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Working at a customer support job or any similar role can provide a person with many interesting stories. These stories can range from barely interesting interactions to some of the craziest things you have ever heard -- the scale of customers is always very wide. 

And so, when an X user @WrittenByHanna asked people what the most outlandish requests from customers they received were, people did not shy away from sharing them. Today, we picked out some of the stories for you to check out and see how wild some clients can be! 

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Image credits: WrittenByHanna

Image credits: Andrea Piacquadio (not the actual photo)


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Agfox
Community Member
1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's a level of snark I can only hope to attain

Ken Beattie
Community Member
1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One would assume that a small kiosk would have storage space nearby so they can restock. One might be wrong, but it's not an unfair assumption.

Bob Brooce
Community Member
1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why were they mad? Most workers don't even look.

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    #2

    Outlandish-Questions-Customers-Ask

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    Lotekguy
    Community Member
    Premium
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A worthy goal for all to reach.

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Be sure to use protection, folks."

    Kateryna Dudka
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's too much information. Just a no would suffice

    Jahl
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The only correct response to that is to look at him or her and say enjoy your dessert.

    Steve Hall
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now, that's an image you can't forget.

    Bob Brooce
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Well then, would you like some whipped cream in a doggy bag, and maybe a cherry?"

    Rachel
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Um…good for them? I really didn’t need to know though.

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    #3

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    Jill Bussey
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds like there are two options here: Sally needs to be taught about self-control; or she needs to be in nappies / diapers.

    Joe Reaves
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or her mother needs to pay attention when Sally says she needs to pee rather than continuing to shop. It's possible Sally was holding it for q significant amount of time and her mother had other priorities.

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    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If the daughter does it often, mom should be used to cleaning up after it by now.

    The Starsong Princess
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I did something similar years ago. The kid, who was about six, spite peed on the store carpet and his mother just laughed and said “Don’t do that, honey”. I handed her some cleaner and paper towel and told her to clean it up. My boss appreciated me.

    DotC
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Another example of parents winging it and leaning HARD on that "it takes a village" concept without consent.

    Mjskywalk
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don’t think I believe this story solely for the fact that the customer stayed in the store long enough to be handed the mop. When I worked retail the customer would only tell me that their kid had peed/pooped/vomited as they were rushing out the door. And yes, I had to clean it up.

    Shawna Burt
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yo, if it's wet, and it isn't mine, I am not touching it. Lady can clean her daughter's puddle herself.

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    Nearly everyone has heard the phrase “the customer is always right.” It’s the phrase that was coined back in the 1990s, suggesting that the business and the employees should prioritize customer satisfaction above anything else. I guess we can be pretty sure that a lot of people from this list thought of this in their minds while these customers made the strange requests. 

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    Yet, many experts are against this philosophy. After all, no one is right 100% of the time. Also, the customers believing they can’t be wrong can even lead to violence against retail workers. 

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    Nina
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wouldn't suggest that as a good book

    YourLocalChicken
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That’s something I would totally do.

    Deson
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This reminds me of the time that I worked for one of those temporary mobile bookstores that would move from city to city. We were unpacking books and setting them up on tables and I came across a book by Newt Gingrich. I yelled to my manager "Hey!! Do we have a horror section?" The reply was a chuckle and a negative once I told him what I had found. I almost put it in the Science Fiction/Fantasy category but thought better of it.

    JB
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This was one of my favourite bad jokes when I worked in a bookstore. At least once a week I'd answer, "Well we've got one...you might say it's *the* Good Book," or, if I was feeling particularly cheeky, I'd lead them back to the section and point at it.

    MR
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one is just weird. Presumably they meant the best sellers but couldn't think of the name. She said books, plural.

    Andrea Pereira
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe the lady was searching for the really "good" books... you know... erotic literature.

    Guess Undheit
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That individual was rude. That "book" is no better than "mein kampf", all genocide and lies with no merit.

    Owen
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's a horrible comparison. I'm guessing you've read neither.

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    #5

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    Lotekguy
    Community Member
    Premium
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Explains a lot about election results.

    Kipper
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wish I could update this comment more than once!

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    John Monteith
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ham gets all the credit beef does all the work

    Amy Manning
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not retail but I will forever remember a 5th Grade classmate crying at lunch because the "steak sandwich" she ordered, which had been on the menu for all 6 years she'd been at the school, wasn't "real steak". Pamela. It cost $2.50. What were you expecting?

    Curran Evans
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought you said we were having steamed clams? Steamed clams, oh no I said steamed hams.

    brittany
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    so i never questioned why it was called that, i just accepted that a hamburger was called a hamburger. so i looked it up and i learned something new.

    Kraneia The Dancing Dryad
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Had a woman argue with me for a full five minutes because she wanted a dipped cone. Like you get at dairy Queen or (I assume) McDonald's? Ma'am this is a burger king......

    Brian Droste
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She have told her go to BK then.

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    #6

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    WindySwede
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Why dies it smell manure?" "We gave up on pottytraning the hippopotamus.."

    DotC
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's pretty magnanimous to go to that length to give her the benefit of the doubt 😂

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    An example of a case of a customer not being right is when they make an unrealistic request (this list is full of examples for it) and demand it be done even though the staff can’t do it. So, experts argue that, in cases like that, customer service workers shouldn’t feel obligated to accommodate such a request. Ideally, they should try to work it out with the customer without taking on the blame. 

    Instead of jumping to the “the customer is always right” idea straight away, Marjorie Adams, president/CEO of Fourlane, a financial technology consulting firm in the US, suggests several things to do when dealing with customers: 

    • Ensuring the customer is heard; 
    • Not taking their words personally; 
    • Retaining the focus; 
    • Thinking about the other staff members.
    #7

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    Trillian
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They drove 17 hours to go to a farmer's market? Do they live on the moon?

    Jill Bussey
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They should have checked before they left!

    WindySwede
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Introduce you to our opening hours online?"

    justanotherweirdo
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are several things those guys in the car could have done. A) Find a farmers market closer to them. B) spend the night (or a few nights) and go back to the market on a day it's open. C) Checked online (if available online) to see when it was open. D) Be smarter?

    Lotekguy
    Community Member
    Premium
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hand them mops and brooms.

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Yes, mam, I can wave goodbye slowly and sadly as you drive into the sunset."

    Starry starry night
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would only drive that far for love…..but I do love cheese

    Definitely a Human
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "yes, I can inform you of our opening hours"

    Kris M
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    17hrs?!?! What the actual f**k? Why?

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    #8

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    DennyS (denzoren)
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd lose my mind if I had to answer questions like this on a regular basis.

    Ken Beattie
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be fair, in this day and age where fruit and vegies are shipped around the world it's kind of a reasonable question.

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    Raw pelican
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, stupid customer! You should’ve known the harvest seasons of papayas before asking an innocent question that wasted 10 seconds of my day! Everyone knows papayas can’t be grown in February.

    Maul!
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And spend 10 mins posting about it!!! How difficult is a simple answer: “Papaya season will be around May month” Never thought a simple question could be made fun of.

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    SkippityBoppityBoo
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It depends upon how the tone of the question was. If it's along the lines of - "Do you know why fresh papaya isn't available during certain months?" then answer. Some people might not honestly know why it isn't.

    Jessica Hedges
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My husband is a produce manager and he gets asked these kind of questions alll of the time. "Why are all of your products from Mexico? Why not this state ? Ma'am, there is snow on the ground, nothing is growing here right now!

    Definitely a Human
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Greenhouses and shipping exist though. I feel like this is a perfectly valid question.

    Rayne OfSalt
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, right. Northern hemisphere is cold in feb.

    Jasmyn JAY
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh so I'm supposed to know when fruit have sex and spread their seedlings?

    Sinnsyk Jakte
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Third day working at a grocery store, I was asked "What's the difference between original oats and toasted?" I blue-screened, 'cause I couldn't think of an honest answer that wouldn't sound snide.

    nottheactualphoto
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Whereas I wouldn't even have understood the question.

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    Steve Hall
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Even Gen Z doesn't remember when you couldn't get fruits of vegetables out of season. Boomers know that anything other than apples was only going to be in the store for a few weeks.

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    #9

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    SparkDragon
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "ah yes, madam. That would be our limited edition spit syrup - we reserve it for customers we know are going to be a pain in the butt"

    justanotherweirdo
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds like she was trying to sneak her way into getting a free coffee

    Duuuuuuude
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's just the way Starbucks coffee tasts.

    Mike K
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unfortunately, things like that are pretty common at fast food establishments. I used to work for McDonald's when I was younger, and people would constantly try stuff like this.

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    So, I guess the best advice would be to be mindful of each other, no matter if we're customers or an employee. After all, we're all just humans who make mistakes from time to time.

    Have you ever witnessed a customer making an outlandish request? Or maybe you made one yourself? Share it with us in the comments, and don't forget to upvote the most entertaining request from the list! 

    #10

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    Mike K
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wait until they hear about blue cheese...

    Lotekguy
    Community Member
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And the steak tartare was undercooked.

    Trophy Husband
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They weren't wrong, technically speaking...

    The Original Bruno
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'll happily replace your brie with Gorgonzola.

    LandAhoy
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Brie shouldn't have mold on any part of it. It's not Stilton.

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    Lotekguy
    Community Member
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The waiter would have the right to finish peeing on her table. Or into her purse.

    Owen
    Community Member
    1 year ago

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    Is this supposed to be funny, or what you actually think? This is not funny or a reaction that makes any sense.

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    shawna Reich
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i hope he didnt wash his hands and shook her hand...she deserves it

    WindySwede
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Lady he got poop in his anüs, still think its rude?"

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    #12

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    Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My!
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like that instant water. All you have to do is add water.

    Ms.GB
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like this. I think I'm going to order a diet water without ranch just to see the look on the servers face.

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    Lotekguy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "We're out of ranch. Will you accept it without vinaigrette?"

    WindySwede
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Next up 'deconstructed water'?

    Mrs. EW
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That just sounds like dude’s attempt to be funny. It failed.

    Ken Beattie
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Moderately funny, after all the story ended up here.

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    Mike K
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I work at a hockey arena, and had someone say the water they were trying to bring in was "diabetic water" lol

    Bookworm
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is even more stupid because there's so many more plausible medical reasons someone would need to carry water with them.

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    Cosmikid
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And your sense of humor was... where? In your other genes?

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    #13

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    Karen Krause
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cardigans for all those women who get froze out during AC weather.

    LandAhoy
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Put clothes on then. Those of us that pour with sweat and feel ill with the heat at 20°C have nothing more to remove unless you want us naked.

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    The Original Bruno
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can let go of Nina Pearson cheap, you Love Fool you.

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    #14

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    WindySwede
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So she was Kinkos shaming her for not doing a good enough jobb?

    Kelly Scott
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We used to get so many people at Kinkos like that. Come in with something scribbled on a piece of paper, wanted it formatted, in color, and 50 copies right this minute. Then they'd complain and have a fit when they were told there was a fee to format it and color copies were lots more than B&W copies and that it could take 24 hours to do up a sample. So you'd get past all that, get their work done and have them approve and sign off on a sample. Then you'd run their 50 copies. And then the customer didn't want to pay because A) that's not what I wanted B) it cost way too much and you never said anything about the cost and C) I needed it yesterday and I can't use it today. *headdesk* Customers are like: They want whatever they want, they want it for free, and they want it right now. If you work a service job, your whole reason for being there is to mitigate those three demands.

    Donteatme666
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sure it is we also fart rainbows and s**t gold 🪙 condolences from a former service person have a good day

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    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Get a decent optical scanner, lady.

    Ken Beattie
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Even a mobile phone (depending on model) will do the job these days.

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    🇳🇬 Asi Bassey 🇳🇬
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think using an app with OCR might have helped.

    ravn
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't see a Kinkos reference without thinking of Ogden Edsl...

    Marilyn Holt
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have heard that some people actually thought that would happen.

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    Firstname Lastname
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Okay, so I pictured beans like the magical fruit kind, and was like "caffeinated farts, why?"

    Charity Angel
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That sounds relatively normal compared to some coffee orders

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    Jeremy James
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to blend a few espresso beans into my iced blended mocha when I worked in coffee shops. It's delicious!

    Kris M
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hate it when people complain about getting exactly what they asked for

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    Lotekguy
    Community Member
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No reason to get bent out of shape.

    Living Example
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What a twisted thing to say. A little salty, ain't it?

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    Thatkamloopsguy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My answer would have been, all of them.

    Sophia Carnahan
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would have just straight up asked, “how many hairs are on your head?” “ How many times do you breathe in a day?” and, “why don’t you count them and tell me?”

    Kris M
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Multiply number of servings by pcs per serving

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    Lauren
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I work in a chip shop and had our new guy (16m) ask if our chips were skinless and what would happen if he put his hand in the 200'plus degree oil...

    nini
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, then the chips wouldn't be skinless anymore for sure

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    Beachbum
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a lady ask me once what was in the french onion soup. I was like onions and beef broth, and she did not like my answer...

    Anonymous
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Asking about the size of the fish pieces would make a helluva lot more sense.

    Sophia Carnahan
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    “Oh, 14.3 pieces” like, excuse me?

    Impasta (she/they)
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe they thought it was a dinner for two people?

    Raymond Smith
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well that can vary if it’s 2 halves or one whole 2 piece. Depends on the math. Is it by weight or volume?

    Definitely a Human
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When the GST was introduced in Australia, our local fish n chip shop charge $4.40 for "four dollars of chips". Took them far too long to work that one out.

    Kris M
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd say more than one less than three

    Socks Thecate
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My husband once worked in a pizzeria. "How big is the 12" pizza?" people used to ask.

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    KatSaidWhat
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, but then there will be an additional service charge.

    JLo
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That takes chutzpah!

    nottheactualphoto
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sure, once you start working here. (Q: can he take the discount right away, or does he have to complete his 90 day probationary period?)

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    Array Index Out of Bounds
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A lot of these kind of comments are because many people like jumping on the bandwagon of the newest trendy diet. Without understanding what it means. Like...GLUTEN FREE. People will buy gluten free but still buy wheat bread?!?

    BstnGnr
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Vegan cows = plant based protein.

    Cosmikid
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My girlfriend feeds me vegan meat and cheese all the time!!

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    ay_aasia Report

    Jeremy James
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would see that as an opportunity to upsell some safety gear, like pads and helmets.

    Ms.GB
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, these are magic skates you see! The laws of gravity don't exist within a 5 foot perimeter around them.

    michael Chock
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bring in the crystal ball and start charging for psychic readings.

    ShyWahine
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or would come back to make a return, because they were "too slippery' for their kid.....

    #21

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    endofanerajc Report

    LJ
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love the name😂😂

    SkippityBoppityBoo
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    I'd have started singing - "Caught Out There" back at them... Just the title of the song while getting the manager

    LandAhoy
    Community Member
    1 year ago

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    To be fair, they probably assumed she was much older as you normally need to be older to work. Many 13yo girls look like young women, and if she was 18, I'm sure it would be considered a light hearted joke to most.

    nottheactualphoto
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So, not harassing a child - just regular harassment. That's OK, then. [ Sarcasm! Jeebus. ]

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    MacMargi Report

    I’ll have a treble thanks.
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup, as a ´gardener’ and a female one, they seem to think that they’re doing you a favor , think they can pay you minimum wage when you use your own equipment and you can manifest wonderful gardens from F.A !

    Starry starry night
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Female tree surgeon here and so bloody true and it’s always the ones living in a mansion then try to add extras job because….as already your here

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    JLo
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did she ask for it to be done for free and you could use the photos to promote your business. You know, for the exposure?

    Cosmikid
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hey, I have a tree nursery, and we constantly deal with people who are po'd because we charge money for trees. "How can you DO that?? The earth needs more trees and you're charging us for them???"

    Knitting Panda
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would consider myself lucky if my friend who owns a landscaping business can do my one front garden replant next month for $1500.

    #23

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    shaneandabel Report

    Chris M
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hmm, did he seem a bit... loose in his skin?

    Upstaged75
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What even is a frappuccino with no milk? Icy syrup?

    Roxy222uk
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought frappuccino had coffee in it?

    brittany
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    you can get them with shots of coffee or espresso, and some like the mocha do come with coffee, others dont though

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    Sophia Carnahan
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe he was lactose intolerant? If I was I would have just suffered instead of drinking that.

    The PanDA
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    that was code for something...

    The Cute Cat
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If he pays, then everyone is happy, right?

    Midoribird Aoi
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kind of like a pure syrup Squishee from the Kwik-E-Mart.

    Ur_Fav_Lazy_Panda🫶
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s because he’s in jail for this crime🤪

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    MeanChristian Report

    VNES101
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love this LMAO! SO damn dramatic.

    Robert Trebor
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why are there special orders for that one West African country?

    Chewie Baron
    Community Member
    Premium
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know. I’m more of a Coté D’Ivoire person myself.

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    Cat Dragon
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Treason, if not outright regicide!"--Serenoa Wolffort and this customer

    Bob Brooce
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, they did put their trust in you.

    ShyWahine
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A la Birdcage movie, "How do you think I feel? Betrayed, bewildered... wrong response?"

    Raw pelican
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Serious Caesar level betrayal here.

    The Original Bruno
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I packed a Togo order wrong once, but it turned out to be Benin.

    #25

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    jameslacey Report

    Firstname Lastname
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel like there's a "screw you" joke in there somewhere...

    Yvonne Dauwalder Balsiger
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That customer definitely had more than a screw loose - screw him! PS: I tried

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    quentariel
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That man was super rude. But sometimes it's kinda annoying if there's not smaller amount of things available and you have to buy a whole lot. I remember once searching for a piece of plastic tube and smallest amount was 30 meters (that I had no money to buy or means to transport).

    Ken Beattie
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, at least now places like Bunnings will often sell smaller amount of screws/bolts/washers etc. You can often buy them individually at ridiculous prices when compared to buying by the box.

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    Jill Bussey
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was expecting OP to say he picked up one screw and walked out.

    Sven Horlemann
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not sure I would have left that a$$ leave unharmed.

    Lewis KR
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yo momma's like a hardware store. 5 cents a screw

    nottheactualphoto
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one's going in the "old but funny" file. I saw your mom selling potato chips... Yo mama so fat...

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    Cosmikid
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Which 90s? First time I ran into this story it was written on a clay tablet in cuneiform -

    Duuuuuuude
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Poor guy. It was probably his 52nd trip to the hardware store for a quick diy project that was only going to take a couple hours.

    Steve Hall
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would have sold him one for 1.99.

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    w1thdiamonds Report

    WindySwede
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Could you change ghe channel also?"

    Robert Trebor
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, we'll put on PBS. Then we will have a riot.

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    JP Doyle
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I DJ karaoke and always have people complaining because the music is too loud in the bar. Invariably they are sitting/standing less than 10 feet directly in front of a large speaker. Meanwhile the rest of the bar is screaming to "Turn it up!"

    #27

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    WakaFlockaLeen Report

    WindySwede
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or "that will be $10 more" 😏

    Mrs.C
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pretty sure that was my aunt. Target used to let you bring your receipt in if an item went on sale within 30 days of purchase and they would refund you the difference. That woman NEVER threw out a Target receipt.

    Rizzo
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some people have to turn every coin twice these days.

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    #28

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    leopunani Report

    Lotekguy
    Community Member
    Premium
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Only at a seance.

    Tom Brincefield
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    After McDonalds introduced the Quarter Pounder with 1/4 pound of hamburger, A&w introduced the Third of a Pound burger, that contained 1/3 of a pound of beef, did the same price. It failed. Most people thought 1/3 of a pound was smaller because 3 is smaller than 4.

    Jessica Hedges
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I work for an apartment rental company and had someone ask me why a two bedroom apartment cost more than a one bedroom

    Bookworm
    Community Member
    Premium
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What do these people think the words 'medium' and 'large' mean?

    Steve Hall
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some people just aren't smart.

    jennifer brinkman
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Had someone ask me that at the grocery store I work at

    Ballet Nerd
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    no but probably bigger tan your brain

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    Razztastic757 Report

    Me Oh My
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fructose father. Sucrose step-parent. Lactose lad. Glucose grandpa.

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    Chewie Baron
    Community Member
    Premium
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sorry, but I’m a diabetic.

    Verfin22
    Community Member
    Premium
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes my dad has diabetes. How'd you know?

    Nicola Mawson
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd be: nope, but I have debt. Sign here. With all my own conditions

    Sven Horlemann
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I dunno, maybe take the compliment (then ignore them)?

    brittany
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    its not a compliment and men who think it is are part of the problem

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    Tobias Reaper
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    should have said sorry i cant I'm diabetic

    Bob Brooce
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "No, but I do like Turkish taffy."

    Bill Swallow
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, the 'caramel-lollipop-on-a-stick'? Sure, I love them!

    Cosmikid
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And this was surprising to you? Well, innocence is attractive...

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    annaklewis Report

    Robert Trebor
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Their stuffed chamber pots rank high.

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    #31

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    SydneyBattle Report

    Papa
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "You can't get here from there."

    Jeremy James
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to get calls like this all the time, or they would ask me to look up information about a different location. I always wanted to ask, "Are you by any chance calling me from a smartphone right now?"

    SkippityBoppityBoo
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe English wasn't their first language. They were trying to ask for directions

    Gavin Johnson
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh I wouldn’t start from YOUR house to get here I don’t know the way, I find that starting from MY house is much easier……

    whiterabbit
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People do this all the time when I'm making pre-op phone calls to my patients at work. First of all, it's 3 days prior to your appointment, are you really going to remember my step by step directions from your house that's an hour away from our office? Secondly, you have 3 days, look it up yourself.

    Stannous Flouride
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Call a cab, give them our address, and follow them."

    Bill Swallow
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Go down to the light and make a left. Go three miles, turn left into the cul-de-sac, go around *twice* - this is very important - then when you come out, flip a coin and go that way for 2-1/2 blocks. You can't miss it!"

    nottheactualphoto
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Turn left when you get to where the old K-Mart used to be

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    JB
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fly. By flapping your arms

    Lyone Fein
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Perhaps this was as opposed to taking public transportation?

    Stealthzilla
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well yeah but like, how is the employee supposed to know how to get there from the customers house?

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    ThatJakePC Report

    Cosmikid
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "May I see your Federal Entitlement Certificate please?"

    Bookworm
    Community Member
    Premium
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah, yes. Christmas, when businesses famously just let people take whatever they want.

    Array Index Out of Bounds
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "No. Because I'm Jewish/Muslim/Buddhist/Hindu/Sikh/Atheist/Agnostic/Satanist. I don't believe in your material holiday."

    Chris M
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A poor excuse for picking a man's pocket every twenty-fifth of December!

    Stannous Flouride
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And then you RUINED Xmas! Hope you're happy!

    PattyK
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    “In god we trust. All others pay cash.”

    Ken Beattie
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Weird assortment of DVDs... at Christmas. ie: she bought a bunch of DVDs as Christmas presents for a heap of her friends/family and they all have their own tastes. Well, tried to buy :P

    Ms.GB
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well now I want to know what the DVD's were

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    saggiesplinters Report

    WindySwede
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is this code for something?

    Greg
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd say he wanted it to be a surprise.

    Ham Fright
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Plot twist, the sandwich was for his wife. Who is deathly allergic to olives.

    Raw pelican
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nah this is hilarious idk why it’s even on here

    Tyranamar
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is kind of a fun request.

    shawna Reich
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    maybe he didnt want to know where you put the olive so when he got to it he could be suprised?! LOL something like Mr. Bean would do

    Heather Talma
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At least this one is actually possible to give him what he wants.

    Mallory L
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    with some of the crazy things you read now a days I'd be worried it was somebody trying to "test" somebodies allergies, because they don't believe their real or will have as big a reaction as they say

    Definitely a Human
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe he was trying to find out if he actually didn't mind olives, or was trying to overcome an aversion to them.

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    awsnapitsadri Report

    Lunaofthenest (She/they)
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not really surprised since these people expected a server to (?) comfort/ tend to a stranger's child. Entitlement- its a helluva druhg 🤷‍♀️

    Ellie Ahmed
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think you're giving the table too much credit. They wanted the server to make the baby be quiet. I'm not sure they cared whether that was done via comforting it.

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    save_tillie Report

    Mike Beck
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I understand that (most?) turkey bacon is flavored with bacon fat so this is a reasonable question. But rejecting the evidence afterwards?

    Freddy M. (He/Him)
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean, I could get thinking it may be a mix, since bacon is default pork, but continuing to disbelieve after being told I don't get

    Definitely a Human
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I dunno, that sounds kinda valid. Bacon comes from pigs. If you'd never heard of "turkey bacon" before, you could easily assume that it was a mix of turkey and bacon.

    #36

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    sxfiyahhh Report

    Jill Bussey
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They may be enquiring so you have the opportunity to say "sorry, that one's just run out."

    Přemek Marek
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Which, not "do you have this or that"...

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    Jen
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder if maybe they can't read. It's more common than people think. And not always obvious what the soup is by looking at it...unless it's beetroot!

    HurlWurk
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not sure where this is, but around where I live, all the soups are listed along with a line saying "please check with the staff for what is currently available".

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    hernameisteara Report

    Duuuuuuude
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why were you all wearing Starbucks aprons at burger King?

    Roxy222uk
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not everyone knows that Whopper is a branded name, and asking if you sell burgers isn't beyond the realms of reasonableness.

    Jeremy James
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be fair, Starbucks does sell "Egg McMuffins" now. I think it was in retaliation for McCafe.

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    Akitron Report

    Ace
    Community Member
    Premium
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    TBF if I just saw 'latte' on a menu I wouldn't have a clue if it was coffee or tea or just what it say, milk, in the absence of someone telling me otherwise .

    Jill Bussey
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Chai latte is my favourite hot drink.

    Charity Angel
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    God, if I could get a decaf version... I never really liked tea, but a chai latte? Yum

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    Heather Talma
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I did this once but I at least admitted that it was my brain malfunctioning slightly

    WindySwede
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nono, it's chocolate latte..

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    #39

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    jenelaina Report

    Luke Branwen
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "10 minutes on 200° should be the same as 1 minute on 2000°"

    Me Oh My
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And then they complain when everything's on fire.

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    Array Index Out of Bounds
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm tired of people not understanding what gluten is.

    Charity Angel
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have problems with gluten. My mum's BFF is coeliac. We both accept there are some places we cannot eat. A bakery is one of those places where we expect contamination

    Roxy222uk
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I've seen quarter loaves they've always been cut X otherwise they're not all equal. That's definitely the customer being a nitwit.

    Bookworm
    Community Member
    Premium
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Still processing 'put it back together.' Has this person never cut anything? Does she not know how... knives work?

    Deborah B
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wait. The customer asked for a round loaf to be sliced, and the baker cut it as wedges (like slices of cake) instead of cutting it in bread slices, but the baker thinks the *customer* was the weird one?

    Skip62
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does slicing the bread change the nutritional value?

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    ohjasminee Report

    Tyranamar
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These are just space filler questions. They know you do and are just getting the convo started. Just answer and roll along.

    Mallory L
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    what's wrong with "hi can I have a (size) coffee please?"?

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    Ervin Conn
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe they meant regular drip coffee?

    Ken Beattie
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wondered the same thing. "Just want a plain coffee" "We do lattes, espressos, machiattos etc, but no plain coffee"

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    DennyS (denzoren)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I need some context for this one, it's totally probable that the person isn't familiar.

    Ron Baza
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Context: 1/It’s a coffee shop, and 2/The customer had been kicked in the head by a horse

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    Brian Droste
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Say no. Say all these machines are here for looks.

    Array Index Out of Bounds
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe said person was smitten by you, and couldn't find the words. I say person was attracted to you. Hope you let them down easy!

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    Me Oh My
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If it had any less sugar, I'm pretty sure it'd be bread... edit: fixed bad wording :)

    Karen Krause
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Then don't buy the cake or make it yourself with a sugar substitute and other ingredients you are confident are on your diet.

    Andrea Pereira
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you have diabetes and your sugar levels are managed, you can eat normal cake... but like one normal sized piece once in a while, not a whole cake. Sometimes Im craving cake I go and buy one and bring it to my sister's, so I can eat only one piece and my nephews take care of the rest.

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    #42

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    nayleeboy Report

    Con O Cuinn
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't think asking is unreasonable, if she demanded it would be a different story.

    Kenneth Smith
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Honestly, I can see why some don't like this, but I see nothing wrong with asking and taking no for an answer.

    Cosmikid
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, I'm so sorry ma'm, but the Big Spender discounts only start at $1500..."

    ॐBoyGanesh
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I heard this frequently and I simply don’t respond. If they push it, I let out a faked nervous laugh & say, “oh, I assumed you were joking. You’re not serious, are you?” and leave it at that. Mind you this is for higher-end resort hotel rooms. They’re basically asking for a beachside or ocean view room at a garden view rate. If they’re insistent after I tell them “no” I tell them I can give them a standard garden view room at roughly the same cost as they’re suggesting they pay.

    Array Index Out of Bounds
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    On your birthday, prove it with your ID and get all kinds of freebies and discounts. I hope you weren't born on February 29!

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    #43

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    Lotekguy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Worst. Pickup line. Ever.

    Bob Brooce
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Right? I have a lot more luck asking if they want to come home and see how I prepare my yams.

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    SkippityBoppityBoo
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yt = White... Depending upon the race of the person being asked to cook them? It's a kinda racist remark because Collard greens were just one of a few select vegetables that enslaved African-Americans were allowed to grow and harvest for themselves and their families.

    Sven Grammersdorf
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    1 year ago

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    It's a racist way to refer to white people.

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    Chewie Baron
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Only if you can stab him in the eye with a red Bic biro afterwards,

    Kraneia The Dancing Dryad
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Try being a janitor at a hotel. "You gonna come clean my floors too?" AT LEAST 10 times every day.

    Charity Angel
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anyone else take a minute to parse "yt"?

    Khavrinen
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Took me more than a minute, because I still haven't figured it out.

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    Reviewer UK01
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Agree with the crowd, I've never eaten a pumpkin and "spice" is a very broad concept - does ginger taste like cayenne? What kind of spices do you mean? Think it's an entirely valid question

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    #44

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    PhaseWitFact
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some fish taste "fishier" than others. Salmon is considered very mild.

    Lame Llama
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What? Have you never had cooked salmon before? So fishy.

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    Ace
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Perfectly legitimate question. Some people are very sensitive to a 'fishy' taste that is not always present in some fish, notably tinned salmon and tuna.

    Inglourioustmnt
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Asking if a fish is fishy is basically asking if its not fresh/good. A legit question

    Jay Cee
    Community Member
    1 week ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is your salmon fresh? No madam, it's very well mannered.

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    David
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is actually a legitimate question. GOOD salmon is very "not fishy" compared to many other types of fish. But cuts closer to the tail and - I think - sometimes when it is older - can have an unpleasant "fishy" odor / taste that is not present in a good quality cut. It is something I learned recently when some salmon fillets I purchased happened to be more towards the tail cuts. I also found out a friend actually prefers tail cuts because they taste more 'fishy'.

    Definitely a Human
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Perfectly valid question. Some people don't really like seafood, but want to include fish in their diet, (my wife and I for example). We specifically buy salmon because it's not as "fishy" as many other fish.

    Bookworm
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be fair, some fish has a really strong 'fishy' taste (mackerel's one) and some is a lot more mild, like tilapia or cod.

    ShyWahine
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cod you have some sense before asking ? Reel-ly tired of herring such nonsense

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    #45

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    Lunaofthenest (She/they)
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sure, ma'am! With the additional batshit crazy customer fee, that'll be 1,000.00.

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    #46

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    Ace
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And? People from outside the US are very unlikely to know - I would first expect it to taste like pumpkin, but somehow feel that's not right.

    Scotira
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be honest, I have no clue what a "pumpkin spiced" anything tastes like. I oc know what pumpkin soup tastes like, "pumpkin spiced" is not really a thing in Switzerland with very little exceptions (like Starbucks...). And I haven't yet been courageous enough to try 😅 Soooo: What does it taste like? 🙈😇

    Cougar Allen
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger, and sometimes allspice. It's called that because we traditionally use it in pumpkin pie.

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    Cathy Mcgee
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Here in europe we don't have pumpkin spice. I no idea what it might taste like & why you would put it in coffee?

    Charity Angel
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't bother - it's so sickly sweet. I tried it the first year they brought it over to the UK

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    rmandevi831
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reasonable question. Does it taste like pumpkin at all, or just the spice mix?

    The Other Guest
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just the spice. "Pumpkin" refers to the type of spice blend; there is no actual pumpkin involved.

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    Definitely a Human
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Perfectly valid. Pumpkin spice doesn't contain pumpkin. And if you've never had the spice mix before, you wouldn't know what's in it, or what it tastes like.

    Ken Beattie
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I kinda get this one. Pumpkin has a range of tastes depending on the variety for starters. For seconds, they might have been wondering is it more of a savoury donut rather than a sweet one. And finally, maybe they just figured pumpkin spice is not really pumpkin flavoured, but just orange coloured flavouring. Kinda like banana flavouring doesn't really taste like modern bananas.

    Hugh Crawford
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Eh, it's a legitimate question if you think about it. Pumpkin spice isn't really based on anything. And it will probably taste different in different mediums and stores.

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    #47

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    KruegerFreddee Report

    SparkDragon
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Best Buy is an American store which only sells electronics

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    Khavrinen
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "You're soaking in it." ( Really old joke. )

    ShyWahine
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Watt are current-ly looking for?

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