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‘Are you in the Tuesday club?’: Woman goes to checkout at Ross. Then the cashier says something ‘offensive’

By Dec 10th
‘Do they want to go out of business’: Woman tries to investigate Michaels for ‘dynamic pricing.’ Then she takes a closer look at the shelves

By Dec 9th
‘This is 140% markup’: Woman sees Christmas tree collar on sale for $59.99 at Michael’s. Then she peels off the price tag

By Dec 8th
‘I just worked for free and now I have to pay for a bag?’: NYC woman shops at Zara—she didn’t expect to end up ‘working’ a shift

By Dec 5th
‘Hobby Lobby is never the answer’: Woman goes to Michaels. Then she leaves empty-handed

By Dec 1st
‘I worked at David’s Bridal from 2015 to 2021… and even now just THINKING about YP3344 makes me cringe’: California man claims he sold the same bridal dress 46 weeks straight

By Nov 18th
‘A missed opportunity’: Woman lets man cut her in line at HomeGoods. Then he does something unexpected

By Nov 18th
‘The nerve of people’: T.J. Maxx worker puts $20 viral YSL palette on hold for Virginia customer. Then another woman tries to take it

By Nov 16th
‘It’s a sales strategy’: Woman tries to buy birthday gift at Cartier. Then the worker takes one look at her

By Nov 12th
‘Thats is so damn smart’: Texas Starbucks worker fed up people won’t stop calling about holiday merch. So she pulls the UNO reverse on them

By Nov 12th
‘I always see a ton of these pants at thrift stores’: New York woman splurges on $160 Aritzia pants. Then she folds them

By Nov 9th
‘Y’all can report them’: Oregon Goodwill shopper spots Nike joggers. Then she checks the tag

By Nov 2nd
‘What exactly did you expect?’: Nashville woman orders $300 House of CB dress from Nordstrom. Then she sees how it was delivered

By Oct 29th
‘I think maybe someone…is pranking you’: Texas Woman orders Coach bag from Nordstrom. Then she sees what got delivered

By Oct 28th
‘I didn’t know you can bargain at TJ Maxx’: California HomeGoods customer finds ornate $500 chair on clearance for $350. Then she calls a manager and gets another $100 off

By Oct 25th
‘I don’t want another credit card’: Woman swears off T.J. Maxx after several employees don’t take ‘No’ for an answer.

By Oct 12th
‘You literally got banned for trying to be an honest person’: Teacher gets banned for life from Anthropologie, Urban Outfitters, Free People after cutting security tag out of overalls

By Oct 11th
‘I’ll never step into another Burlington’: Man tries to enter Burlington. Then he gets forced to take a photo before he can go in

By Sep 30th
‘I will be calling corporate’: Customer tries to return product that expired in 2024 under the ‘Publix promise.’ Then a worker steps in

By Sep 22nd
‘Loyalty doesn’t mean anything’: Woman works at Target for 30 years. Then she sees her 8-cent pay raise

By Sep 19th