A retail employee working at a small family business found themselves at the center of an unexpected customer meltdown, in front of his child, after politely reminding a shopper that the store was closing.
The incident, shared on Reddit by user MikeyOTB, describes how a father and his son entered the store just minutes before closing time, setting off a tense exchange.
The original poster (OP) explained that the store closes at 6:00 p.m., and as a common practice, employees give late-arriving customers a polite heads-up.
Immediate Backlash
At 5:50 p.m., the father and child arrived, and a cashier informed them that the store would be closing soon. Another customer entered at 5:56 p.m., quickly grabbed what he needed and checked out without issue.
However, the father and boy took their time in the sportsdepartment. At 6:03 p.m., the employee approached them again, saying, “In the nicest way possible, we’re trying to shut down the …