Things Not to Say to a Customer

In the spirit of Jennifer's terrific thread on Things Not to Say to a Barista, I'd like to turn the eye of judgment back on ourselves, and discuss things that we should never have said to our customers.

This happened to me three years ago, while I was working at the 'Bux. It haunts me to this day:

 

The Worst Thing I've Ever Said

 

Good grief. I'm lucky my pants weren't sued off. So what have you all said to customers that you immediately (or not-so-immediately) regretted?

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