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11 Types Of Customers You've Definitely Dealt With If Your Summer Job Was In Retail

I'll give you a hint: they're all annoying AF.

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Anyone who has worked in retail or has shopped in any retail establishment has dealt with at least one of these 11 types of customers.

1. The "I'm just browsing" person.

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These people usually say they're "just looking" immediately upon entering a store. At least let the employee greet you and offer his or her assistance before you completely blow them off!

2. The person who simply ignores you.

The only thing worse than being interrupted when you try to greet someone as part of your job is to be flat out ignored.

3. The person who just says "no" before you even finish your sentence.

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When you work in retail sales, you are expected to sell things. It is OK to politely decline these items once the sales associate gets a chance to actually explain what is being offered to you. But let the associate get what they have to say out first before you flat our reject their services!

4. The person who just doesn't get what you're saying.

No matter how much you try to explain something to this person, even by showing them visuals, they somehow still don't seem to understand what you are trying to say. Sometimes it's simply a result of them not paying enough attention.

5. The person who argues with you about something you cannot control.

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When it comes to working for a corporation, there are policies in place that have to be followed. Some policies can be bent a little bit here and there, depending on the situation. However, things like prices cannot be controlled by a store employee like me — sorry!

6. The person who comes in five minutes before closing to browse.

If you come in just before closing to find a specific item and leave, that is cool. However, if you come in just before closing to kill time and only look around even after a store is closed for the evening, that is a whole other thing.

7. The person who thinks they are your best customer.

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These are guests who try to say they spend a lot of money (which is not often the case) when you try to inform them that you are unable to give them exactly what they want.

8. The person who provides so much unnecessary information.

There are just some things that retail employees do not need to know. Small talk is cool, but just keep it at that.

9. The person who does not know how a line works.

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Sometimes, if there's only one employee working at a store or if it happens to be busy, there will be a line. Nothing gives someone the right to try and cut it!

10. The person who does not understand that a store is not open.

Stores will lock their doors outside of business hours. Locked gates and doors, as well as turned off lights, are strong indicators that a store is not open. However, sometimes people will still try to pull on locked doors even when it is obvious that the store is closed.

11. The person who asks stupid questions only to be funny.

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It is one thing to ask a question about something one genuinely does not understand, but asking questions to try to be funny is not funny at all.

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11 Types Of Customers You've Definitely Dealt With If Your Summer Job Was In Retail

I'll give you a hint: they're all annoying AF.

1. The "I'm just browsing" person.

2. The person who simply ignores you.

3. The person who just says "no" before you even finish your sentence.

4. The person who just ​doesn't​ get what you're saying.

5. The person who argues with you about something you cannot control.

6. The person who comes in five minutes before closing to browse.

7. The person who thinks they are your best customer.

8. The person who provides so much unnecessary information.

9. The person who does not know how a line works.

10. The person who does not understand that a store is not open.

11. The person who asks stupid questions only to be funny.

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Who knows where we would be without them.

1. Thank you for laughing at my jokes, even when they really aren’t funny.

2. Thank you for singing unbearably loud with me all the time.

3. Thank you for letting me vent to you for hours about anything and basically being my personal therapist.

4. Thank you for ordering pizza with me at 2 in the morning.

5. Thank you for all the movie days when we don’t feel like moving.

6. Thank you for being my workout buddy everyday.

7. Thank you for sharing your closets with me.

8. Thank you for taking naps with me at random hours during the day.

9. Thank you for cleaning our home with me when we absolutely need to.

10. Thank you for all the rides when it’s late and you don’t want me to walk home alone in the dark.

11. Thank you for studying with me in our kitchen when we didn't want to go the library.

12. Thank you for making dinner with me.

13. Thank you for helping with my hair, makeup and outfit every time we go out.

14. Thank you for taking countless ugly pictures with me.

15. Thank you for not judging me when I go too long without showering.

16. Thank you for making our apartment feel like a second home.

17. Thank you for being there through all of our boy troubles.

18. Thank you for giving me a hug when I feel homesick.

19. Thank you for getting excited with me when one of us gets a good grade on an exam.

20. Thank you for still being my friend and not judging me when I say or do dumb things.

21. Thank you for telling me what I should do when I am sick.

22. Thank you for dancing horribly with me everywhere we go.

23. Thank you for staying up super late with me when we aren’t tired or can’t sleep.

24. Thank you for being super weird with me.

25. Thank you for all the unforgettable college memories.

26. And most of all, thank you for being the best friends a girl could have.

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1. "What do I have to study for?"

2. "What class do I need to study for the most?"

3. "I’m going to ace this."

4. "Focus!"

5."I have no idea what I'm reading."

6. "I should call my smart friend about this."

7. "I’m going to fail. I’m going to fail."

8. "I’m dropping out of school."

9. "What grade do I have to get on the final to pass the class?"

10. "Oh, no, I have to do good."

11. "I shouldn’t have procrastinated all semester."

12. "I wanna go to bed."

13. "We did not learn this!"

14. "I should go get food."

15. "Why do we even have finals?"

16. "I don’t want to be at the library."

17. "Get off your phone."

18. "I can watch Netflix for like 20 minutes and then go back to studying."

19. "I shouldn’t have watched Netflix."

20. "You have to study now!"

The "Happiest Place on Earth" has a lot of characters with some pretty great advice.

Remember you’re the one who can fill the world with sunshine. — Snow White

The past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it or learn from it. — Rafiki

You don't have time to be timid. You must be bold and daring. — Lumière

If watching is all you're gonna do, then you're gonna watch your life go by without ya. — Laverne

Sometimes the right path is not the easiest one. — Grandmother Willow

Always let your conscience be your guide. — Jiminy Cricket

To infinity and beyond. — Buzz Lightyear

Life is a journey to be experienced, not a problem to be solved. — Pooh

Let it go. — Elsa

If you can't say something nice, don't say nothin' at all. — Thumper

Today's special moments are tomorrow's memories. — Genie

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