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'''Homer''': Homer: No, I can handle it. (''to Bag Boy 1'') [[NeverMyFault I'll get you, squealer]]. (''pinches him in the arm'')
'''Bag Boy 1:''' That's it. On behalf of Sack Stuffers Local 199, I'm calling a strike!\\

'''Bag Boy 1:''' That's it. On behalf of Sack Stuffers Local 199, I'm calling a strike!

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': Homer gets on a bag boy's nerves before a HalfwayPlotSwitch sends the family on an African Safari.

** And Agnes Skinner (the principal's mother) says to the bag boy, "I want the groceries all in one bag. And I don't want it to be heavy."

* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': Buffy has to deal with a spell creating one of these in "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS6E5LifeSerial Life Serial]]". The spell is cast to create an endless time loop until she can satisfy the customer. HilarityEnsues. This may actually be a subversion. The customer is satisfied by a very reasonable action on Buffy's part. The frustration and anger seen in previous attempts usually result from Buffy's poor efforts at handling the problem in the first place (trying to sell her a damaged and useless item for example). That is: Any person with decent customer service skills could have satisfied this customer initially. Buffy, on the other hand...

* In ''VideoGame/NoUmbrellasAllowed'', some customers demand you to buy their items right away and outright refuse to accept any cards that lower their price. Insisting on properly appraising an item this way will make them walk out on you, so you should sneak those cards into the Private Slots. Additionally, ruining your store's reputation makes your customers more likely to behave like this.

* In ''VideoGame/NoUmbrellasAllowed'', some customers demand you to buy their items right away and outright refuse to accept any cards that lower their price. Insisting on properly appraising an item this way will make them walk out on you.

* VideoGame/CookingDiary: The Impatient Customers, who have half the usual amount of patience than normal. It's best you serve them first before they angrily leave, potentially failing the "Don't lose customers" stages. Downplayed in that they can leave very satisfied, if you fill out a 3-item order fast enough.

* [[Webcomic/BrawlInTheFamily Waluigi]] will throw hot soup back in his waiter's face... even if he likes the soup.

* ''Film/TheSnowballExpress'': Among the hordes of happy hotel guests, there's a married couple who complain about every little thing.

* ''Series/FawltyTowers'' has more than a few, though it could be argued that this is the type of customer [[UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist Basil deserves]]. A few are so awful they actually manage to get the viewer on Basil's side.

*** After Squidward quits, he immediately returns as a guest [[ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine to turn Mr. Krabs' own policy]] [[HoistByHisOwnPetard against him]], from making him carry him upstairs to baking cookies "just like his mother used to make" to making him eat a Krabby Patty with toenail clippings and nose hair trimmings (there was no cheese due to all of it covering Patrick's hotel room) to ordering him to completely redo his hotel room several times over until it is reverted to its original state. Finally, [[DidntThinkThisThrough Squidward's antics go too far when he has a swimming pool moved into his room, which causes the hotel to collapse due to his and SpongeBob and Patrick's combined weight]] and [[StatusQuoIsGod the Krusty Krab to return to its original state]], sending them and Mr. Krabs to the hospital in the process. Mr. Krabs concedes after the fact that the hotel business is a bad idea, [[HereWeGoAgain not that it stops him from wanting to turn the Krusty Krab into a hospital]] after getting billed [[ShockinglyExpensiveBill $15,000]], though...

** And then there was the guy who ''handcuffed himself to Leslie's desk'' and vowed to stay there until she agreed to put a copy of ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' in the town's time capsule. He becomes a little more understandable when it's revealed to be a way of bonding with his daughter.

* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'' has a [[ShowWithinAShow Reality Show]] about two brothers making ottoman chairs. They make one for [[VillainsOutShopping Flintheart Glomgold]], who tells the hosts that they cannot expect him to use something that doesn't has his face on it. A few scenes later, we hear him again complaining that the hosts expect him to put his feet where his face is printed on.

*** After Squidward quits, he immediately returns as a guest [[ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine to turn Mr. Krabs' own policy]] [[HoistByHisOwnPetard against him]], from making him carry him upstairs to baking cookies "just like his mother used to make" to making him eat a Krabby Patty with toenail clippings and nose hair trimmings (there was no cheese due to all of it covering Patrick's hotel room) to ordering him to completely redo his hotel room several times over until it is reverted to its original state. Finally, [[DidntThinkThisThrough Squidward's antics go too far when he has a swimming pool moved into his room, which causes the hotel to collapse due to his and SpongeBob and Patrick's combined weight]] and [[StatusQuoIsGod the Krusty Krab to return to its original state]], sending them and Mr. Krabs to the hospital in the process. Mr. Krabs concedes after the fact that the hotel business is a bad idea, [[HereWeGoAgain not that it stops him from wanting to turn the Krusty Krab into a hospital]] after getting [[ShockinglyExpensiveBill billed $15,000]], though...

*** After Squidward quits, he immediately returns as a guest [[ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine to turn Mr. Krabs' own policy against him]], from making him carry him upstairs to baking cookies "just like his mother used to make" to making him eat a Krabby Patty with toenail clippings and nose hair trimmings (there was no cheese due to all of it covering Patrick's hotel room) to ordering him to completely redo his hotel room several times over until it is reverted to its original state. Finally, [[DidntThinkThisThrough Squidward's antics go too far when he has a swimming pool moved into his room, which causes the hotel to collapse due to his and SpongeBob and Patrick's combined weight]] and [[StatusQuoIsGod the Krusty Krab to return to its original state]], sending them and Mr. Krabs to the hospital in the process. Mr. Krabs concedes after the fact that the hotel business is a bad idea, [[HereWeGoAgain not that it stops him from wanting to turn the Krusty Krab into a hospital]] after getting [[ShockinglyExpensiveBill billed $15,000]], though...

** The whole plot behind "[[Recap/SpongebobSquarepantsS4E9KrustyTowersMrsPuffYoureFired Krusty Towers]]". When Mr. Krabs turns the Krusty Krab into the titular hotel, his policy-- "We shall never deny a guest even the most ridiculous request"-- outright ensures that his customers can be as unreasonable and unsatisfiable as they want until their satisfactions are met. Bonus points that [[MeanBoss Krabs will not allow employees to use the elevator and instead make them take the stairs]].

*** After Squidward quits, he immediately return as a guest [[ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine to turn Mr. Krabs' own policy against him]], from making him carry him upstairs to baking cookies "just like his mother used to make" to making him eat a Krabby Patty with toenail clippings and nose hair trimmings (there was no cheese due to all of it covering Patrick's hotel room) to ordering him to completely redo his hotel room several times over until it is reverted to its original state. Finally, [[DidntThinkThisThrough Squidward's antics go too far when he has a swimming pool moved into his room, which causes the hotel to collapse due to his and SpongeBob and Patrick's combined weight]] and [[StatusQuoIsGod the Krusty Krab to return to its original state]], sending them and Mr. Krabs to the hospital in the process. Mr. Krabs concedes after the fact that the hotel business is a bad idea, [[HereWeGoAgain not that it stops him from wanting to turn the Krusty Krab into a hospital]] after getting [[ShockinglyExpensiveBill billed $15,000]], though...

** The whole plot behind "[[Recap/SpongebobSquarepantsS4E9KrustyTowersMrsPuffYoureFired Krusty Towers]]" with Patrick and Squidward serving this role. When Mr. Krabs turns the Krusty Krab into the titular hotel, his policy-- "We shall never deny a guest even the most ridiculous request"-- outright ensures that his customers can be as unreasonable and unsatisfiable as they want until their satisfactions are met. Bonus points that [[MeanBoss Krabs will not allow employees to use the elevator and instead make them take the stairs]].

** Patrick and Squidward both serve this role in "[[Recap/SpongebobSquarepantsS4E9KrustyTowersMrsPuffYoureFired Krusty Towers]]". When Mr. Krabs turns the Krusty Krab into the titular hotel, his policy-- "We shall never deny a guest even the most ridiculous request"-- outright ensures that his customers can be as unreasonable and unsatisfiable as they want until their satisfactions are met. Bonus points that [[MeanBoss Krabs will not allow employees to use the elevator and instead make them take the stairs]].

** Patrick becomes the first guest and Squidward is consistently on the receiving end with his many outrageous requests, from carrying his bags filled with rocks upstairs to peeling the crust off his Krabby Patties to unclogging the toilet mere seconds after Squidward returned to the lobby to giving him a bubble bath. The latter of which finally drives Squidward to quit.
** After Squidward quits, he immediately return as a guest [[ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine to turn Mr. Krabs' own policy against him]], from making him carry him upstairs to baking cookies "just like his mother used to make" to making him eat a Krabby Patty with toenail clippings and nose hair trimmings (there was no cheese due to all of it covering Patrick's hotel room) to ordering him to completely redo his hotel room several times over until it is reverted to its original state. Finally, [[DidntThinkThisThrough Squidward's antics go too far when he has a swimming pool moved into his room, which causes the hotel to collapse due to his and SpongeBob and Patrick's combined weight]] and [[StatusQuoIsGod the Krusty Krab to return to its original state]], sending them and Mr. Krabs to the hospital in the process. Mr. Krabs concedes after the fact that the hotel business is a bad idea, [[HereWeGoAgain not that it stops him from wanting to turn the Krusty Krab into a hospital]] after getting [[ShockinglyExpensiveBill billed $15,000]], though...

** Squidward and Patrick both serve this role in "[[Recap/SpongebobSquarepantsS4E9KrustyTowersMrsPuffYoureFired Krusty Towers]]". When Mr. Krabs turns the Krusty Krab into the titular hotel, his policy-- "We shall never deny a guest even the most ridiculous request"-- outright ensures that his customers can be as unreasonable and unsatisfiable as they want until their satisfactions are met. Patrick becomes the first guest and Squidward is consistently on the receiving end with his many outrageous requests, from carrying his bags filled with rocks upstairs to peeling the crust off his Krabby Patties to unclogging the toilet mere seconds after Squidward returned to the lobby to giving him a bubble bath. The latter of which finally drives Squidward to quit, and then immediately return as a guest [[ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine to turn the policy against Mr. Krabs]], from making him carry him upstairs to baking cookies "just like his mother used to make" to making him eat a Krabby Patty with toenail clippings and nose hair trimmings (there was no cheese due to all of it covering Patrick's hotel room) to ordering him to completely redo his hotel room several times over until it is reverted to its original state. Finally, [[DidntThinkThisThrough Squidward's antics go too far when he has a swimming pool moved into his room, which causes the hotel to collapse due to his and SpongeBob and Patrick's combined weight]] and [[StatusQuoIsGod the Krusty Krab to return to its original state]], sending them and Mr. Krabs to the hospital in the process. Mr. Krabs concedes after the fact that the hotel business is a bad idea, [[HereWeGoAgain not that it stops him from wanting to turn the Krusty Krab into a hospital]] after getting [[ShockinglyExpensiveBill billed $15,000]], though...

** Squidward and Patrick both serve this role in "[[Recap/SpongebobSquarepantsS4E9KrustyTowersMrsPuffYoureFired Krusty Towers]]". When Mr. Krabs turns the Krusty Krab into the titular hotel, his policy-- "We shall never deny a guest even the most ridiculous request"-- outright ensures that his customers can be as unreasonable and unsatisfiable as they want until their satisfactions are met. Patrick becomes the first guest and Squidward is consistently on the receiving end with his many outrageous requests, from carrying his bags filled with rocks upstairs to peeling the crust off his Krabby Patties to unclogging the toilet mere seconds after Squidward returned to the lobby to giving him a bubble bath. The latter of which finally drives Squidward to quit, and then immediately return as a guest [[ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine to turn the policy against Mr. Krabs]], from making him carry him upstairs to baking cookies "just like his mother used to make" to making him eat a Krabby Patty with toenail clippings and nose hair trimmings (there was no cheese due to all of it covering Patrick's hotel room) to ordering him to completely redo his hotel room several times over until it is reverted to its original state. Finally, [[DidntThinkThisThrough Squidward's antics go too far when he has a swimming pool moved into his room, which causes the hotel to collapse]] and [[StatusQuoIsGod the Krusty Krab to return to its original state]], sending him, Patrick, [=SpongeBob=] and Mr. Krabs to the hospital in the process. Mr. Krabs concedes after the fact that the hotel business is a bad idea, [[HereWeGoAgain not that it stops him from wanting to turn the Krusty Krab into a hospital]] after getting [[ShockinglyExpensiveBill billed $15,000]], though...

** "Pizza Delivery" is based on [=SpongeBob=] and Squidward's journey to the house of a guy who asks for a pizza delivery from [[WrongRestaurant a restaurant that doesn't deliver OR make pizzas]]. When they finally get there, after a ridiculous struggle through hell and back, the customer berates [=SpongeBob=] to the point of tears for forgetting a soda he ''didn't even order''. Fortunately, Squidward [[EveryoneHasStandards forced the customer]] [[PetTheDog to take the pizza "on the house"]] by throwing pizza at him.

** Squidward and Patrick both serve this role in "Krusty Towers". When Mr. Krabs turns the Krusty Krab into the titular hotel, his policy-- "We shall never deny a guest even the most ridiculous request"-- outright ensures that his customers can be as unreasonable and unsatisfiable as they want until their satisfactions are met. Patrick becomes the first guest and Squidward is consistently on the receiving end with his many outrageous requests, from carrying his bags filled with rocks upstairs to peeling the crust off his Krabby Patties to unclogging the toilet mere seconds after Squidward returned to the lobby to giving him a bubble bath. The latter of which finally drives Squidward to quit, and then immediately return as a guest [[ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine to turn the policy against Mr. Krabs]], from making him carry him upstairs to baking cookies "just like his mother used to make" to making him eat a Krabby Patty with toenail clippings and nose hair trimmings (there was no cheese due to all of it covering Patrick's hotel room) to ordering him to completely redo his hotel room several times over until it is reverted to its original state. Finally, [[DidntThinkThisThrough Squidward's antics go too far when he has a swimming pool moved into his room, which causes the hotel to collapse]] and [[StatusQuoIsGod the Krusty Krab to return to its original state]], sending him, Patrick, [=SpongeBob=] and Mr. Krabs to the hospital in the process. Mr. Krabs concedes after the fact that the hotel business is a bad idea, [[HereWeGoAgain not that it stops him from wanting to turn the Krusty Krab into a hospital]] after getting [[ShockinglyExpensiveBill billed $15,000]], though...

** Squidward and Patrick both serve this role in "Krusty Towers". When Mr. Krabs turns the Krusty Krab into the titular hotel, his policy-- "We shall never deny a guest even the most ridiculous request"-- outright ensures that his customers can be as unreasonable and unsatisfiable as they want until their satisfactions are met. Patrick becomes the first guest and Squidward is consistently on the receiving end with his many outrageous requests, from carrying his bags filled with rocks upstairs to peeling the crust off his Krabby Patties to unclogging the toilet mere seconds after Squidward returned to the lobby to giving him a bubble bath. The latter of which finally drives Squidward to quit, and then immediately return as a guest [[ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine to turn the policy against Mr. Krabs]], from making him carry him upstairs to baking cookies "just like his mother used to make" to making him eat a Krabby Patty with toenail clippings and nose hair trimmings (there was no cheese due to all of it covering Patrick's hotel room) to ordering him to completely redo his hotel room several times over until it is reverted to its original state. Finally, [[DidntThinkThisThrough Squidward's antics go too far when he has a swimming pool moved into his room, which causes the hotel to collapse and the Krusty Krab to return to its original state]], sending him, Patrick, [=SpongeBob=] and Mr. Krabs to the hospital in the process. Mr. Krabs concedes after the fact that the hotel business is a bad idea, [[HereWeGoAgain not that it stops him from wanting to turn the Krusty Krab into a hospital]] after getting [[ShockinglyExpensiveBill billed $15,000]], though...