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 298K members. It has been around since 2013. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #4 in the Drama communities list.
Roughly 11K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Worst, Hate, and Frustrating Experience. Common discussion themes are Pain & Anger and Solution 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: 11K members
Past year (monthly)
- 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
- Sep: 5K members
- Oct: 73 members
Themes
- Pain & Anger21 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.
- Rude Nail Salon owner insisted she was losing money on a gift certificate.
#121Pain & 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. · Rude Nail Salon owner insisted she was losing money on a gift certificate. - Solution Requests1 post in the past month
- Kroger intially applied coupon but later took it away. What to do?
#21Solution RequestsKroger 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
- Frustrating Experience4 posts in the past month#34Frustrating Experience
- Frustrating4 posts in the past month#44Frustrating
- Self Checkout3 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.
- How much fun is it going shopping at a place like Wal-mart, having a full cart- where you don't want to use self checkout- and there are only 2 pissed off cashiers working that can't even speak words or look at you?
#53Self CheckoutA Cashier tried to shame me for not using self checkout, until I told her why I was in her Line. · How much fun is it going shopping at a place like Wal-mart, having a full cart- where you don't want to use self checkout- and there are only 2 pissed off cashiers working that can't even speak words or look at you?
Flair
- Short18 posts in the past month
- Paid a premium for a client lunch, just to be annoyed by a stupid QR menu.
- no I do not want to spin your lucky wheel just to order a grilled cheese sandwich
- Rude Nail Salon owner insisted she was losing money on a gift certificate.
#118ShortPaid a premium for a client lunch, just to be annoyed by a stupid QR menu. · no I do not want to spin your lucky wheel just to order a grilled cheese sandwich · Rude Nail Salon owner insisted she was losing money on a gift certificate. - Medium10 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.
- Chinese Fast Food Place Had Workers Laugh at Customer after Very Reasonable Crashout
- Harassed and Falsely Imprisoned by a Bookstore Loss Preventions Officer
#210MediumA Cashier tried to shame me for not using self checkout, until I told her why I was in her Line. · Chinese Fast Food Place Had Workers Laugh at Customer after Very Reasonable Crashout · Harassed and Falsely Imprisoned by a Bookstore Loss Preventions Officer - Long1 post 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.
#31LongA company messed up my shipping label, then the CEO emailed me to accuse me of "fraud" and threaten a platform-wide ban.
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 298K 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
- 9
- Views /mo (+13%)
- 9
- Visitors /mo (+80%)
- 2
- Referrals /mo
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