'I’ve been coming to this store for YEARS': Top Karens of the Year (December 20, 2024)

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Dec 20, 2024 8:00 AM EST

It's time for Christmas with the Karens! See what we did there? By the end of each year, we typically reflect on the highs and lows of our professional and personal lives as we celebrate the holidays and begin to plan for all that is to come next year. Sometimes, however, it turns out that it's far easier to complain about the most frustrating and annoying encounters we've had this past year than to reflect on the more wholesome moments.

With that in mind, we've collected the top Karen stories of the year, according to Reddit. Some of these stories include an entitled customer at a GameStop, a neighborhood Grinch who refused to let an overly excited neighbor keep her Christmas decorations up, and even a passenger who couldn't help herself from inserting her bare feet on the armrest of the stranger sitting in front of her. 

Keep scrolling below for the full collection of anecdotes and feel free to share your craziest Karen encounters from 2024 in the comments section below. For more stories like this, here's one about an entitled Karen mother who bailed on her kid's wedding day.

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  • 01
    Karen/Grinch combo deal This letter is going "local viral" in my area. Santa's w house looking pretty classy if you ask me!
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    X WHY DON'T YOU GIVE OUR NEIGHBOURHOOD A BREAK. HAVEN'T YOU EVER HEARD THAT LESS IS MORE YOUR HOUSE IS THE JOKE OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD IT LOOKS MORE LIKE SANTA'S W. HOUSE OR A CHRISTMAS TONE IT DOWN A BIT /
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    Karen thinks my first class seat is her foot rest- calls me an " her to stop hole" for asking me with her gross UNSOCKED foot
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    You mean the spouse you probably cheated on while he was deployed?
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    when I became a military spouse I thought I would get free stuff STATION UT Item Count: 2 1 LA CREMA CHARDONNAY GL* $12.00 1 LA CREMA CHARDONNAY GL* $12.00 Subtotal $24.00 State Tax $1.68 Total before tip: $25.68 Tip amount: Ø Grand total: I'm a military spouse it should be free-next time thank a military25.68 Credit CREDIT CARD PURCHASE spouse $25.66 Card Tyne Vica Transaction De: PRE-AUTH Pard Entry Method: Swiped Military spouses deserve drinks for free this place!! OMG F THIS PLACE!! We serv
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    Homeowner Told By Code Enforcement To Build Fence To Hide Boat After Complaints Meme And hired a painter to jazz it up
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    This guy made a noncancelable, nonrefundable reservation with a third party for the wrong location and then writes us this review
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    Feedback Profile Activity Ratings Overall Score 1 Comments Comment POSITIVE: Never stayed there. ☐ You directed me to the wrong location, and not knowing about it until the conformation was done, and then I couldn't get my money back, or even have it transferred to the Hamburg, pa. Location where it was supposed to be to be in the first place. de_d beets You people are a bunch of
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    Karen blames passenger for "ruining everyone's flight" after they complained about her child repeatedly kicking their seat
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    Two of my kids Х would NOT stop × kicking the airplane seat in front of them 3 5,611
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    My Comments by author a cool. Someone tried that with my 1.5 year old years ago. He laughed kicked the seat more. They told me to hold his legs. I did. He screamed for the rest of the flight.. so yeah. That worked well. I hope you're blessed with magical screaming as well and then the glares of the passengers around you when they saw the interaction and realize you've ruined everyone's flight. i 7
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    A woman refused to believe my friend wasn't a nurse. People are so weird!
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    ܩܘ 31 4:27 Active Now So I have my AirPods in. Got my cup of coffee in one hand and my off brand Stanley in the other. Walking down the hall. Minding my business. Lady steps out and goes "maam, my grandma needs a sponge and cup of water." Me: "ah I don't work here" Her: "yes you do, I know all the nurses and you do." Me: "ah no, I honestly don't work here" Her: "then why are you wearing that thing on your head?" Me: "my headband? I wear it to keep the hair off my face" Her: "so can you get her a
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    ܩܘ 31 4:28 ← Active NOW work here" Her: "then why are you wearing that thing on your head?" Me: "my headband? I wear it to keep the hair off my face" Her: "so can you get her a cup of water and a sponge?" Me: "sure" I walked down to the nurses station and tell the nurse. She goes I gotcha. This family member was h I bent on me being a nurse here. Like lady I don't know what you're smoking but can you share? 4:15 PM The people you meet and the places you go I guess. ||| Message That's so weird! <
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    Uh how about when decided you weren't gonna make the appoiment? I wonder how many no shows for appoiments they've had without calling
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    Local Guide 51 reviews 9 months ago Went in today to book an appointment with her for highlights and booked for 2.30pm. She fit us in and was very accommodating. We book this appointment at 1pm. However, I decided not to move forward with them. She called around 1.20pm to ask if we could come sooner since she had a cancelation and I told her I was unable to come at all. More than 1 hour before the preset appointment and she was so r♥ about it. Saying we should have called sooner. When should I h
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    Answering your own question but still being confused
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    a year ago Went in to shop and make an even exchange. Was told no by the manger that they were closing. She was very aggressive and not friendly. My husband and I took the item back to another location we're we had great service! Disappointing because that location was closer to our house.
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  • 22
    a year ago While walking in with my family to look for a dog bed and a shower curtain. The cashier at the front told us, before we could even walk through the front doors thatthey were closing soon. As I understand that as I myself work retail. It was very awkward, and made us feel uncomfortable and definitely not welcome. We will not go back to this particular location. Actually went to a Ross a few stores down and found what we needed there.
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    a year ago So dissatisfied we wanted to take our daughter, when we got there they were extremely ride and made us feel like we were an inconvenience for wanting to check the place out. We had no idea how it worker or to make a reservation. Maybe your website should suggest that. Also customer service lacked so much we decided to leave and just go to Main Event. We won't be back or suggest to any of our family and friends!
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    4 years ago I have given this location so many chances everytime they fall short. Tonight we ordered delivery after waiting close to an hour, I called them to follow up where our order was. I was told they didn't have a driver and we would get a full refund. I asked to talk to the manger and she was locked in the office counting the safe. I found it crazy that she couldn't take 2 minutes to apologize. They have lost my business forever after this.
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  • 25
    8 months ago I made an appointment for my daughter and I to come get our nails done. We got there a little early but instead of being welcomed. We felt like we were a dis service. She could of offered us a glass of water, had us look at clor options. She could even of said why dont you go to a few shops near by. No she said sorry If you wanna go somewhere else that's fine. It was extremely rode and not a way I would treat someone at my work or my house. Been coming here for years I will find som
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    2 years ago My husband and I were denied a sandwich because they were closing soon. Ridiculous was my husband's first time coming here. We absolutely will not recommend or return!
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    3 weeks ago We have been wanting to check this spot out. We sat at the bar and from the get the bartender had a terrible attitude. They were busy but there was literally no customer service or personal interaction at all. Maybe he was having a bad day but we will proably try some where else in the future.
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  • 28
    2 months ago This store needs some serious help. Walked in to make an exchange no one greeted me, walked the front handed the cashier my exchange and said I wanted to look around first before returning it. She said well just keep it with you then. Then I asked. Another employee to try on a few items. She pointed and said just choose a room that's open. So weird like I'm not sure whos in charge her but the store is terrible. Will just drive to the location.
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  • 29
    10 months ago I visit this Costco at least once a week sometimes more. I went to make a return today with my receipt and membership card. I wasn't hiding anything or trying to be Seaky. As I handed the lady my return she said to me who is this? I said my husband. She then tells me that I should be careful because they can take my card from me. I was really in shock. I left in tears and felt really disappointed.
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    GameStop Karen AKA "Customer thinks he knows better." A wild (male) Karen story with a satisfying ending!
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    My friend and I decided to stop at a GameStop while we were out of town to look for a certain game. When we got inside I hopped in line (to ask a worker) and my friend started browsing. There
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    were two people in front of me looking annoyed and then there was Karen at the register taking up the attention of both workers who also looked annoyed. "I've been coming to this store for YEARS." He barked at the them.
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    "They've ALWAYS done it for ME!" The manager essentially told him that all GameStops have the same basic rules and he couldn't just give this guy a discount. It could actually cost him his job.
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  • 34
    The Karen was asking for a price match with the same item at Best Buy. However, the one employee rung it up at that price AND put the Pro Member discount on top of it. (Which took like $7 extra
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    dollars off.) The manager told the worker that they can't apply that discount on top of a price match. Well, wild Karen goes off. "I WANT TO SEE YOUR PAPERWORK! SHOW ME WHERE IT SAYS YOU CAN'T DO THAT!!
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    I'VE BEEN COMING HERE FOR YEARS, YOUR GOING TO LOOSE MY BUSINESS IF YOU DON'T GIVE ME THIS AT “X PRICE"!!! Dude literally turned red in the face yelling at these guys.
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    The manager walks off and returns with some papers. He stands there and reads through the pages and then smiles. "Oh!
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    Actually, not only can I not apply a discount to a price match, we are not allowed to price match at all at this location." He proceeds to hand the papers over to Karen who's now hemming and hawing and steaming from the ears.
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  • 39
    The workers help the line that has piled up while Karen reads over the papers multiple times and realizes he's not going to get the thing he wanted unless he pays full price.
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  • 40
    C So in the end, the thing he wanted would have cost him well over $200 instead of $170, because he wanted it for $163.
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    TLDR: Male Karen at GameStop holds up line and demands discount on top of price match only to " himself in the foot" by making the manager realize he can't actually price match.
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