Hilarious Instances Of Customers Going Too Far In The Funniest And Most Absurd Ways

We’re all familiar with the phrase, “The customer is always right.” And, if you give people a little wiggle room, they will run with it, and if you give them miles and miles, they will sprint. Naturally, customers often take advantage of that phrase, sometimes to extreme lengths. 

While errands go be fun, they can also be quite tiresome. You may even need some rest during all of the activity, and there’s nothing wrong with that! But, there’s an appropriate time and place for resting. Needless to say, doing it right on top of a bunch of raw chicken in the middle of the produce aisle is not that place. 

We’re not the only ones who have been tempted to try a product out at the store. It can be something as harmless as taking the cap off of a deodorant stick to witness the smell or going to buy a bag of chips and munching on them before you go home to cook dinner. 

Messes don’t clean themselves up and this is especially true in public places. Somebody’s job description is to mop up the disasters that people make, and, sometimes they are intentional ones. Or, people are just too dang lazy. 

Certain people will go to great lengths to receive a full refund in the most ridiculous ways. It’s not just for big-ticket purchases, but the smallest and even unthinkable ones. This example is a poster-child example for going through all possible means for a refund. This customer wanted a refund for…a mango. One that’s been cut open. 

It should be a formal policy that if you’re in a public place and eat at a clean table, you should leave the table how you found it. Of course, this is only within reason. Accidents happen and it’s the employees’ job to clean them up. But, as this article points out, there are people out there who get a laugh out of making employees’ lives miserable at their own expense. 

Here, we have another rude customer scenario where things went south to the point where management had to hang up a sign stating the obvious. Enough people were handing the employees dirty, sweaty money right from their undergarments and shoes. It’s a universal fact that money is one of the dirtiest items, so why would employees want to handle it in addition to that? 

You’ve probably thought you’ve seen it all by now. But, wait there’s more! This next thing is beyond disgusting and unsanitary. In this case of these horrific customers, security footage showed them licking the top of ice cream pints and containers, and then putting them back in the freezer.

Thievery in any retail establishment is expected. Certain customers are very crafty when it comes to engaging in the art of stealing, while others are so bad at it that they get caught red-handed. Once in a while, someone puts their unique flair on their illegal acts. The person who wrote this note was trying to be funny, but we don’t know who they were trying to amuse exactly.

Some customers out there revel in showing workers how awful they truly are, and do it by leaving demeaning messages on their bills. Talk about stooping low. Actions speak louder than words, but in this situation, the customer’s actions and words proved their undesirable character.

When customers decide they don’t want something, it’s not the end of the world. They might be second-guessing their purchase or realize they shouldn’t spend the money on it. But, the right thing to do is put it back in the place they found it.

There has never been a situation where it’s acceptable for a customer to take an employee’s hard-earned tips. Tips are an important part of their income, and by stealing that, you prevent them from paying bills or anything else essential. People continue to be remarkable individuals and steal from tip jars. 

Sometimes customers say the most inappropriate things, just like kids. These employees started a special tradition of writing down the strangest things their customers say…on the walls. We love this idea because of the creativity behind it and it also gives us perspective into all of the horrible customer encounters they experience. 

It’s a customary practice anywhere to tip wait staff, usually 15-20% in the United States. Tips are essential to helping employees earn a liveable wage and sustain their lives. If your service was not outstanding, however, the customer should at least still consider tipping 10%. In most cases, servers are doing their absolute best. 

For different art and writing supplies to be put on display (and, even sample) isn’t out of the ordinary. Some stores have designated places to write notes, either as a nice token of appreciation or to show how many customers donated to a charitable cause. Needless to say, not every place is good for exercising creative freedom. Spray paint is no exception. 

You probably think of a ghost when you hear the word “boo,” or about something horrible and you respond to that one word. It’s not a word to write on a restaurant bill, however. Casper the Friendly Ghost wouldn’t write that, so a human shouldn’t either. 

Here’s another example of a business that puts its worst customers on display. Not only does this gas station showcase pretty clear photos of these people, but there’s also a description near each image sharing what they did. Perhaps these less-than-desirable customers will think twice about their shameful behaviors next time! 

We’ve heard the expression, “The world is your playground.” But, in this case, people took that phrase to a whole new level by treating this store as their personal playground. Save that behavior for an actual playground, not a thrift store. Somebody has to clean all of that up, you know. 

By now, we’ve seen disgraceful tips and no tips. In this case, the customer had the audacity to try and leave a negative tip. Some customers work their way into the manager’s heart by attempting to get a discount, while others give it to themselves. 

When you’re relaxing at home after a long day, it’s the best feeling to prop your feet up. “At home” are the important words here. Doing this is far from acceptable in a public place, especially when it’s your bare feet at a coffee shop. This guy just did whatever he wanted to and acted like he was in his own home. 

We can’t wrap our heads around people stealing parts off of a display item. Do they think it’s amusing? Or, do they actually need them? It doesn’t matter because there’s no valid excuse for this behavior. 

Ah, the gall that some people have! They really think that they can do whatever they want and there won’t be any repercussions. This lady and man weren’t thinking about how their actions would infuriate or affect others. You might be shocked by this outrageous behavior, but it shouldn’t be at this point.

We’ve experienced those people who use excuses in order to not give tips. This bill is not only eerily low but the customer has the nerve to give an infuriating excuse why they aren’t tipping. 

When a retailer throws a big sale, people forget to act like people. Black Friday is one of the worst examples. People argue with customers and managers and, sometimes, physically assault or fight others over a sale item. It’s unlikely that the store is left unscathed and untrashed in the process. 

As you grow older, you come to the realization of how amazing it would be if Monopoly money could be useful in real life. Obviously, Monopoly is only a game, and its fake money won’t buy you anything. 

Certain people have a wicked sense of humor and think that destroying store items and property is funny. In this case, you probably ask yourself, “Why?” We don’t have an accurate answer, just photos. If you know a thing or two about nail polish, you know that it’s not fun to clean up. 

The phrase “love thy neighbor” seems fairly straightforward, doesn’t it? So, why do most people only love themselves? It should be about all of mankind, not just one person. Putting the shopping carts in the right place is just a decent thing to do. 

Jeez, these customers keep on getting ruder and ruder with their tipping etiquette (or, lack of it). Not only did his customer not tip, but they left a demeaning message on the bill. People like this just shouldn’t go out to restaurants at all. 

We’ve seen a thief that wrote a silly and annoying note, but this situation is even more unique. The shoplifter in this situation went the extra, unnecessary mile to steal a bra…of all things! We wonder how long it took the employees to recognize what was going on. 

Bringing your children to a restaurant is totally fine, as long as there’s an adult supervising them. People go out to a restaurant to unwind and relax after a long day or week, so the last thing they need is to have kids running around causing a ruckus. 

It’s already clear that leaving a gross moss behind for public service employees to clean up is beyond rude and inconsiderate. It should never happen. But, what if we told you there’s something even worse? Yeah – this customer left a tip in the middle of an awful and disgusting mess. 

Already, this situation is very cringe-inducing. We’re not the only ones who expressed how absolutely low this was (and, for many good reasons). Look for yourself and witness another disdainful customer’s lack of tipping.

There are times when all it takes is a few people to completely ruin an experience for everyone around them. So, it’s evident that one too many kids were misbehaving and the owner had to put up a “Currently NOT Kid Friendly” sign. 

We live in a society where there are specific rules and norms that we have to follow, regardless of whether we like them or not. You absolutely should not put your dirty shoes on the grocery store shelves, but, obviously, some people didn’t get the message.

Well, here we are yet again! In this situation, another customer treated a public place like garbage. They didn’t have any reason to do this but simply didn’t care who would have to clean up their mess afterward. The levels of immaturity and disrespectful behavior are still shocking to us at this point. 

We simply do not understand why people purposefully torment retail workers! They already don’t get paid too much for starters, so why insist on making their lives miserable with such petty behavior? In this instance, multiple people took it upon themselves to make an employee’s day even more stressful than it likely already was.

Walmart is the place where you can get anything. It’s also a place where you bump elbows with all sorts of people – even some odd customers. We can’t begin to imagine the crazy things Walmart employees have seen while working. 

Retail stores such as Forever 21 are notorious for having endless racks of affordable merchandise. But, a well-behaved customer should put things back on the rack where they got them from and not haphazardly discard the items all over the floor. It’s not a zoo, even though these people act like animals!

You’re already privy to the plentiful situations where ignorant customers leave rude notes or next to no tip. This one, however, kicks things up a few notches! The customer in this scenario killed two birds with one stone by leaving a note and zero tips. 

Certain businesses take pride in honoring their employees of the month by putting pictures on the wall and having other perks in store. But, this establishment, went the extra mile and celebrated the worst customers of that month. 

It’s no surprise by now that customers truly don’t understand how the service industry works or care enough to know. In this example, another inconsiderate customer left a sad tip amount and even left a “helpful suggestion.” 

We shouldn’t be too surprised at this customer situation. In this case, thievery is taken to a whole other level, but with a Buddha this time. We have a feeling that the Buddha’s teachings don’t practice thievery. 

It’s a well-known fact that dads aren’t amusing when they’re cracking dad jokes. Plus, it’s even less amusing when they leave one of their jokes on the check instead of a tip. Yes – somebody did this on the bill. This customer dropped some advice rather than a monetary tip and did it in a very condescending manner!

Here we have yet another horrifically bad tipper! Not only is this customer’s demeanor far from uplifting, but they also didn’t leave a tip. They just had to jab at the server with an offensive message. 

Alright, this one will make your stomach turn. We’ve seen some of the disastrous messes that customers have left, but this one, in particular, might be the cherry (or lemon) on top. 

We shouldn’t be surprised at this point that there are no boundaries that customers won’t cross. They will continue their disgusting behavior, regardless! Clearly, this picture says it all.

Crazy things always seem to happen at Walmart – that’s just a fact. In this instance, a lady was standing in front of the yogurt that one customer wanted. The lady proceeded to grab every yogurt from the shelf, and for the shelves that she couldn’t reach, she held her young daughter up to reach for the others.

People will really do anything they want, won’t they? We’ve definitely seen some crazy things when we’re standing in line to check out. The funniest thing, too, is when people act like nobody is watching.

Here we have yet another example of a customer crossing the line (with another customer). In this situation, one person parked in a handicapped parking spot, and another person wasn’t happy with them.

This manager’s story about their experience with a customer is quite disturbing. A woman in a store was wearing a pink robe, and pink slippers, and her hair was up in a towel (not a common sight to see). Curiously, the manager followed her to see what she was up to.

This particular situation is just plain sad and upsetting, and we don’t understand why people are so heartless. One day, this customer was shopping with his older father when, all of a sudden, another person rammed their cart into him, knocking him over.

People’s out-of-line behavior at stores still shocks us to some extent, but this one is simply outrageous. This particular store is similar to Costco where they have membership subscriptions you can purchase. The lady in line obviously wasn’t in need or poor, since her car was stacked full of various items.

We’ve seen how customers abuse the system and take advantage of its perks. In this example, a customer at a grocery store noticed that a couple had their dog with them, and it didn’t have any clear indicator of being a service dog. They were even giggling about how they brought their dog inside without anybody noticing.

What is it about chicken that makes people go insane? It’s a mystery to us. This story involves another crazy customer who disregards all rules and sanitary precautions because they simply don’t care.

On Father’s Day is when this story takes place, and, unfortunately, we have another inconsiderate customer on our hands that is oblivious to other people around them. This person was getting a card for their husband and was standing next to a person who sneezed into his hand. Then, he proceeded to reach for a card to read with his germ-filled hands.

We’ve all likely dealt with customers whose actions make no sense and are just plain rude. When this customer was waiting in a really long line, they realized they had forgotten something and went to get the missing item.

We all know that kids act out sometimes in public places, but when parents don’t discipline their children, it becomes an annoyance for the people around them. In the produce aisle at a supermarket, two 12-year-old girls were giggling as one of them poked their fingers and thumbs into every tomato on the vine.

We’re sharing with you yet another example of a customer trying things inside a store thinking nothing is wrong with it. This time, we have a salad-dressing sipper on our hands!

The scene of this customer-related crime takes place in the produce section of a grocery store, in which a lady was on the hunt for the best grapes possible. Thus, she opened all the sealed bags of grapes, choosing the ones that she wanted and left the others. She took her sweet time doing this, carefully inspecting each and every grape.

It’s undeniable that people love good deals. And, when it comes to cheap chicken, customers can’t help but hide their excitement. This excitement, however, often leads to the customer majorly crossing the line.