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Came back to my neighborhood tonight to meet a guy at my local grocery store going off on a rant at the store owner.I came in mid-way one sided argument. The vibe I got was that the guy was not well, but he was saying that he (the store owner) should have more respect for his customers. Apparently, the owner said something under his breath and he confronted him about it. :| Immediately I was upset to hear that he may have been fucked up to this guy who clearly wasn't well.
He continued on for a minute, screaming at the top of his lungs that he has a disability. I put my 2 soda cans to the side of the register (really wanted to walk out almost immediately... errrr, ok, yeah... I could pick up La Croix another time, LOL)
He left all of his goods at the register and as he was leaving, told the clerk that he needed God. The owner got even more humble... being super agreeable the entire time he was on the rant. He said "You're right... I do need Him." ...ooph nice de-escalation.
The customer then goes on to say, with the door open, one foot outside, that he should pray to Allah and then kill some people. 4-5 customers were around.
I wanted to, at that point, escort this guy out... but he let the door shut before I could react. Left me so so fkn angry. Store owner just looked at me... he: 40ish bearded guy, chuckles slightly and says "well, that made my day, but I've heard worse". I think fuck... shucks I have too. First thing out of my mouth, "Don't worry about him..."
Broke my heart. Not sure what I should have done if anything at all. The customer wasn't someone to really argue with. I could totally see he was unwell.
Sometimes I think about the shame, this place can often be on so many levels.
- I heard La Croix sales have gone up massively recently. That's the positive in this story.shapesalad
- :Dnotype