In our recent round-up of Bad Consumers, we questioned the parenting skills of moms and dads who let their kids run wild in stores while the adults are busy doing their shopping. But anyone who has ever had a nice meal ruined when an impromptu game of Hide-and-Seek takes over a restaurant can tell you that these bratty youngsters and their self-involved parents also like to dine out. [More]
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Fight Over Freshness Of Cinnamon Roll Leads To Gun Threat At Burger King
By 5.16.14
There’s nothing like a warm, fragrant cinnamon roll, fresh and hot out of the kitchen. But police say for one Burger King customer in South Carolina, receiving a lackluster Cinnabon was so disappointing, she threatened to shoot everyone in the restaurant over it. [More]
Man Arrested At German Airport Because You Can’t Travel With 94 Reptiles In A Suitcase
By 5.16.14
Traveling with a pet is one thing — but when you manage to pack 94 reptiles into a suitcase and fly with them from Mexico to Europe, officials are not going to be pleased. Authorities in Germany say a traveler recently tried to go through the airport with quite a stash of turtles, vipers and other lizards he definitely should not have had in his luggage. [More]
GameStop Customer Charged With Keying Employee’s Car
By 5.15.14
When we compiled our list of “9 Bad Consumers Who Make Things Worse For The Rest Of Us,” apparently there was one customer type we missed: “The Car-Keyer.” That’s what one woman in Nashville has been accused of doing to an employee, supposedly because she was jealous of items that other gamers received. [More]
Reminder: A 9-1-1 Dispatcher Is Not The Person To Ask Where You Can Buy Some Pot
By 5.14.14
Listen, I’m not going to get into whether or not you should be calling anyone for a substance that is illegal by federal law. Live your own life, Cousin Dusty used to say as he rode off into the sunset on his cool motorcycle. But don’t call 9-1-1 asking where you can buy some marijuana, because that is not an emergency. And again, federal law, crime, etc. [More]
Cops: Teen Caught Wearing Stolen $600 Tuxedo After Store Owner Spots Him At Prom
By 5.14.14
Where in the world could a stolen tuxedo possibly show up? One formalwear store owner seems to have had a detective’s instinct, and managed to spot her pilfered merchandise at a local high school’s prom after someone boosted it from a store mannequin. [More]
Do Not Call 9-1-1 When Subway Puts The Wrong Sauce On Your Flatizza
By 5.13.14
If a restaurant makes your pizza–or, in the case of Subway, your Flatizza–incorrectly, you’re entitled to a refund. You should not, however, try to enlist the help of local law enforcement by calling 9-1-1 to report a crime against pizza. When a South Carolina woman did exactly that last week, she was sent to jail and released on bond, charged with misuse of the 9-1-1 system. [More]
9 Bad Consumers Who Make Things Worse For The Rest Of Us
By 5.12.14
Anyone who has worked in just about any job knows that this idea that “The customer is always right” is a bit of an overstatement; more of an ethos than a statement of fact. Most of the time the customer is simply mistaken and it’s a matter of finding the best way to set the record straight. But sometimes the customer is just a bullheaded jerk, or an egotistical ignoramus, or a scammer, and it’s these bad consumers who make it harder for the rest of us to get good service. [More]
Don’t Like Your Neighbors? Bulldozing Their Home Isn’t The Best Solution
By 5.9.14
We’ve all been there, peering out behind mostly-closed curtains, muttering under your breath about how the people who live next door are probably Kerblonian spies and also, that dog will not stop barking. But just because you’re not a fan of your neighbors, pretending you own their home so you can bulldoze it to the ground isn’t a great way to resolve your issues.
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Cops: Thieves Robbed Gas Station And Shot Clerk, Then Stuck Around To Sell Gas
By 5.6.14
It’s one thing when criminals are bold enough to return to the scene of the crime, but what if they decide to stick around and do a bit of light work afterward? It’s certainly puzzling police as to why three suspects robbed a gas station, shooting and injuring a clerk, and then stayed put for a few hours serving customers and selling discounted gas. [More]
Posting A Video Called “Me Driving Like An Idiot” Was Teen’s Second Mistake
By 5.6.14
Look, kid. You’ve made at least two mistakes recently (allegedly!), the least of which isn’t posting a video called “Me driving like an idiot” on YouTube for all to see. Because of course the most important mistake you made is (allegedly!) choosing to drive like an idiot. [More]
Moonshine Task Force Going After Alabama Bootleggers Like It’s 1924
By 5.5.14
At first you might think you’ve fallen asleep watching Boardwalk Empire yet again (which reminds me, Steve Buscemi is really nice when he shows up in your dreams) upon hearing that not only is bootlegging whiskey a living, viable business in modern times, but that there’s a special Moonshine Task Force ins states like Alabama designed to go after anyone making and selling illegal hooch. [More]
Police: Man Held Up Waffle House With A Pitchfork, Stole Cash Register
By 5.5.14
Just because your methods are somewhat antiquated doesn’t mean you can get away with allegedly robbing a Waffle House using a pitchfork as your method of force. Police in Georgia are looking for a man accused of forcing Waffle House employee into the back of the restaurant with the farming tool so he could plunder the register. [More]
FCC Catches Vigilante Highway Cell Phone Jammer, Wants To Fine Him $48K
By 5.2.14
Admit it: there’s been at least one moment in your life when you secretly wished for a cell phone jammer in your pocket. Maybe you were in line at the grocery store, or watching a movie, or someone who wouldn’t stop texting almost merged into you on the highway. However, you should not actually do this. Why? Let the case of this Florida man serve as a cautionary tale. [More]
Unruly Walgreens Shopper Goes On Kissing Spree Through The Store, Licks Employee’s Head
By 5.2.14
Listen, everyone likes a good smooch now and again, but that doesn’t mean that a stranger in a store will appreciate an unexpected puckerjob. Police say a man went on a kissing spree through an Omaha Walgreens, topping the whole weird encounter off with a well-timed lick to an employee’s head. [More]
City Confiscates Man’s Electronics Because He Won’t Stop Blasting Celine Dion Song
By 4.29.14
There are people who like Celine Dion’s music, and then there’s a British man who took his love of “My Heart Will Go On” to such a loud, repetitive extreme that city officials were forced to confiscate his audio equipment to make him stop. [More]
It Is Beyond Rude To Drink A Beverage Of Your Body’s Own Making At A Restaurant
By 4.29.14
Listen — your beverage of choice is exactly that, and you can put into your body whatever that may be. But if you choose to drink your own urine, it is totally impolite to ah, pour yourself a drink at a restaurant in front of other unsuspecting diners. [More]
Former Radiological Technician Posed As A Doctor To Falsify 1,300 Mammograms
By 4.28.14
Nearly 1,300 women who thought mammograms had shown they were clear of cancer were likely shocked to find out that a former radiological technician had instead signed into the system as multpiple doctors and falsely signed off on all those reports. She’s just been convicted and sentenced to serve up to six months in a detention center, 10 years on probation — meaning she can’t work anywhere in health care — and will have to pay a $12,500 fine. [More]
