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Dave Forgit, co-owner of Coldstuff Ice Cream in Blackstone, Massachusetts, posted a viral Facebook rant criticizing customers who are rude to his teenage employees. The post, which received over 300,000 likes and 23,000 comments, was prompted by an incident where a customer yelled at one of their workers over a pricing mistake. Forgit emphasized the need for customers to treat young staff members respectfully and acknowledged that many young people are in their first jobs and will make mistakes. Following the post going viral, Coldstuff Ice Cream has seen an influx of new customers supporting the shop's stance.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-08,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
In Blackstone, Massachusetts, Dave Forgit, co-owner of Coldstuff Ice Cream with his brother Kevin, posted a strongly worded message on Facebook in early 2023 to address rude customer behavior towards their teenage employees. After witnessing customers yelling at staff over minor issues like incorrect sundae prices, Dave expressed frustration: "STOP YELLING AT MY F*ING EMPLOYEES," adding that the workers are children and should be treated with respect since it's just ice cream. The post has garnered over 200K views and more than 20K comments**, drawing significant attention to the treatment of young employees in retail settings. While many praised Dave for standing up for his staff, some older customers felt personally attacked, leading him to clarify that he was not targeting an entire generation but rather specific rude individuals. Despite the controversy, the shop received a surge of new customers supportive of Dave's stance.
Written for “Ice Cream Shop Owner Rants About Cust…” on 2026-10-08,
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A Massachusetts ice-cream shop owner posted a strongly worded reminder to customers who behave rudely toward his teenage employees.
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who → post → employees
Dave Forgit, co-owner of Coldstuff Ice Cream in Blackstone, took to Facebook Sunday after growing sick of visitors being disrespectful to his staff.
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visitors → take → staff
'I swear to God.
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I → swear → God
This job, for most of them, is their first,' Forgit posted.
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Forgit → post → them
'They are going to make mistakes...
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They → go → ?
It's ice cream, for crying out loud.
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It → cry → ?
Forgit followed up his post with a comment, writing: 'And NOBODY gives a sh*t if you don't come back.
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you → follow → sh*t
We'd prefer it that way.'
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We → prefer → it
Forgit and his brother Kevin Miller run the shop together.
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Forgit → run → shop
The duo said a customer who yelled at one of their teenage workers over a wrong sundae price was what sent them over the edge.
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what → say → edge
'It's supposed to be laid back.
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It → suppose → ?
It's supposed to be a happy place and a happy time.
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It → suppose → ?
Settle down, take a breath, touch grass,' Forgit told WFXT.
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Forgit → settle → WFXT
'The amount of verbal abuse that these young kids get in a day is shocking to me.
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kids → get → me
The parlor went viral after the two blew off steam about rude customers
Their online rant was caused by a customer yelling at a teenage worker of the ice cream parlor, according to the shop's owners.
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rant → go → owners
Source: @Coldstuff Ice-cream/Facebook
Coldstuff even serves unique toppings such as candied bacon.
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Coldstuff → serve → bacon
Source: @Coldstuff Ice-cream/Facebook
But Forgit did not expect the post to go viral after he hit the publish button.
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he → expect → button
The post has garnered 300,000 likes and more than 23,000 comments.
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post → garner → likes
One user wrote: 'If my boss rode for me like this I would have stayed at that LAME ahh job back then.
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I → write → job
I think I want some ice cream!'
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I → think → cream
Another commented: 'Looks like a trip to Massachusetts for some ice cream is in order...'
Since the rant, Coldstuff has been flooded with new customers.
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Coldstuff → comment → customers
Customer Mackenzie Cahill told WFXT: 'I knew after seeing the post that I just had to come in and stop by and show the support.'
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I → tell → support
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