whats the craziest request a customer has given you?

musicgirl88

I worked at the deli in wal mart for a short period of time...I had customers that refused to believe we routinely threw out the chicken that had been in there and would either "demand" we made fresh chicken, or would stand there and wait util they saw us make fresh chicken...I also had a customer that wanted her ham sliced on the smallest setting without it being shredded up...I'm like...umm....sorry but no matter how hard I try it's going to be shredded up...and then she would say, well they can do it at the local deli in the city I live in (wasn't a local person asking for this and I cant remember where she was from) so I would just say it ws the smallest setting and just put it on the setting that would make an actual slice...and she actually would say that's too thick!!! I'm like...no way...either eat it, or get shredded ham!! LOL

spennato

I used to own a restaurant and an old couple came in and ordered 2 dinners. They requested them to come out seperate. So the waitress tells me the old man was eating and the wife was watching, and then when the old man was done they requested the wifes meal. While the wife ate the husband watched......very, very odd. They also did the same for their dessert. After they finished I went to the table to ask them how their meal was, to which they replied wonderful. So I said I just have to ask, why do you two eat your food seperate? The man pulls out his teeth and say"we only have 1 set of dentures!!!" True story

djkshdfd

I'm a makeup artist, people ask me all kinds of crazy things....most recently "make me look like Angelina Jolie"
I'm sorry.
I forgot my wand at home.

Wait, so I can't just go to Macys and ask a makeup artist to make me look like Kim Kardashian? Absurd!

JoDeeD

I sold shoes throughout college. I have had the request to put shoes on the NASTIEST feet ever. I had to put shoes on an old lady that had no bladder control and her pants were soaked. I also had a lady who always wanted to buy 2 pair of shoes because her feet were different sizes, but she wanted a discount because she couldn't wear half the shoes she bought. I actually found another lady that had the opposite feet. I introduced the 2 ladies and they became shoe buying friends. They were happy that their shoes were not going to waste, they got great fitting shoes and they saved money.

ktanderson05

That happened where I work, which is a nationwide retail store, and our GM saw the lady do it, and he blatantly ignored her because of the way she was acting. Someone did eventually help her, but a few of them made it a point to tell her they didn't help her earlier because of the way she was acting.

ktanderson05

I used to own a restaurant and an old couple came in and ordered 2 dinners. They requested them to come out seperate. So the waitress tells me the old man was eating and the wife was watching, and then when the old man was done they requested the wifes meal. While the wife ate the husband watched......very, very odd. They also did the same for their dessert. After they finished I went to the table to ask them how their meal was, to which they replied wonderful. So I said I just have to ask, why do you two eat your food seperate? The man pulls out his teeth and say"we only have 1 set of dentures!!!" True story

OMG that is disgusting! I'm sorry but don't eat out for a year, and they could then probably afford another set of dentures. Ewww!!!

Elizabeth_C34

My friend's dad went to order a pizza last week, and my friend's niece asked for a cheese pizza, and the dad said, "That's stupid. The pizza already comes with cheese."

Vermilla

I used to work at an adult bookstore and some guy thought our "devices" were not big enough.....I offered to sell him a traffic cone

LOL

When I worked at a deli years ago at my first job, this old lady would come in every few days and buy the most expensive ham and want it shaved. Anybody who knows what shaved meat is knows this takes eternity. She wanted three pounds of it every time. It took about 2 hours each order, and she'd always come back and start yelling to go faster because her tiny purse dogs were hungry. Woman...there's canned dog food in aisle 7.

broken_star1134

As a kid in high school I worked at McD's to earn extra money. I would laugh every time someone would order a double quarter pounder with cheese, supersized and then request a diet coke. I guess the diet coke made them feel a little better about eating a days worth of calories in one meal??

I was a bartender in college and I had a regular customer that would want a jack and coke with three ice cubes and two napkins every time. Can't complain because he would tip me $5 every order (could easily make $50 bucks off him alone in a night!).

Maybe that person was diabetic...No sugar=diet soda

lor007

As a kid in high school I worked at McD's to earn extra money. I would laugh every time someone would order a double quarter pounder with cheese, supersized and then request a diet coke. I guess the diet coke made them feel a little better about eating a days worth of calories in one meal??

I have always done this, even when I didn't give a sh.t how many calories I was consuming. Regular soda makes me nauseous.

CakeFit21

We did a cake once for a ob/gyn surgical team. It was a cake shaped like a giant uterus. Like, a uterus that had been removed from someone. We had photos for reference. It was so disgustingly awesome.

Tamstar1985

i used to work at the gap. one morning, while working in the fitting room, a man came in with a huge pile of women's clothing. he stood about nervously for a second, then turned to me and said, "you're about my wife's size. could you model these clothes for me?" thankfully my boss was within hearing distance and told him that we weren't allowed to do that... talk about awkward moments!

Elizabeth_C34

Not really a request, but I once worked in a quilt shop as a fabric cutter, and a guy came into the store. He had a cart full of fabric to cut, so I started on his order. About halfway in, he asked me if this is my "dream" job, and I said, thinking he was making some casual conversation, "No, I'm doing a B.S. in math and want to go to grad school for science (hadn't decided on which yet)." He responds, "You know dinosaurs were put here to confuse us right?" I had no answer... I had no words...

Learnin2LuvMe

I used to own a restaurant and an old couple came in and ordered 2 dinners. They requested them to come out seperate. So the waitress tells me the old man was eating and the wife was watching, and then when the old man was done they requested the wifes meal. While the wife ate the husband watched......very, very odd. They also did the same for their dessert. After they finished I went to the table to ask them how their meal was, to which they replied wonderful. So I said I just have to ask, why do you two eat your food seperate? The man pulls out his teeth and say"we only have 1 set of dentures!!!" True story

O my goodness! I seriously laughed out loud,this is too funny!

Mallory0418

Not really a request, but I once worked in a quilt shop as a fabric cutter, and a guy came into the store. He had a cart full of fabric to cut, so I started on his order. About halfway in, he asked me if this is my "dream" job, and I said, thinking he was making some casual conversation, "No, I'm doing a B.S. in math and want to go to grad school for science (hadn't decided on which yet)." He responds, "You know dinosaurs were put here to confuse us right?" I had no answer... I had no words...

Thank goodness he came along to inform you before you made your decision....phew! :huh:

stephraposo

A lady tried to return some chicken breast that were all green and she said it was because there was a hair on it. One piece was missing and the absolute worst part was that the meat had been packaged for already 8 months. I told her that we only refund items within 30 days and she argued and argued. So then to put and to it I asked her for the receipt. Thinking that she wouldn't have it, but she did! Anyways called the manager and turns out the customer is always right.

I also got asked in marriage by a man that was at least 40 years older than me. He was such a creepy old man

xMedullaOblongatax

I work for a small, independent coffee shop and nothing comes to mind as far as "crazy" requests, but there are a few things that just drive me up the wall, such as ordering a 20oz cappuccino and complaining that there's too much foam! I get that not everyone can be a coffee expert, but if you're not sure what the drink is, please ask! Or when someone orders a drink off the Starbucks menu. It's kind of like walking into a burger joint and ordering a Big Mac, not to mention that many of their drinks are inaccurately named. Like a Caramel Macchiato is nowhere near what a real, true macchiato is. I hate having to clarify with a customer every time a macchiato is ordered that they want the Starbucks drink and not a REAL macchiato. Ugh. And the other day I had someone order a "blended mocha latte frappuccino." That's like three different drinks in one request.

Sorry, I don't mean to sound like a coffee snob, I've just been working there for like four years and I have a lot of work peeves. And I can't tell THEM.

Are you kidding me? That gargantuan mound of foam is the best part! Smear it on your mouth and voila, instant rabies

hopebuck

bump...this is a FANTASTIC thread! thankyou!

Vermilla

A lady tried to return some chicken breast that were all green and she said it was because there was a hair on it. One piece was missing and the absolute worst part was that the meat had been packaged for already 8 months. I told her that we only refund items within 30 days and she argued and argued. So then to put and to it I asked her for the receipt. Thinking that she wouldn't have it, but she did! Anyways called the manager and turns out the customer is always right.

I also got asked in marriage by a man that was at least 40 years older than me. He was such a creepy old man

This reminds me of an asian couple who came into the food bank I volunteered at one day. We have a list of what kind of stuff we give to them depending on their family size and all that. If they have allergies/requests, they're supposed to tell us before we begin. So I get this middle-aged couple their food, and they start routing through it. She practically throws the bread at me, says it's against her religion to eat bread and asks if I have any "non-grain bread." No idea what that was. Then she threw the meat at me, said it was against her religion to eat meat and asked if I had any "non-meat meat that wasn't fish." No idea what that is supposed to be either..tofu? Then she put all the cans in a bag and handed that back, said it was against her religion to eat canned foods....no wonder this woman is starving and had to come to a food bank. Then she asked if she could go back and pick out her own food. Not a grocery store, lady! :grumble:

mmuzzatti

A friend of mine saw my dog lick his balls and said he wishes he could do that, so I held the dog down!

Mikesrobin

Cheeseburger without cheese is common one. Apparently people don't know the word "hamburger."

My son worked at McDonald's and he said they do this so the hamburger is hot. Special orders are made as you order them.

eillamarie

When I worked in a fabric store a lady I was aquainted with from my parent's church came in & got some fabric cut. She then asked me if I could pick up the fabric (all 1 pound of it) and put it in her push cart as she recently had abdominal surgery & wasn't allowed to lift anything.

Of course I did it, but to this day I still don't know how she thought walking around shopping was OK, but that lifting a measly couple pieces of fabric wasn't OK......

eillamarie

When I was 20 an 85 year old man also asked if he could be my sugar daddy. Used words like "spoil you" & "luxury". Never seen him before. He was totally serious too.

tacticalhippie

I have to order a plain hamburger WITHOUT cheese. Seriously.
If I order a plain hamburger anywhere in this town I end up with cheese. WTF?!? lol
I happen to order salads at restaurants really weird. It only ends up being lettuce and carrots and maybe some cucumber depending on what they put in it. I am a picky eater.
Oh, and the diet coke thing... I've always prefered the taste of diet soda.


Our water at work has H20 on it.
I had someone ask me once if we had regular plan water, not H20

OOOH and I get the "what can I take to get big muscles" question ALL the time. They only want one product, don't work out and think protein tastes nasty.

dimpleschick

I work in an operating room and I had a family member tell me she was going to go in and watch the surgery. Um, No, I said to her. Oh yes, she insisted. She was going to go in. I told her she could take that up with the doctor. I really enjoyed escorting her to the waiting area while her loved one went in for their operation.

zendarah

We did a cake once for a ob/gyn surgical team. It was a cake shaped like a giant uterus. Like, a uterus that had been removed from someone. We had photos for reference. It was so disgustingly awesome.

Fantastic! I kinda want to see how the cake turned out

BJGeller

When I worked in a fabric store a lady I was aquainted with from my parent's church came in & got some fabric cut. She then asked me if I could pick up the fabric (all 1 pound of it) and put it in her push cart as she recently had abdominal surgery & wasn't allowed to lift anything.

Of course I did it, but to this day I still don't know how she thought walking around shopping was OK, but that lifting a measly couple pieces of fabric wasn't OK......

My Mom had abdominal surgery a few years ago. Apparently walking really did feel fine, but carrying even the lightest thing hurt really bad.

Beastette

I used to moonlight at Victoria's Secret. Lots of, "Oh, my girlfriend/wife is about your size...try this on?", type of stuff.

Jennloella

I'm a makeup artist, people ask me all kinds of crazy things....most recently "make me look like Angelina Jolie"
I'm sorry.
I forgot my wand at home.

Wait, so I can't just go to Macys and ask a makeup artist to make me look like Kim Kardashian? Absurd!

I know it's a shocker, huh? My MAC store is right in the middle of downtown, and I guess because we're surrounded by plastic surgeons that's why they mistake my makeup brush for a scalpel?!

Jennloella

I used to moonlight at Victoria's Secret. Lots of, "Oh, my girlfriend/wife is about your size...try this on?", type of stuff.

ew.