Firmly into the second quarter of 2024, inflation rates continue to weigh on the average American shopper. In a viral TikTok with over 1.6 million views, content creator JB (@big_riig) shares his woe at having spent $123 on “barely” enough groceries to cover two nights of dinner. “Am I the only one who feels like …
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Main Character of the Week: The Mazda customer who discovered her car was taken home by a dealership worker
Main Character of the Week is a weekly column that tells you the most prominent “main character” online (good or bad). It runs on Fridays in the Daily Dot’s web_crawlr newsletter. If you want to get this column a day before we publish it, subscribe to web_crawlr, where you’ll get the daily scoop of internet culture …
‘Brilliant planning on the customer’s part’: Car salesman says customer ‘outsmarted’ dealership, Nissan with this tactic
According to a care salesperson, a customer got 20% off the price of their electric vehicle. Here’s how they did it. In a viral video, a local Nissan dealership explained how one of their customers “outsmarted” the dealership “and maybe even Nissan.” “Someone leased a car with no intention of making payments,” the text overlay …
‘I work at Subway… inedible’: Subway customer warns against footlong cookie after receiving it raw
Yet another Subway customer is accusing the fast-food chain of failing to cook its footlong cookie completely. In a viral video that has racked up 3.4 million views and over 216,800 likes, TikToker Eden Jones (@edenjones.mp3) unveiled her Subway dessert. “Here’s your sign if you were thinking about trying the subway footlong cookies!” she wrote …
‘That would drive me crazy’: Customer says Frontier Airlines forced people off plane, kept their luggage
In a viral video, a customer says Frontier Airlines forced nearly a dozen people off of a plane but didn’t tell them their luggage would continue on the journey. TikTok user Deysha (@mamadee_) posted the video from a Frontier Airlines flight on March 30. She says her flight, originally scheduled for 8:45 p.m., was delayed …
A Stuck-Up Customer Demanded She Call Him “Doctor,” So She Put Him In His Place In Front Of Everybody
I’m sure we all had a teacher at some point who was particularly stubborn about being addressed as Dr. So-and-so, not Mr. So-and-so. And I’m sure our memories of that teacher are…. let’s just say not the fondest. I mean, from the way they acted you’d think their doctorate would have burst into flames if …
‘Sorry for bothering you during your business hours’: Customer slams restaurant for locking her out when she tried to pick up order 30 minutes before closing
What’s considered an appropriate time to place an order for food before a restaurant closes shop for the day? One hour? Fifteen minutes? A minute before because technically the restaurant is still open? People have differing opinions on order timing etiquette, and TikToker Taylor Peterson (@paylorteterson) believes that she rightfully followed what she considers a …
Vision Impaired Customer Shares The Awkwardness Of Not Being Able To Navigate Touchscreens For Tips
For many people, it’s hard enough just getting by these days. Tipping is often just another financial pressure a lot of us struggle to meet, even when we know how important it is. But at least if you have full sight there won’t be this particular awkwardness when you’re tipping! I don’t think most businesses …
‘Well, I’m 20’: Former Lowe’s worker says customer asked for manager because she didn’t want help from ‘an 18-year-old girl’
According to some folks online, boomers take the prize for the rudest generation. A former Lowe’s worker adds to this conversation by sharing their experience working at Lowe’s and dealing with a rude customer who wouldn’t accept her assistance because of her age and gender. In a now-viral TikTok, Amelia (@ailema_faith) responds to a stitched …
‘Just another day at Applebee’s’: Customer hisses at server after finding out baked potatoes aren’t on the Applebee’s menu
Food servers have to put up with a lot. Some customers can mistake the waitstaff’s job—taking their order, being courteous, and getting their food out on time—as a demand to wait on them hand and foot. And some customers can react badly when their preferences aren’t met. However, a viral TikTok seems to show a …
‘It’s just common sense’: Customer slams Walmart after bakery wrote instructions on top of cake
A Walmart customer put the store on blast after she received a custom cake with her instructions written in frosting on the confection. Peyton Chimack (@peychimack) posted her complaint to TikTok, along with photographic evidence of the cake she received. Using the image carousel feature, Peyton first displays an image of the cake she used …
‘Thanks for the idea’: Taco Bell worker says he fell for scam that let customer get 2 orders for the cost of 1
Taco Bell worker and popular creator Caleb Lennon (@caleb_lennon) has shared yet another tale from the pages of his Live Mas storybook. This time, he warns that he fell for a delivery order scam—and that gave viewers some ideas. In a viral TikTok clip that’s accrued over 530,000 views, Lennon crafts a custom menu item …