I once had a customer bring a lawn mower into the store... in the middle of winter. He said it "just wouldn't start" and demanded a refund. When I asked if he tried to, you know, start it, he looked at me deadpan and said, "I plugged it in, but it wouldn't charge." 🤦‍♂️ I politely explained that lawn mowers don’t need charging. He was still convinced, but I had to send him home with a smile... and no refund. Some days, retail feels like a weird game of "What’s Next?

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Oh my gosh, that's so funny. When I still worked in retail, I had a lady call up and ask me how to turn on her TV. I asked if she bought the TV at our store so I could look up the make and model, and she told me no. I asked her if she could look for the make and model so I could get the user guide, and she asked me why I was too stupid to figure out how to turn on her TV without asking her a bunch of questions. People are so wild!

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People want tech support and mind reading these days 😂 You handled it better than most would!

😂 bless his heart. I honestly think he was probably safer not knowing that lawnmowers run on gasoline. I had one of these customers at my old store. They brought in a wireless security camera that refused to turn on and wanted a refund. And they were right, it 100% didn't turn on, as battery-powered devices that don't have batteries in them are wont to do 😂😂😂. She was so embarrassed.

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Working at a sub shop and old lunatic marches up to the counter saying he was there for his free waffles. He got impatient when I told him we had no waffles, free or otherwise."Then why is it on your sign in the window?" He said, incredulous. I then noticed he was motioning toward the small "Free Wifi" signs the boss put by the door after the cable guy had been there. He was upset and seemed to think I owed him an explanation. I blamed Comcast

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