I used to work in TK Maxx and it was a special breed of hell – one weird man made me model clothes in front of him
WORKING in retail is not easy - from customer complaints to bizarre requests.
And one woman knows all to well just how bonkers it can be as she worked in TK Maxx on a temporary contract.
Bekah, from the UK, took to social media to share some of the horrifying encounters she had while working at the discount store.
She said she had worked in plenty of shops in the past before becoming a solicitor - but TK Maxx was the worst.
"If I compare my time there to any other shop, it was a special breed of hell," she added.
The ex-shop assistant added that far too many people go there just before Christmas to get all of their gifts and if you're on a temporary contract, you will be scheduled to work Christmas Eve.
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Bekah revealed that giving refunds was a lot of effort at the store as a a manager had to be present for cash refunds.
But she decided to bend the rules on a busy day, which could have got her dismissed.
The blonde beauty continued: "The worst traumatising story was that one time this lady came in, she needed to get a refund on an item.
"She wanted it in cash."
But as the shop floor was so busy, Bekah decided to bypass her manager and hand the woman £100 herself.
"I gave her the receipt, and then she turned to me and she goes 'where's my money?'
"'I gave you the money a second ago,' she was getting really aggressive insisting that I hadn't given her the money."
At this point Bekah began to panic, thinking she'd have to call the manager over and tell them what she did.
Thankfully, the woman found the refund at the top of her bag and left the store with no problems.
But that's not the only issue Bekah had while working there.
She revealed there was one particular customer who asked her for a strange favour.
She continued: "A man comes up to me and he goes 'Might sound weird but you're the same size as my daughter, please could you try this on?'"
"Definitely could have just been a creep," she added.
Bekah did in fact try the clothing on for him and added that if you have an issue with saying no, retail might not be the job for you.
The clip soon went viral over on her TikTok account @festivalstyled and people flocked to the comments to share some of their own stories.
One person wrote: "An old man demanded I pick and gift wrap his wife’s Xmas present. The shop was for rich people and I was 16."
Another commented: "I was a Christmas temp at TK MAXX too and I hated it so much."
"Customer service at Primark.. the things people would return is wild," penned a third.
Meanwhile a fourth said: "Omg the amount of men i had come up to me in retail being like ‘you’re the same size as my daughter….’ and i can never tell if they’re legit or just a creep."
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Someone else added: "I worked in Tesco as a Christmas temp and deffo had to learn how to say no to customers lol."
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