“I Still Need An ID”: 50 Examples Of Unhinged Customer Behavior At CVS And Walgreens

Anyone who has had to wait in line at a customer support desk or at a particularly busy grocery store has no doubt come to the realization that there are some people who simply do not know how to accomplish basic tasks. As a result, they will start to ask employees for help, but, more often than not, the things they want range from excessive to downright impossible.

We’ve gathered some posts and pictures from retail workers that are sure to infuriate anyone who has had a customer-facing job. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and if any of this looks familiar, be sure to share that story in the comments section below.

#1 Pretty Much Sums It Up

RELATED: #2 Be Gone Karen

#3 These Signs Should Be Posted At Every CVS

It does not take a genius to realize that the customer is most definitely not always right. Broadly speaking, this concept was more often used as advice for the folks managing a store, hotel or restaurant and not something the customer should really internalize. Even at businesses that strived to satisfy all customer needs, there was still an understanding that the customer could be right, if, and only if, they had the money.

Even in the heady, perhaps overly optimistic days of the late 20th century, critics thought this idea was strange. Dishonesty isn’t just some modern day issue and folks are just downright dimwitted when it comes to picking an item or understanding the terms and conditions of a coupon.

#4 Abusive Customers

#5 This Has Happened Multiple Times Already

#6 Think I’m Getting The Point Across?

Similarly, this sort of entitlement isn’t just modern, even if it feels like it. American journalist Damon Runyon wrote “the customer is always right in taking advantage of the tradespeople,” all the way back in 1939. Lets face it, entitlement is probably as old as human civilization, meaning that workers who have to deal with other people have always had the short end of the stick.

#7 Anyone Else Have These Problems?

#8 Up At 4 Am Every Day 😢

#9 No Lies Detected

More recently, Business Insider has stated that this concept “created a sense of entitlement among shoppers that has led to aggression and even violence toward retail workers.” Anyone who has tried to brave the crowds on Black Friday can attest to the fact that being in a store simply turns some folks basically feral.

#10 When A Customer Starts Calling You By The Name On Your Name Tag

#11 Very Interesting Story… But I Still Need An ID To Check

#12

#13 I’ve Experienced This At CVS More Than Anywhere Else I’ve Ever Worked

#14 When An Old Person Tells You “Well, You Just Lost A Paying Customer!”

#15 Let Me Have A Word With My Supervisor

#16 🤣🤣

#17 Yep

#18 All The Time

#19 Can You Take That Off?

#20 Since My Last One Blew Up Here’s 3 More 🤓

#21 😂

#22 This Is A Fact

#23 🙃

#24 Relatable

#25 Excuse Me Is Your Pharmacy Open???

#26 When You Can’t Take Their Coupons

#27 Please. Shut Up!

#28 Everyday At CVS

#29 “Why Can’t You Take This?”

#30 Why Can’t They Just Stare At Their Phones In Line Instead

#31 Damn Chip Readers

#32 Is It Filled Yet???

#33 Got My First Complaint About My Appearance!

#34 Photo Department? Never Heard Of Her

#35 When You’ve Spent The Last 15 Minutes Frantically Looking For A Lady’s Photo Order And You Finally Find It Under Her Maiden Name And She Goes, “I Haven’t Gone By That Name In Five Years. How Funny, Right?!”

#36 Already Got 10 Calls In An Hour Get Out Of My Head Get Out Of M

#37 One Sign Didn’t Seem To Be Enough For Some People

#38 😂😂

#39 Some Memes I Made So We Can Laugh At The Stupidity

#40 “It Just Says Processing, Why Is It Not Taking My Card?”

#41 LOL

#42 CVS Might Win The Award For Worst Customers In The World

#43 Just Gonna Leave This Here

#44 When An Elderly Customer Walks Up To The Photo Kiosk, Spends .0002 Seconds Looking At The Screen, And Makes Eye Contact With You From Across The Store