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Does every retail store have a weird old lady who comes in and rants to whatever associate she sees first? (hexbear.net)
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I've worked at three hardware stores and each one had one of these ladies.

Seriously, one just spent like half an hour ranting to me about how she thinks the local gas and electric company is conspiring against her.

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[–] Sulv@hexbear.net 20 points 1 month ago (2 children)

And they generally have no context of personal space

[–] wtypstanaccount04@hexbear.net 15 points 1 month ago

Oh aren't you a sweetheart! nudges you

[–] D61@hexbear.net 9 points 1 month ago

I have literally taken a step back from a customer each time they took a step forward into my personal space and wound up half way down the aisle before they acknowledged that I was keeping polite distance while they were talking at me.