Tesco worker reveals how they take ‘petty revenge on rude’ customers

A TESCO worker has revealed how they are taking revenge on rude customers – and how they have even prevented people from getting their deliveries.

The customer assistant, who has worked in retail for ‘a few years’, explained how they have a ‘rude person service’ for every scenario.

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They revealed that if they’re working the cash register and a customer is rude, they always “offer to pack their bags.”

Go to the online forum Reddit, the anonymous Tesco employee wrote: “When it comes to delicate things like bread, chocolate bars, sausages, put your hand in the bag containing the item and pretend to be gentle.

“Then squeeze the item firmly at the bottom of the bag. Not enough to ruin the packaging, but enough to make eating unpleasant.”

They then explained how they deal with a rude customer when stocking the shelves.

The employee wrote: “When you are stocking shelves and a customer rudely asks if there is anything in the back.

“Just politely say, ‘Let me check for you,’ walk into the fridge or freezer, look at your phone for five minutes and then go back.

“Say ‘sorry, we don’t have more time for our delivery until tonight’.”

They continued: “If a customer comes barking ‘where are your eggs, why is it so hard to find stuff’ or something like that.

“Even if the eggs are right behind them, say ‘follow me,’ then walk them up and down an aisle or two and say ‘oh, they used to be here, they’ve turned things around again.’

“Then take them back to the original aisle and say ‘ahh here they are,’ as if they’re surprised.”

They then explained how to deal with customers ‘hovering’ around the reduced items section.

The message read: “You’re getting some good a***oles while you reduce things, are mean and say ‘hurry up’.

“Simple solution to this: pretend there has been a spill and say out loud ‘oh no, they need a mop in aisle 10.’ Then just take a break or go to the toilet.”

This Tesco worker has also had to deal with rude customers when delivering their groceries.

I work in a Tesco Express and I’ve just had to deal with this rude customer and I don’t know how to be petty back anyway

Tesco employee

They further wrote: “When you visit a customer and they treat you like shit.

“If you’re going back and forth to the van and you see something like milk, bread or rice, make sure you have a bucket and stab them with something sharp.

“Explain to the customer that his milk or bread is damaged (show it if necessary) and remove it from the order. Know that they have to go to the store again.”

But despite their negative experience, the employee wants to explain that these rude customers are rare.

Hypothetically, I would only do these things if a customer’s behavior was offensive

Tesco employee

They further wrote: “I want to say that the majority of the customers I dealt with were absolutely lovely.

“I would never do anything malicious to anyone unless their behavior was abhorrent.

“Someone who is clearly stressed or in a hurry is not treated badly.

“Hypothetically, I would only do these things if a customer’s behavior was offensive.”

The post came after another Tesco Express employee took to the online forum to ask for advice on how to deal with rude customers.

The original message read: “I work in a Tesco Express and I just had to deal with this rude customer and I don’t know how to be petty back.

“So I want to know how others take small revenge on rude customers.

“Please help me. So [I can take] get revenge on these customers before I snap!”

Another Reddit user said: “Lock them in the walk-in freezer.

“I have four bodies behind the bakery cages, no one has discovered them yet.”