'I just lost it laughing': Karenzilla accosts a minimum wage worker and tries to steal another customer's snow tires; gets put in her place and run out of the store

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    Font - .YouKaren. Posted by u/jorwyn 16 hours ago Karen Wants My Tires It's almost snow season here, and I booked an appointment to have my tires swapped today a month ago. First snow is forecast Wednesday morning, so I knew it would be busy when I got there. It was actually chaos.
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    Font - I checked my vehicle in after about 15 minutes in line, and was thinking they were moving pretty quickly for it to be that short given they had so many vehicles, there were even some parked on the grass. I had to park 1/4 mile down and walk up.
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    Font - And for the next hour, I waited and got to hear the poor employees get screamed at over and over by walk in customers with no appointments who thought they should get their tires immediately.
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    Font - But the last one really takes the cake. She'd been staring through the big windows at the shop the whole time she was in line. She was told she had two choices: make an appointment for next Monday and come back or leave
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    Font - her vehicle and they'd get it done in the order it came in after those with appointments, so she'd probably need to come back in 8 hours. She started freaking out, screaming and cussing that she needed her
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    Font - tires now and didn't care who was in front of her, because she was the first one in line right now. The employee patiently and kindly explained her options again, and that they were booked solid for a week. She
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    Font - never even looked at him. She cut him off, yelling at him to give her the tires in the back of the little black SUV they just rolled out. I checked over my shoulder, and sure enough, they'd just finished up my Land Rover. The
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    Font - employee kept trying to tell her that my tires are mine, and that they have plenty of tires. They only have 4 work bays. "well, that suv is off the lift, so just put mine on it and give me the tires you put in the back of it! It's really simple! Are you an idiot?!" He blinked, started to say something, and I cut in.
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    Font - "Hey! That's my vehicle. Those are my tires. I own them. Are you suggesting he steal my all terrain tires that suck in snow and have them put on your car they won't even fit?"
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    Rectangle - Her, "tires are tires!" Me, "then drive off with the ones you have on and leave everyone here the alone." Her, now whining like a toddler, "but they're not snow tires! I need SNOW tires!"
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    Font - I just lost it laughing. Neither are my off road tires that they'd taken off my rims to put my snow tires on. Me, "Seriously, just make an appointment like the rest of us did, and you'll have tires that fit. No. Stop yelling at
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    Font - people and go book it online!" I stood up. I don't think I'm exactly intimidating as a 5'6" 49 year old woman, but it worked. She left, and several others in line followed her out. I felt bad about that, honestly.
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    Font - Me, to the employee, "Sorry you lost business there. But, my vehicle is done?" He was laughing but trying to hide it. Apparently, everyone that left had been in earlier yelling at them, too, so he didn't mind.
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    Font - I still don't understand what her thought process was in the whole thing. Someone said, as I was leaving, that she'd also left her car parked in the middle of the right hand traffic lane on the busy highway in front of the place.
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    Font - But a shout out to that employee for never losing his cool at all. I can only imagine what his day was like already by the time she started in based on just the time I was there. Friendly reminder: if you live somewhere it snows, book your tire appointment in advance.
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    Font - Unconfirmed Rooster 16 hr. ago Best comeback I ever had for someone like this once was "were you born this stupid or did you have to work for it?" I wish I was always that clever.
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    Font - oldkiwigal 5 hr. ago I have used 'Were you born rude or did you take lessons?' Shocked face was the only reaction.
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    Gesture - btfoom15 4 hr. ago Nice, I usually use "Does it hurt?" "Does what hurt?" "Being so stupid"
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    Font - AsboST225 15 hr. ago I'm Australian so the whole concept of having to run a different set of tyres during summer and winter is a totally foreign thing to me, but I've gotta ask, what is it with Karens and believing that
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    Font - their lack of prior planning constitutes an employees' emergency...? establishment's Why do they think they'll get priority over someone who had the foresight to book an appointment..?
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    Rectangle - arwinda 15 hr. ago I still don't understand what her thought process was in the whole thing "I'm first in line, it's my turn!"
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    Font - jorwyn OP 15 hr. ago I more meant about my tires. Why did she think they'd fit her small sedan? Why did she think they were snow tires? Why did she think the shop could just give her my tires? Why did she
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    Smile - think the tires were the issue with the place that packed when she could see all 4 lifts they have? And back to the third question: why in the did she think the shop could give her my tires?
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    Font - arwinda 15 hr. ago "Tires are tires", you heard her, right? /s 23 Reply Share jorwyn OP 15 hr. ago But they're not SNOW tires! LOL I'm going to be laughing about this lady all Winter every time it snows.
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    Font - GlitteringBobcat999 12 hr. ago She will be the first to go when the zombie apocalypse comes. Zombies: "mmmmmrrrrrgggg..." Karen: "LOOK HERE! YOU GO OVER THERE AND EAT THOSE PEO...AHHHHHHH!" 10 Reply Share jorwyn OP 9 hr. ago I thought zombies ate brains. If so, she's safe.
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