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New York woman received the wrong Meshki dresses. Now, she’s struggling to return them: ‘Am I getting pranked?’

By Vanessa Esguerra Oct 19th
Drunk shoplifter accidentally drops stolen items from his coat, blames humiliating arrest on 6”2 female worker: ‘She wouldn’t give me her number’

By Kopal Oct 1st
Woman gets hired at a lingerie shop, the manager immediately instructs her to scam every customer to boost her incentive: ‘Handed my notice in’

By Kopal Sep 30th
LA woman drags defective Rode microphones to Best Buy for a return, but the problem fixed itself at the counter: ‘Now I look like a freakin’ liar’

By Kopal Sep 30th
Food Depot Customer Spots a Zero-Dollar Price Tag and Picks the Item. Then the Staff Threatens Her Immediately: ‘No, It’s Not Zero’

By Terrina Jairaj Aug 28th
She Leaves H&M Disgusted After Stepping Foot on Human Poop. The Store’s Response Doesn’t Add Up: ‘Like What Is Wrong With Y’all?’

By Terrina Jairaj Aug 28th
Ross Staff Accuses Mom and Daughter of Stealing. Then a Tense Confrontation Erupts, and the Mom Is Filmed Using a Nazi Remark

By Terrina Jairaj Aug 28th
Woman Buys New Abercrombie & Fitch. Then She Reaches the Pockets and Immediately Finds a Disturbing Biohazard Hidden Inside: ‘Soaking Wet’

By Vanessa Esguerra Aug 10th
Woman Records a Tense Dollar Tree Confrontation. The Manager’s Actions Leave Her Questioning What Was Happening in the Store: ‘One-Star Experience’

By Terrina Jairaj Aug 3rd
Woman at Sam’s Club Says She Put the Money Directly in His Hand. Then Shows What He Did With It: ‘Y’all Gotta Do Better’

By Terrina Jairaj Jul 17th
Oklahoma Woman Walks into T.J. Maxx Restroom and Sees a Woman Washing an Elderly Woman’s Underwear. Then She Tries to Go in: ‘Poop All in the Floor’

By Kopal Jul 14th
Man Enters an Adult Store, Ignores the Worker, and Walks Straight into the Backrooms Without Paying: ‘Your Freakiness Should Never be that Bad’

By Kopal Jun 19th
Woman with a Napkin in Her Eye Knocks Off a Child With Her Cart at Target, Then Goes Off on His Mom: ‘You Can’t Even Say Sorry?’

By Kopal Jun 18th
Florida Buyer Gets Peer Pressured Into Buying a $223 Swimsuit at Dillard’s. She Paid, Then Walked Right Back In: ‘I Gotta Make a Return’

By Kopal Jun 10th
Woman Thrifts Three ‘Awesome Pieces’ at Salvos, but She’s Mortified as Soon as She Looks at the Changing Room Mirror: ‘I’ve Had Nightmares About This’

By Kopal Jun 9th
Dallas Woman Sold Designer Shoes on Poshmark. Her Buyer Wore the Shoes Then Demanded a Refund: ‘You’re Already Starting off on the Wrong Foot’

By Vanessa Esguerra Jun 1st
Orlando Retail Store Employee Encounters Customer Trying to Purchase Merchandise With Taco Bell Gift Card. Then She Asks for the Manager

By Sanchari Ghosh May 27th
Former Lululemon Worker Shares an Embarrassing Yet Hilarious Work Anecdote by the Belt Bags Section: ‘They Hated My Guts’

By Kopal May 26th
Build-A-Bear customers put ‘funny’ sound in bear. Then the worker listens to it at the register: ‘This is a family store’

By Rebekah Harding May 20th
Woman orders doormat from Anthropologie. Then she opens the box and discovers a biohazard: ‘GUYS WHAT IS MY LUCK’

By Rachel Thomas May 12th