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notalwaysright_feed) wrote2025-09-01 07:00 am
Read No, I Cannot Perform Labor For You
Customer: "Can you help me with something?"
Me: "Uh… yes, I think so."
We are near the registers, and I am worried she will ask me to open a line, hence my hesitation.
Customer: "So you can help me?"
notalwaysright_feed) wrote2025-08-31 11:00 pmRead Take Pride In What You’re Wearing, Part 2
Customer: "People actually buy this bull-s***?"
Me: "Well… I'm restocking it… so yeah."
Customer: "No wonder our kids are so corrupted with this s*** in their faces all the time. They're gonna think it's normal."
notalwaysright_feed) wrote2025-08-31 09:00 pmRead Some Customers Need Therapy, But We’re Not Your Therapists
This woman seemed to be in her mid-to-late sixties. She wears exclusively tie-dye or paisley dusters, chunky jewelry, purple hair, and sometimes even goes barefoot outdoors in the dirt and desert gravel. She’s always very loud, demanding, and backhanded in her politeness. She also talks enough to fill a room, and always shows up so high she can barely function.
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notalwaysright_feed) wrote2025-08-31 07:00 pmRead From Marlboro to Mars Bar
Dad: "Whoa, whoa. That’s way too much, buddy. You’ll get fat eating all that."
The kid pauses, frowns, then points at the cigarettes in his dad’s hand.
Kid: "You'll get cancer smoking all that."
notalwaysright_feed) wrote2025-08-31 06:05 pmnotalwaysright_feed) wrote2025-08-31 05:55 pmRead Grim Re-Tailer
She once told a cashier who used a cane, "If you can’t stand for eight hours straight, you shouldn’t be working here."
When a Black coworker wore their natural hair, she said, "That’s unprofessional. You should fix that if you want to move up."
She told a gay coworker, "You don’t need time off for your kind of wedding. It’s not real anyway."
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notalwaysright_feed) wrote2025-08-31 05:45 pmRead Now We Know What Kind Of Guy Buys Underwear At A Yard Sale
It's during the pandemic, and like LITERALLY EVERYWHERE ELSE, we require a mask for customers to be served. A customer walks up to the counter, empty-handed except for his items. No mask.
Me: "Sir, I can’t serve you without a mask. It’s store policy."
Customer: “Oh, come on. You're wearing a mask, so that's enough. Just ring me up."
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notalwaysright_feed) wrote2025-08-31 05:00 pmRead Rice, Rice, Maybe
I work in a kitchen/furniture store. A customer came to me and asked about a white 200ml bowl.
Customer: "Is this big enough for rice?"
Me: "I don't know. It's not for me; I don't know for you."
Customer: "But is it good for rice?"
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notalwaysright_feed) wrote2025-08-31 03:00 pmRead Aisle Be Pressing Charges
I felt a sharp jab in the shoulder. I turned around to see a woman with an expression that could curdle milk.
Me: "Yes?"
Customer: "Load four bags of dog food in my cart."
notalwaysright_feed) wrote2025-08-31 02:30 pmRead Dial M For Mine
Me: "So… the guy I like at school finally asked me for my number today."
Mom: "Oh! That’s exciting."
Aunt: "Did you give it to him?"
Before I can even answer, my little brother, four years old, pipes up.
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cakewrecks_feed) wrote2025-08-31 01:00 pmThere's a geometric trend sweeping the wedding cake world, peeps, and I APPROVE:
What sweet sorcery is this? It feels retro and modern at the same time.
It's pure modern elegance in these sea-swept tiles, though:
In fact, I like this one so much I think it got into my subconscious: I just realized the curtain I bought this week is the same teal ombre! Ha! (Now if only I could find real tiles like this to match.)
This next one defies description:
(By Olofson Design. Photography by Anneli Marinovich)
What do you think, "exploding pastel fractal"? Maybe?
(Dig that stand!)
I know exactly how to describe this one, though:
(By Very Unique Cakes by Veronique)
WANT.
Yep, that fan topper is breaking my brain in the best possible way. Love it.
Raise your hand if you can't believe this next one's cake:
(By Amy Beck Cake Design)
[raises hand]
Such a rich masculine vibe, though. Me likey.
I've always felt there isn't enough kelly green in the world, so this little Pretty is making my day:
(By Cake Your Day)
Not to mention I want that topper as a hair clip, STAT.
Oooh, but here comes my favorite color combo:
(By Sweet And Saucy Shop, featured here)
Mmm, orange and teal goodness.
I also love the drippy candy thing (technical term) that's so popular right now, so this is a cool combo:
(Baker Unknown. Help?)
Check out the hexagonal lollipops, and that patterned topper! Rockin'.
Although there's a kind of serenity to these chic clean lines:
Ahhh. Perfection.
And finally, for those brides who crave a touch of blue, you simply CANNOT beat this gilded Sapphire beauty:
(By The SweeterE, featured here)
The patterns, the textures, the perfect floral placement! YES.
Hope you enjoyed today's Sweets, everyone! Happy Sunday!
notalwaysright_feed) wrote2025-08-31 01:30 pmRead When Balance Hits Zero, In Comes A Hero
I get to the register, and thankfully, it's just below the budget at a bit over $13. What happened next was a rollercoaster that ended in a bit of my faith in humanity being restored.
notalwaysright_feed) wrote2025-08-31 01:00 pmRead Money Talks… But It Doesn’t Read
Customer: "This thing won’t take my cash!"
Me: "That’s correct, sir. These machines only accept cards."
He looks around the store, throwing his arms up like I just told him the world ended.
Customer: "Well, where’s the sign then? Huh? Where’s the big sign telling me that?"
Me: "We used to have big signs. Customers didn’t read them."
notalwaysright_feed) wrote2025-08-31 12:45 pmnotalwaysright_feed) wrote2025-08-31 12:15 pmIn 2010 my friends and I rented a flat for our final year of University. I was the main contact with the letting agents and all the utilities. After graduation we moved out and I wrapped up all our various contracts, and though our energy supplier took a bit of time to convince that we […]
notalwaysright_feed) wrote2025-08-31 11:45 am(A man driving a car with US license plates pulls up next to me.) Man: “Excuse me, can you tell me where Sam’s Club is?” (For you non-Americans, “Sam’s Club” is a US-based warehouse retail chain.) Me: “This is Canada, we don’t have Sam’s Club here!” Man: *confused look* “Umm, okay, thanks.” *drives off* (When […]
notalwaysright_feed) wrote2025-08-31 11:30 amnotalwaysright_feed) wrote2025-08-31 11:00 am(I’m at a family gathering, when I wander into a group laughing their heads off. Cousin 1 is from mom’s side and grew up in the same area as me; Aunt, Uncle, and Cousin 2 are from dad’s side from another state and are visiting.) Me: ALRIGHT alright, what’s all this then!? Cousin 1: OH, […]
notalwaysright_feed) wrote2025-08-31 10:30 amOne of my friends often forgets that she and don’t have the same political views. When this comes up, it often leads to some interesting conversations. Friend: No. You were never like this before! Me: What are you talking about? I’ve always been [political side]. Friend: No you weren’t! I distinctly remembering you saying [some […]
