An ice cream shop owner in Blackstone, Massachusetts, identified as Dave, posted on Facebook to address rude customers who yell at his young employees. The post has gone viral and garnered significant attention online. Dave expressed frustration with customers treating his staff poorly, emphasizing that these workers are often teenagers new to the job market. He encouraged a more respectful attitude towards employees and suggested that such behavior is unnecessary since it’s just an ice cream shop. Many people commented in support of Dave's stance, while others criticized him for potentially alienating older customers.
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In Blackstone, Massachusetts, the owner of Coldstuff Ice Cream, identified as Dave, posted a viral message on Facebook criticizing rude customers who yell at his young staff. The post has been viewed over 200K times and garnered more than 20K comments. Dave wrote, "I swear to God. STOP YELLING AT MY F—ING EMPLOYEES," highlighting that the employees are children doing their first jobs and likely to make mistakes. He emphasized that a polite attitude would fix any issues, stating, "It’s ice cream, for crying out loud. Grow up and act your age." The post also warned such customers that "NOBODY gives a s–t if you don’t come back," suggesting the shop prefers their absence.
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Boomer Mass-holes beware: an ice cream shop owner is calling out rude customers.
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The owner of Coldstuff Ice Cream, located on Main Street in Blackstone, Massachusetts, identified elsewhere as Dave, took to Facebook this week to heroically defend his hardworking employees.
And our man has no fear of controversy or a capital letter.
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man → locate → controversy
“I swear to God.
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I → swear → God
,” he wrote.
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he → write → ?
They are going to make mistakes.
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They → go → mistakes
This can all be fixed with a smile and a polite attitude.
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This → fix → smile
It’s ice cream, for crying out loud.
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It → ’ → ?
Dave doubled down with the hope that the aforementioned vile visitors will seek scoops elsewhere: “And NOBODY gives a s–t if you don’t come back.
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you → double → t
We’d prefer it that way.”
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We → prefer → it
The post has since been viewed over 200K times and collected more than 20K comments with a litany of boomers curdling over the suggestion that they “act their age.”
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they → view → age
Exhibit A: “NOBODY CARES!
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NOBODY → care → ?
INSTEAD, (FOOD FOR THOUGHT), DO THEIR JOB YOURSELF INSTEAD OF CRYING BECAUSE CUSTOMERS HAVE COMPLAINTS!
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CUSTOMERS → do → COMPLAINTS
YOU MIGHT LEARN SOMETHING! ABOUT YOURSELF AND CUSTOMER SERVICE!!!”
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YOU → learn → YOURSELF
In response, Dave added a follow-up comment, essentially noting that his OG post was meant to address problematic customers, not an entire age group.
“This post wasn’t intended to bash boomers…the vast majority of the elderly folks we encounter are fabulous,” he said, noting that he meant no ill intent toward boomers as a whole, only the select few that put the degenerate in their generation.
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You know who you are, and you know who we are.
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we → know → ?
But seriously, let’s check ourselves around working kids.
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’s → let → kids
It’s one group who feels border line aggressive when something is wrong.
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It’s a mistake, not an insult.
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It’s ice cream.”
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Others praised Dave for protecting the people that work for him.
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“It’s rare to see an employer actually care about their employees, and you deserve all the blessings coming your way,” said one.
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one → ’ → blessings
Others pledged patronage to Coldstuff based on Dave’s protective post.
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Others → pledge → post
“Time to start packing your ice cream for shipment because we all want it,” declared a dairy devotee.
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devotee → start → it
“Looks like a trip to Massachusetts for some ice cream is in order,” chimed another
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I’m from TN and have no idea how this even ended up on my feed.
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this → ’m → feed
But I know who’s getting my business if I’m ever in Massachusetts someday,” said a third
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third → know → Massachusetts
“If you decide to branch out and need a regional manager for western Oklahoma, let me know
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,” vowed a fourth.
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“Blackstone might become a tourist town because of Coldstuff,” a fifth commenter prophesied.
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One crafty commenter even designed a Coldstuff T-shirt with the back text quoting, “And NOBODY gives a s–t if you don’t come back.
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We’d prefer it that way.”
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We → prefer → it
“I agree that your staff should be treated with respect but holy hell is this a bad look for a business owner..
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There is an absolutely better way to get your point across while still looking like a professional, and you missed the mark by a mile,” commented one naysayer.
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Others mused about what it would have meant to them to have a team leader like Dave when they were younger.
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they → muse → Dave
“I wish I had a boss who had my back when I was a screw-up of a teenager at my first job.
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I wish they would have given me the respect I so badly wanted.
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Another parent echoed his sentiments.
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Seeing that post healed a part of me.
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I can only hope that my children get a boss like this when they get their first jobs.
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One with a backbone that calls out shi–y adult behavior for exactly what it is.”
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