Supermarket Workers Reveal 19 Things They Absolutely Hate That Customers Do

#11 Some Customers‘ Logic Is Just Unfathomable

Despite huge signs saying “Members Only” or “Buy One Get One Half Off,” certain customers turn on their “automatic ignore” ability. They persist in asking about promotions that expired long ago, or demand special treatment in the non‑member lane. Maybe they‘re overwhelmed by the dazzling array of promotions, or maybe they’re just testing their luck. Either way, it pushes employees‘ patience and explanatory skills to the limit.

#12 A Second of Laziness, an Hour of Cleanup

You‘ve just neatly arranged the snack food aisle, and the next minute you find a lonely bag of chips sitting in the dairy cooler. All for a moment of convenience, a misplaced product creates food waste and forces employees to do repetitive labor. Sometimes a customer, trying to reach the freshest milk at the back, will move all the cartons in front and then walk away, completely ignoring the mess they’ve created.