Work: Today, I was working at Coldstone. When a customer tips us we...

By Rev - 18/03/2009 05:05 - United States

Today, I was working at Coldstone. When a customer tips us we are required to sing. A late night DJ came in, put 20 dollars in the tip cup, and asked to hear every song we had. After we sang one song he looked at me and asked me to please stop singing or he was taking his money back. FML

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By anonymous - 28/05/2013 00:56 - United States - Philadelphia

Today, I was working at a place where if you're tipped, you sing. After a lady paid for her ice cream, she pulled out 5 dollars. Thinking it was a tip, I took it, and sang the song. She didn't mean to tip me. I was stopped by the woman slapping me. FML

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By Anonymous - 10/11/2012 07:23 - United States

Today, while at work, a customer gave me a $20 tip. I explained to him we aren't allowed to accept tips, but he insisted. When I called the manager to report it, he pocketed my tip. FML

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By Anonymous - 22/01/2010 02:49 - United States

Today, I was at my work. To urge people to be generous, I paid my friends to put 15 bucks in the tip jar while saying how great I was. He did this about ten times throughout the day. Turns out, us employees don't get to keep the tips. FML

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By scribbler8 - 14/10/2011 09:35 - Canada

Today, at work, a customer asked for my number. When I declined, he made a huge scene, shouting and scaring other customers. He tipped me seven cents. FML

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By richgirl - 25/02/2010 00:15 - United States

Today, I was doing takeout orders at the restaurant I work at. I spent a long while putting together this guy's $135.00 order. When he finally got there to pick it up, I told him to fill out the credit card slip. I looked at it after he left. He gave me a 40 cent tip. FML

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By brhorton02 - 06/04/2009 14:42 - United States

Today, I was waitering at the restaurant that I work at when I collected a credit card bill that was worth $120 and a big zero on the tip line. Angered, I turned to a co-worker and said "I knew this asshole wasn't going to tip me." The guy was standing right behind me with $30 in his hand. FML

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By Alma - 01/10/2024 20:00 - Japan - Osaka

Today, I was at a karaoke bar. After a few drinks, I gave it a go. Halfway through “Total Eclipse of the Heart” I got so into it, I knocked over the mic stand. The mic flew off, hit the DJ, who then hit the emergency stop button, cutting off the music. I froze as the bar erupted into laughter. I did get a free Coke for my “performance,” which was something. FML

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By notip - 15/11/2009 20:04 - United States

Today, I was at work, when this guy came in and paid for his ice cream, then handed me a dollar. I've never gotten a tip before, so I looked at him and said, "Thank you so much, I appreciate it." He stared at me with a weird look for a moment, and then said, "Can I just get that in quarters?" FML

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By tired waitress - 25/04/2016 23:05 - United States

Today, I'm a waitress. A customer came in and acted very kindly and even mentioned how I was such a help to her. She also mentioned leaving a nice tip. The tip? A fake $20. Thanks. FML

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By legit247 - 10/05/2013 04:44 - United States - Moscow Mills

Today, working at a fast food restaurant, I was cleaning dishes in the back. I started to sing to myself. During the chorus I heard the echo of my voice in my ear. My boss had pushed the talk button on my headset so every staff member and everyone in the lobby could hear me over the intercom. FML

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green_199 0

Wednesday 18 March 2009 12:10

Not a FML. You got a $20 tip. Did you actually WANT to have to sing more?

olivejuice 0

Wednesday 18 March 2009 14:50

I don't expect my local Coldstone workers to have Grammy-worthy talent. I expect them to sound like people who work for $6.75 an hour or whatever and are required by their part time job to sing to customers. I don't even like that rule, I think its awkward and kind of humiliating.

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echaba 0

Friday 27 March 2009 4:04

Just a heads up, the coldstone in tampa on Channelside plaza, i used to work there. It was a group interview where we all basically had to compete against one another to create the best coldstone song based off of another song. Mine was a little diddy about Jack and Diane changed into a Little diddy about Livin' it up. We sang out of enjoyment, im a guy and hell thats one of the funnest parts. As said above it lets you get loose and just have fun. If your too uptight to relax and enjoy people or sing, then you do not deserve to work at coldstone. This is not an FML this is a YDI, its one of the more fun parts of the jobs, i strongly advocate you quitting if you can't handle the customers joke about him taking back his tip. We get it all the time especially in such a touristy area. Rarely are they serious.

melia619 0

Friday 27 March 2009 5:41

Yeah I work at coldstone right now and I never had to do an audition to get hired. haha thats bullshit. The managers don't care if you sing horribly haha they tell us to sing whether its horrible or not and half the time customers tell us not to sing so we rarely do unless they ask.

CoyoteOldOne 17

Friday 27 March 2009 14:10

Sound like ColdStone has an asinine and annoying policy. When I go to an ice cream shop, I want to enjoy my ice cream, not humiliate some poor sod. If I want to hear people singing, I'll go to a karaoke bar, where the pain is mutually consensual. If the customer says "Oh no, you don't have to sing," will you still get in trouble if you don't sing?

Vehicle 1

Sunday 29 March 2009 6:40

He's rude. But hey it was a break on your part :].

EnchiladaTaco 0

Tuesday 2 June 2009 5:26

Did you block out the $20 tip part?

craphappens92 0

Saturday 13 June 2009 10:36

My friend works at coldstone says he hates gettin tipped LOL

kurtwasframed 0

Friday 26 June 2009 22:41

I sympathize. I just quit coldstone. As for the people saying coldstone only hires if you have a good voice, youre wrong. Basically they audtition you to see how comfortable you are with acting silly. I hated cleaning that place.