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Dealing with the weirdest customer requests while working at a bookstore

@bookstore_daze 9467/26/2025

The shop bell rang, and a woman walked in wearing a strange mix of old-fashioned clothes. She looked at our new books as if they were holy. She finally came to the counter with a wild look in her eyes. She asked if we had any books that had been read before. I explained that we were a new bookstore and only sold brand-new copies. She frowned and told me she wanted books with history, like they had been owned by someone special. She called our new books boring and empty. I told her politely that I could not help, but suggested a used bookstore down the street. She got angry and called me a gatekeeper. I was confused, so I tried to explain how our store works, but she just sighed and looked at me like I was simple. She even asked if I was stopping the growth of literature by not having old books. I just wanted my break to start. Finally, she gave up on me and walked out. After she left, I noticed a mess in the fiction section. She had moved the books around based on the authors' middle names instead of the usual way. It took me a long time to fix the shelves. By the time I was finished, the bell rang again, but I didn't even look up.

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@intern_ian10/6/2026

I literally gasped when I read the ending.

@angry_al9/11/2026

I'm sorry you're dealing with that. It honestly sounds like you should look for something new.

@resume_rachel8/16/2026

That made my blood boil just reading it.

@layoff_linda7/21/2026

Been there, done that, and I promise it gets better.

@karen_kills6/26/2026

I feel your pain on a spiritual level.

@kev_p5/31/2026

Is it bad that I found this hilarious?

@jaded_joe5/5/2026

I love a good petty revenge story, please keep us posted.

@tired_tina4/9/2026

The audacity of some people never ceases to amaze me.

@rachel_s3/15/2026

Maybe try bringing it up with HR, although I know that rarely helps.

@tired_tina2/17/2026

Take a long weekend, you clearly need it.

@jess_m1/22/2026

Stick with it, as I'm sure improvement is on the horizon.

@lisa_w12/27/2025

This sounds exactly like my last manager, total nightmare fuel.

@nopay_nancy12/2/2025

It's incredible that you didn't lose your temper during that tense meeting.

@deadline_doug11/6/2025

Sometimes the incompetence of management is just staggering.

@jaded_jess10/11/2025

Is this a joke? Because it sounds like a bad sitcom script.

@vacation_vinny9/16/2025

Wow, I thought my boss was bad, but this takes the cake.

@crying_carl8/21/2025

We have all been there at least once, hang in there.

@jaded_jess7/26/2025

That is so unprofessional, I would be so angry.

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