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Odin2005

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35. We get some real assholes at our thrift store.

Sun Feb 19, 2012, 02:57 AM

Feb 2012

The worst are the ones that take the price stickers off the more expensive merchandise and then tell the cashier that the price is missing, hoping to get it for a lot cheaper.

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I hate how people treat food workers like crap. [View all] chrisa Feb 2012 OP

k&r LeftishBrit Feb 2012 #1

Many moons ago I worked fast food cyglet Feb 2012 #2

I'm right there with ya Major Nikon Feb 2012 #3

Yeah, that's why - they know they can't say anything. chrisa Feb 2012 #4

I suppose they figure it's not bad enough that the person is working for slave wages Major Nikon Feb 2012 #7

NEVER, ever, ever be rude to the perso0n who serves you food! OffWithTheirHeads Feb 2012 #5

I am in total agreement siligut Feb 2012 #6

Glad you did. elleng Feb 2012 #8

2 words: MiddleFingerMom Feb 2012 #9

This is appropriate. baldguy Feb 2012 #10

The Stained Apron website is your friend here. . . DinahMoeHum Feb 2012 #11

Signs you are a good tipper siligut Feb 2012 #12

aka cyglet Feb 2012 #14

I went out to eat with a woman once . . . siligut Feb 2012 #15

I hate eating with my sister cyglet Feb 2012 #18

Have you informed her that the IRS taxes waitstaff on tips even if not received? Digit Feb 2012 #21

One of those cyglet Feb 2012 #22

Sisters. My sister used to wait tables when she was younger siligut Feb 2012 #23

I keep seeing this about asking for lemon... wildflower Feb 2012 #27

I saw it somewhere on The Stained Apron website siligut Feb 2012 #28

What?!?! OriginalGeek Feb 2012 #34

Spanakopita? The spinach and feta thing is one of my favorites siligut Feb 2012 #36

Yes! OriginalGeek Feb 2012 #38

They have it at Costco (a lot) and Trader Joe's n/t cyglet Feb 2012 #46

We just recently got Costco memberships OriginalGeek Feb 2012 #50

The "Mr. Dildo wino" story is HILARIOUS!!! Odin2005 Feb 2012 #30

That's one of my pet peeves. snacker Feb 2012 #13

People suck WhoIsNumberNone Feb 2012 #16

I know! These are people who've never worked for the public before. Honeycombe8 Feb 2012 #17

Love the colicky baby line. I'll use that sometime! nolabear Feb 2012 #19

Like someone above said pipi_k Feb 2012 #20

I worked in the food industry in college deucemagnet Feb 2012 #24

I'm glad pipi_k Feb 2012 #25

I have 35 years in the industry and I agree. era veteran Feb 2012 #26

That has been my experience as well. deucemagnet Feb 2012 #33

We had an asshat one night... BiggJawn Feb 2012 #32

Everybody should work in the front-of-the-house once OmahaBlueDog Feb 2012 #29

I hope he got "Special Sauce" on his burger... BiggJawn Feb 2012 #31

We get some real assholes at our thrift store. Odin2005 Feb 2012 #35

That's classified as Shoplifting in Indiana BiggJawn Feb 2012 #37

My favorite thrift store has pipi_k Feb 2012 #42

"Goof-Off" removes those stickers. BiggJawn Feb 2012 #43

Oh yeah... pipi_k Feb 2012 #48

OH and while we are on tipping: OriginalGeek Feb 2012 #39

They do it because they can lunatica Feb 2012 #40

OK, so much for being polite pipi_k Feb 2012 #41

You never treat a service person badly--ever. davsand Feb 2012 #44

I had to train my kids in this both for fast food and grocery service counters - hedgehog Feb 2012 #45

People being assholes to anyone in that kind of job treestar Feb 2012 #47

I think that's a litmus test of character, how someone treats people such as food workers. nt raccoon Feb 2012 #49

I'd say it's 50/50 justice was served with a-hole's food. Iggo Feb 2012 #51