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Entitlement can lead to some truly baffling behavior, and one woman at a local convenience store proved just that. Reddit user u/Lifeneedslubricant shared a story about an over-the-top grocery store encounter, where a woman demanded to pay less than her total bill—and expected the clerk to just accept it.

Instead of backing down, the quick-witted cashier stood firm. But the real twist came when the woman called her husband for backup—and he wasn’t on her side at all.


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A chaotic checkout line

While chatting with the store owner’s daughter, the Redditor noticed a woman entering the store, heading straight for the shelves.

"In walks this woman, probably around my age, and she begins gathering items and dumping them on the counter, completely disregarding other customers who were already at it," she wrote.

The woman ignored the line and expected immediate service, even though the clerk was already helping another customer.

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‘You should be serving me first’

Growing impatient, the woman cut in and insisted the cashier should stop helping the person in front of her.

"My items are on the counter, so you shouldn’t be serving anyone else as I’m clearly waiting to be served," she told the clerk.

When the customer who was actually next in line asked her to wait her turn, she huffed and puffed in frustration.

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Trying to haggle at the grocery store

Finally, the clerk rang up her totalover $30—but instead of paying the full amount, she tried to negotiate.

"She then told him that she would only give $25 because that’s all she had," the Redditor explained.

The cashier, unfazed, told her she could remove some items to match what she could afford. That’s when she lost it.

"I need everything. You can’t deprive me of my needs. Who do you think you are? I'm calling my husband," she snapped.

The cashier’s response?

"Make sure he brings his wallet!"

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Her dramatic ‘hostage’ call backfires

Determined to get her way, the woman called her husband and put him on speakerphone.

"Baby, I’m at this store, and the clerk is holding me and two other females hostage. You need to come and rescue us," she said.

Her husband, not buying into her nonsense, quickly shut her down.

"You can’t really be held hostage and be allowed to use your phone," he pointed out.

Then, he got to the real issue.

"So either you didn’t have enough money, or you’re trying to buy alcohol without [an] ID."

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Husband tells her to put things back

Instead of rushing to "rescue" her, her husband took the store’s side.

He told her to leave behind the junk food—the chips, candy, and soda—because they already had enough at home.

Realizing she wasn’t winning this battle, she stamped her foot, hung up the phone, and begrudgingly removed items to match the $25 she had.

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Reddit reacts: ‘I love her husband’

The internet loved how the husband handled the situation, with many saying he was clearly over her behavior.

u/SnooBunnies7461 commented:

"I love her husband. Sounds like he's over her sh#t but still kind about it."

Others weren’t surprised by her dramatic phone call, with u/NutAli joking:


"The police probably already know her and have banned her from calling them."
— u/NutAli

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A reality check she wasn’t expecting

This woman thought she could bulldoze her way through the checkout line, pay whatever she felt like, and have her husband back her up. Instead, she got a dose of reality—from both the cashier and her own spouse.

One thing’s for sure: next time she calls her husband for backup, she might want to make sure he’s actually on her side.

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