Tales from Retail: Inconsiderate Last Minute Customers at GameStop

[@FANTAVISION]

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[@DVDfeverGames]

I felt this when I worked in a restaurant - well, it was a horrible place called Little Chef. These were usually in a motorway service station, but ours was on a back road between a town and going towards a number of other places, so people would use it as a stop-off point, particularly at the weekend. You talk about people coming in 20 minutes before closing time? Luxury! We were meant to close at 10pm, and even if someone came in at 9.55pm, they could order a full 3-course dinner and we'd have to serve them. Plus, we'd only get paid past 10pm if they stayed to 10.30, and then every 15 mins after that. Okay, a 3-course dinner would take them to around 10.40pm, but quite often we had people staying past 10pm, and with us getting out of the place around 10.20 so we didn't get paid past 10pm. It was the worst job I've ever had. This was 1995, so I'd make my own vlogs about it if I could remember all those times. We were on minimum wage and the place was owned by Rocco Forte who was as rich as an astronaut!

[@CAMELOT331]

Tales from Retail are back. I can finally die happy

[@FANTAVISION]

You aren't allowed to die

[@patrickmcgrail2316]

I love both of your channels

[@kevsomeone]

At my old supermarket job, we closed at 11pm. There was always this ONE GUY that comes in five minutes before we shut down everything. Me and my manager would always talk on the speaker and even go up to him reminding that we’re closed. But nah. Refused and continue his shopping. He even had the audacity to tell us that we should stay open longer. We’re open from 7am to 11pm. NO WE SHOULDN’T! My store closed down a few months ago so now he’s someone else’s problem. I actually enjoyed my job so most of the time I would stay longer than my usual shift. But when it’s time to close. IT’S TIME TO CLOSE! Been awhile since the last Tales From Retail. Great video, Fanta!

[@reijigamer]

You all should have told him that he would be charged a fee for time spent beyond the store's closing time.

[@vtwinbreed]

I do that all the time, but I 95% of the time amd able to get in and out within 2 minute of closing. I use to have no choice, when I was working 5a-7/10p. Busy season made it hard to do anything period.

[@YokosAnimeReactions]

Oh god I have a story or two on people coming in right at closing. I work at my local dollar general and I will close a good portion of the time. There was a couple who came in once like 15 minutes before closing. When they got to the register, we were already closed technically and they didn't have just a couple of items. They had a cart full of groceries and 12 packs of drinks. It was so annoying and when they got done and left, they came back the next day to complain about not getting money off for a drink sale. They combined brands which keeps you from getting the sale but I didn't notice it until I looked at their receipt. People can be so inconsiderate.

[@TheWeeabooKid]

iv had customers call, ask when we close, and then come in 5 minutes before to "browse", like iv been here all day, and still have to count the registers. gtfo.

[@Rootsradical808]

Yup, or I tell them I'm closing in 5 mins bring your Shit up to the counter now then get surprised when they don't and I close the big hanger door with them inside when they dont

[@Satchel1992]

Hit the nail on the head with this video. I work in a restaurant and what you said is absolutely correct! For anyone reading this comment if you go to a restaurant right before closing just know everyone in the restaurant hates you and the service you receive will more then likely not be the standard you would receive during the middle of the day or even an hour or so before closing. Because everyone does have to clean and restock and count tips. It usually takes an hour after closing to finish end of day tasks. I can’t tell you how many times we’ve had a family come in right before closing and finish eating and they continue to sit and talk for another hour after finishing eating. We’ve had to take measures like shutting the main lights off and turning the music off in the restaurant to send a message to them.

[@delex360]

its 12:57am. 3 minutes before close. Karen comes through the line with 2 shopping carts of groceries. $200 of food. "Oh we need to take some of this off I only have $50." I even had people come up to our automatic sliding doors that were turned off because were closed, then force them open to come in and "oh i just need 2 items real fast!"

[@talliaconner-flores5763]

This isn't exactly "last minute", but I used to have people argue with me all the time after I had already closed the smoothie kiosk I used to work at. Like, no. Hell no. I'm not going to make you a friggin smoothie 30 minutes after closing, ya friggin fruitloop. Come back tomorrow.

[@ROBinJVILLE]

Owned a restaurant for 22 yrs. If u came in right before closing, not only would I have a limited menu, but u were taking it to go.

[@FANTAVISION]

I'm sincerely proud of you for doing that. That should be the norm.

[@redfather5342]

Your the heroe this world needs but not the one it deserves Respect to you

[@robrichardson9117]

These people don't give a dam about you going home now you know why

[@Bingo_the_Pug]

Lets give a shoutout to the asshole customers that show up AFTER you’ve closed, and still try to get in

[@kelsmister]

Or walk in said closed doors, dim lights, music turned off, seeing employees taking trash out and sweeping.. and we have to say "Uh sorry we're CLOSED. Get out."

[@roflBeck]

Those guys are cool, we can wave at them and they leave lol.

[@jeanhartely]

"I only want one thing!"

[@brianmiddleton2956]

@@roflBeck At least you can ignore those people unlike during regular store hours.

[@Ansome234]

It’s been FOREVER since the last tales from retail

[@deedr1234]

Tails from retail. Ok

[@CalvinSchmeichel]

Alexander Zheng bruh grammar?

[@BawesomeBurf]

When I worked at Subway, we would kind of 'pre-close' so once we were actually closed there wasn't much left to do. One of the things we would do is clean a section of the lobby, and then close that section off, while still leaving 4 booths for customers to eat at for the last hour. Normally it was fine, but every once in a while we would get some putz that would decide to step over the barricade of tables and chairs and eat over there. Ugh. Worked at Barnes & Noble for 12 years, and we would always make several closing announcements in the last 20 minutes we were open. We would also put someone at the entrance somedays to let people know, "Hey, we are closing in a few minutes. Can I help you find anything?" Still constantly had problems with people farting around for a good 10 minutes after we were closed. Eventually I got fed up and just started to tell people that we are closed and they need to check out or leave. Of course they weren't happy, but they got their butts in gear and got the hell out.

[@gracerrr2870]

Where I work we have glass doors so we can see outside from the cash register. So whenever someone try's to open or sometimes even knock on the lock door after we close I look into their eyes and just slowly shake my head.

[@Samurai76_]

oh boy, i ike those storys ^^ guess i am lucky to work retail in germany, we just can send people away or tell them come again tomorrow or another day if they come in like 3 minutes before we close the store 😄 thumbs up for the video/content 🤙✌👍

[@awakenow7147]

Whaaaat? Y'all are lucky. Our corporate culture won't let us turn people away ever.

[@therealjaystone2344]

Awake Now “the customer is always right”

[@kylieryan3523]

Ive subbed coz you are a genuinely nice person. And your topic is very important. Uncovering the darkside of retail is so theraputic to so many. Thank you

[@jolleenlovett4494]

I once worked at a craft store and we were closing at 9 on New Year’s Eve. I was going to close the doors and this lady rushes in the doors five minutes after we closed. I was like “hi we just closed 5 minutes ago.” She then yells at me and runs into the store. I checked her out and she told me how unprofessional I was and how she was going to call corporate. She also screamed “I know you just want to get out of here so you can go get drunk!” Litterally all I want to do is just go home and go to sleep. She ended up Calling corporate and I ended up getting in trouble for telling her we closed.

[@redfather5342]

You should have quit your job than and there

[@partyendsat9235]

My BFF GS Manager had a customer want to fight him just for a PS5 preorder

[@HeroSword_P]

I never understood why restaurants didn't implement a policy along the lines of "you can't ARRIVE less than one hour before we close, you may only remain in the restaurant before closing time if you were already seated and ordered". No damn way could customers dare complain and expect the staff to remain working past closing time just so they can BEGIN their meal that late into the night.

[@rjmarble3473]

This is what i watch when I have a study break

[@KnowThyWeakness]

i worked at a blaze pizza and we just locked the door. we were already cleaning the ovens and such already. the moment we locked the door, a lady with her 8 year old son knock on the door because he's hungry :( management had us reopen everything

[@KnowThyWeakness]

@stockart whiteman me neither but all of us just wanted to go home so it was a waste of time to argue when compared to just doing it

[@Falloutx360a]

I went into my favorite restaurant 1 hour before close one time. I go there all the time, but normally much earlier in the evening. I thought I was fine going a whole hour before closing, but they almost turned me away and then wanted me to take it to go. They decided to serve me, but when someone else came in behind me, they told that guy “We’re closed”. He said “but you don’t close until 9:30” and then said “but you have a customer right there” and they kept repeating “we are closed”. While eating , I realized they all had eyes on me ready for me to finish eating. After that experience, I knew an hour was still too late to show up for sit down food. I eat fast and dont conversate once I start eating, but I understand they want to get out of there.

[@kubotaman85]

I work at Goodwill and we changed our hours due to Covid and we still get people that think we still close at the normal time when we have been closing at the new time since we reopened after being closed for 2 months

[@kubotaman85]

@@switchgear100 There is a thing called a "telephone". They could call us before making the trip to the store or look it up on Google. We've had the new hours for 5 months now. If in doubt look it up on Google or call the store.

[@redfather5342]

Exactly

[@espino_productions6838]

Thanks for the mention in the description, it's the thought that counts. But yeah, I think it should be a law to not come in so late. Some employees have homework to do or have kids that they need to take care of. So people should at least be considerate

[@LegalAmerican4]

I worked at a bank inside a grocery store and people always wanted to come in and apply for a mortgage 5 minutes before closing. Then I worked in the mortgage call center and idiots would call in 1 minute before closing and want to apply, but they'd never know what mortgage product they wanted.

[@Sora3333127]

I was working at a pizza place and a party of ~15 came in close to close, and one of them even saw us cleaning and said “bet you thought you were going home, huh?”

[@mrn234]

lol wouldnt happen where iam from. Like my local pizza guy gets a call from me 20min before closing that i come over in 15min to grab my usual pizza. thats no problem but when other people just come around he sends them away.

[@asarishepard8171]

What a bunch of wankers

[@stevearnold6645]

I'm a cashier at a supermarket and I usually work til close which is midnight in my store and I hated last minute people especially the ones with big orders. Like at 11:55 or later someone with a full cart will come and wouldn't clock out till like 12:07. I used to work at a restaurant as a dishwasher and would sometimes close and there was one time when a party stayed like more than a half hr after close couldn't finish all the cleaning cuz the party was still there cuz all the dishes had to be clean before we left so the party was holding us up and the server was getting annoyed too and apologized to me. So yeah I know how you feel.

[@wdf70]

Bigus Assholus A species of animal said to be an offshoot of the Homo Sapien. Though much is know about the Bigus Assholus and their behavioral patterns, scientists struggle to figure out their mental faculties.

[@charles5487]

Regarding Walmart. Everyday in the week looks like a busy Sunday thanks to them closing early now. Really didn't solve anything.

[@tantanthevlogger1711]

@Charles A well Walmart doesn't need to be open 24 hours, so I am glad they did that. And plus if they went back to 24 hrs that would mess up everyone's shifts.

[@StevenVillman]

@@tantanthevlogger1711 @Charles A What is the case in Canada, Walmart *_never, ever_* was open 24 hours a day (except for during the last 2 weeks before Christmas for one year as an experiment).

[@JDizzle420]

i feel your pain. i still work in retail so this happens to me a lot :(

[@Rootsradical808]

Yup, I've lost all sympathy for others working retail

[@MrKoblepot]

Same here, sometimes can be even rough

[@Kyric3289]

I had a customer come into Walmart at 10 (the time we close now) we told them we are closed they just kept walking came back to electronics and demanded a tv and I'm like we're closed and they kept asking for a tv I wound up having to get 2 different managers to kick them out

[@FANTAVISION]

Wow. People like that make me lose faith in humanity.

[@Tirnel_S]

We can't get people out of the store at my store. Sometimes as late as 11 or even later we're still checking people out and trying get these people out of the store.

[@Kyric3289]

@@Tirnel_S I mean it's a good thing they don't let me make the announcement I'd be like "it's 10 get the fuck out of the store"

[@proto1132]

I remember having to follow people around until way after we closed, and they would not leave!

[@doctordarkly53]

GOD I feel you bro. I work in a pizza restaurant, and we normally have around two whole families stay past closing just talking to each other FOREVER. It’s even worse when their toddlers and babies become living tornado sirens.

[@HerrenGamingNews]

There needs to be a policy where 1hr before close at a restaurant the dining room is closed but you're free to order to go

[@jamiefrankshire3503]

As a gas station attendant in New Jersey, customers have to know when we are closed due to the fact that the canopy lights are off and the inside lights switch from being bright white to a very very very dim yellow and as always when closing, the open sign is off. Who pulls into a dark gas station at night and expects to get gas despite the outside lights being OFF? The answer is apparently people who never deserved their eyes since they never used them for anything useful.

[@jamiefrankshire3503]

stockart whiteman Good point, it’s a shame that there are several points into NJ from PA that don’t make it clear where they are crossing into despite there being a large river separating the two states.

[@AdamTheGameBoy]

I would... why does the gas station have to be open to get gas? Are these people paying cash?

[@jamiefrankshire3503]

AdamTheGameBoy In New Jersey a gas attendant must pump the gas. Self serve is illegal.

[@TheMagicRobot]

I despise people who try to squeeze in seconds before closing. We're just a convenience store, I'm sure whatever you need so urgently can wait until morning!

[@agustinvega8969]

You win because of your PFP that movie is a classic 🤣

[@mjc8281]

Working many moons ago in New England in a Mall running up to Christmas and there was this large snowstorm that came through, the governor shuts the state down, but the Mall remains open, anyway about 2hrs into the storm so much snow had built up on the roof of the mall(Northshore Mall)that one of the AC units gets blocked and there is a fire, more smoke than anything. So we are all moved outside and the fire department and the police close it off, firefighters go in with breathing equipment on to deal with it. Then this woman comes along and starts arguing with the police and fire department demanding the mall is reopened because she has driven there in a snowstorm and she isn't going home until she has shopped!!! needless to say the police ended up taking away, never seen anything quite like it before or since

[@Night_Owl_4668]

I worked at ar Gamestop in a strip mall with 3 visible doors to get into mall from our location and it never fails. Someone would come and yank on the door closest to us. When that failed they would go yank on the other 2...even though all the doors clearly had the hours listed.

[@redfather5342]

What the fuck is wrong with people

[@luminescentjudge0893]

This brought back memories... Lady scoffs ugh you can't help me transfer my data?. First of all it's 10 min before we close, second of all we don't set up phones in store call tech, third I am a commissioned salesman and you bought it from apple... Go to apple. God I do not miss retail

[@kingofallpie]

My job at Chain Restaurant is especially fun because we've had to get the front door fixed after so many people tried so hard to let themselves in after closing time that eventually they broke the damn lock so it couldn't be locked from inside and employees had to go around the back. prop the back door open with a chair, and hope no one snuck through the back door while they were locking the store from the outside

[@MrKoblepot]

Sometimes i even had people doing a roll under the iron curtain while it was going down to enter. Some people are entering, you tell them youre closing in 1 min, and they're just wandering looking at items...

[@TheCrazedGuitarist]

My restaurant closes at 10 except for Fridays and Saturdays. We had a pair of ladies come in with their respective children at 9:10. They ate there. No big deal. We watched them loosely as we wanted to get out early. They finished around 9:30 and we figured they were going to leave. They sat their on their phones, and we can't ask them to leave, so we started stacking chairs on tables in the eating area and figured they'd get the hint. They sat there, on their phones, until 10:15. It's annoying af. It's like they intentionally just sat there. The worst part is that they probably do this at other places and their kids are going to think it's cool to do that too.

[@reijigamer]

Wait, am I just now noticing that Fanta's hair color is brown and his mustache is black? Fanta is a Mario brother confirmed.

[@gamernamedazzim]

In my workplace, sometimes the customer will come as I was about to leave or about to start closing. I worked from Monday until Saturday, but Saturday is the worse sometimes for me. There was one time a day before my country's election day, one customer wants to photocopy 4 books very urgently that they want it on the next day on the election which is clearing closing. I tried to give extend but the customer refused and my boss accept her. I stay up until like before 10pm and then go home.

[@HazeBre3]

I worked 5 years at as a cashier at a grocery store, I preferred the late afternoon to close shift and we closed at midnight. From 11pm to midnight, the only thing open is the self checkout. There were several occasions where we'd get one customer some up to the self checkout will a full large cart at about 5 to 10 minutes before midnght. Now, betweem 11:30pm and midnight and in 15 minute intervals, we would say it's whatever time and to finish shopping and get to the checkout. Well, these full cart people were slow, the self checkouts are slow and make things difficult so instead of me getting out at midnight I'm out 30 minutes later because they couldn't have come in earlier.

[@Ryan-vl2nn]

As having worked in the restaurant industry for almost 20 years I can definitely tell you that those guests that show up minutes before closing to your establishment are by far the worst. They’ll always order something well done along with a bunch of special requests as well as claim being “allergic” to gluten or something ridiculous and therefore want something instead to substitute the part of their dish they don’t want...I mean, are “allergic” to. For instance, say the dish is a filet mignonette with roasted fingerling potatoes and some sautéed veggies. Instead of the potatoes they don’t want something within reason like a side salad or just more veggies instead of the potatoes. No, of course not; they want something like pasta or say we have Scallops with risotto. They’ll want the risotto (which has GLUTEN). And then when told that we can’t just mix and match items from various entrees for your specific needs they throw a full on temper tantrum. And before they FINALLY chose their entree they’ll ask you to explain every. Single. Item; on the damn menu. And after they take their sweet time eating their meal, they’ll just sit and chat until the manager has to inform them that we closed over an hour ago. They’ll then ask to see a dessert menu. At which point I’ll remind them that I told them when they ordered to order everything then as the kitchen was closing/closed. And finally after waiting on them for about an hour and 20 mins. you’ll be lucky if you get a 10% tip after all of that. So glad that I’m no longer going to be working in that industry anymore after the world returns to normal-ish.

[@samanthac3357]

I use to work at a bakery 14 hours a day in the winter time making wedding cakes and Christmas goodies. There was a restaurant that I always go to the would extend their time 30 mins so I could get dinner in the wintertime. They retired this year.

[@SaberToothPortilla]

Y'know, I will say, I didn't tend to get too mad when people would cut it close... *if* they knew what they needed to do and that they could do it quickly. If you can handle yourself, get in, and get out, I couldn't care less. I mean, hey, store's still open, so no skin off my nose, that's what it's there for. But when people would come in close to close and then need a lot of stuff, a lot of help, or worse, not even know what they're looking for, that keeps people from getting their shit done, and more often than not makes us have to stay open after close, which is just a shitty thing to do. Stuff like that is just really inconsiderate, and it's always the same kinds of people who consistently do that shit.

[@unclebrian8156]

I remember one time going to Gamestop & didn't realize the time when I left home & they told me they were closing so I just told them that it wasn't a problem & I'd come back tomorrow luckily the gamestop I went to was within walking distance & thios was before the pandemic.

[@KittoChan9]

Went to get froyo with my room mates recently, google said the placed closed at 12, we rolled up a little after 9 and after the employees started turning out some lights as we ate we found out the place actually closed at 10, and we got out of there! It’s not at all hard to respect store hours

[@Garthman03]

I dispise being a last minute shopper.. if I am, it's an emergency..

[@ericlivingston8027]

I work at USPS and I have found people will have the nerve to come up to the lobby door and knock. I used to let them in and try to help them but I stopped. I also had people call me 20 minutes or hours after we closed. Now what the first thing I door during close is lock both doors and turn off the lights because I have to document starting after close. I would want to keep a open door environment when closing and tried it but I found customers just did not respect it.

[@swaggyb34]

Once again great video FANTA!! Keep it up!!👍🏻

[@FANTAVISION]

Thanks! Will do!

[@Poleskeris]

I was binge watching your tales from retail and WHOLA and new one is out! Nice.

[@FANTAVISION]

Thanks! Glad you like them!

[@MG-im8ku]

I worked at Blockbuster for over 5 years in their glory days. Working the closing shift, this would be a regular thing. Became insanely annoying. When I became shiftlead there, I made damn sure that door was locked the very second we were supposed to close. Then hid myself in the office to do closing routines, and told the other employee to stay out on the floor and clean up so no customers would see us at the front counter and try to knock to get in. Customers wouldn't be able to understand that the system would not allow a rental after store hours, no matter how many times we tried telling them.

[@ThoosieJP]

I had 2 jobs In my Life Ski instructing and a cashier 1.As a cashier the thing that pissed me off the most is when I ended my shift my mom would be there at 8pm to pick me up. I want to go home but she decides to go shopping... So I'm in the store (First couple of times I forgot my sweatshirt so customers would still ask me questions). I ended up telling my mom how annoying it is and she finally started coming in before 8. 2.Another thing that annoyed me was 8pm,I close and the last order is a big ass order that takes 10 billion years with issues and other things and you just want to go home Ski instructing 1.One or two times I'm ready to go home and they ask me to do a lesson I usually say yes and stay an extra hour to teach it but usually get good money doing it and built my reputation so I was fine with it

[@BrobaFett2494]

I work at gamestop as well and i cant stand this! ive had people come in as im closing up and wanna trade in a whole system and a bunch of games. like bro so inconsiderate i wanna go home!

[@silver10188]

if you wanna go home at 11:00 pm, you should close at 10:30. If you close at 11:00 means that I can come 10:55, and you're shift ends 11:30. It's the restaurant fault and should compensate for over time.

[@FANTAVISION]

Nope. That's called being an inconsiderate dick. And yes YOUR shift would normally end at 11:30 without that customer rudely coming in to sit down while you are trying to close. Now you're stuck even later because that person has zero time management or consideration for others.

[@redfather5342]

Why not just show up an hour earlier

[@rickxd8728]

I'm an SGA at Gamestop and nobody knows about our reduced hours and they're constantly banging at the door. I just ignore them. People knock and bang at the door even before I open and they can clearly see me doing morning and closing counts! I just had a guy threaten to fight me because the dipshit came in 3 minutes before we closed and my favorite thing to say in the last few minutes when someone comes in is "Hey you know whatchu need? We're closing in a few." Dude caught an attitude and I called security and got him up out of there. Fuck these people!

[@FANTAVISION]

I'm proud of you for getting security. Fuck those people indeed.

[@rickxd8728]

Aw hell yeah I wasn't expecting a reply! I love all of your videos man I'm so glad I subbed to you! You should definitely do some more Gamestop videos, I've been on and off with Gamestop for 6 years and can tell you EVERYTHING! Thanks again and much love from Connecticut!

[@Koshka-ms3mz]

Dude I start closing,locking the door at work and these clients still be knocking on the door man let me go home jeez!

[@DVDfeverGames]

I felt this when I worked in a restaurant - well, it was a horrible place called Little Chef. These were usually in a motorway service station, but ours was on a back road between a town and going towards a number of other places, so people would use it as a stop-off point, particularly at the weekend. You talk about people coming in 20 minutes before closing time? Luxury! We were meant to close at 10pm, and even if someone came in at 9.55pm, they could order a full 3-course dinner and we'd have to serve them. Plus, we'd only get paid past 10pm if they stayed to 10.30, and then every 15 mins after that. Okay, a 3-course dinner would take them to around 10.40pm, but quite often we had people staying past 10pm, and with us getting out of the place around 10.20 so we didn't get paid past 10pm. It was the worst job I've ever had. This was 1995, so I'd make my own vlogs about it if I could remember all those times. We were on minimum wage and the place was owned by Rocco Forte who was as rich as an astronaut!

[@csievers8740]

The worst are people coming in during the pandemic. They come in, knowing we have limited seating and camp for 3-7 hours. Our restaurant even encourages people to do so with football games and extended happy hours. It's rare they tip to accommodate for tying up a chunk of your section for an entire shift. Even worse they sometimes refuse to close their check with you if your relief person shows up! People showing up last minute is the icing on the cake.

[@stolasgoetia93]

That whole business model "the customers are always right" needs to be outlawed across all retail shops. lol Like that would ever happen. "The employees are always right not some jack me off customer."

[@chrisoraha8995]

I remember all those things pissed me off when I worked retail. BUT that hate forced me to finish college and get out of customer service.

[@arceusalmighty1276]

I work at a public library and at my former branch we would announce over the intercom 10 minutes before we closed. Every single night without fail a line of people would come up to the desk after that announcement and ask to make a library account. That takes like 10 minutes per person! And there would be like 5 of these people! Every night!

[@asarishepard8171]

I got shooed out of the library once when they were closing 15 early. They just didn't wanna do it at close

[@redfather5342]

So come back THE next day

[@loganstroganoff1284]

My good buddy owns a taco/burrito joint here in our beach town and he stops serving a half hour before close for this reason. If you think customers in a regular town are bad u should see tourists. Many can be the most entitled,inconsiderate assholes you've ever met. He used to allow ppl to order right til close and stay as long as they want but it became a nightly thing for ppl to come in and sit for 1-2+ hours after close,even after he would drop progressively obvious hints. I was there one night helping him close so we could get to the beach for night fishing and freaking turned off all but one light and these drunk idiots went "oooh" like ppl do when thr lights go out and then continued to talk and chill whereupon I flat asked them to please leave. Kids in this county should have a mandatory 2 years in the military or a service job like waiting tables. You can always tell ppl who have worked in restaurants bc they are super nice and considerate to waiters and other staff.

[@archiedebaldo5963]

It always cracks me up when Fanta talks of working at a Chinese restuarant. In all my 33 years Iiving in London, I've never seen a white person working at a Chinese restaurant.

[@nolife1199]

London isn't even an English city

[@Itiswhatitis90]

If I’m gonna come in last minute I’m going to at least know what I want and have my money out already

[@redstarthunder12]

closing was always the worst shift. pretty glad im out of chump work

[@AdamTheGameBoy]

10:55 This is why you don't get paid the big bucks to work in corporate. No logic or thinking is allowed in corporate. Where I work made a bunch of special displays and put them in the walkways, pushing everybody together through a narrow little passage, the whole time also playing reminders on the intercom to spread and distance. Where I work also gets on the intercom at close and informs people to come check out. There've been a few people who ignore it and keep leisurely shopping and following the employees around and asking questions over 30 minutes after close, even asking us to unclose displays so they can shop. We ARE allowed to leave when we are done closing or past our scheduled out though, so I'll just tell them "We're long closed and I'm leaving, so no" and leave. If that middle aged woman had eyebrows, she probably would've been scowling at me. We've also had Mexican women banging on the door and talking Spanish and broken english 30 minutes after close, wanting to be let in to shop. It's weird because I'm not remotely close to the border; I'm closer to the Canadian border. Oh and for a while we also had some Indian looking guys you could hardly understand come in like 10 till close and go into the restrooms with table, computer and phone and set up and try to use our bathrooms as an office and the managers would have to confront them. That stopped happening after about a month. I'm pretty sure they couldn't have had a legitimate business though.

[@dannyrascal9032]

As a server at California Pizza Kitchen...I feel your pain for the last hour or when it's super slow and I'm about to leave early and boom someone comes in right before close. Happened to me last night 🙃

[@Left4Bill]

Thank you for not putting ads in the middle of video.

[@JeffersonRedeyes]

You don't have to worry about me Fanta BABY! When I see you I always come first!

[@Cornelius87]

Those big parties at restaurants right before they close have no idea what the hours are. They probably just have family visiting go out and find a place to eat and get caught up in all the talking. Similar stuff happens in other stores, many times I've had to stay overtime for hours at my job and I just make it out in time to get to the store right before they close. As a costumer I hate it when you arrive 10 or 5 minutes before close time and they've already locked the door. I'm just trying to get in and leave, I've had a long day. All I'm saying is there's always two sides to the story.

[@redfather5342]

Then show up an hour or 30 minutes before closing

[@SheNeverMisses]

Summer before this last one, everyone was about ready to go, last hour had been nice and slow. The worst customer ever, who thinks everyone loves him when we all hate his guts, orders 10 pizzas 4-6 minutes before we close. My friend who worked in the pizza area nearly went literally crazy, and to be honest so did I.

[@mitchellmaytorena1137]

I’m so glad I don’t have to work a shitty job anymore. I got my life together and started growing high grade dope. (All of my operations are in complete compliance with the laws set fourth by the great state of Oregon)

[@mrmindtrick99]

I felt this. I worked at EB games and was a waiter/bartender for years.... I’m still in therapy

[@bookablegull8682]

Do my eyes deceive me, or is this a real Tales From Retail? It feels like the last one happened before COVID started.

[@findood8491]

If it says open till 20 its okay to eat till 20. Its your problem if you dont consider how long it takes you to close up. Opening hours are how long you will serve customers, not your total work hours.

[@Sil.]

I used to work at a cafe and a party of about 70 people came in an hour before close and it was infuriating

[@derpydashdjblazekin]

I only did this once but I did thank them and apologized for keeping them beyond their time after I walked out with my purchase and this was before the pandemic

[@xlQueenOfCrowslx]

That happened to me a lot 😒, I hate that kind of people, and yeah one minute before closing they arrive spends 10 minutes or more and they never buys something, and they knock the door too when is close, and they ask is it opened?, can I go inside please, Me like :😒😒🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@SquidofBaconator]

“I just need to grab beer”

[@redfather5342]

You can do it tommor

[@Redawesomeoby]

jokes on you I love being that guy

[@Dirtyskrilla]

Hello, la croix here and you’re watching Lacroixvision.

[@dandaman12199]

Lol

[@patrickmarsh2538]

Those kind of people exist? Wouldn't you just kick them out after a certain time? Some places would limit the after hours

[@nando9632]

Let’s go another tales from retail!! 😁

[@kelsmister]

Sign posted shows hours. Business closes at 7, it's 6: 55... waltzing in.. me as the employee looking at my phone to them like 'seriously..?'

[@Rootsradical808]

Yup, we got signs everywhere for lots of things in BIG letter and no one reads shit

[@albionflux]

Worked at hhgreeg for 2 years, we would start cleaning the store about 30 minutes before closing being super obvious about it to try and stop people from coming in. For most part it worked but still had a few come in some that would stay well over a hr late

[@redfather5342]

Why didn't you just lock the doors

[@albionflux]

@@redfather5342 management refused to allow even 1 minute before closing

[@redfather5342]

@@albionflux damn that sucks

[@nicholasgeorge4156]

I have been asked at Walmart if they are open 24 hours I would say yes but they close the general side and go through the grocery side entrance

[@Cobra_427]

I'm only this person if I know I'll be out before they close and I don't do this at restaurants, if I'm out that late I'm usually grabbing one thing from the store and I'm out, even then the latest I've left a place is 10 minutes before closing which isn't bad considering one time a person at my store didn't leave until 40 minutes after we closed, but I try to make it really quick and I'm out as fast as I got in

[@FANTAVISION]

Yeah, that's not bad at all

[@melodyconte]

When I worked at Brookstone this guy came knocking on the door 45 minutes after closing. I had to explain to him that we've already counted down the registers and even if I wanted to let him in, I couldn't because my manager was counting the safe and wasn't readily available to talk to this guy. I had the misfortune of working two closing shifts in a row so this dickbag came back the next day right before closing and spent an hour "browsing" and wasting my time just to get even with me. I hate that guy and I hope all that anger and frustration in his soul built up and gave him a stroke. I can't imagine living my life like that.

[@biblebeltbeauties8874]

I love the way you say "Chinese restaurant"

[@EMan-ls6yt]

What’s up Fanta. Been a while since I’ve watched a video of yours. Happy it was in my recommended feed

[@FANTAVISION]

Welcome back! Gotta subscribe! XP

[@jennythebean9117]

God some corporate asshole make a reservation we don’t do anything special that’s ok but non of coworkers or even my boss told me it after hours. This shit happen twice, I work at my family’s restaurant so it make it worse for my trust in them.

[@GudMarty]

Yeah that’s the worst in a restaurant cause you aren’t even paid hourly. Like you aren’t getting an extra hr OT, most likely will get an extra 5-7$ max

[@IISourAyyII]

Its 2005, its friday, 7:59 and a new gta game comes out; if youre not getting it at gamestop youre fucked for the weekend.

[@stevearnold6645]

Also it's funny you mentioned to the ones who don't work in retail the thing about if someone came up to you at the end of your shift and said you know what I'm gonna keep you here a little longer cuz I was thinking that one I had last minute customers like how would you like it if I held you up at your job when you're about to close and you wanna go home. Didn't say it but thought it. And it's also funny you mentioned it not making sense to limit hrs because of the pandemic because I totally agree and no one else besides you has brought that up. Like it makes no sense to limit the hrs cuz that just means it's gonna be more crowed cuz there's less times to go. But my job didn't limit hrs were still open til midnight.

[@redfather5342]

Are you understaffed

[@stevearnold6645]

@@redfather5342 Sometimes we are but either way last minute customers can be annoying

[@redfather5342]

@@stevearnold6645 i hear that

[@dontread12]

They don't worry or care because its these same people that have never worked or anything like this in there life there ignorant to even knowing what is happening.

[@TheRealerArbor]

I agree with you on the servers making more than back of house people. Fuck servers. They would always complain about how much they made that night "I only made $200! this sucks" BITCH ive been here longer and haven't even made half that. So annoying when im the one who did all the work, and all you did was give people their food. So glad I no longer work restaurant.