Costco employees all over the country joined the viral thread on Reddit, sharing customer habits that annoy them the most. The store staff used the thread to vent about their pet peeves and customer annoyances. The original post talked about how people who leave perishable items and throw trash in random places do not belong at Costco. The post quickly gained significant attention from other Costco employees and soon turned into a viral thread. If you are someone who wants to know more about the experiences Costco employees had with their customers, this article is for you.
Costco Employees Share Their Annoying Experiences With The Customers
Many customers joined the viral thread on Reddit and shared some of their customer experiences that drove them crazy. One of the employees mentioned how she once had a customer setting up a portable potty and having her child use it in a food aisle. The post was flooded with similar responses from other employees and gained significant traction. Another employee jokingly said that there aren’t enough hours in the day to answer this question completely. Other employees excitedly joined the thread as well, sharing their list of “pet peeves” that irritate them at work.
Aisle Blockers Turn Out To Be The Most Irritating
People who stand right in the middle of the aisle and ignore the obvious traffic around them turn out to be the most irritating ones for the employees at Costco. The employees shared how blocking the aisles for other people for whatever reason, including conversations or fetching a sample, worsens the traffic unnecessarily in an already busy store. Another common irritant for Costco employees is finding frozen items in random places. The annoyed employee shared how it is similar to visiting someone’s house and pulling out the ice cream only to find it later chilling in the bathroom.
Finding Trash In The Carts Has Costco Employees Pulling Their Hair
Another common customer experience that had multiple employees pulling their hair out was finding trash in the carts. Many mentioned how there are garbage cans literally at the end of every aisle and sample station. But still, many customers leave their trash in their carts. Someone mentioned how their store has more than 50 garbage cans, but still, the trash travels all the way to the parking lot. Another also joined the conversation, mentioning how some at their warehouse throw sample cups behind or sometimes in between the pallets, too.
Other Unique Habits Of Costco Customers
Several Costco employees also came in with other unique customer habits they have witnessed while working at the warehouses. One of them was opening produce containers of fruits like mangoes, apples, berries, and grapes, to make a new package.
Other employees joined the conversation, mentioning how many parents treat toys and seasonal games as babysitters while they shop. They mentioned how it stops their work faster than anything else, as they have to take care of unattended or missing children.
Another expressed their annoyance over how often they see customers open people opening every container of grapes to take one and test them. He mentioned how it seems like they are trying to find a bunch that Christ has blessed himself.
All these complaints and rants surfaced on the internet shortly after Costco’s customer satisfaction rate witnessed a significant 5% fall since 2024.
