'Entitled tourists' get $200 refund from store after buying too much vacation food: 'The clerk said... it happens all the time'

Author image for Remy Millisky
Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor
Jul 10, 2025 11:00 AM EDT

Going grocery shopping before your vacation is a great way to save money while you're on the road. Instead of eating every meal out at a restaurant, you can have lunchmeat sandwiches for a meal or two. You'll save tons of money just by purchasing bulk snacks and beverages so you don't have to pay for them out of pocket every time. All of those savings add up, so you'll have extra money for outings or souvenirs. 

This person works at a grocery store near a tourist destination, which means that a huge percentage of their customer base must be tourists. They're all heading out to Yellowstone National Park, known for its hot springs, roaming buffalo herds, and stunning mountain views. That's a great place to bring your own snacks while you wander the park… but trying to return the food you didn't eat to the grocery store is pretty baffling. Why not just take it with you? Check out the full story below and see for yourself if you side with the tourists or with the grocery store that shelled out $200 for their mistake. 

Up next, read about a 16-year-old who flew on an airline for the first time, only to have a pretty major breach of etiquette: "I get what's coming to me." 

Advertisement
  • 01
    While I'm servicing a kiosk near customer service at a grocery store, a lady comes in with a full cart to return and says they "were visiting Yellowstone and bought too much". Literally unopened expensive humus, cheeses, olives, breads, deli meat, mayo, ketchup, mustards, etc. The store gave them over $200 back and the clerk that I
    via u/gheide
  • 02
    know said "entitled tourists" and it happens all the time. All that stuff they had to put stickers on it that said "do not sell" because they don't know if it was kept at proper temperatures and it gets tossed. Unbelievable.
    via u/gheide
  • 03
    Curious-Sector-21... of our hundreds of vacations I have never once thought take back food we did not use, because we overbought. We have bought a cooler and packed up and taken the food back home with us. Wow!
    via u/gheide
  • 04
    Cheezburger Image 10527712000
    via Lucas on Unsplash+

    The image does not depict the actual subjects of the story. Subjects are models.

  • 05

    People were surprised that a grocery store would even take these returns in the first place

    druscarlet The store should post a No Returns sign and print it on the receipt.
    via u/druscarlet
  • 06
    Broccoli Froggo It's amazing how much food waste and starving people planet can have at the same time.
    via u/Broccoli Froggo
  • 07
    NortonBurns Jeez. I don't know a store that would take back chilled food at all, unless it was clearly spoiled before 'best by' & even then only as good will, because no-one can prove they didn't leave it out in the sun. "You bought too much? Tough. Plan better next time. Not our problem."
    via u/NortonBurns
  • 08
    Cheezburger Image 10527701504
    via Iryna Marienko on Unsplash+

    The image does not depict the actual subjects of the story. Subjects are models.

  • 09
    use_your_smarts Why do stores let people return things that they can't resell? It's a total nonsense. They aren't required usually by law to return things unless they're faulty.
    via u/use_your_smarts
  • 10
    WaterDragoonofFK When companies stop taking the stuff back they will stop being entitled. But that will never happen.
    via u/WaterDragoonofFK
  • 11
    Cheezburger Image 10527708672
    via Getty Images For Unsplash+

    The image does not depict the actual subjects of the story. Subjects are models.

  • 12
    glopthrowawayacc... It's annoying. People do the same at the grocery store, picking up meat and leaving it on a shelf, or taking a bite of food and sitting it down. Grocery stores and restaurants waste a ton of food in general. Retail wastes a ton of product for various reasons. I knew someone who worked at a store that was closing,
    via u/glopthrowawayaccount
  • 13
    nothing was being returned to the main warehouse, everything was either sold or tossed. They checked employees bags every night to be sure they weren't stealing and they had to destroy everything they threw out so it couldn't be worn.
    via u/glopthrowawayaccount

Want More? Follow Us and Add Us as a Preferred Source on Google.

Tags

customer service groceries parks customers tourists entitled customers tourism entitled entitled people grocery store
Scroll Down For The Next Article