him what’s wrong, and he said there’s no way he’d ordered a pepperoni pizza because he doesn’t eat…meat.
This guy had survived to adulthood thinking boneless somehow means it’s not meat.”
If you are trying to scam someone to get a free meal, you might want to wait until you actually have the food. Reddit user janedoughpanty describes a time when the scammers were a little too anxious.
“I saw this happen to my coworker. I work at a fairly nice restaurant as a server. As with any restaurant, we get cheap people who want things for free.
A couple came in on a busy Friday night. They were sat at a table that had just been cleaned. They sat down and my coworker came out to say his greet. Before he got a word out, the guest began flipping out. How dare they sit her at a dirty table. My friend had to actually move around the table to see a smudge from the light reflecting off it.
The woman was now irate that he offered to clean it instead of giving them a free appetizer.
She looks at him, at 7 pm on a Friday rush, and said, ‘If you do not give us our entire meal for free, including drinks, we’re leaving.’ Keep in mind they hadn’t even ordered a beverage yet.
My coworker looked at them and said, ‘Then leave.’
They then tried to backtrack and say they wanted to see a manager. My friend said, ‘No. Get out.’ And they left.
My friend has worked there for 10 years. He went right to the managers and told them, I backed up his story, and we all had a good laugh.”
Sounds like Reddit user floobludger doesn’t mind trying to help a customer save a buck. But some people are beyond help!
“I was on my headset at a fast food place taking drive-thru orders:
Customer: ‘I want a number 3 meal.’
Me: ‘Ok, what drink would you like with that?’
Customer: ‘No drink, but ring it up as a meal.’
Me: very confused ‘Are you sure? It’ll be cheaper without adding a drink.’
Customer: ‘Make it a meal!'”
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