'You break it, you pay': Customer demands post office replace her key after she breaks it, employee refuses to give in to her demands

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    Ⓡ "You break it, you pay" 40L
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    "I Want A FREE Key!"
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    Hello everyone! I'm new on this Subreddit so sorry if I'm breaking any rules here, I just wasn't sure where else to post this. So this customer came in awhile back and simply stated that her PO box key wasn't working as well as it used to.
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    I checked and surely enough it was a little hard to get get the key out of the box once the box was locked. So I went grabbed another key and told her that it would be $17 for a new key. She scoffed and said "Forget it!" before walking out.
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    A few days later guess who comes walking back in like she owns the place. She slams the key onto the counter and loudly says "Alright here's the deal, I want a new key but I'm not gonna pay for it. What do we do?" to which I say "Well you can pay for a new key".
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    Her being a ped off Karen goes "No you're not hearing me! I want a new key but I'm not going to pay for one!" and of course I said "My hearing is just fine, keys are $17 though I can't just give one away".
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    And of course being the Karen that she is she then said "Where's your manager I want to speak with him!" so I went ahead and got my boss and told him the situation before heading up to the counter. He just looked at her
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    and said "Mam I understand that you're having issues with your key but we can't just give away keys like they're candy at the parade, you have to pay for a new one".
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    Now this Karen was furious, she yelled "NO! YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND I PAID FOR THIS KEY I GOT IT FROM YOU GUYS THEREFORE THE KEY SHOULD OPEN MY BOX WITHOUT ANY
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    ISSUES, AND IF IT DOESNT THEN I SHOULD GET A FREE REPLACEMENT BECAUSE IT'S YOUR PRODUCT AND IT FAILED!".
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    I swear her yelling echoed through the town. My boss took a closer look at the key and realized it was a little bent. So he took the key and got a pair of pliers and bent the key back into shape. My
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    boss then gave the key back to the Karen and she tested it out and it worked perfectly. Except for the fact that we now know the reason why the key was so bent, because rather than wait until the
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    key is fully out of the box she starts to walk away with the key in the box and pulls on it very hard like. We told her not to do this as that can not only damage the lock but also BEND THE KEY! And she
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    looks at us and goes "Well I always do this and never have had a problem before!" and she storms out. Me and my boss just look at each other, and then get back to work.
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    PLACE Nobod_E 11 hr. ago "I never had a problem before" So why was she shouting at you to replace the key lol
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    Manical_Fanatical. 7 hr. ago Key isn't working properly and wants a replacement? Ok, reasonable request. But the attitude, yeah nah sorry not happening.
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    To then turn around and demonstrate why the key wasn't working in the first place....yeah, your photo is going on the break room wall on the 'do not serve' list
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    Purple_Repeat_2355 · 11 hr. ago Can't fix stupid.
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    poindexter5221 · 7 hr. ago I'd love to help you out! Which ... Isn't she renting the P.O. Box? If she is, the box is still the Post Office's property, and she could be charged. with willful destruction of (government) property.
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    shaodyn 2 days ago If I could read your mind, I wou... "I want you to break the rules (and possibly lose your job) just to satisfy me!"
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    ECH SUPPOR Exodeus87 2 days ago Her reaction was pretty shocking, but I would be annoyed if a key I was provided with wasn't working very well for something I was paying for.
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    SilverStar9192 . 1 day ago Yeah, in the end it was okay since it seems she damaged the key, but without that conclusion I'd definitely side with the customer here.
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    Klyco 16 hr. ago I guess she was the key to her problems
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    Eyes Wide5496 - 6 hr. ago 'She slams the key onto the counter and loudly says "Alright here's the deal, I want a new key but I'm not gonna pay for it. What do we do?"
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    She probably read about phrasing the issue this way as some Jedi mind trick of negotiation to get you invested in solving her problem under her conditions. Her presentation may have been a wee bit off the formula.
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    somnambulator - 21 hr. ago Remember: half the people you meet will have below average intelligence. Sometimes they make it very easy to spot them.
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    rabbithasacat · 18 hr. ago And this lady goes through every minute of her entire like that. Exhausting.

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