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Checks Bounce, And So Will You
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Customer: "How much is it for the night?"
Me: "It's [rate]."
She looks shocked.
Customer: "A motel can charge such a rate?"
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Lose The Customer Or Lose Count
Aug. 5th, 2025 01:00 amnotalwaysright_feedRead Lose The Customer Or Lose Count
Customer: "THOSE are all the same price! Those—" points at the two other styles "—are different prices!"
Me: "I just need to count how many you bought, sir."
He gives me a look like I am the dumbest person he has ever met and quietly mutters:
Customer: "The other lady didn’t have to do that."
Inspection Neglect-tion
Aug. 5th, 2025 12:00 amnotalwaysright_feed
I work in an inspection lab. [Coworker] is a good guy, but he’s nineteen and thinks he knows everything. He refuses to listen to me and only ever wants instructions from the older guys, probably because I’m only a couple of years older than him.
The Walking Dread
Aug. 4th, 2025 11:00 pmnotalwaysright_feedRead The Walking Dread
I've checked in some American guests earlier today. They were dropped off using our hotel's shuttle bikes, but these are only used for airport pick up and drop offs.
They've just got back from their first afternoon sightseeing, visiting the town centre and the immediate area. They already look tired and dishevelled. They walk up to me at the front desk.
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Bad Budgets Render Bad Results
Aug. 4th, 2025 10:00 pmnotalwaysright_feedRead Bad Budgets Render Bad Results
Me: "The computer is still rendering it out to a file."
Boss: "Can’t you do that faster?"
Me: "We could, if you had approved newer, faster computers. But you left that out of your budget after we requested it. So… we’re doing the best we can with what you’ve given us."
If Lies Could Generate Electricity, This Person Could Power The Nation
Aug. 4th, 2025 09:00 pmnotalwaysright_feedRead If Lies Could Generate Electricity, This Person Could Power The Nation
Customer: "You people better not cut off my power!"
Me: "Sir, I see you’ve had several extensions already, but the account has been past due for twenty-two months. Unfortunately, the disconnect is scheduled for next week unless payment arrangements are made today."
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When Micro-Management Becomes No Management
Aug. 4th, 2025 08:00 pmnotalwaysright_feedRead When Micro-Management Becomes No Management
A couple of months after I started, the controller who hired me left, and for months, we went without one. Then came [Controller #1], who lasted a month before leaving for another dealership. Months later, they hired [Controller #2]. And that’s when everything fell apart.
Now THAT Is How You Manage Complaints!
Aug. 4th, 2025 07:00 pmnotalwaysright_feedRead Now THAT Is How You Manage Complaints!
Customer: "I just wanted to let you know that she refused to answer my question until she was on the clock."
Manager: "Oh, that's wonderful! Thanks for singing her praises!"
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Aug. 4th, 2025 06:05 pmnotalwaysright_feedGrowing up our family had an question that we would ask now and then when one of us exited the bathroom. It started with my little sister. My mother was busy in the kitchen when my little sister started calling for help from the bathroom. Mom: (My Name) go see what she is hollering about. […]
When Breaks Are Broken
Aug. 4th, 2025 05:55 pmnotalwaysright_feed
Boss: "You have been reported several times for being on your phone at your desk, something that is not allowed while working."
Wife: "I only do that while I’m on my lunch break. I’m not working then, so I can be on my phone."
Boss: "You can’t be on your phone at your desk at all; your colleagues can’t know that you’re on a break."
Use Your Brains Before Getting Those Grains
Aug. 4th, 2025 05:45 pmnotalwaysright_feedRead Use Your Brains Before Getting Those Grains
Me: "Can I see your ID?"
He hands me his driver’s license.
Me: "Sir, this expired in 2022."
Customer: "So? That’s still me."
When The Hamster Has It More Together Than The Customer
Aug. 4th, 2025 05:00 pmnotalwaysright_feedRead When The Hamster Has It More Together Than The Customer
Customer: "Right, I want that hamster in the corner cage, but I need you to hold it for me."
Me: "We can hold for twenty-four hours with a deposit. Will you be back tomorrow?"
Customer: "Not exactly. Thing is… I need you to hold it until my landlord’s in a better mood."
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This Process Gets A Bad Review
Aug. 4th, 2025 04:00 pmnotalwaysright_feedRead This Process Gets A Bad Review
AI: Provides a bunch of options unrelated to what I'm looking for.
Me: "Representative."
AI: Continues to provide options unrelated to my issue.
Me: "Representative."
Rinse and repeat for about five more cycles before it finally kicks me to an actual rep.
Taking A Ticket: That’s The Ticket!
Aug. 4th, 2025 03:00 pmnotalwaysright_feedRead Taking A Ticket: That’s The Ticket!
Me: “Sir, you’ll need to grab a number, and we’ll call you up when it’s your turn.”
Customer: “I don’t need a number. I just have a quick question.”
I shrug. We’re slammed. Five minutes later, he comes storming up to the counter, red-faced.
Customer: “Excuse me! I’ve been standing here forever, and you’re helping people who came in after me!”
The Pawsome Foursome
Aug. 4th, 2025 02:30 pmnotalwaysright_feedRead The Pawsome Foursome
Me: "Babygirl, are you in here?"
I hear a muffled "yes" come from the couch.
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Too Tall An Order, Apparently
Aug. 4th, 2025 01:30 pmnotalwaysright_feedRead Too Tall An Order, Apparently
Woman: "Can you reach up and grab that bottle for this chap? We can't reach."
Man: *Looking at me.* "I don't work here."
Me: *Thinking he's joking.* "Ha! Yeah, it's just too far away for me to get to."
Man: "I don't work here."
Walks Like A Criminal
Aug. 4th, 2025 01:00 pmnotalwaysright_feed
Customer: *Already walking away.* "Yeah, these feel perfect. I’ll take them. Just going to show my wife real quick; she’s parked outside."
And before I can stop him, he’s striding confidently out of the store… wearing the brand-new shoes… leaving behind a box with his old sneakers inside.
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Aug. 4th, 2025 12:45 pmnotalwaysright_feedMy wife and I are dual citizens with the US and Canada, with passports from both countries. When traveling from one to the other we always use the documents from the country we are entering. On our most recent crossing into Canada we identified ourselves as Canadians, and gave the agent the appropriate passports. While […]
We’re Going To Go Out On A Limb And Assume This Student Failed
Aug. 4th, 2025 12:30 pmnotalwaysright_feedRead We’re Going To Go Out On A Limb And Assume This Student Failed
Student: "Can we just... get a copy of the midterm?"
He chuckled and replied:
Teacher: "Sure, but it'll cost you an arm and a leg!"
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Aug. 4th, 2025 12:15 pmnotalwaysright_feedI have a naturally loud voice. It’s kind of ironic, considering how introverted I am, but it’s the truth. If I’m talking, people across the house can hear it, and if I need to speak quietly, whispering is my best option. I physically can’t have a normal quiet voice, it only comes out in squeaks. […]