'I call it karma': Worker gets even with non-tipping customer after crossing paths with them at their workplace

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Eleonora Bader
Dec 12, 2023 12:00 PM EST

It's not every day you get a chance to get even with a regular customer who each time they come to eat at your restaurant, is determined to complain until they get their meal comped… Back when I was a waitress, I certainly didn't bump into customers too much outside of work (thankfully).

This regular customer in question came to the corporate-style cookie-cutter restaurant that the OP was working at. She would arrive with a frown, eat lunch, and never tip. It was the same thing, every single time, and if you have ever worked in customer service, you can imagine how frustrated he got. Not only would she never tip, but she was also a smug complainer, the type you would pay one of your friends to serve so that you wouldn't have to deal with her antics during your shift.

Around Christmas time, OP decided he was going to get a gift for his girlfriend, so he visited his local mall and picked out something nice that he knew she would like. Guess who ended up being his cashier? Yep, the same entitled customer who never tipped a dime in her life! She either did not recognize him, or she did but didn't care… Either way, her rudeness carried on into their brief exchange at the cashier. She obviously wasn't the most pleasant person even when she wasn't a customer. One thing led to another, and he got even with her… Scroll down to find out how.

Next, check out this fed-up customer who got what she asked for when she demanded the call center transfer her to 'anyone else'.

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    Karma is a was she M OC ... and so Cross posted elsewhere. It being Xmas time reminded me of ...
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    Story from quite a few years ago, from when I was a bartender in a corporate style cookie cutter restaurant. I mostly worked nights, but had one regular mid shift on Fridays. We were always super busy at the bar for lunch on Fridays and usually had quite a few of the mall
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    workers coming in to eat then head back to work. Nearly every Friday the same smug, borderline rude lady came in for lunch. Everytime she paid exact change. Zero tip. Maybe half the time she would complain over some minor
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    inconvenience, and more than a few times got a comped meal. The more I had to wait on her, the more indignant and | I got. So around Christmas time I was out and about in the mall buying for
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    family and friends. Picked out something nice for my girlfriend at the time ... a sheer top which I thought would look amazing on her. Decently priced with it being on sale too.
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    Walking up to the cashier, I was a bit surprised to run into ... resting- face. Whatever. In street clothes I felt like she barely registered who I was, or maybe she really didn't care who was at her register... maybe both. So, I hand her a $20 bill. She examines it
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    for a moment. Turned it over twice. Held it up to the light even. Then... out comes the counterfeit pen marker. Thinking to myself "a bit excessive, no?".
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    Change should have been around a dollar and change. Surprisingly, she hands out $81 plus change. She calls next in line, so I stepped to the side for a moment in contemplation. I could honestly feel the dil on one shoulder and angel on the other.
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    Took me a moment or two... but I finally let my moral compass win and stepped back in front of the register. I nicely explained that there was a mistake made, but before I could continue she shot me down and briskly told me in a semi-professional tone to GTFOH.
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    So ... I did. The way I look at it? All those lost tips and the money she just gifted me was just karma. Sucked to be her I guess.
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    Profreadsalot · 1 day ago At least you tried to do the right thing. Many people would have just walked away. 687 Reply Share
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    plexdiferous OP. 1 day ago Trust me... thought of it. But a bit of empathy hit me and to be honest, didn't like the thought of her needing to pay it back to the store. Or maybe get in trouble for being light that night.
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    But once she glared and me and told me to get out of line? Mind made up. 544 Reply Share
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    Tallguy71 19 hr. ago Next time she's in the bar and pays...also use a pen marker righhhhht in front of her Vote Reply Share
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    -DethLok- 1 day ago Meanwhile, in Australia (and numerous other countries) all our notes are different colours and different sizes, the larger the value, the larger the size.
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    Mistakes like that are VERY hard to make. 189 Reply Share
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    plexdiferous OP. 1 day ago I have been overseas and yes, many countries have unique colors and sizes to differentiate the bill denominations, which is definitely a good thing.
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    But in my defense, she examined that $20 for a good, solid 15 seconds before going to the security marker. You would think that a long look like that would have been enough. 4154 Reply Share
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    ghostwooman 15 hr. ago The cherry on top for me: you know from experience that she's capable of giving exact change. ✩ Vote Reply Share
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    ThinkbigShrinktofit 1 day ago I have no issues with how this was handled. I would have done the same. But I'm wondering if she would have gotten into way more trouble if you complained to a manager about her bad customer service ...and cash- handling.
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    plexdiferous OP 8 hr. ago Honestly? I thought removing myself from her line as told and walking away was enough. It ended up being spent on Xmas gifts and not on myself... so I felt zero guilt. ✩ Vote Reply Share
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