Grocery Store Worker’s Thread About Crazy Customers Being Even Crazier During The Holidays Goes Viral

With the second wave of the pandemic sweeping across the globe, we all know that staying home is the safest option. But the holidays are just around the corner, and the shopping frenzy is likely coming with. Alarmingly, a study by Engine Insights showed that 85% of respondents are planning to buy holiday gifts in physical stores. Get these two together—shopping amid the pandemic, and you get a lethal cocktail with even worse Covid-19 spikes than we have now.

And one former grocery store employee named Dylan Morrison shared the insanity that goes on between the aisles of poultry and roasts, tree decorations, mulled wine, and whatnot in a bid to make people stay home in a viral Twitter thread.

From cheerful Christmas music that sparks aggression in customers, to a furious customer calling corporate because his prepped raw turkey was a disaster (only to tell them he put it in the oven with the whole plastic bag), it’s one heck of a read. So, why not just stick to our all-time favorite festive family drama to raise the stress levels? Because grocery store insanity may just be too much.

This former grocery store worker revealed what it’s like to work there during the festive season in this viral thread

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And here are some insane customer stories he shared

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It turns out, frequent customer meltdowns were a real thing

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But there were some really nice customers too!

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The thread author concluded that holidays spark some sort of ugliness in people

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So it’s best to cancel your “usual” holiday regimen and stay home

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More people joined the thread to comment and share their own experiences of working during the holiday season

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