One day my cousin cop caught our mutual cousin speeding. She issued him a ticket without once registering that they were related because my cousin was in work mode. My aunt freaked out and asked why she could be so rude to family, to which she said "I'm sorry, I didn't notice. But even if I did, I cannot risk my carreer by breaking my oath to uphold the law unbiasly." I have a lot of respect for my cousin for that.
My response would be, well, I'm sure some negative publicity about their insane wife's behavior is exactly what they want. Then I'd starting recording the exchange, threatening to upload it. Your move, Karen.
When someone says that and it's true, their husband just got knocked to the bottom of the promotion queue. Make it stick! Make stick, talk to that officer's boss. Pavlovian conditioning for these atavistic people, pain is the only teacher Karen will listen to.
To be fair a lot of cops wives and military wives are fucking insufferable. For the military ones we call them dependas and they're just awful. The entitlement that comes from the respect that their husbands either earn or are blanketly given drives their egos up a wall.
"My Husband is a Lawyer" Honey, I doubt it. Because Lawyers have intelligence, and NO bloke with intelligence would even THINK of dating you, let alone marry you.
Yesterday I heard a story of two lawyers trying to frame a PTA mom for some stupid reason by planting drugs in her car. The cop investigated the tip and arrested both layers causing them to be disbarred. Not all layers are smart.
Intelligence is not wisdom. I've known a handful of rich professionals (lawyer, general practitioner MD, architect, master electrician) who, while otherwise intelligent and I would say are experts in their field...are just dumb as paint when it comes to relationships. Really dumb paint, too. Totally whipped, wrapped around the finger of an emotionally manipulative cockjuggling thundercunt who happened to be a solid 9 or 10 when they got hitched. But not unlike a new car, lost half their value the moment they were brought home and within 10 years are barely holding together. Never marry for looks, gentlemen. Never marry for looks.
I can actually see a has-been beauty queen marrying a lawyer. I can also picture the lawyer husband rolling his eyes every time Karen calls him with another one of her - undoubtedly endless - Karen encounters.
So I’m wondering if the lawyer/ cop husband decided to divorce the Karen What would happen Would the husband be able to get more shit and basically destroy the Karen’s life or is it the other way around ??? And who the fuck stays with someone that creates so much problems and drama like why Sex is sex if your staying for good sex legit go out there and have sex because getting your noodle wet on someone you have a non toxic relation the sex is all ways better
On the pet store story: at the very first point at which the Karen accuses OP of flirting, he should have put his arms around the GF and given her a big smooch.
About the first story: Grocery store worker here. No, the employees don't know how or why things are priced, either. We're given a list of prices to change when the time comes and some products like milk change price regularly. It depends on the market and the manufacturer.
now i dont work at a grocery store but at least here in europe we have those scanners that raise an alarm if you try to take any unpaid items through, in pretty much every entrance at least unless its a very small mom and pop store that only really sells fruit and veggies
@@mrroboshadow problem is over here standard practice is to just let people leave when they trip. Even if Security is present they can only physically stop them if someone actually witness the person shoplifting
@@mrroboshadow I did hear that lining a bag with aluminium foil prevents those scanners from scanning the contents, and though we have them here in Canada, it's only often used for the big priced items, as they need special scanner tags.
Man i understand wanting to get 'revenge' on a karen but holy shit he is a douche for doing that to his gf when he KNEW it would upset his gf. Holy smokes. He even continued it after he upset her (gf)... wth. Not the perfect way to deal with anyone.
@@adzz8012 I felt that when Karen followed them to the car and he did that was yes stepping over the line with his gal. Me personally I would've went from being like him to being a total asshole and started getting into her face screaming at her. And then threaten to call the cops if she didn't leave us alone.
People are just completely unobservant. I was in Trader Joe's today, and someone approached me and said "Where's the protein powder?!" No 'Excuse Me' or 'Please' or anything. Yes, I was wearing a gray sweatshirt, but it had my university logo. I was also wearing slacks and sparkly silver flats. I also had a cart with me, reusable bags, and groceries in my hand. Yeah, I was definitely stocking shelves. 🙄 I just said "I have no idea, they move things all the time" and walked off. She looked so offended. 😂
Starting to think that all store employees should be issued with electric cattle prods. The instant someone starts going feral, hit them with the joy stick. Set to max. What a pity we can't do that.
I have done this a few time and have had this done to me. When I do it to others (quickly appologizing afterwards) it is because i can neither find something important, like a key ingredient, or haven't seen a single employee for a good 15 minutes. When that has happened to me is when someone needs assistance (like grabbing something off a top shelf) and I am wearing my grey jean vest. I believe psychologically speaking it has to do with how our minds process visual info passively, like the way we can screw up simple questions like "how many days does it take for the earth to revolve around the sun?"
Story 2: As much as it wouldn’t be the most ideal thing to do, I would have thrown insults towards their hair, and when they complained, I'd respond "Well that's how the employee would have felt. I guess you never thought about HER feelings, huh?"
No, that isn't how you handle the situation. Because that can lead to a physical altercation. Which in this case would have been initiated by the OP verbal abuse. To be honest, OP probably should count her lucky stars that she worked in a secured building. Otherwise these two probably would have made a situation beyond an initial bump with security at her place of work. That's not get one over on the "Karens" that is escalating the situation with your actions.
@@superdave8248 it is kinda sad that you say "to be honest, OP should count her lucky stars that she worked in a secure building " ... Because it is a reminder that we live in a world where empowering abusers by ignoring them can be seen as the right thing to do. Escalation is not always the wrong thing. Knowing they might start a physical altercation does not make it your fault as they too have an option to walk away, especially if you haven't used derrogatory terms. You might suffer a black eye or some broken ribs, but you might actually have stopped a vicious cycle that might have escalated to disastrous proportions. (A good example is a story where a Karen escalated a situation to stop human trafficing) Also, RIP Bob Einstein.
I know that the first Karen needed a distraction which is why she went off like that, but looks like she's the one that hasn't had her morning coffee instead of OP LMFAO 🤣🤣🤣🤣
These stories frequently bring a smile to my face, but this one made me laugh out loud - stringing those fools along with "I'm just going to check one more spot" and the manager running that full unpaid-for cart of groceries back to the store as Karen bellowed! xD Subscribed.
I was in an Asian Grocer the other day and a lady mistook me for an employee (easy as their uniform is all black and unmarked and where I do work, is just a short walk away and she probably recognised me from there) and started speaking to me in Mandarin (my knowledge of the language is rudimentary but from key words I know it was definitely Mandarin). I said “Sorry I don’t work here! I’m just grabbing food on my break!” made a “no” hand gesture then showed her my work badge and pointed to where I worked, and she apologised to me saying “duìbùqî” and we shared a giggle before I got her an actual employee. I don’t understand why the concept of “I don’t work here” to native English speakers is so hard when two people who spoke opposite languages and very little of each other’s languages could have this interaction and not have it turned into an incident.
Omg OP in the 1st story is my hero! I have worked on & off for years in retail & as a server & have come in contact with these "Karens" more times than I could even begin to count! Good job OP all "Karens" deserv to be put in their place & knocked down a few pegs!!!
On story 3, when Karan asked where you worked, you should have replied - go to the end of the block, down three, make a left, then a right at the next and it'll be at the top floor in the building halfway down. If she got it, she would have deserved it!
"I saw you talking to *insert employee* so you clearly work here," is such an infuriating argument. Because its clearly demonstrating that the person using it views seevice workers as lesser beings, not worthy of conversation. And then assumes everyone else must feel the same.
In the same vein as the first story.... About ten years ago, a friend of mine worked security at Target, before they ceased operations in Canada. Her store had a frequent shoplifter, who would try the 'my child is missing' game to pull resources away from being able to stop a second person from walking out a door with expensive unpaid merchandise (laptops, other electronics, etc). Her plan backfired though, as the chain has a preset time frame that if a missing child isn't located, police are contacted (I won't say how long, but it isn't long at all). The shoplifter apparently got pretty defensive when the store notified police, who arrived quickly to investigate a missing child. Turns out the "missing" child was at home with grandma all along, and the shoplifter got arrested. During the arrest, the Indigenous shoplifter also apparently had the audacity to accuse the Indian cop of being racist against brown people! The arrest happened on a Friday afternoon, and the way the story went, she spent the weekend in jail before being released 😂
I'm so sick of normal, decent, sane people being accosted by idiots and lunatics. Eventually the normal people will start fighting back aggressively (maybe even violently), and the police will probably just let it slide because they're so overwhelmed by Karens calling 911 over their fast food orders. Honestly some of these crazy people would be better served by getting their asses kicked than by getting arrested and then immediately released to do the same damn thing the next day.
Omg I am so much like the last OP. I would have done the same. I have no patience for Karen's and am one to mess with them with a major shit eating customer service grin. It's so much fun too.
Hot Sauce Lady was trickier than they gave her credit for. Stashing goodies and then having the staff throw you out of the store is an old old trick of misdirection. Sadly, she pushed it a little too far.
A coworker had a great Pyrenees .... beautiful dog, but dumb as shit. On a day off, she came in with Bear to show him off. He was a good boy, just stood next to her accepting pats on the head. Coworker at one point looked down at him and said, "Bear ..... sit", and went back to conversing with coworkers. Five minutes later ..... he sat. I asked her if he got tired of standing. She said, "No, it just takes that long to get from his brain to his butt!" 😄
Story 3 reminds me of a situation where I worked at a K-mart. Our store flyer said we had an item on sale, and we sold out that morning. Guy asks me to check the back. I work in the back and know exactly where everything is, and know we only had large items back there, so I told him such. He followed me and bugged me for about 5-10 minutes straight, and he got me rather mad at that point, so I told him to follow me into the back room. I then asked him where would such an item be as we only had large boxes that had furniture in them. He was shocked and asked why wasn't anything back there? I told him, sir if we had stuff back here, we couldn't get customers to buy them. He finally left the store, defeated.
I do remember catching some thieves in the act. One of my favorite times was the lady that brazenly stealing off the shelf and then attempted to return them.
My grandma was almost fired for this, but she was attending a dressing room and saw a lady rush in with several clothes then leave. My grandma checked the room and only saw the hangers, so followed the lady and appologized before flipping the lady's collar and revealing she was wearing all of them. Yes, it was technically assault, but price of clothing stolen had that part fudged in the police report.
Story 3: I get some people hate confrontation and some use it as a basis as teaching someone else a lesson if they're not in the wrong or simply trying to defend themselves. I am in the middle of these 2. I don't mind being confrontational if the person has been extremely rude or physically aggressive, but if it's something trivial or I just don't care I deescalate and try to walk away. I get this doesn't always work for either side and I get that some people hate confrontation because they've experienced things or it just makes them uncomfortable, but confuses me is how his gf hated confrontation enough to allow someone to accuse him of flirting/harassing her and didn't stick up for him or say that OP was her boyfriend. Cause not stating these things just makes Karens crazier lol they'll say anything to get their way "See? This man right here was breathing too hard in her direction!"
I work in retail and I get rude people quite a bit and the older ones are the worst, I know not all are but the ones I serve are very rude I almost cry sometimes
Just remember "Evil is impersonal". Don't take it personally. They are miserable people. They think spreading the misery will make it less, it just makes it more, because deep down they KNOW they are doing the wrong thing and they hate themselves. Just smile at them sympathetically and think "I'm so glad to be me, I'm a decent person and I don't have your karma".
That last story makes me appreciate my lovely bride all the more as she has tolerated my shenanigans for a very long time as I'm a lot like OP and she's a lot like OP's girlfriend. God bless all the understanding significant others out there for putting up with us lunatics. We very much love y'all!
An understanding girlfriend would have gotten in on the joke instead of crying and getting mad at him for teaching a Karen a lesson. That GF is a load.
@@pedrovargas2181 She's not great with conflict, so why is she bad for not getting involved with a conflict? You don't sound that understanding yourself.
@@ivilrat No. GF was all but taking Karen's side there, major red flag. Also GF does not share BF 's sense of humour. Another major red flag. Those two do not have a future. And, by "virtue" of wanting to let Karen humilliate both instead of even going along with BF, yes, she qualifies as a load.
It's both. The sense of entitlement and power from actually having someone that is a lawyer or policeman in the family AND it's a lie that they have someone who is a lawyer and/or policeman. When dealing with a Karen, it's either one or the other. There is no in between. They're either bald face liars or they're totally power tripping
Worked in a grocery store. One summer we had a lady coming in to shoplift. Tried to disguise her self but always wore the same tan cowboy boots. Got caught and arrested.
Of course. At the very least, it's about 'create a fuss so I can scream that I want free stuff/discounts I don't deserve". Don't know if you've seen the movie "Mad Max" but think of someone's public behaviour like this as the piled up old cars/rubbish road block, which forces people's gaze one way, while the baddies creep around behind you. "Look here" tactic.
Apparently not since her big tantrum is what got this Karen found out. I’m shocked this is an actual plan people have though...I’d think bringing LESS attention to yourself would be the way to do it, not invite more.
I used to work as loss protection and there's quite a few favorite tactics shoplifters use, but here's three very common ones we're trained to spot immediately: - If they're in a team, one will ask you to help them find something in another part of the store while their shoplifter buddy, who's probably just an aisle away from you, starts stealing. - If they're solo, they'll compliment and make friendly small talk to get into your good graces so you won't suspect them. - The old changing room trick. Most dept stores now ask to count each article of clothing though. We also frequently browse shoplifter forums and tags too. Yes such communities exist in most platforms and are surprising open about what they do.
Yes, there is. Darkfluff after work, or Darkfluff on autoplay at work... Only time it gets awkward and is not the best thing is listening to Darkfluff and hearing your coworker call out "Oh, so you like my channel?"
Darkfluff its both actually. If they did have a lawyer and policeman so they can intimate people to do the things they want. They think that their actions can be brush under the rug.
To any problems my brother is confronted with he takes a step away from the offensive person with a look of disgust and yells as loud as he can "What!!! I wouldn't give you $20 to sleep with my dog!!!" (and no he doesn't have a dog) When the person is caught off guard he just walks away.
For the first story: as someone who respects smart crime, it's all about letting em "find" what their looking for. If you wanna do something illegal make em find something illegal if it's small enough and you keep your calm you can USUALLY sneak by. There are some who will see through it and keep searching. Go TOO far and you will have even more scrutiny put on you or you'll just get arrested for what you wanted them to find.
On the last one: Should have backed out with her hand still in the door!!! I have ptsd also, you have way more patience than I do, I would have clocked her long before this!
Just got home from work and lo and behold the darkfluff does not disappoint with a pre meal delivery! Thank you so much fluffster you rock my brother! Hope everybody's having a good day and tell Steve-O what's up!
Great Pyrenees are absolutely beautiful dogs, but they are big, and can be stubborn. I hope this guy intends on getting this dog “Service Trained” and not just throwing a vest on it. People and kids can be intimidated by their size and if you intend on taking them into stores, cafes etc they need to be properly trained as Service Dogs, not just calling them that with a vest from a Pet Store, which so many people do with their pets.
Baffled by the Karens demanding where the respective OPs work. They SAID they'd get them fired for it...which, to me, seems like incentive to NOT tell them. Meaning OP holds the cards in that situation.
Hello @DarkFluff to answer your question from story #2 I'm going to make a guess on why "Karen's" say they're married to either a police officer or a lawyer and that guess is probably a little bit of three things 1. They're really married to either a police officer or lawyer, 2. Their probably full of themselves and their egos had inflated or 3. They think the world revolves around them and the world owes them everything. That's my guess at least.
I’m so glad I have notifications on. Or else I might have missed these absolute bozo’s thinking these people work here after explaining that they don’t. 😅🧐
I love the last story because I'm a little like OP, I'll mess with someone being an A Hole, and give zero Fs about it. Lol!🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂 And I'm sure puppy Sadie is in great hands!
Most lawyers and cops know better than marrying a Karen, however it is a great threat. A long time ago, I took a marker from a random kid who wrote a tag on a tram. His big brother had a black belt in karate and his father was a cop. yeah right, and the last one is ok with his kid writing tags in public transport... :D
You really know these stories are a lie when they say, "larceny and charged without even exiting the store." You have to leave the store to be charged.
@@JoannaHammond Yup. It's part of the Deadinternet. Stories posted on Reddit for Karma farming by bots. The videos made on YT by AI voice generators. Its all fake.
Love the last story. While back my wife messed with me after a sinus surgery. We had to stop and get tampons for up her nose. She insisted on going in. Shes 4ft9 and petite. I'm 6ft. Wife full of meds and looking like she took a smack to the face dosent look good for me. She noticed we were getting glared at. Wife looks at me and says. Honey. You have to stop elbowing me in the nose in your sleep! Then started laughing. The glaring lady huffed and stomped away. I was not impressed with her joke. She said it was payback for teasing her when she had her gallbladder removed and I said she was being ornery to the nurses.
The karens typically lie about knowing a cop/lawyer, think of it as societies owner. I knew this one girl who, all throughout middle school and early high school claimed one of her parents was a cop, the other a lawyer. Funny thing is, it changed every time. Only time she didn't claim it is when I called her out on bs (from a separate story) asking which one was the cop right in front of both of our friends and they were eating it up. And yes, your gf is funny op.
4:32 I used to work retail and we had an absolute awesome lost theft prevention system that sometimes didn't work correctly, which resulting management ignoring the actual thieves and having one of their minions to get the controller that unlocks the LTP wheels, no joke I've seen a guy who stole 3 12 packs of expensive looking beer and just left the lock cart for someone to clean up
Story 2: I think it is a mix of Karens letting the karen out when they are thwarted (not being told no when young), and those that both have husbands in power and those that pretend they do...
I love the story about the snobs who missed the start of the Rockettes, op should have said that she worked at the venue where the Rockettes were at, lol.
Besides causing a commotion as a diversion for shoplifting, it is amazing how often people like Karen #1 also have enough drugs and paraphernalia to be a felony
As someone who works at a grocery store, we don't make the prices. We just do what the system tells us. Also, say OP worked there and was there on her day off, she may not have been allowed to do anything off the clock. At my work, we legally can't work off the clock.
unless the staff are ABSOLUTELY wearing the store uniform (not similar but exact) I always ask first, when I approach someone, "do you work here?" if I get a YES then I ask my query, if I get a NO then I apologise and move on..it's really that simple..ask first then it cuts out shitty assumptions..
I've said this already but I don't understand why people continue to argue or cause trouble the moment after someone says "I don't work here". What is the point of rabbiting on or screaming at someone continuing to insist they do work somewhere they've just told you they don't? I don't get it.
Honestly I have to say that what he did was perfect that can deserve to get all that come back in her face she's being rude and making assumptions about him harassing his girlfriend hopefully that teaches her lesson to at least treat people more respect no matter what they do for a job in a working environment should always treat the employees or even strangers with a little respect because everyone deserves at least a little bit of respect
The story about sending wrong direction.. 😂😂 omg i be that one friend who record this masterpiece to review and have a good laugh when having a party thats epic reply
Days like this I'm glad I give off "Stay away from me or crows will destroy your shit and then you" vibes. Karen's take one look at me and walk away as if they're afraid I'll eat their souls. To be fair, the last Karen who tried to insist I worked somewhere got horribly sick and died soon after...
Here in Australia we don't get a lot of this behaviour. Staff know they don't have to put up with it and management due to laws, are protective of that right. Customers know it too.That's not to say we don't get the odd one. I saw a recent one, the first in years. We went out for dinner at a local bar/restaurant (Mum's birthday). Everyone had to check in (covid). If phone's couldn't QR (is there any?) you can sign in with ID. This bloke was repeating his phone was too old. Staff wanted to look at it to check & help him sign in if it was. He wouldn't let them see it. They chucked him out. Took a minute. That's how it tends to go here.
99% of Karen problems are ego driven, they can't accept being wrong and are willing to fight a losing battle to avoid being embarrassed by admitting their mistake.
"My husband is a lawyer/officer/etc." is as truthful as "I know the owner".
One day my cousin cop caught our mutual cousin speeding. She issued him a ticket without once registering that they were related because my cousin was in work mode.
My aunt freaked out and asked why she could be so rude to family, to which she said "I'm sorry, I didn't notice. But even if I did, I cannot risk my carreer by breaking my oath to uphold the law unbiasly."
I have a lot of respect for my cousin for that.
My husband is a lawyer in the south. Her husband is a cop in ANOTHER CITY.
My response would be, well, I'm sure some negative publicity about their insane wife's behavior is exactly what they want. Then I'd starting recording the exchange, threatening to upload it.
Your move, Karen.
When someone says that and it's true, their husband just got knocked to the bottom of the promotion queue.
Make it stick! Make stick, talk to that officer's boss. Pavlovian conditioning for these atavistic people, pain is the only teacher Karen will listen to.
To be fair a lot of cops wives and military wives are fucking insufferable. For the military ones we call them dependas and they're just awful. The entitlement that comes from the respect that their husbands either earn or are blanketly given drives their egos up a wall.
"My Husband is a Lawyer"
Honey, I doubt it. Because Lawyers have intelligence, and NO bloke with intelligence would even THINK of dating you, let alone marry you.
Yesterday I heard a story of two lawyers trying to frame a PTA mom for some stupid reason by planting drugs in her car. The cop investigated the tip and arrested both layers causing them to be disbarred.
Not all layers are smart.
Depends on if her daddy is rich. Lawyers are attracted to money like bees to honey.
Intelligence is not wisdom. I've known a handful of rich professionals (lawyer, general practitioner MD, architect, master electrician) who, while otherwise intelligent and I would say are experts in their field...are just dumb as paint when it comes to relationships. Really dumb paint, too. Totally whipped, wrapped around the finger of an emotionally manipulative cockjuggling thundercunt who happened to be a solid 9 or 10 when they got hitched. But not unlike a new car, lost half their value the moment they were brought home and within 10 years are barely holding together.
Never marry for looks, gentlemen. Never marry for looks.
I can actually see a has-been beauty queen marrying a lawyer. I can also picture the lawyer husband rolling his eyes every time Karen calls him with another one of her - undoubtedly endless - Karen encounters.
So I’m wondering if the lawyer/ cop husband decided to divorce the Karen
What would happen
Would the husband be able to get more shit and basically destroy the Karen’s life or is it the other way around ???
And who the fuck stays with someone that creates so much problems and drama like why
Sex is sex if your staying for good sex legit go out there and have sex because getting your noodle wet on someone you have a non toxic relation the sex is all ways better
Story #3 - if my BF acted like that, I'd be rolling on the floor laughing, admiring his quick wittedness!
On the pet store story: at the very first point at which the Karen accuses OP of flirting, he should have put his arms around the GF and given her a big smooch.
Yes, yes, yes !!! 😂🤣😂
No dropped to a knee and proposed to her.
This made me snort
See that’s the kind of thing me n my man would’ve done 😂🤣👍
Karen: “You must be an employee because I saw you talking to another employee.” 🙄
About the first story: Grocery store worker here. No, the employees don't know how or why things are priced, either. We're given a list of prices to change when the time comes and some products like milk change price regularly. It depends on the market and the manufacturer.
now i dont work at a grocery store but at least here in europe we have those scanners that raise an alarm if you try to take any unpaid items through, in pretty much every entrance
at least unless its a very small mom and pop store that only really sells fruit and veggies
@@mrroboshadow problem is over here standard practice is to just let people leave when they trip. Even if Security is present they can only physically stop them if someone actually witness the person shoplifting
@@mrroboshadow I did hear that lining a bag with aluminium foil prevents those scanners from scanning the contents, and though we have them here in Canada, it's only often used for the big priced items, as they need special scanner tags.
I have been known to ask a store employee about prices, but mostly to verify that a long standing price has actually gone up when I'm shopping tired.
@@Maninawig See, and sometimes the prices aren't correct simply because an employee hasn't gotten around to changing it yet.
Everybody needs to press charges against these Karen’s. Maybe we can get them off the streets.
For the last story. Perfect way to handle a Karen. Definitely feel bad for his GF.
Man i understand wanting to get 'revenge' on a karen but holy shit he is a douche for doing that to his gf when he KNEW it would upset his gf. Holy smokes. He even continued it after he upset her (gf)... wth. Not the perfect way to deal with anyone.
@@adzz8012 I felt that when Karen followed them to the car and he did that was yes stepping over the line with his gal. Me personally I would've went from being like him to being a total asshole and started getting into her face screaming at her. And then threaten to call the cops if she didn't leave us alone.
it seems his GF needed the dog as a service animal for HER PTSD instead of him.
@@PS41263 yeah it's kind of obvious. I also feel that Karen would've set her off not matter what.
Yeah. I personally wouldn’t date someone who can’t handle confrontation but he’s sating someone else go can’t so he’s a douche
People are just completely unobservant. I was in Trader Joe's today, and someone approached me and said "Where's the protein powder?!" No 'Excuse Me' or 'Please' or anything. Yes, I was wearing a gray sweatshirt, but it had my university logo. I was also wearing slacks and sparkly silver flats. I also had a cart with me, reusable bags, and groceries in my hand. Yeah, I was definitely stocking shelves. 🙄 I just said "I have no idea, they move things all the time" and walked off. She looked so offended. 😂
Yeah, people like that should really use their eyes; ears and brains more
I would have added to the "You're too old and sour for me" line. I like how the manager swiped the cart back while Karen was trying to get at OP.
Or better yet " I my not have high stands but there better then you "
Starting to think that all store employees should be issued with electric cattle prods. The instant someone starts going feral, hit them with the joy stick. Set to max. What a pity we can't do that.
I’d go trigger happy with one of those so thank god we don’t.
I've considered it as a customer, when listening to other customers.
@@Frostfern94 It's a small price to pay.
Coastalwaves360 your not the only one 😂👈
You can do it but you will probably be out of a job after.
It astounds me how people NOT in company uniforms are confused for employees because color=similar or because they’re in business attire.
I think in a lot of these stories the entitled person only looks at the OP's face.
I have done this a few time and have had this done to me.
When I do it to others (quickly appologizing afterwards) it is because i can neither find something important, like a key ingredient, or haven't seen a single employee for a good 15 minutes.
When that has happened to me is when someone needs assistance (like grabbing something off a top shelf) and I am wearing my grey jean vest.
I believe psychologically speaking it has to do with how our minds process visual info passively, like the way we can screw up simple questions like "how many days does it take for the earth to revolve around the sun?"
Only jn America. You won't have any such confusion in other countries like the UK or Japan.
@@ShadowMoon878 , I live in Canada, and I've mistaken another shopper for an employee before.
@@ShadowMoon878 not true. Canada can have that issue too, but a lot less Karens about it. Normally a "oh sorry" and move on.
Story 2: As much as it wouldn’t be the most ideal thing to do, I would have thrown insults towards their hair, and when they complained, I'd respond "Well that's how the employee would have felt. I guess you never thought about HER feelings, huh?"
Best thing to do if they said it in another language you know is to compliment how non-frizzy it looks.
They get bug eyed every single time 😜
Semi disappointed that she didn't call them racist cunts at some point but we can't have everything.
No, that isn't how you handle the situation. Because that can lead to a physical altercation. Which in this case would have been initiated by the OP verbal abuse. To be honest, OP probably should count her lucky stars that she worked in a secured building. Otherwise these two probably would have made a situation beyond an initial bump with security at her place of work. That's not get one over on the "Karens" that is escalating the situation with your actions.
@@superdave8248 it is kinda sad that you say "to be honest, OP should count her lucky stars that she worked in a secure building " ... Because it is a reminder that we live in a world where empowering abusers by ignoring them can be seen as the right thing to do.
Escalation is not always the wrong thing. Knowing they might start a physical altercation does not make it your fault as they too have an option to walk away, especially if you haven't used derrogatory terms. You might suffer a black eye or some broken ribs, but you might actually have stopped a vicious cycle that might have escalated to disastrous proportions. (A good example is a story where a Karen escalated a situation to stop human trafficing)
Also, RIP Bob Einstein.
When they asked the OP if she had it in that size, her response should of been "No, I don't wear that size or that tacky"
OP 3 is a damn hero, putting that Karen in her place in the most savage and to the point way.
Yeah, still, I do think he could have made a bit more of an effort to considder his GF and puppy in training.
@@SonsOfLorgar
Puppy will be fine. GF needs to go, she's another snowflake.
The "I dont work here", "I DO work here" and the "Malicious Compliance " are my favorites!
I love "Tree Law" stories the most. You get everything in those.
I am a Vietnam Vet with PTSD and would destroy anyone who touched my service dog!
She is the love of my life!
"I've never had anything like this happen until it did."
Real words of wisdom there.
Story 3, I'd like to see her try to sue. Then she can explain how she got injured attempting a carjacking.
1st story: Karen wasn't ON drugs. She was OFF her meds! 😹
Karen : Tell me where you work so I can report you!!!!
OP : ...and who is dumb enough to do that?
All of those idiots who wear their business name badge in clear view to a different store or shop.
Me: sure I work in the 3rd circle of hell
I know that the first Karen needed a distraction which is why she went off like that, but looks like she's the one that hasn't had her morning coffee instead of OP LMFAO 🤣🤣🤣🤣
More likely she was off her meds.
@@tinydancer7426 or maybe her meds requires coffee to work and she just drank water instead 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@TheIronWarlockXIII 🤭🤭🤭🤭
These stories frequently bring a smile to my face, but this one made me laugh out loud - stringing those fools along with "I'm just going to check one more spot" and the manager running that full unpaid-for cart of groceries back to the store as Karen bellowed! xD Subscribed.
should've called the cops for attempted theft
I was in an Asian Grocer the other day and a lady mistook me for an employee (easy as their uniform is all black and unmarked and where I do work, is just a short walk away and she probably recognised me from there) and started speaking to me in Mandarin (my knowledge of the language is rudimentary but from key words I know it was definitely Mandarin). I said “Sorry I don’t work here! I’m just grabbing food on my break!” made a “no” hand gesture then showed her my work badge and pointed to where I worked, and she apologised to me saying “duìbùqî” and we shared a giggle before I got her an actual employee. I don’t understand why the concept of “I don’t work here” to native English speakers is so hard when two people who spoke opposite languages and very little of each other’s languages could have this interaction and not have it turned into an incident.
Omg OP in the 1st story is my hero! I have worked on & off for years in retail & as a server & have come in contact with these "Karens" more times than I could even begin to count! Good job OP all "Karens" deserv to be put in their place & knocked down a few pegs!!!
I loved the last story so much. Me and my fiancé joke like that all the time. I get anxious and it’s his way of making me smile and calm.
OMG! That last story was hysterical! That idiot, Karen, deserved every bit of what she got and more! I'm here doubled over in laughter! 😂🤣
On story 3, when Karan asked where you worked, you should have replied - go to the end of the block, down three, make a left, then a right at the next and it'll be at the top floor in the building halfway down. If she got it, she would have deserved it!
"I saw you talking to *insert employee* so you clearly work here," is such an infuriating argument. Because its clearly demonstrating that the person using it views seevice workers as lesser beings, not worthy of conversation. And then assumes everyone else must feel the same.
She freaked over $1.75 for hot sauce. And why not! The week before, it was $1.69!
I hope you gave Steveo some extra blankets and a heater because it’s getting colder
On the last story, am I the only one laughing that the manager didn't stick around and just bolted with the cart?
In the same vein as the first story....
About ten years ago, a friend of mine worked security at Target, before they ceased operations in Canada. Her store had a frequent shoplifter, who would try the 'my child is missing' game to pull resources away from being able to stop a second person from walking out a door with expensive unpaid merchandise (laptops, other electronics, etc). Her plan backfired though, as the chain has a preset time frame that if a missing child isn't located, police are contacted (I won't say how long, but it isn't long at all). The shoplifter apparently got pretty defensive when the store notified police, who arrived quickly to investigate a missing child. Turns out the "missing" child was at home with grandma all along, and the shoplifter got arrested. During the arrest, the Indigenous shoplifter also apparently had the audacity to accuse the Indian cop of being racist against brown people! The arrest happened on a Friday afternoon, and the way the story went, she spent the weekend in jail before being released 😂
When she says, "I want then to be eaten by bears," I. Absolutely. LOST IT!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I'm so sick of normal, decent, sane people being accosted by idiots and lunatics.
Eventually the normal people will start fighting back aggressively (maybe even violently), and the police will probably just let it slide because they're so overwhelmed by Karens calling 911 over their fast food orders.
Honestly some of these crazy people would be better served by getting their asses kicked than by getting arrested and then immediately released to do the same damn thing the next day.
Best answer for "Where do you work so I can get you fired".
"I work in (country across the ocean) and I'm just home for a visit. "
Omg I am so much like the last OP. I would have done the same. I have no patience for Karen's and am one to mess with them with a major shit eating customer service grin. It's so much fun too.
Hot Sauce Lady was trickier than they gave her credit for. Stashing goodies and then having the staff throw you out of the store is an old old trick of misdirection. Sadly, she pushed it a little too far.
DarkFluff reading: “Are you jealous I’m not flirting with you? Sorry, but you’re too-“
Perfectly timed add: *videogame character screaming in agony*
I have a 5 year old great Pyrenees and she's wonderful. And yes they are loving and sweet but clumsy and protective. We .ove our Aurora,
A coworker had a great Pyrenees .... beautiful dog, but dumb as shit. On a day off, she came in with Bear to show him off. He was a good boy, just stood next to her accepting pats on the head. Coworker at one point looked down at him and said, "Bear ..... sit", and went back to conversing with coworkers. Five minutes later ..... he sat. I asked her if he got tired of standing. She said, "No, it just takes that long to get from his brain to his butt!" 😄
Both. Karens get more entitlement if they marry someone with power, and if they donvt have a husband with power, they lie to get their way.
Story 3 reminds me of a situation where I worked at a K-mart. Our store flyer said we had an item on sale, and we sold out that morning. Guy asks me to check the back. I work in the back and know exactly where everything is, and know we only had large items back there, so I told him such. He followed me and bugged me for about 5-10 minutes straight, and he got me rather mad at that point, so I told him to follow me into the back room. I then asked him where would such an item be as we only had large boxes that had furniture in them. He was shocked and asked why wasn't anything back there? I told him, sir if we had stuff back here, we couldn't get customers to buy them. He finally left the store, defeated.
I do remember catching some thieves in the act. One of my favorite times was the lady that brazenly stealing off the shelf and then attempted to return them.
My grandma was almost fired for this, but she was attending a dressing room and saw a lady rush in with several clothes then leave. My grandma checked the room and only saw the hangers, so followed the lady and appologized before flipping the lady's collar and revealing she was wearing all of them.
Yes, it was technically assault, but price of clothing stolen had that part fudged in the police report.
The department store story: OP was clearly summoned by Black Girl Magic to get revenge. I can only hope to be similarly summoned some day.
Story 3: I get some people hate confrontation and some use it as a basis as teaching someone else a lesson if they're not in the wrong or simply trying to defend themselves. I am in the middle of these 2. I don't mind being confrontational if the person has been extremely rude or physically aggressive, but if it's something trivial or I just don't care I deescalate and try to walk away. I get this doesn't always work for either side and I get that some people hate confrontation because they've experienced things or it just makes them uncomfortable, but confuses me is how his gf hated confrontation enough to allow someone to accuse him of flirting/harassing her and didn't stick up for him or say that OP was her boyfriend. Cause not stating these things just makes Karens crazier lol they'll say anything to get their way "See? This man right here was breathing too hard in her direction!"
I work in retail and I get rude people quite a bit and the older ones are the worst, I know not all are but the ones I serve are very rude I almost cry sometimes
As a taxi driver, the worst people I've driven were always the middle aged "company tab" staff event crowds...
Just remember "Evil is impersonal". Don't take it personally. They are miserable people. They think spreading the misery will make it less, it just makes it more, because deep down they KNOW they are doing the wrong thing and they hate themselves. Just smile at them sympathetically and think "I'm so glad to be me, I'm a decent person and I don't have your karma".
@@Kayenne54 thank you and I will definitely do that 👍🏻
@@SonsOfLorgar ya it's just crazy how their are people like this tho
That last story makes me appreciate my lovely bride all the more as she has tolerated my shenanigans for a very long time as I'm a lot like OP and she's a lot like OP's girlfriend. God bless all the understanding significant others out there for putting up with us lunatics. We very much love y'all!
I have a boyfriend like that. He's a pain, but I love him!
An understanding girlfriend would have gotten in on the joke instead of crying and getting mad at him for teaching a Karen a lesson. That GF is a load.
@@pedrovargas2181 She's not great with conflict, so why is she bad for not getting involved with a conflict? You don't sound that understanding yourself.
@@ivilrat
No.
GF was all but taking Karen's side there, major red flag.
Also GF does not share BF 's sense of humour. Another major red flag.
Those two do not have a future. And, by "virtue" of wanting to let Karen humilliate both instead of even going along with BF, yes, she qualifies as a load.
@@pedrovargas2181 You're looking wayyy too into this, there are people in this thread showing that it's a relationship that can and does work.
It's both. The sense of entitlement and power from actually having someone that is a lawyer or policeman in the family AND it's a lie that they have someone who is a lawyer and/or policeman. When dealing with a Karen, it's either one or the other. There is no in between. They're either bald face liars or they're totally power tripping
Worked in a grocery store. One summer we had a lady coming in to shoplift. Tried to disguise her self but always wore the same tan cowboy boots. Got caught and arrested.
I was not aware that this kind of escalation could be a potential shoplifting distraction... good to know.
Of course. At the very least, it's about 'create a fuss so I can scream that I want free stuff/discounts I don't deserve". Don't know if you've seen the movie "Mad Max" but think of someone's public behaviour like this as the piled up old cars/rubbish road block, which forces people's gaze one way, while the baddies creep around behind you. "Look here" tactic.
Apparently not since her big tantrum is what got this Karen found out. I’m shocked this is an actual plan people have though...I’d think bringing LESS attention to yourself would be the way to do it, not invite more.
@@TheNormExperience how many Karen stories has DarkFluff told us where this would have worked?
The vast inteligence of shoplifters is astounding.
I used to work as loss protection and there's quite a few favorite tactics shoplifters use, but here's three very common ones we're trained to spot immediately:
- If they're in a team, one will ask you to help them find something in another part of the store while their shoplifter buddy, who's probably just an aisle away from you, starts stealing.
- If they're solo, they'll compliment and make friendly small talk to get into your good graces so you won't suspect them.
- The old changing room trick. Most dept stores now ask to count each article of clothing though.
We also frequently browse shoplifter forums and tags too. Yes such communities exist in most platforms and are surprising open about what they do.
Dude Karen's and entitled people are never in their right state of mind if they were then we would not have such hilarious and funny stories to tell
Nothing like coming home from school and watching DarkFluff!
Yes, there is. Darkfluff after work, or Darkfluff on autoplay at work...
Only time it gets awkward and is not the best thing is listening to Darkfluff and hearing your coworker call out "Oh, so you like my channel?"
Darkfluff its both actually. If they did have a lawyer and policeman so they can intimate people to do the things they want. They think that their actions can be brush under the rug.
To any problems my brother is confronted with he takes a step away from the offensive person with a look of disgust and yells as loud as he can "What!!! I wouldn't give you $20 to sleep with my dog!!!" (and no he doesn't have a dog) When the person is caught off guard he just walks away.
I’m so happy that I’ve never run into anyone like that.
For the first story: as someone who respects smart crime, it's all about letting em "find" what their looking for. If you wanna do something illegal make em find something illegal if it's small enough and you keep your calm you can USUALLY sneak by.
There are some who will see through it and keep searching. Go TOO far and you will have even more scrutiny put on you or you'll just get arrested for what you wanted them to find.
On the last one: Should have backed out with her hand still in the door!!! I have ptsd also, you have way more patience than I do, I would have clocked her long before this!
Just got home from work and lo and behold the darkfluff does not disappoint with a pre meal delivery! Thank you so much fluffster you rock my brother! Hope everybody's having a good day and tell Steve-O what's up!
Story two is so well-written!
Great Pyrenees are absolutely beautiful dogs, but they are big, and can be stubborn. I hope this guy intends on getting this dog “Service Trained” and not just throwing a vest on it. People and kids can be intimidated by their size and if you intend on taking them into stores, cafes etc they need to be properly trained as Service Dogs, not just calling them that with a vest from a Pet Store, which so many people do with their pets.
Story # 3
Karen: * annoys op *
Op: " time for some chaos "
First story, I spent 11 years in retail...can confirm it’s a common shoplifter tactic.
Karen: Tell me where you work so I can get you fired.
OP: Why would I do that?
Karen: *surprised Pikachu face*
It's especially stupid when OP has already showed willingness to lie or mislead in order to mess with you, why wouldn't they do it again?
Hot sauce Karen went Batcrap Crazy…
Baffled by the Karens demanding where the respective OPs work. They SAID they'd get them fired for it...which, to me, seems like incentive to NOT tell them. Meaning OP holds the cards in that situation.
That's when you lie
Hello @DarkFluff to answer your question from story #2 I'm going to make a guess on why "Karen's" say they're married to either a police officer or a lawyer and that guess is probably a little bit of three things 1. They're really married to either a police officer or lawyer, 2. Their probably full of themselves and their egos had inflated or 3. They think the world revolves around them and the world owes them everything. That's my guess at least.
Idk if Karen's have actual lawyer or cop husbands but I know many go power crazy with military spouses.
I’m so glad I have notifications on. Or else I might have missed these absolute bozo’s thinking these people work here after explaining that they don’t. 😅🧐
Man that last girlfriend is such a weakling, i would have lol'd my ass off, not getting angry at my partner, and start to cry
Finally another Opressor. Hero needs to dump that dumbot by yesterday.
I love the last story because I'm a little like OP, I'll mess with someone being an A Hole, and give zero Fs about it. Lol!🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂
And I'm sure puppy Sadie is in great hands!
I love to save these for when I’m making my kids’ lunches in the morning. Wonderful way to start the day! 😆
Most lawyers and cops know better than marrying a Karen, however it is a great threat. A long time ago, I took a marker from a random kid who wrote a tag on a tram. His big brother had a black belt in karate and his father was a cop. yeah right, and the last one is ok with his kid writing tags in public transport... :D
The lady in the thumbnail isn’t a Karen, she’s a boss with that shirt on! I love it!!!
Great stories!!! Sounds like gf in last story needs a support animal too. Bless her heart
You really know these stories are a lie when they say, "larceny and charged without even exiting the store." You have to leave the store to be charged.
@@JoannaHammond Yup. It's part of the Deadinternet. Stories posted on Reddit for Karma farming by bots. The videos made on YT by AI voice generators. Its all fake.
Love the last story. While back my wife messed with me after a sinus surgery. We had to stop and get tampons for up her nose. She insisted on going in. Shes 4ft9 and petite. I'm 6ft. Wife full of meds and looking like she took a smack to the face dosent look good for me. She noticed we were getting glared at. Wife looks at me and says. Honey. You have to stop elbowing me in the nose in your sleep! Then started laughing. The glaring lady huffed and stomped away. I was not impressed with her joke. She said it was payback for teasing her when she had her gallbladder removed and I said she was being ornery to the nurses.
That's a dangerous game. Depending on your job/career, even the accusation of spousal abuse could stymie your future progression.
@@Fermion. she infasized in your sleep so their would not be a misunderstanding.
The karens typically lie about knowing a cop/lawyer, think of it as societies owner. I knew this one girl who, all throughout middle school and early high school claimed one of her parents was a cop, the other a lawyer. Funny thing is, it changed every time. Only time she didn't claim it is when I called her out on bs (from a separate story) asking which one was the cop right in front of both of our friends and they were eating it up.
And yes, your gf is funny op.
4:32 I used to work retail and we had an absolute awesome lost theft prevention system that sometimes didn't work correctly, which resulting management ignoring the actual thieves and having one of their minions to get the controller that unlocks the LTP wheels, no joke I've seen a guy who stole 3 12 packs of expensive looking beer and just left the lock cart for someone to clean up
Story 2: I think it is a mix of Karens letting the karen out when they are thwarted (not being told no when young), and those that both have husbands in power and those that pretend they do...
Whenever I hear stories like these I'm just tempted to start barking like a dog so they leave me the fuck alone and freak them out lmao
😄 That would work!
I love the story about the snobs who missed the start of the Rockettes, op should have said that she worked at the venue where the Rockettes were at, lol.
At the last story he actually has grounds to sue for kidnapping. Trying to keep someone where they don't want to be is legally kidnapping.
Besides causing a commotion as a diversion for shoplifting, it is amazing how often people like Karen #1 also have enough drugs and paraphernalia to be a felony
I love getting out of school to a fresh dose of crazy.
I wish I had a funny story so I can watch fluff chuckle lots
As someone who works at a grocery store, we don't make the prices. We just do what the system tells us. Also, say OP worked there and was there on her day off, she may not have been allowed to do anything off the clock. At my work, we legally can't work off the clock.
unless the staff are ABSOLUTELY wearing the store uniform (not similar but exact) I always ask first, when I approach someone, "do you work here?" if I get a YES then I ask my query, if I get a NO then I apologise and move on..it's really that simple..ask first then it cuts out shitty assumptions..
I've said this already but I don't understand why people continue to argue or cause trouble the moment after someone says "I don't work here". What is the point of rabbiting on or screaming at someone continuing to insist they do work somewhere they've just told you they don't? I don't get it.
Honestly I have to say that what he did was perfect that can deserve to get all that come back in her face she's being rude and making assumptions about him harassing his girlfriend hopefully that teaches her lesson to at least treat people more respect no matter what they do for a job in a working environment should always treat the employees or even strangers with a little respect because everyone deserves at least a little bit of respect
Also tell that to the girlfriend. Idiot had the gall to give that hero a hard time for being a hero, he needs to dump her PRONTO.
The story about sending wrong direction..
😂😂 omg i be that one friend who record this masterpiece to review and have a good laugh when having a party thats epic reply
YES I wasn't feeling well today and was looking forward to this
Days like this I'm glad I give off "Stay away from me or crows will destroy your shit and then you" vibes. Karen's take one look at me and walk away as if they're afraid I'll eat their souls.
To be fair, the last Karen who tried to insist I worked somewhere got horribly sick and died soon after...
Here in Australia we don't get a lot of this behaviour. Staff know they don't have to put up with it and management due to laws, are protective of that right. Customers know it too.That's not to say we don't get the odd one. I saw a recent one, the first in years. We went out for dinner at a local bar/restaurant (Mum's birthday). Everyone had to check in (covid). If phone's couldn't QR (is there any?) you can sign in with ID. This bloke was repeating his phone was too old. Staff wanted to look at it to check & help him sign in if it was. He wouldn't let them see it. They chucked him out. Took a minute. That's how it tends to go here.
I can definitely relate to the guy in the last story!
99% of Karen problems are ego driven, they can't accept being wrong and are willing to fight a losing battle to avoid being embarrassed by admitting their mistake.
The pet store guy sure doesn't sound like he has PTSD!
Affects people in different ways from what I've read.
sounds like the gf needs her sense of humour refilled...
Also complaining about a price on a cheap item is a self justification so they can steal with less personal guilt.
and that 3rd story is y my wife wont let me go shopping with her.....to the op in that story 👍👍👏👏
Thanks Dark Fluff as always
Poor fellow in the last story needs a girlfriend who isn't nuts.
First story. She's gonna really want some hot sauce for all the cold bologna sandwiches she'll be eating in lockup😃😆😁😂🥪
Why are Karens always like, "where do you really work so I can get your fired?" Like the OP is going to tell them?
Op should have said " I work in hell "