About r/TalesFromTheCustomer
A places for customers to vent and rage and even smile about their customer service experiences.
The community at a glance
r/TalesFromTheCustomer is a Subreddit for drama fans with roughly 293K members. It has been around since 2013. It uses a forum format for communication.
Roughly 6K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Worst, Hate, and Customer Service. Common discussion themes are Pain & Anger and Advice Requests.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2014: 5K members
- 2015: 5K members
- 2016: 5K members
- 2017: 31K members
- 2018: 107K members
- 2019: 61K members
- 2020: 38K members
- 2021: 19K members
- 2023: 15K members
- 2024: 0 members
- 2025: 0 members
- 2026: 6K members
Past year (monthly)
- Sep: 0 members
- Oct: 0 members
- Nov: 155 members
- Dec: 113 members
- Jan: 81 members
- Feb: 80 members
- Mar: 80 members
- Apr: 255 members
- May: 599 members
- Jun: 1K members
- Jul: 3K members
- Aug: 1K members
Themes
- Pain & Anger48 posts in the past month
- A Cashier tried to shame me for not using self checkout, until I told her why I was in her Line.
- Paid a premium for a client lunch, just to be annoyed by a stupid QR menu.
- I got fed up being followed around, so I played their own game
#148Pain & AngerA Cashier tried to shame me for not using self checkout, until I told her why I was in her Line. · Paid a premium for a client lunch, just to be annoyed by a stupid QR menu. · I got fed up being followed around, so I played their own game - Advice Requests3 posts in the past month
- How to Respond to or Initiate Pleasantries as a Customer Service Provider
- How to deal with a company unwilling to rectify an order issue?
- Please share with me your experiences with AI customer support agents.
#23Advice RequestsHow to Respond to or Initiate Pleasantries as a Customer Service Provider · How to deal with a company unwilling to rectify an order issue? · Please share with me your experiences with AI customer support agents. - Solution Requests2 posts in the past month
- Just found a tool that tells you exactly which product features your customers actually love. Kind of a game changer.
- Kroger intially applied coupon but later took it away. What to do?
#32Solution RequestsJust found a tool that tells you exactly which product features your customers actually love. Kind of a game changer. · Kroger intially applied coupon but later took it away. What to do?
Topics
- Worst8 posts in the past month#18Worst
- Hate7 posts in the past month#27Hate
- Customer Service5 posts in the past month
- Awful Customer Service Experience at Home Depot
- Tire shop customer service snapped at me on the phone
- customer service brainrot
#35Customer ServiceAwful Customer Service Experience at Home Depot · Tire shop customer service snapped at me on the phone · customer service brainrot - Cashier5 posts in the past month
- A Cashier tried to shame me for not using self checkout, until I told her why I was in her Line.
- Cashier Lied to Me
- Incredibly rude cashier doesn't believe in talking to you
#45CashierA Cashier tried to shame me for not using self checkout, until I told her why I was in her Line. · Cashier Lied to Me · Incredibly rude cashier doesn't believe in talking to you - Frustrating Experience4 posts in the past month#54Frustrating Experience
Flair
- Short55 posts in the past month
- Restaurant texted me directly after a delivery app refunded for my order
- Paid a premium for a client lunch, just to be annoyed by a stupid QR menu.
- Funeral home botched my sisters tombstone
#155ShortRestaurant texted me directly after a delivery app refunded for my order · Paid a premium for a client lunch, just to be annoyed by a stupid QR menu. · Funeral home botched my sisters tombstone - Medium16 posts in the past month
- A Cashier tried to shame me for not using self checkout, until I told her why I was in her Line.
- I got fed up being followed around, so I played their own game
- Chinese Fast Food Place Had Workers Laugh at Customer after Very Reasonable Crashout
#216MediumA Cashier tried to shame me for not using self checkout, until I told her why I was in her Line. · I got fed up being followed around, so I played their own game · Chinese Fast Food Place Had Workers Laugh at Customer after Very Reasonable Crashout - Long2 posts in the past month
- A company messed up my shipping label, then the CEO emailed me to accuse me of "fraud" and threaten a platform-wide ban.
- I was refused service in a coffee shop today
#32LongA company messed up my shipping label, then the CEO emailed me to accuse me of "fraud" and threaten a platform-wide ban. · I was refused service in a coffee shop today
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/TalesFromTheCustomer for?
- Best for drama fans enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/TalesFromTheCustomer free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/TalesFromTheCustomer have?
- Roughly 293K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/TalesFromTheCustomer on?
- r/TalesFromTheCustomer runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/TalesFromTheCustomer cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/TalesFromTheCustomer is organized under drama fans.
- How do I join r/TalesFromTheCustomer?
- You can join r/TalesFromTheCustomer by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Drama communities like?
- Communities for internet drama, snark, gossip, revenge stories, and all the juicy content that keeps you scrolling.
Monthly Stats
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- Visitors /mo
- 0
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