Last Story: Clearly she wasn't ready to be travelling alone if she didn't have the awareness to CHECK that the car was her uber by verbal confirmation BEFORE getting in the car.
That was a bad situation. It could have been a lot less of a bad situation if she didn't panic and a completly avoid situation if she knew how to properly use Uber!
That teen girl is not fit to be traveling by herself if she has such an extreme meltdown like that. I get the stress of traveling alone, but if she was already on edge, then she shouldn't have been so careless as to not make absolutely sure she's headed where she's supposed to. Also, if OP really _did_ have any intention to kidnap her, then why would _he_ be freaking out after realizing a complete stranger, and a minor no less, had gotten into the wrong car _and_ making it plain and clear to her that he was _not_ her Uber? Her recklessness easily could cost him his reputation and very nearly cost him his freedom.
I'm sorry, would you expect a teenager to not absolutely freak out and have a panic attack if they thought they were actively being kidnapped? What world do you live in? I think it's completely understandable that once that thought entered her mind, she wouldn't really register anything he was saying and just try to get out as quickly as possible. Yeah you can say she should've been more observant before getting in the car (I agree, and I'm willing to bet she spent some time kicking herself for exactly that reason), but you genuinely just stop thinking clearly when you're in those kinds of situations. Basically, don't judge someone in a potential crisis situation for not being perfectly logical. It's not a good look.
@@5PctJuice I wouldn't expect her to not be panicked, but her screaming that OP is a kidnapper could've easily landed an innocent person in jail with a criminal record that would've ruin his life.
@@dionettaeon Okay, but if you're panicking because you think you're being kidnapped, isn't them being caught and going to jail exactly what you'd want? You seem to be forgetting that _she literally thought she was being kidnapped and was panicking as a result._ Obviously we can criticize the fact that she was wrong and it would've been tragic if OP had gone to jail for nothing, but expecting someone experiencing that kind of panic to carefully think "wait what if this person is innocent" is a bit unrealistic imo. That's all I'm saying: don't judge someone for not being logical in the middle of a panic attack.
*Last Story:* The fear of people jumping into my car, or trying to attack me because they get a bug up their butts over something I did or didn't do, is why I always lock the doors when I drive. It's not even a new fear; people have been this entitled, stupid, and outright insane for as long as I can remember. We just hear about it a lot more these days.
Yup my parents always told me as a kid that when I get my own car I should always lock the doors because there are weirdos about. Now listening to these stories I know what they were warning me about
I grew up in NYC at the height of the crack (and carjacking) epidemic. I _always_ locked my doors as soon as I entered my car. Nowadays, my car automatically locks when it starts moving.
Sounds fake tho... 4am with THAT amount of traffic that he couldn't find a single space anywhere to stop while being pushed by the rest of the "rushing outflow of traffic" for the 10 min of their talk?... Not. I've lived in big big cities like NY, in LA, and Mexico city, and I've never seen any of those airports that full at that time.
That's not even the original quote . It's "The customer is always right in matters of taste" Harry Selfridge. Nothing about service, price, demands, etc.
I was about to throw this fact out, too. It INFURIATES me when I hear anybody use this quote incorrectly. I don't work in retail right now, but by god I feel for folks who do.
The line is "The customer is always right IN MATTERS OF TASTE." Meaning, it doesn't matter if you think that shirt they want is hideous, or that dish they ordered is disgusting, you sell it to them without comment. It was never intended to be a blanket Get Out Of Jail Free card for being a twat.
That's actually not true, it's one of those things that people have come up with to try to salvage the original statement. Most places had a "buyer beware" mindset where if something was wrong the customer lost out. A few companies realized that standing behind your product outweighed the loss of income from getting a few dishonest customers. The statement made a lot more sense back then because most companies didn't have return policies, warranties, or other ways for customers to protect themselves in the case of defective products/dishonest merchants, and some people definitely take it too far nowadays.
I'd have been half tempted to threaten the girl from the last story with pressing charges for a false report. Scare her a little more for getting into my car, having the audacity to get mad at me for trying to kick her out, then accuse me of kidnapping despite actually doing the opposite of what a kidnapper would do, all the way to trying to get me arrested and ruin my life because she was "panicking". Like, how do you think OP felt? Especially when you could have gotten his car towed. It'd be a good chance to teach her a lesson she won't soon forget about wielding the cops like a cudgel and assessing a situation before rushing into it.
I feel for Tank (my nickname at that age was Moose). By 14, I was 6'2" and strong. Got confused for an adult multiple times. Quite confusing at that age, looking downwards at an adult scolding you or doing something outside the control of a kid.
It's so stupid that someone will jump in the back of some random person's car without checking anything and then cry about being "kidnapped" as the person is bringing them back. They never said they were an uber. People are getting too comfortable just jumping into people's cars before confirming they are the ride they are looking for
@aurequinox and why would he think he'd need to avoid this situation. Any woman (or any person really) with any degree of self preservation would double or triple check to make sure it was the right vehicle. You're technically already getting into a strangers car, but at least there's a record of which one it is if something goes wrong. Why would you not make sure you're getting into the right strangers car?
Last story: How absent minded can you be to not check the plate number, model and colour of your Uber car? Forst time being alone isn't an excuse to not check those kind of details. I'd argue that it should make one do multiple checks and be more aware of their surroundings.
Especially considering Uber TELLS you to check every time you request a ride. It shows the license plate, make, model, driver name, and has a picture of the driver. The girl was just an idiot.
The American Karen in Mexico story: I live in Munich which is heavily tourist laden. Everytime I'm at the city center (pedestrian Street between Karlsplatz and Marienplatz) I get at least 3 people asking me if I speak English and asking for directions. Usually it's for the nearest station or best (in my opinion) Bavarian restaurant which I happily give but sometimes it's a bit more complex to which I direct them to the nearest patrolling officer (which you encounter very often in that area) telling them "these officers over there might be able to help you with that because they know the area way better than me." Never did I ever encounter one who didn't accept that.
Tourist American here! I went to Munich once for a few days. It was amazing and I was lucky enough to have a friend who lived there. We stayed at his place and he acted as our tour guide. What was funny though is when our stop came up on the subway, I thought it was ours but I wasn’t sure. Once we got to the next stop our guide realized that we had indeed missed our stop 😂
Story 5: I have little sympathy for that girl because he TOLD her he wasn’t her Uber and he argued with her, and then she had the audacity of accusing him of pretending to be her Uber and kidnapping her. Dumb as a brick.
Have you ever experienced your wits just leaving you behind when you panic? I have, and she is actually a kid. As for him, I can't figure out why he didn't even talk to or look at her before pulling out. They both did a dumb.
@@blender4464he wasn’t expecting a random person to jump into the car. And even if she was a kid she should have checked the app to find her Uber or even asked before entering the car.
Back about 40 years ago, when I owned a stained glass shop, I had some moron call me and get abusive on the phone, demanding that I sell him something at a discount. When I refused, he shouted "The customer is always right!" I laughed so hard it took me a minute to be able to say "WRONG! This is MY shop and only I am always right!" (followed by my own version of the 'F' word used very colorfully and in ways I'm sure that a-hat had never heard before). I then hung up and blocked his number. I "do not suffer fools lightly."
Last story: No, I don't think dropping a passenger right on a highway is a good idea, let alone a child. It might save yourself issues, but I'd argue it'd be an actual irresponsible thing to do because that puts them in potential danger.
I'd pull into a rest stop or off the highway and to nearest parking lot but in that moment I can see why op would do it especially with the way she acted she could make all sorts of claims against op.
Based on the story it seems like LAX, especially the aggressive guys in yellow vests, yelling at you constantly to move. Once you leave there are no shoulders and nowhere to stop and it takes a while to loop around.
I'll never understand how people feel safe having their car unlocked. It's got to be the single dumbest thing you could possibly do next to drunk driving
It doesn't matter what you drive, I have a bicycle car that will seat me and one other person, one night I dropped my daughter off at work and a woman came running up to me and grabbed the door as I was pulling off. I asked her what she thought she was doing, she screamed I was her Uber, I told her I didn't know we had that here and asked what vehicle she was waiting for, she said a black Honda odyssey. I told her that is a minivan and what I'm in isn't even as big as a smart car. She screamed that she's a mechanic and knows full well what it is. She called the police saying I was refusing to pick her up because she's not white, the officer pointed out I was darker than her. She showed the officer the information on her phone, the officer chuckled that her Uber marked her as a no show while she was busy harassing me. The officer asked me what I wanted to do, I told him to just keep her away from me while I leave. Later on I found out I could have pressed charges. I see her from time to time around town and she never makes eye contact, I guess she tried to play the victim to someone and they pointed out her stupidity.
Story 5: I don't know if this is passing the blame or doubling down, but it's pretty stupid because it's her fault for being in the wrong car. Maybe this is why Uber (or Lyft, which ever one) has light up signs on the front of their car windows. At least Molly eventually calmed down and apologized
It's not passing the blame or doubling down. She clearly was panicking after she realized she hopped a wrong car. When you are panicking, all terrible fantasies took over your brain.
@@JamesDavy2009 The normal ones can’t afford to take many international trips. The entitled ones have the money to go abroad and make everyone look bad.
I once asked someone if they worked at the store I was in, and they did not. I simply said "I'm sorry" and went off to find someone who did. In very busy stores, I have sometimes asked a random customer "excuse me, I know you don't work here, but do you know where (insert product is) because I am not familiar with this store". Whether or not they do, I thank them for their time and move on. You might be surprised how many customers have come back to me to tell me they found what I was looking for. I know I am very surprised, it's not their job to help me! Maybe they sensed I was nearly panicking to want out of the store? I don't know. In any case, they helped me, and I remember most of them with fondness. I would like to say all of them, but sometimes when I panic I don't remember what happens.
@@Patriot46426 True, but just because they believe something does not make it true, it just puts them at the bottom %1 of any intelligence measurements.
In one of those situations, I'd yell back "IN MATTERS OF TASTE! LEARN YOUR QUOTES!" Just to see them rock back on their heels for a sec. You want to buy a stupid looking hat? I won't stop ya. Try to tell me what it costs? I'll tell you you're wrong. Lol
Story 3: Bruh, that is some S-Tier racism. Can't even speak the native language around Karen, and she acts like she's some sort of high authority who can just ruin lives at the snap of a finger. She acts like people secretly insult her in other languages
@@JamesDavy2009 not only Spanish. They go koekoek in any country with a diffrent language. And I'm sorry to say, its most of the times Americans that are so horrible.
Story 1: Karen attempts to commit a strong-arm robbery of two minor children. Story 3: OP really should have pressed charges for the two counts of assault...let Karen spend some time in a Mexican jail :) Story 5: If it's the girl's first time travelling like this then why the hell did she just jump into someone's car without VERIFYING the driver on the app before getting in?
I am from Germany and yes we have entitled American and British tourists come over demanding everyone around them to speak English. These people need to read the room not everyone speaks English. Plus grabbing op’s hair like that counts for an assault, and also Karen should be cautious messing with the police in Mexico is not a good idea especially if you’re American. My friend is from Mexico and he told me the Mexican police have very little patience with entitled American tourists.
A few years ago I got a ride request for John (really, not a fake name 😂) at a local bar. I sat there for a few minutes waiting for him and finally called to see if he needed more time. He was confused because he was already in an uber. Turns out another driver that I knew had a ride request for a different John at the same bar and they didn't check the vehicle. I was in a Kia Soul and the other vehicle was a large Suburban. Not sure how to confuse the 2, but I've never been drunk either.
If you are getting an Uber, always ALWAYS check that the car you are getting in is the right one. Check the driver (most have a picture of themselves on the app so riders know what they look like). Check the license plate. That shpuld be available too. DO NOT EVER JUST ASSUME because that could have ended so badly for that kid Edit to add: For the record, if the driver is right, but the car/license plate is wrong don't get in. Less because they could be a kidnapper/killer, because if they are on the app, there will be a record of them picking you up. This is more because if they are not driving the car their Uber profile says they should, the car they are driving likely isn't insured by Uber
Yeah... Where I live it can be pretty dangerous, and we heard more than one case of people, usually women, young girls or kids/preteens, that entered the wrong car thinking it was their Uber and it ended in them being robbed, murdered, raped or any combination of the above; plus a couple cases where they disappeared and were never found, either murdered or kidnapped, possibly to be trafficked. So, yeah, check your Uber.
@@gabrielabatista6016 On the few times I use Uber X or DiDi, the first thing I check is the number plate. Have Americans been getting too illiterate to compare a string of letters and numbers on the app to the car pulling in?
@@JamesDavy2009 well, Idk about rhe Americans, but I'm pretty sure most Brazilians are either actually illiterate, or functional illiterates (the later one being so common it's actually a bit depressing). So it wouldn't surprise if they wouldn't be able to do something as simple as reading a car plate, really. Considering that, at least here on the state of Rio, people are often going near areas dominated by the drug traffic gangs, not to mention being robbed at gunpoint being an unfortunately not uncommon experience here, you'd think they ought to be a bit smarter and more cautious, but I guess not. It makes me wonder how humanity hasn't completely and utterly doomed itself yet...
Last story: I think we can blame the insanely overly aggressive security guards as well. I get that they can't let people just park there of 20 minutes, but 5 minutes? People are so panicked they leave luggage, and apparently drive away with wrong passengers as well.
About 20 years ago my husband bought us 2 used matching cars that every other neighbor was driving. We lived in Maryland and my mom came from California for Christmas. On a busy night, we went to a to see the new holiday movies. Later it was snowing so my husband went to get the car. When the car paused at the curb to let us in, my mom quickly got in the back seat and I got in the passenger seat looking for the seat belt. I heard a male voice say "Who are you's?" My mom replied, "You'll get to know us real quick" thinking it was my husband. Suddenly, I smelled cigarette smoke and looked up at a stranger's face. I shouted, "Mom, it's not Howard!" and we rushed out of the car. My husband saw it all and he just busted a gut laughing all the way home.
Story 5 - I always check the license plates on an Uber to make sure they match my app. I don't get why anyone would just get in the first car to match the make and model. It seems like common sense. Are kids not taught "stranger danger" anymore?
@@JamesDavy2009 No. After...for me at least Kindergarten or First Grade, no lessons stranger danger or anything like that, and nothing approaching common sense as lessons or anything that could give you knowledge on that. Just the same repetition of stuff for the tests, over and over every year.
When it comes to managers in big retail chains…sometimes they are desperate and hire idiots. I used to work for a Ross and they promoted up a guy who wasn’t even there a year, who most times didn’t seem to know how to react to customers, and like to act he knew more than you instead of promoting someone who was with the company and had experience. Their reasoning to promoting the newer guy-he had manager experience from Burger King. On his first week as a supervisor he got overwhelmed on register (he was hired as Loss Prevention and wasn’t trained on register before at all), got snippy at the LP team because we had a good system and he wanted to push his weight around, and apparently wanted us to warn him if his girlfriend was in the store because he would take his breaks and lunch with one of the female cashiers and his girlfriend wasn’t supposed to know
The last story is a perfect example of why men also need to keep their car doors locked until their passenger(s) arrive. 4th Karen: "The customer is always right." Me: Yeah, unless the customer is a stupid Karen B, now leave her alone, you stupid C!
The full quote is actually “The customer is always right, in matters of taste.” (Harry Selfridge) (Meaning even if they want to buy an ugly hat, let them!) The problem is, it’s gotten cut in half & abused worse than the bathrooms at a music festival!
The problem with Target now is they've relaxed their dress code. Ive seen all kinds of red shirts and various kinds of pants worn by real employees. The only way to tell is to look for a name tag.
One of my daughters worked for Target back in the early 2000's. She had to go to a different store (not a Target) to buy a red shirt. This Target didn't even sell red shirts! How stupid is that? 😊
@@blazer168 no, not for an intelligent person. But some people just see a red shirt and assume. I've accidentally worn a red polo shirt there before and was asked a couple of times if I worked there. At least they asked first and didn't assume.
This is the reason I not only check the license plate on my Uber or Lyft, but I also ask the driver if they are there to pick up ‘my name.’ Better safe than sorry.
Another way to say Lack of Situation Awareness is Expectational blindness. This happens when the militant expectation holder is holding on to the expectations so tightly that they cannot see the information (accept Reality) that's right in front of them.
I remember when Uber first started. It was crazy. People were jumping into random cars that were idling. Forget the license plate. They didn't even check make/model or color of the car. I remember I got into my Uber and a 20-something blonde girl jumped into my ride. The driver and I looked at her like "where did she come from". She didn't say a word. Her face was buried in her iphone. I said I don't think this is your ride. I added that she needs to check the license plate. Without a word, she jumped out and walked away. We shared an uncomfortable laugh.
Last Story: The way the parents said she was “on edge” with it being her first time traveling alone… I would be extra hyper vigilant about what car I’m getting into. Even when I go to an airport like LAS where they have a system of parking stalls and I get my stall number, I’m still double and triple checking that license plate. (And with a newer feature making sure they have my code). OP even said Molly put something in the trunk so there can’t be an excuse of she didn’t see the license plate like if she had just opened the door and got in (which is dumb AF). But yeah like Fluff said, Molly should be grateful it was OP and she didn’t become a true crime story because she was so careless about the vehicle she got into. ALWAYS. CHECK. ITS. YOUR. UBER.
Story 2: There is a difference between being a Karen and Advocating for yourself/someone under your care. So many people are so afraid of being labeled a Karen they will let terrible things slide, not seek out important medical care, and so much else. Story 4: a better version of the line is "The customer is always right about what they want." You may want it, but that doesn't mean you will get it.
Story #1 it was dessert not her “ food” maybe they thought they would deliver it after her dinner. Maybe they were short staffed. No excuse for a bad attitude. The customer is always right in matters of taste not in everything they think
Well that airport story scared the crap out of me. How is this not happening all the time, there are a lot of night flights lot of unobservant children flying alone and a lot of nondescript cars. I've got to take a break from the internet for a little bit.
I have a Toyota Prius, I have had several people try to get into my car. once I stopped at a "STOP" sign and herd the door jiggle, the lady screamed that I must be her UBER, why else would I stop. The "STOP" sign maybe?
Karens look as nice as Orc's and have the average intelligence levels of mountain Trolls. EDIT : I hope that girl was SERIOUSLY punished for making such accusations. I would deff sue her for defamation and the likes. I don't care if she's a minor ro not. She knew fully well what she did.
As a Target employee, all supervisors are supposed to know exactly who works for them, what that guy did was inexcusable. Being stressed out is just a cop-out excuse.
Food story: While I've never stayed at a hotel with room service, if I were ordering food to my room, I think I would be asking for an approximate time it would be delivered. (Mostly because I'm diabetic and need to know such things.) Target vs tank story: Quite frankly, I would have demanded to speak to the STORE manager or if that was him causing problems, getting his name and reporting him to corporate for his very unprofessional behavior. Karen in Mexico story: One thing so many people tend to forget is that when you travel to another country you are subject to THEIR LAWS, not the laws of your home country. Getting arrested in a foreign country is not something you want to have happen. The most you can do is ask for a representative from your country's embassy/consulate for aid, which they may or may not be able to give, depending on what you're charged with and your country's relationship with the host country. It can be a real mess. Deli Karen story: Yes OP, you should have called the police. At the very least asked the manager to have her removed from the store. Uber story: OP, you learned a valuable lesson. Never just assume the person getting in your care is the person you think it is. This could have gone horribly wrong for you.
How is the last one OP's fault that they needed to learn a valuable lesson? No one just going to the airport to pick up a loved one/family member/friend is expecting to be mistaken for an Uber/Lyft driver and have some random person just hop into their vehicle. The only person here than needs to learn a lesson is the teen girl for not verifying she was in fact getting into her Uber instead of some random vehicle.
@@bloodwolfgaming9269 So if you pick up someone at a busy airport, you aren't going to turn around or look in the mirror to check that the person getting into your car is who you think it is and just drive off with that person, not knowing who it is? If you do, you're a fool. This is not the first time I've heard of someone getting into a car that they think is their Uber when it's not. Admittedly, the teen should have verified she was getting into the correct car as well. They both made mistakes and I hope they both learned from them.
How could anyone even think OP in the last story was a real kidnapper? No kidnapper would circle around to the same place they abducted a person and stop the car there. Especially in a place where OP knew there were loads of cops and guards. Why they even took him in for questioning is beyond me. One simple question then and there would have sufficed. And the girl was stupid. She voluntarily hopped in the car and then accused OP of kidnapping... What was she thinking?
I mean, they took him in because a sobbing child fled his car and screamed he'd tried to kidnap her... there's just no universe where that doesn't go completely off the rails for at least a little bit. They're not responding to that calmly and skeptically, they're (pretty reasonably) believing the girl who is in fear for her life, and she's probably not even coherent enough at this point to give an account that can be easily disputed. They didn't see her get calmly into the car, they weren't in the car with them for that mutually confused conversation. Everything he says is going to sound like a lie until things settle down some.
@@meagancall5005 If he really had tried to kidnap her she wouldn't have gotten out of the car. And I assume they saw where the car was coming from, the highway. And when he 'kidnapped' her he calmly put her luggage in the trunk? There's still no reason not to just ask him where he was. And there's absolutely no reason to believe the one person over the other. That's how innocent people land in jail.
@@trolletuva "And I assume they saw where the car was coming from [...]" See, that's the thing, I don't think they see/notice nearly as much as you're assuming. They are sort of generally watching traffic for problems, they're not paying specific attention to any one vehicle or individual. They didn't have any reason to take notice until there's suddenly a screaming girl, and THEN of course they're going to be on alert. I'm not saying it's *right* or the best way to handle the situation, I'm saying they are responding to something alarming and they don't really know what's happening, they just have this girl saying some dude just tried to kidnap her, so no, they're not just going to take his word for it when he says it's all a big misunderstanding, particularly while she's still in hysterics. I think once they got past the initial tension and were in the process of questioning him, it would become more obvious that he wasn't trying to kidnap anyone. There are a lot of legitimate problems with this... I'm not denying that. I think he could have as easily been shot as sent to jail (not sure how common armed officers are at an airport, but I know they're not unheard of). But I don't think their reaction was irrational, and it wouldn't necessarily be so simple to immediately prove he was telling the truth. Particularly since the girl wasn't LYING, she wasn't making up a story about him... she was just being a bit of an idiot because she had zero life experience. But she was *sincere* in her conviction that this guy just tried to kidnap her... her fear was entirely real. (And I'm sure OP's fear was equally real, with much more basis.)
The dairy story: you don't yank someones earbuds out because that's an easy way to catch a fist or two. If I want to talk to a stranger who has earbuds in I either give visual signals or if that's not possible draw attention by gently tapping on that persons shoulder. That's how it's done.
The last story OP should have make the full circuit around the airport then asked her to get out, but instead they put the idea of kidnapping charges in the girl’s head like that wouldn’t go sideways quickly
"The customer is always right in matters of taste." Is the full Macy's store motto meaning don't tell the customer they're stupid and just let them buy their crap😂😂😂😂😂
Story 3. As an American I emphatically and categorically declare that we do not claim this person. She has nothing to do with us. Story 5. If I were OP when the girl's parents were talking to me over the phone I would've said something along the lines of "Yeah, I think it's too early for her to be traveling alone. In fact I'd suggest one of those little harnesses for toddlers so she doesn't get lost. That's about her level of responsibility."
Story 2. I would ask for the manager's name... as if they are in a supervisor position, but don't even know who works under them... they have no reason to be in that position. I would ask for when did they start the position. and when did they start that day. If they couldn't answer, they should be assuming they are a customer when they are not in the uniform.
What utter BS at 6:26 having a stressful day doesn’t shut off your ability to hear. Like a person clearly telling you multiple times that the other person DOES NOT WORK HERE. That “manager” needs to be demoted
Deli counter story: I spent many years in retail, and the best manager I ever had told me this - If people had a clue, they would finish the old saying "The customer is always right ... Except when they're wrong."
The customer is always right... in matters of style. for a grocery store... they are right in their wish for a certain type of product, but not anything else.
Re story 4: I worked as a customer service representative about 10 years ago and had a customer tell me the customer is always right. I then told them yes that's true but I have to work within the procedures in order to do what they wanted me to do. That shut them up. 😅
Fun Fact: the line “the customer is always right” is an incomplete quote. The full quote is “the customer is always right in matters of taste”. This means that if something tastes or looks wrong to the customer about the product they’ve purchased, then you should act to fix it according to their “taste”.
19:35 If the OP gets any lawsuit dropped on them for this, a counter suit for defamation or similar violations involving known misrepresentation is in order.
Story 2 I saw in the wild once, the “employee” when commanded to go back to work just started taking things off the shelf and dropping them, saying “If I work here you know my name, I’ll stop as soon as you say it”
It "didn't occur" to him that he was talking to a customer. Except that they told him multiple times. That guy really should really have crossed ways with a "That's no way to talk to a customer" Karen
Story 3: I’ve been to Spain and Mexico, and my experience as a VERY monolingual speaker is that the people are very friendly if you at least make an effort to speak and communicate in Spanish. In Mexico I did have the advantage of being with a friend who grew up in La Ciudad de Mexico, but still the attempt I made was appreciated. Contrast with France, where my poor 12 year old self and my mom in 2002 were mocked for 5 minutes straight at the main Paris train station for asking “parlez vous anglais?” in an attempt to find our hotel. This does pre-date cell phones period, let alone maps cell phones that access internet. (Side note: the hotel staff was wonderful and amazing. Train station staff and street vendors-really cruel to a 12 year old girl trying her best)
I don't know why that dude didn't SUE that girl and her parents. If it had gone farther south, he'd be in prison now, trying to keep from being some creep's GF. Little girl needed more than just a little scare for her stupidity.
On story 2 i have to agree with OP and how once people into Target you lose brain cells ive always theorized that some of field made people get stupid once they get in range of the store in the parking lot when i worked there so many years ago
If I ever start a business, there will be a sign: "The Customer is almost always wrong. They come to us because they lack the expertise to do it right themselves." Oh, and never drive with your doors unlocked. All sorts of weirdo can just open your door.
I worked at a Target for about 3 years as Team Lead so in defense of not knowing your employees. The average Target has over 200 employees (including back room staff and overnight staff) with about 30-50 people at one time. With that many people at a store and the rate of Turnover an average Target has it's quite possible the manager on the floor doesn't know everyone there. That is no excuse for treating employees (or mistaken customers) like crap.
I got into the wrong Uber once, but I think I was pretty justified. I called an Uber and one showed up with the correct make, model, and color car and the last 3 digits of the license plate matched the one being sent for me. It had been about the right amount of time, so I opened the door and asked if they were the Uber for Jon and they said yes. At the same time, someone else walked up and said they thought it was their Uber so I asked if it was going where I was headed and they said no. I got out and about 30 seconds later another of the same type/color of car with the same last 3 digits pulled into the lot and that was mine. Now I look at the last 6 digits of the plate when ordering an Uber (The first digit is fairly meaningless since every car has the same number for about 2-3 years before increasing by 1).
@@JamesDavy2009The odds of 2 cars having the same last 3 digits are 1 in 1000, and that's before you factor in the car being the same make, model, and color, and looking for someone with the same (albeit common) name at exactly that time. The odds of them having the same last 6 digits are 1 in 17,576,000 (minus a few that are skipped because they're potentially offensive). As I mentioned, they go to the next digit for the 1st spot every 2-3 years because it takes that long for them to have that many unique numbers despite the population of the state being very large. Basically, it was extraordinarily unlikely that the first incident would happen, and it's vastly more unlikely that it happens with my current method...and worst case scenario it's a few minutes of confusion.
@@jonmendelson1104 Not in my country-we use six characters and the arrangement of letters and numbers depend on the state in which it's registered. In my home state, we use a three-digit number followed by two letters and a fourth number. In older cars it's three numbers followed by three letters.
@@JamesDavy2009 3 numbers followed by 3 letters would be the same 17,576,000 different options I'm referencing from ignoring the first digit. In my state license plates are a number, three letters, three numbers and they're issued in order so it takes about 4.36 years for the first digit to increase (I was mistakenly remembering that I'd calculated two to three years until we run out of plates with the current system when I suggested it was two to three years per first digit increase...rumors are they're going to switch it to a letter followed by three numbers followed by three letters when that happens). At the end of the day I pretty rarely take an Uber since I usually drive places unless I'm drinking or on vacation without my car, so I'm not particularly concerned. Nothing bad happened, it was just a funny story.
Story 2: Don’t know how recent you’ve been in Target, the uniform we’re allowed is a red top and some sort of presentable pants - jeans, khakis, etc. We’re not supposed to wear logos - though that doesn’t always get enforced at my store. Given how often I and others forget our name tags and how it sounds like Tank looked, I could easily see how people would mistake him for an employee. As for the Team Lead and employees making mistakes, given the quality of customers that go there and the turnover rate, I could easily see the mistakes.
Honestly, that last story kind of made me feel bad for everyone involved, because I took my first foreign vacation in goodness-knows how many years not too long ago; all kinds of things went wrong, and I can easily see myself being in either the girl's or the driver's shoes. It sounds like it genuinely was just a mixup, but it's the sort of mixup that would be absolutely terrifying for everyone involved.
My daughter had a guy knock on the car door while she waited at my work to pick me up. He asked her name and she told him her first name. He asked her phone number and she refused. After a little general back and forth and she figures out he was hoping she was his Uber. He wasn't a Chad or anything. He apologized and left.
I own a Malibu, the car doors automatically lock when in drive but for some unknown idiotic reason all the doors UNLOCK as soon as I put it in park! I don't know why the manufacturer thought that was a good idea. There is no child safety lock so don't go there. It's a 2007 model.
I called an uber once, and completely by coincidence, a car with the same exact color, make, and model pulled into the lot a mere 30 seconds before my uber did. Luckily I double check license plates for this exact reason, so I didn't try to get into a stranger's car, and my actual uber pulled in next to them right as I confirmed it wasn't them.
I've lived in enough less-than-reputable neighborhoods to know never to drive with your doors unlocked. Even when picking someone up. Shit stays locked until i see them. That's a great way to get jacked.
Me and the family love these stories. And this is exactly why I have given both of my sons permission to properly protect themselves if a Karen grabs them. Unfortunately both boys, one 6’ the other is catching him, are black belt in martial arts and I have been teaching them military hand to hand for years.
As an avid Uber user, I CAN'T FATHOM how some people can get inside a car without checking the plate numbers and the name of the driver. Unbelievable!!
Last Story: Clearly she wasn't ready to be travelling alone if she didn't have the awareness to CHECK that the car was her uber by verbal confirmation BEFORE getting in the car.
or at least before closing the door
To be fair, he said it was 4am.
That was a bad situation. It could have been a lot less of a bad situation if she didn't panic and a completly avoid situation if she knew how to properly use Uber!
That teen girl is not fit to be traveling by herself if she has such an extreme meltdown like that. I get the stress of traveling alone, but if she was already on edge, then she shouldn't have been so careless as to not make absolutely sure she's headed where she's supposed to. Also, if OP really _did_ have any intention to kidnap her, then why would _he_ be freaking out after realizing a complete stranger, and a minor no less, had gotten into the wrong car _and_ making it plain and clear to her that he was _not_ her Uber? Her recklessness easily could cost him his reputation and very nearly cost him his freedom.
I'm sorry, would you expect a teenager to not absolutely freak out and have a panic attack if they thought they were actively being kidnapped? What world do you live in? I think it's completely understandable that once that thought entered her mind, she wouldn't really register anything he was saying and just try to get out as quickly as possible. Yeah you can say she should've been more observant before getting in the car (I agree, and I'm willing to bet she spent some time kicking herself for exactly that reason), but you genuinely just stop thinking clearly when you're in those kinds of situations.
Basically, don't judge someone in a potential crisis situation for not being perfectly logical. It's not a good look.
@@5PctJuice I wouldn't expect her to not be panicked, but her screaming that OP is a kidnapper could've easily landed an innocent person in jail with a criminal record that would've ruin his life.
@@dionettaeon Okay, but if you're panicking because you think you're being kidnapped, isn't them being caught and going to jail exactly what you'd want? You seem to be forgetting that _she literally thought she was being kidnapped and was panicking as a result._ Obviously we can criticize the fact that she was wrong and it would've been tragic if OP had gone to jail for nothing, but expecting someone experiencing that kind of panic to carefully think "wait what if this person is innocent" is a bit unrealistic imo.
That's all I'm saying: don't judge someone for not being logical in the middle of a panic attack.
Story 5 is genuinely one of my worst fears. Being accused of a crime you never commited. It can go so very bad for you if your unlucky enough
It's unimaginably scary. Trust me.
@@Chuckf66 I'm so sorry ):
*Last Story:* The fear of people jumping into my car, or trying to attack me because they get a bug up their butts over something I did or didn't do, is why I always lock the doors when I drive. It's not even a new fear; people have been this entitled, stupid, and outright insane for as long as I can remember. We just hear about it a lot more these days.
Yup my parents always told me as a kid that when I get my own car I should always lock the doors because there are weirdos about. Now listening to these stories I know what they were warning me about
I grew up in NYC at the height of the crack (and carjacking) epidemic. I _always_ locked my doors as soon as I entered my car. Nowadays, my car automatically locks when it starts moving.
Always have my doors locked, basic safety measure.
Sounds fake tho... 4am with THAT amount of traffic that he couldn't find a single space anywhere to stop while being pushed by the rest of the "rushing outflow of traffic" for the 10 min of their talk?... Not. I've lived in big big cities like NY, in LA, and Mexico city, and I've never seen any of those airports that full at that time.
I’ve always kept the doors locked because it’s a transitional space.
“The wheels are turning but the hamster’s dead”. 🤣. Still laughing at that one. 😂
I have to download that phrase into my memory, for future use.
Saaaaaame
@@deniseeulert2503same
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It should be a law that every time a customer says: "The customer is always right" they get a Gibb's smack.
That's not even the original quote . It's "The customer is always right in matters of taste" Harry Selfridge. Nothing about service, price, demands, etc.
I was about to throw this fact out, too. It INFURIATES me when I hear anybody use this quote incorrectly. I don't work in retail right now, but by god I feel for folks who do.
Ah yes the dope slap!
The Gibbs slap! Then the person should reply “Thank you, Boss” after they get slapped!
Totally agree. That would be amazing. lol
The line is "The customer is always right IN MATTERS OF TASTE." Meaning, it doesn't matter if you think that shirt they want is hideous, or that dish they ordered is disgusting, you sell it to them without comment. It was never intended to be a blanket Get Out Of Jail Free card for being a twat.
This! I actually did research on the origins of the phrase, and this is exactly what "The Customer is Always Right" means!
You bastard you beat me to it I was coming to say this lol
@@jedediahcoulbourne1791 The bastards are always right...except when they aren't.
That's actually not true, it's one of those things that people have come up with to try to salvage the original statement. Most places had a "buyer beware" mindset where if something was wrong the customer lost out. A few companies realized that standing behind your product outweighed the loss of income from getting a few dishonest customers. The statement made a lot more sense back then because most companies didn't have return policies, warranties, or other ways for customers to protect themselves in the case of defective products/dishonest merchants, and some people definitely take it too far nowadays.
The people who don’t know that maxed out their reading ability at the fifth word~
The phrase "You are a special kind of stupid" and "Bless your heart" comes to mind.
I'd have been half tempted to threaten the girl from the last story with pressing charges for a false report. Scare her a little more for getting into my car, having the audacity to get mad at me for trying to kick her out, then accuse me of kidnapping despite actually doing the opposite of what a kidnapper would do, all the way to trying to get me arrested and ruin my life because she was "panicking". Like, how do you think OP felt? Especially when you could have gotten his car towed. It'd be a good chance to teach her a lesson she won't soon forget about wielding the cops like a cudgel and assessing a situation before rushing into it.
OP2: There's nothing Karen about asking for a manager when an employee has been harassing a child.
I feel for Tank (my nickname at that age was Moose). By 14, I was 6'2" and strong. Got confused for an adult multiple times. Quite confusing at that age, looking downwards at an adult scolding you or doing something outside the control of a kid.
The harasser should be fired, he was told multiple times that tank didn’t work for them and flat out ignored them and made demands.
It's so stupid that someone will jump in the back of some random person's car without checking anything and then cry about being "kidnapped" as the person is bringing them back. They never said they were an uber. People are getting too comfortable just jumping into people's cars before confirming they are the ride they are looking for
It's also pretty stupid that he didn't realize it wasn't his girlfriend.
@@billvojtech5686well, why would he? The fact that you had to say that just proves the original comment right.
Ted Bundy be like "...DAMMIT, I WAS BORN TOO SOON!"
@aurequinox and why would he think he'd need to avoid this situation. Any woman (or any person really) with any degree of self preservation would double or triple check to make sure it was the right vehicle. You're technically already getting into a strangers car, but at least there's a record of which one it is if something goes wrong. Why would you not make sure you're getting into the right strangers car?
Last story: How absent minded can you be to not check the plate number, model and colour of your Uber car? Forst time being alone isn't an excuse to not check those kind of details. I'd argue that it should make one do multiple checks and be more aware of their surroundings.
OP also absent minded too. He didn't check if she was his girl friend.
The girl was stupid, OP was stupid. That's all.
Especially considering Uber TELLS you to check every time you request a ride. It shows the license plate, make, model, driver name, and has a picture of the driver.
The girl was just an idiot.
The American Karen in Mexico story: I live in Munich which is heavily tourist laden. Everytime I'm at the city center (pedestrian Street between Karlsplatz and Marienplatz) I get at least 3 people asking me if I speak English and asking for directions. Usually it's for the nearest station or best (in my opinion) Bavarian restaurant which I happily give but sometimes it's a bit more complex to which I direct them to the nearest patrolling officer (which you encounter very often in that area) telling them "these officers over there might be able to help you with that because they know the area way better than me." Never did I ever encounter one who didn't accept that.
Tourist American here! I went to Munich once for a few days. It was amazing and I was lucky enough to have a friend who lived there. We stayed at his place and he acted as our tour guide. What was funny though is when our stop came up on the subway, I thought it was ours but I wasn’t sure. Once we got to the next stop our guide realized that we had indeed missed our stop 😂
Story 5: I have little sympathy for that girl because he TOLD her he wasn’t her Uber and he argued with her, and then she had the audacity of accusing him of pretending to be her Uber and kidnapping her. Dumb as a brick.
The girl was stupid, OP was stupid. That's all.
Have you ever experienced your wits just leaving you behind when you panic? I have, and she is actually a kid. As for him, I can't figure out why he didn't even talk to or look at her before pulling out. They both did a dumb.
@@blender4464he wasn’t expecting a random person to jump into the car. And even if she was a kid she should have checked the app to find her Uber or even asked before entering the car.
@@blender4464 She wasn't panicking when she just got in some random dude's car without checking first.
You take that back, that's highly insulting to bricks. 🤣
Back about 40 years ago, when I owned a stained glass shop, I had some moron call me and get abusive on the phone, demanding that I sell him something at a discount. When I refused, he shouted "The customer is always right!" I laughed so hard it took me a minute to be able to say "WRONG! This is MY shop and only I am always right!" (followed by my own version of the 'F' word used very colorfully and in ways I'm sure that a-hat had never heard before). I then hung up and blocked his number. I "do not suffer fools lightly."
Last story: No, I don't think dropping a passenger right on a highway is a good idea, let alone a child. It might save yourself issues, but I'd argue it'd be an actual irresponsible thing to do because that puts them in potential danger.
*WELL THEY WOULD LEARN A LESSON*
Who cares? That stupid idiot could've ruined someone's life
I'd pull into a rest stop or off the highway and to nearest parking lot but in that moment I can see why op would do it especially with the way she acted she could make all sorts of claims against op.
If anything happened to her, they'd check cameras at the airport, see whose car she got in and he'd be blamed.
Based on the story it seems like LAX, especially the aggressive guys in yellow vests, yelling at you constantly to move. Once you leave there are no shoulders and nowhere to stop and it takes a while to loop around.
I'll never understand how people feel safe having their car unlocked. It's got to be the single dumbest thing you could possibly do next to drunk driving
"The wheel is turning, but the hamster is dead", daaamn. 🤣
It doesn't matter what you drive, I have a bicycle car that will seat me and one other person, one night I dropped my daughter off at work and a woman came running up to me and grabbed the door as I was pulling off. I asked her what she thought she was doing, she screamed I was her Uber, I told her I didn't know we had that here and asked what vehicle she was waiting for, she said a black Honda odyssey. I told her that is a minivan and what I'm in isn't even as big as a smart car. She screamed that she's a mechanic and knows full well what it is. She called the police saying I was refusing to pick her up because she's not white, the officer pointed out I was darker than her. She showed the officer the information on her phone, the officer chuckled that her Uber marked her as a no show while she was busy harassing me. The officer asked me what I wanted to do, I told him to just keep her away from me while I leave. Later on I found out I could have pressed charges. I see her from time to time around town and she never makes eye contact, I guess she tried to play the victim to someone and they pointed out her stupidity.
Story 5: I don't know if this is passing the blame or doubling down, but it's pretty stupid because it's her fault for being in the wrong car. Maybe this is why Uber (or Lyft, which ever one) has light up signs on the front of their car windows.
At least Molly eventually calmed down and apologized
It's not passing the blame or doubling down. She clearly was panicking after she realized she hopped a wrong car. When you are panicking, all terrible fantasies took over your brain.
Just how dumb is that teen in the last story? If he was really trying to kidnap her he would not be telling her she got into the wrong car!! SMH
Story 3 makes me so sad. People like that give the "regular " American a bad name. 😢
As if there is such a thing(!) They're all different flavours of crazy.
@@JamesDavy2009 The normal ones can’t afford to take many international trips. The entitled ones have the money to go abroad and make everyone look bad.
I once asked someone if they worked at the store I was in, and they did not. I simply said "I'm sorry" and went off to find someone who did. In very busy stores, I have sometimes asked a random customer "excuse me, I know you don't work here, but do you know where (insert product is) because I am not familiar with this store". Whether or not they do, I thank them for their time and move on. You might be surprised how many customers have come back to me to tell me they found what I was looking for. I know I am very surprised, it's not their job to help me! Maybe they sensed I was nearly panicking to want out of the store? I don't know. In any case, they helped me, and I remember most of them with fondness. I would like to say all of them, but sometimes when I panic I don't remember what happens.
Now this is an example of mateship highly valued in my homeland. Golden rule, everyone!
Asking to speak to a manager for a legitimate reason is the difference that matters the most here
Story 4: 'The customer is always right' is the worst thing that retail worker has to deal with the rise of stupid Karen's.
Tactual saying is "The customer is always right in matters of taste only"
@@kaziglu8344Karen's believe otherwise
Is there any other type of Karen?
@@Patriot46426 True, but just because they believe something does not make it true, it just puts them at the bottom %1 of any intelligence measurements.
In one of those situations, I'd yell back "IN MATTERS OF TASTE! LEARN YOUR QUOTES!" Just to see them rock back on their heels for a sec. You want to buy a stupid looking hat? I won't stop ya. Try to tell me what it costs? I'll tell you you're wrong. Lol
New fear unlocked: strangers entering my car😅
Story 3: Bruh, that is some S-Tier racism. Can't even speak the native language around Karen, and she acts like she's some sort of high authority who can just ruin lives at the snap of a finger.
She acts like people secretly insult her in other languages
Probably cause they do 😂
What is it with Americans getting pissed off at hearing a syllable in Spanish?
@@JamesDavy2009 not only Spanish. They go koekoek in any country with a diffrent language. And I'm sorry to say, its most of the times Americans that are so horrible.
@@JamesDavy2009 What is it with Americans getting pissed off at hearing anything other than English? 🤣
@@robinb.905A French friend told me that a lot of Karens hate that France isn't an English speaking country
Story 1: Karen attempts to commit a strong-arm robbery of two minor children.
Story 3: OP really should have pressed charges for the two counts of assault...let Karen spend some time in a Mexican jail :)
Story 5: If it's the girl's first time travelling like this then why the hell did she just jump into someone's car without VERIFYING the driver on the app before getting in?
I am from Germany and yes we have entitled American and British tourists come over demanding everyone around them to speak English. These people need to read the room not everyone speaks English.
Plus grabbing op’s hair like that counts for an assault, and also Karen should be cautious messing with the police in Mexico is not a good idea especially if you’re American. My friend is from Mexico and he told me the Mexican police have very little patience with entitled American tourists.
And their jails are notorious
A few years ago I got a ride request for John (really, not a fake name 😂) at a local bar. I sat there for a few minutes waiting for him and finally called to see if he needed more time. He was confused because he was already in an uber. Turns out another driver that I knew had a ride request for a different John at the same bar and they didn't check the vehicle. I was in a Kia Soul and the other vehicle was a large Suburban. Not sure how to confuse the 2, but I've never been drunk either.
John is the most common first name in the Western World.
If you are getting an Uber, always ALWAYS check that the car you are getting in is the right one. Check the driver (most have a picture of themselves on the app so riders know what they look like). Check the license plate. That shpuld be available too. DO NOT EVER JUST ASSUME because that could have ended so badly for that kid
Edit to add: For the record, if the driver is right, but the car/license plate is wrong don't get in. Less because they could be a kidnapper/killer, because if they are on the app, there will be a record of them picking you up. This is more because if they are not driving the car their Uber profile says they should, the car they are driving likely isn't insured by Uber
Yeah... Where I live it can be pretty dangerous, and we heard more than one case of people, usually women, young girls or kids/preteens, that entered the wrong car thinking it was their Uber and it ended in them being robbed, murdered, raped or any combination of the above; plus a couple cases where they disappeared and were never found, either murdered or kidnapped, possibly to be trafficked. So, yeah, check your Uber.
@@gabrielabatista6016 On the few times I use Uber X or DiDi, the first thing I check is the number plate. Have Americans been getting too illiterate to compare a string of letters and numbers on the app to the car pulling in?
@@JamesDavy2009 well, Idk about rhe Americans, but I'm pretty sure most Brazilians are either actually illiterate, or functional illiterates (the later one being so common it's actually a bit depressing). So it wouldn't surprise if they wouldn't be able to do something as simple as reading a car plate, really.
Considering that, at least here on the state of Rio, people are often going near areas dominated by the drug traffic gangs, not to mention being robbed at gunpoint being an unfortunately not uncommon experience here, you'd think they ought to be a bit smarter and more cautious, but I guess not.
It makes me wonder how humanity hasn't completely and utterly doomed itself yet...
Last story: I think we can blame the insanely overly aggressive security guards as well. I get that they can't let people just park there of 20 minutes, but 5 minutes? People are so panicked they leave luggage, and apparently drive away with wrong passengers as well.
About 20 years ago my husband bought us 2 used matching cars that every other neighbor was driving. We lived in Maryland and my mom came from California for Christmas. On a busy night, we went to a to see the new holiday movies. Later it was snowing so my husband went to get the car. When the car paused at the curb to let us in, my mom quickly got in the back seat and I got in the passenger seat looking for the seat belt. I heard a male voice say "Who are you's?" My mom replied, "You'll get to know us real quick" thinking it was my husband. Suddenly, I smelled cigarette smoke and looked up at a stranger's face. I shouted, "Mom, it's not Howard!" and we rushed out of the car. My husband saw it all and he just busted a gut laughing all the way home.
Story 5 - I always check the license plates on an Uber to make sure they match my app. I don't get why anyone would just get in the first car to match the make and model. It seems like common sense. Are kids not taught "stranger danger" anymore?
I'll do you one better: are kids not taught "common sense" anymore?
@@JamesDavy2009 No. After...for me at least Kindergarten or First Grade, no lessons stranger danger or anything like that, and nothing approaching common sense as lessons or anything that could give you knowledge on that. Just the same repetition of stuff for the tests, over and over every year.
@@balanc-joy9187 No wonder that Karenism is on the rise: the American education system is failing the younger generations.
When it comes to managers in big retail chains…sometimes they are desperate and hire idiots. I used to work for a Ross and they promoted up a guy who wasn’t even there a year, who most times didn’t seem to know how to react to customers, and like to act he knew more than you instead of promoting someone who was with the company and had experience. Their reasoning to promoting the newer guy-he had manager experience from Burger King. On his first week as a supervisor he got overwhelmed on register (he was hired as Loss Prevention and wasn’t trained on register before at all), got snippy at the LP team because we had a good system and he wanted to push his weight around, and apparently wanted us to warn him if his girlfriend was in the store because he would take his breaks and lunch with one of the female cashiers and his girlfriend wasn’t supposed to know
“I gave you an order”?! Woman who tf do you think you are?!
The last story, she should’ve checked the license plate on the app. I always check the license plate so I know what car I’m looking for.
Hoe was lazy.
SCP needs to be called to contain these Karens
Telling someone you aren't going to hurt them makes them think you're going to hurt them
The last story is a perfect example of why men also need to keep their car doors locked until their passenger(s) arrive.
4th Karen: "The customer is always right."
Me: Yeah, unless the customer is a stupid Karen B, now leave her alone, you stupid C!
Some cars actually unlock automatically when you put your car into park
Its a good thing to have your door locked whatever gender you are there is weirdos everywhere in the world
Not just men. Women also need to do that for different reasons.
@@aduckofsomesortDon't buy that car, I guess.
The full quote is actually “The customer is always right, in matters of taste.” (Harry Selfridge) (Meaning even if they want to buy an ugly hat, let them!) The problem is, it’s gotten cut in half & abused worse than the bathrooms at a music festival!
At 13:34, SO SO SO TRUE!! The customer is NOT always right! The customer is often VERY VERY wrong. The customer is an ignorant who’s ignoring himself.
The problem with Target now is they've relaxed their dress code. Ive seen all kinds of red shirts and various kinds of pants worn by real employees. The only way to tell is to look for a name tag.
And that's a problem? I was at target last weekend and it was easy to find an employee
@@blazer168it becomes a problem when you don’t see a manetag
One of my daughters worked for Target back in the early 2000's. She had to go to a different store (not a Target) to buy a red shirt. This Target didn't even sell red shirts! How stupid is that? 😊
@@blazer168 no, not for an intelligent person. But some people just see a red shirt and assume. I've accidentally worn a red polo shirt there before and was asked a couple of times if I worked there. At least they asked first and didn't assume.
And, it requires the use of at least a few warm braincells. 😡
This is the reason I not only check the license plate on my Uber or Lyft, but I also ask the driver if they are there to pick up ‘my name.’ Better safe than sorry.
Another way to say Lack of Situation Awareness is Expectational blindness. This happens when the militant expectation holder is holding on to the expectations so tightly that they cannot see the information (accept Reality) that's right in front of them.
I remember when Uber first started. It was crazy. People were jumping into random cars that were idling. Forget the license plate. They didn't even check make/model or color of the car. I remember I got into my Uber and a 20-something blonde girl jumped into my ride. The driver and I looked at her like "where did she come from". She didn't say a word. Her face was buried in her iphone. I said I don't think this is your ride. I added that she needs to check the license plate. Without a word, she jumped out and walked away. We shared an uncomfortable laugh.
Last Story: The way the parents said she was “on edge” with it being her first time traveling alone… I would be extra hyper vigilant about what car I’m getting into. Even when I go to an airport like LAS where they have a system of parking stalls and I get my stall number, I’m still double and triple checking that license plate. (And with a newer feature making sure they have my code). OP even said Molly put something in the trunk so there can’t be an excuse of she didn’t see the license plate like if she had just opened the door and got in (which is dumb AF). But yeah like Fluff said, Molly should be grateful it was OP and she didn’t become a true crime story because she was so careless about the vehicle she got into. ALWAYS. CHECK. ITS. YOUR. UBER.
Story 2: There is a difference between being a Karen and Advocating for yourself/someone under your care.
So many people are so afraid of being labeled a Karen they will let terrible things slide, not seek out important medical care, and so much else.
Story 4: a better version of the line is "The customer is always right about what they want." You may want it, but that doesn't mean you will get it.
Story 4 I recently learned that the entire quote is “the customer is always right in matters of taste”
Story #1 it was dessert not her “ food” maybe they thought they would deliver it after her dinner. Maybe they were short staffed. No excuse for a bad attitude. The customer is always right in matters of taste not in everything they think
Well that airport story scared the crap out of me. How is this not happening all the time, there are a lot of night flights lot of unobservant children flying alone and a lot of nondescript cars.
I've got to take a break from the internet for a little bit.
God how I wish that Karen in story 3 got to experience jail in a foreign country.
I have a Toyota Prius, I have had several people try to get into my car. once I stopped at a "STOP" sign and herd the door jiggle, the lady screamed that I must be her UBER, why else would I stop. The "STOP" sign maybe?
Karens look as nice as Orc's and have the average intelligence levels of mountain Trolls. EDIT : I hope that girl was SERIOUSLY punished for making such accusations. I would deff sue her for defamation and the likes. I don't care if she's a minor ro not. She knew fully well what she did.
As a Target employee, all supervisors are supposed to know exactly who works for them, what that guy did was inexcusable. Being stressed out is just a cop-out excuse.
Food story: While I've never stayed at a hotel with room service, if I were ordering food to my room, I think I would be asking for an approximate time it would be delivered. (Mostly because I'm diabetic and need to know such things.)
Target vs tank story: Quite frankly, I would have demanded to speak to the STORE manager or if that was him causing problems, getting his name and reporting him to corporate for his very unprofessional behavior.
Karen in Mexico story: One thing so many people tend to forget is that when you travel to another country you are subject to THEIR LAWS, not the laws of your home country. Getting arrested in a foreign country is not something you want to have happen. The most you can do is ask for a representative from your country's embassy/consulate for aid, which they may or may not be able to give, depending on what you're charged with and your country's relationship with the host country. It can be a real mess.
Deli Karen story: Yes OP, you should have called the police. At the very least asked the manager to have her removed from the store.
Uber story: OP, you learned a valuable lesson. Never just assume the person getting in your care is the person you think it is. This could have gone horribly wrong for you.
How is the last one OP's fault that they needed to learn a valuable lesson? No one just going to the airport to pick up a loved one/family member/friend is expecting to be mistaken for an Uber/Lyft driver and have some random person just hop into their vehicle. The only person here than needs to learn a lesson is the teen girl for not verifying she was in fact getting into her Uber instead of some random vehicle.
@@bloodwolfgaming9269 So if you pick up someone at a busy airport, you aren't going to turn around or look in the mirror to check that the person getting into your car is who you think it is and just drive off with that person, not knowing who it is? If you do, you're a fool. This is not the first time I've heard of someone getting into a car that they think is their Uber when it's not. Admittedly, the teen should have verified she was getting into the correct car as well. They both made mistakes and I hope they both learned from them.
First story; A hungry Karen's an angry Karen... Oh, wait, what am I thinking?!? A Karen's always angry.
OP should simply ask the target manager what the name of "this employee" is and what the schedule is for "this employee" the following day. 😊
Story 5 OP saying he’s clueless is accurate.
How could anyone even think OP in the last story was a real kidnapper? No kidnapper would circle around to the same place they abducted a person and stop the car there. Especially in a place where OP knew there were loads of cops and guards. Why they even took him in for questioning is beyond me. One simple question then and there would have sufficed. And the girl was stupid. She voluntarily hopped in the car and then accused OP of kidnapping... What was she thinking?
I mean, they took him in because a sobbing child fled his car and screamed he'd tried to kidnap her... there's just no universe where that doesn't go completely off the rails for at least a little bit. They're not responding to that calmly and skeptically, they're (pretty reasonably) believing the girl who is in fear for her life, and she's probably not even coherent enough at this point to give an account that can be easily disputed. They didn't see her get calmly into the car, they weren't in the car with them for that mutually confused conversation. Everything he says is going to sound like a lie until things settle down some.
@@meagancall5005 If he really had tried to kidnap her she wouldn't have gotten out of the car. And I assume they saw where the car was coming from, the highway. And when he 'kidnapped' her he calmly put her luggage in the trunk? There's still no reason not to just ask him where he was. And there's absolutely no reason to believe the one person over the other. That's how innocent people land in jail.
@@trolletuva "And I assume they saw where the car was coming from [...]" See, that's the thing, I don't think they see/notice nearly as much as you're assuming. They are sort of generally watching traffic for problems, they're not paying specific attention to any one vehicle or individual. They didn't have any reason to take notice until there's suddenly a screaming girl, and THEN of course they're going to be on alert.
I'm not saying it's *right* or the best way to handle the situation, I'm saying they are responding to something alarming and they don't really know what's happening, they just have this girl saying some dude just tried to kidnap her, so no, they're not just going to take his word for it when he says it's all a big misunderstanding, particularly while she's still in hysterics. I think once they got past the initial tension and were in the process of questioning him, it would become more obvious that he wasn't trying to kidnap anyone.
There are a lot of legitimate problems with this... I'm not denying that. I think he could have as easily been shot as sent to jail (not sure how common armed officers are at an airport, but I know they're not unheard of). But I don't think their reaction was irrational, and it wouldn't necessarily be so simple to immediately prove he was telling the truth. Particularly since the girl wasn't LYING, she wasn't making up a story about him... she was just being a bit of an idiot because she had zero life experience. But she was *sincere* in her conviction that this guy just tried to kidnap her... her fear was entirely real. (And I'm sure OP's fear was equally real, with much more basis.)
Story 4: as someone who has worked in retail for 20+ years The customer is not always right. The customer is always first. But never always right
The dairy story: you don't yank someones earbuds out because that's an easy way to catch a fist or two. If I want to talk to a stranger who has earbuds in I either give visual signals or if that's not possible draw attention by gently tapping on that persons shoulder. That's how it's done.
Even a gentle tap can catch a fist.
"OK, this guy works for you, you say? What's his name?"
The last story OP should have make the full circuit around the airport then asked her to get out, but instead they put the idea of kidnapping charges in the girl’s head like that wouldn’t go sideways quickly
Story 1: I've worked in food service for 10 years. People always say they've been waiting for at least 15 minutes longer than they actually wait.
"The customer is always right in matters of taste." Is the full Macy's store motto meaning don't tell the customer they're stupid and just let them buy their crap😂😂😂😂😂
If op at the airport was in a panic just think what the young girl was feeling. I would have try to jump out of the car too
True American Karen sounds like a great title for a new horror movie!
Story 3. As an American I emphatically and categorically declare that we do not claim this person. She has nothing to do with us. Story 5. If I were OP when the girl's parents were talking to me over the phone I would've said something along the lines of "Yeah, I think it's too early for her to be traveling alone. In fact I'd suggest one of those little harnesses for toddlers so she doesn't get lost. That's about her level of responsibility."
Story 2. I would ask for the manager's name... as if they are in a supervisor position, but don't even know who works under them... they have no reason to be in that position. I would ask for when did they start the position. and when did they start that day. If they couldn't answer, they should be assuming they are a customer when they are not in the uniform.
Some just want the authority and pay but not the responsibility. So they assumed anyone who could be their subordinate, is their worker.
What utter BS at 6:26 having a stressful day doesn’t shut off your ability to hear. Like a person clearly telling you multiple times that the other person DOES NOT WORK HERE. That “manager” needs to be demoted
Manager should be reprimanded, if not fired or demoted
Deli counter story: I spent many years in retail, and the best manager I ever had told me this - If people had a clue, they would finish the old saying "The customer is always right ... Except when they're wrong."
The customer is always right... in matters of style. for a grocery store... they are right in their wish for a certain type of product, but not anything else.
Re story 4: I worked as a customer service representative about 10 years ago and had a customer tell me the customer is always right. I then told them yes that's true but I have to work within the procedures in order to do what they wanted me to do. That shut them up. 😅
Fun Fact: the line “the customer is always right” is an incomplete quote. The full quote is “the customer is always right in matters of taste”. This means that if something tastes or looks wrong to the customer about the product they’ve purchased, then you should act to fix it according to their “taste”.
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If the OP gets any lawsuit dropped on them for this, a counter suit for defamation or similar violations involving known misrepresentation is in order.
The full quote is, "The customer is always right *in matters of taste* "
Story 2 I saw in the wild once, the “employee” when commanded to go back to work just started taking things off the shelf and dropping them, saying “If I work here you know my name, I’ll stop as soon as you say it”
It "didn't occur" to him that he was talking to a customer. Except that they told him multiple times.
That guy really should really have crossed ways with a "That's no way to talk to a customer" Karen
Story 3: I’ve been to Spain and Mexico, and my experience as a VERY monolingual speaker is that the people are very friendly if you at least make an effort to speak and communicate in Spanish. In Mexico I did have the advantage of being with a friend who grew up in La Ciudad de Mexico, but still the attempt I made was appreciated.
Contrast with France, where my poor 12 year old self and my mom in 2002 were mocked for 5 minutes straight at the main Paris train station for asking “parlez vous anglais?” in an attempt to find our hotel. This does pre-date cell phones period, let alone maps cell phones that access internet. (Side note: the hotel staff was wonderful and amazing. Train station staff and street vendors-really cruel to a 12 year old girl trying her best)
The French are stereotyped as having a snooty attitude; and every stereotype has a nugget of truth to them.
Anybody who uses the phrase stop speaking "Mexican" Should be set to prison!
The saying is actually “the customer is always right, in matters of taste “ they always forget the second half of this.
I don't know why that dude didn't SUE that girl and her parents. If it had gone farther south, he'd be in prison now, trying to keep from being some creep's GF. Little girl needed more than just a little scare for her stupidity.
On story 2 i have to agree with OP and how once people into Target you lose brain cells ive always theorized that some of field made people get stupid once they get in range of the store in the parking lot when i worked there so many years ago
Maybe the bullseye logo? Or is that a different chain called Target?
If I ever start a business, there will be a sign: "The Customer is almost always wrong. They come to us because they lack the expertise to do it right themselves."
Oh, and never drive with your doors unlocked. All sorts of weirdo can just open your door.
I worked at a Target for about 3 years as Team Lead so in defense of not knowing your employees. The average Target has over 200 employees (including back room staff and overnight staff) with about 30-50 people at one time. With that many people at a store and the rate of Turnover an average Target has it's quite possible the manager on the floor doesn't know everyone there. That is no excuse for treating employees (or mistaken customers) like crap.
I got into the wrong Uber once, but I think I was pretty justified. I called an Uber and one showed up with the correct make, model, and color car and the last 3 digits of the license plate matched the one being sent for me. It had been about the right amount of time, so I opened the door and asked if they were the Uber for Jon and they said yes. At the same time, someone else walked up and said they thought it was their Uber so I asked if it was going where I was headed and they said no. I got out and about 30 seconds later another of the same type/color of car with the same last 3 digits pulled into the lot and that was mine. Now I look at the last 6 digits of the plate when ordering an Uber (The first digit is fairly meaningless since every car has the same number for about 2-3 years before increasing by 1).
Check the ENTIRE number plate! A few extra seconds to be diligent can mean less pain on both parties.
@@JamesDavy2009The odds of 2 cars having the same last 3 digits are 1 in 1000, and that's before you factor in the car being the same make, model, and color, and looking for someone with the same (albeit common) name at exactly that time. The odds of them having the same last 6 digits are 1 in 17,576,000 (minus a few that are skipped because they're potentially offensive). As I mentioned, they go to the next digit for the 1st spot every 2-3 years because it takes that long for them to have that many unique numbers despite the population of the state being very large.
Basically, it was extraordinarily unlikely that the first incident would happen, and it's vastly more unlikely that it happens with my current method...and worst case scenario it's a few minutes of confusion.
@@jonmendelson1104 Not in my country-we use six characters and the arrangement of letters and numbers depend on the state in which it's registered. In my home state, we use a three-digit number followed by two letters and a fourth number. In older cars it's three numbers followed by three letters.
@@JamesDavy2009 3 numbers followed by 3 letters would be the same 17,576,000 different options I'm referencing from ignoring the first digit. In my state license plates are a number, three letters, three numbers and they're issued in order so it takes about 4.36 years for the first digit to increase (I was mistakenly remembering that I'd calculated two to three years until we run out of plates with the current system when I suggested it was two to three years per first digit increase...rumors are they're going to switch it to a letter followed by three numbers followed by three letters when that happens).
At the end of the day I pretty rarely take an Uber since I usually drive places unless I'm drinking or on vacation without my car, so I'm not particularly concerned. Nothing bad happened, it was just a funny story.
5:55 OP also lost brain cells in Target. He should have said that Tank DOES NOT work there.
Story 2: Don’t know how recent you’ve been in Target, the uniform we’re allowed is a red top and some sort of presentable pants - jeans, khakis, etc. We’re not supposed to wear logos - though that doesn’t always get enforced at my store. Given how often I and others forget our name tags and how it sounds like Tank looked, I could easily see how people would mistake him for an employee. As for the Team Lead and employees making mistakes, given the quality of customers that go there and the turnover rate, I could easily see the mistakes.
Honestly, that last story kind of made me feel bad for everyone involved, because I took my first foreign vacation in goodness-knows how many years not too long ago; all kinds of things went wrong, and I can easily see myself being in either the girl's or the driver's shoes. It sounds like it genuinely was just a mixup, but it's the sort of mixup that would be absolutely terrifying for everyone involved.
My daughter had a guy knock on the car door while she waited at my work to pick me up. He asked her name and she told him her first name. He asked her phone number and she refused. After a little general back and forth and she figures out he was hoping she was his Uber. He wasn't a Chad or anything. He apologized and left.
I own a Malibu, the car doors automatically lock when in drive but for some unknown idiotic reason all the doors UNLOCK as soon as I put it in park! I don't know why the manufacturer thought that was a good idea. There is no child safety lock so don't go there. It's a 2007 model.
I called an uber once, and completely by coincidence, a car with the same exact color, make, and model pulled into the lot a mere 30 seconds before my uber did. Luckily I double check license plates for this exact reason, so I didn't try to get into a stranger's car, and my actual uber pulled in next to them right as I confirmed it wasn't them.
I've lived in enough less-than-reputable neighborhoods to know never to drive with your doors unlocked. Even when picking someone up. Shit stays locked until i see them. That's a great way to get jacked.
Me and the family love these stories. And this is exactly why I have given both of my sons permission to properly protect themselves if a Karen grabs them. Unfortunately both boys, one 6’ the other is catching him, are black belt in martial arts and I have been teaching them military hand to hand for years.
Last story: need to have dashcam. It'll be your witness.
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The girl. YOU CAN’T CALL KIDNAP BECAUSE YOU DIDN’T FRICKIN CHECK IF HE WAS THE UBER!?
"Customer is always right?" needs a Loki-yeet by Hulk.
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As an avid Uber user, I CAN'T FATHOM how some people can get inside a car without checking the plate numbers and the name of the driver. Unbelievable!!