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Of course, should this happen in the comfort and privacy of our own home, we can react and behave however we want, screaming into a pillow, screaming out the window, or just plain screaming.
Generally speaking, most people will try to restrain themselves at least a little bit when out in public.
Though not everyone is as successful at avoiding this, if they even try at all...
Redditor utahlonghorn was eager to hear about the most shocking breakdowns and freak-outs they've ever witnessed when out in public, leading them to ask:
"What is the craziest freakout you’ve ever seen in public?"
Let's Hope This Didn't Go Viral...
"There this famous lady where I’m from that checked into a hotel but they would not accept her dogs so she took her pants down and sh*t on the carpet in the lobby."- rincon_del_mar
At Least She Knew She Was Behaving Badly...
"I was picking up a pizza and I always open the box to make sure it looks correct."
"I opened one box and it was 90% burnt."
"I told the girl this is burnt could you please make another."
"She picked up the pizza and threw it at the wall."
"She huffed off and made another."
"She then later started texting me apologizing that it was the worst day of her life and she was the only one working."- heartcore0210
No Laughing Matter
"I was at Chipotle and some woman had a meltdown trying to order multiple orders for her family and started screaming at the cashier."
"She was like, 'WHY ARE YOU LAUGHING AT ME? WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH YOU?!'"
"The cashier was some poor teenage girl who was definitely not laughing at her, and she handled it like a pro."
"The woman then proceeded to pay and sit down and eat with her husband and kids like nothing happened."- KaceyCats0714
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And Not In A Toilet, One Assumes...
"Someone peeing in the shopping mall."- kmadhav734
And They Thought Black Friday Was Bad...
"Worked at a big name grocery store during thanksgiving one year."
"Store had one of those meal deals where they sell you a bundle of thanksgiving essentials for like $75 or whatever."
"We had a known trouble maker (The company’s HR has her on a black list for complaints and would call and laugh with the store manager after she would file one) that would always try her luck on deals, discounts, or coupons."
"The limit to this meal deal was like 2 per household."
"She proceeds to try and buy about 6 or 7 bundles."
"Manager says she’ll only get two and the rest sold at the retail price."
"Some back and forth arguing begins & She doesn’t get her way."
"She then begins to smash gallons of milk she had in her cart on the ground."
"Opens up a carton of eggs and begins throwing them at not only the manager, but innocent bystanders as well."- NoirLion82
Call The Umpire!
"This baseball mom in American Eagle chewing out my wife at the top of her lungs because baseball mom’s mouth got her son kicked out of baseball permanently."
"Meanwhile, after a 20 minute tirade, security escorted her out of the mall."
"The lady behind the counter looks at us and asks what that was all about."
"We exchange looks and answer 'Not a clue. Never seen her before'.”- Legion357
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Talk About Spilling The Tea... Or Not, In This Case...
"In line at 5 Guys about eight years ago."
"Tiny Asian woman throws a thermonuclear sh*tfit because 5 Guys does not serve fresh-brewed hot tea."
"Proceeds to grab four or five jumbo cups and RUNS to the fountain drinks machine and begins rage-filling them before trying to run out of the restaurant."
"Dumps her armful of sodas in the parking lot and soaks herself in the process, then just stands there screaming in frustration for a second."- Working-Ferret-8476
Not Exactly What The Doctor Prescribed
"Once when I worked overnights at Walgreens, this woman came up to me at like 3am and started screaming, accusing me of making her feet bleed because I was judging her with my 'negative vibes'."
"Her feet were definitely not bleeding, which I could easily tell because she took her shoes off and put her feet on the counter."
"She then refused to pay for what she was buying because according to her the credit card reader emits radiation and she didn't want to get dosed with it."
"So instead she just ran away into the night."- CaptainFartHole
All Children Ever Want Is Their Parent's Support...
"A boys hockey game (they were about 10) where one of the dads was screaming WHAT ARE YOU DOING at his son, and got so angry that he stormed out of the building."
"That poor kid had to ride home with his psycho dad later."- UStoAUambassador
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Too Much Caffeine?
"I saw a 15 woman fight at a coffee shop in Beijing."
"It went from silence to screeching in 3 seconds."
"Glasses flying, punches thrown, hair pulled, food airborne... just absolute looney tunes chaos."
"All that was missing was a fight cloud."
"The entire coffee shop stopped to look."
"Then as fast as it started?"
"It was like nothing happened."
"I kid you not: these ladies just sit back down, order more drinks, and act like nothing happened."
"Meanwhile the serving staff are cleaning up glass around them."
"Weren't even asked to leave."
"This was only slightly less crazy than a similar fight I saw at a college bar."- FriendsForEternityLH
Some People Just Love To Milk It...
"Maybe not the craziest but the funniest:"
"A group of college-aged people were out partying in Adams Morgan, a famous drinking neighborhood in DC."
"A guy takes a step out of the group in a hurry, clearly trying to put some distance between himself and another member."
"A girl steps out behind him, and very sloppy drunk with tears streaming down her face yells 'I can’t believe you would say that to me DURING MY BIRTHDAY MONTH!!!'”- DryTown
Maybe Choose An Alternative Pharmacy?
"I saw a man screaming and swearing at a pharmacist in a Walgreens."
"Apparently he called and asked how much of an over-the-counter medicine they had and the pharmacist said 2."
"Turns out that there were actually three and so he went off on the poor pharmacist for 15 minutes straight."
"He apparently needed all three but only brought enough of money for 2 because 'That b*tch lied to me on the phone'."
"It was to the point where I almost called the cops on him."- bison_johnston
Bound To Happen In An Airport!
"Denver airport in February."
"Whole bunch of cancelled flights in the evening, which made the United customer service line ridiculously long and backed up the phone and internet chats."
"I stood in line for three hours as the poor woman behind me finally got through on the phone line."
"She explained repeatedly that United had cancelled her flight, she had rebooked it for the next day, but then they uncanceled her original flight and wouldn’t let her on because she was no longer listed on the original flight."
"She and her partner had two small special needs children and a lot of equipment, and staying in Denver overnight was not really an option."
"She explained it to the person enough I could have talked to the agent on her behalf verbatim, but the agent it seemed could not comprehend the issue."
"The line hardly moved all this time, and her original flight was leaving soon."
"After about the thirtieth time she explained it, she finally lost her mind."
"There was a sudden roar behind me as this poor woman unleashed hours of frustration and rage."
"I could no longer understand what she was saying as she stormed past me, louder than the plane she was trying to fly out on."
"The entire customer line parted like she was Moses at the Red Sea as she roared up the line, still shouting, red-faced, hair askew, into the phone."
"She rounded the corner to the customer service desk as people scattered."
"I am assuming they helped her or sedated her because I didn’t see her the rest of the night."
"I felt she was absolutely justified, and the rest of us in line around her agreed."- blubbertank
Well, That's One Way Of Doing It...
"Lol, Mine."
"Tough financial spot as a young man, HAD to purchase a vehicle or be homeless, as my car was my job and it got smashed into."
"Car loan was 420 a month for a Hyundai Elantra, decently equipped."
"At the last minute, they tried to raise it to 480."
"I faked a heart attack."
"I didn't go Red Fox and grab my chest and raise an arm."
"I REALLY faked a heart attack."
"I just got quiet."
"Looked down."
"Walked back and forth for a sec."
"Knelt down and asked for an ambulance."
"Started shaking and allowed the salesman to assist me to the couch."
"By this time, the whole showroom was circled around me as I just repeated the car price in a soft, weak tone."
"Ambulance came."
"Took my shirt off and EKGd me right on the showroom floor."
"Said I was healthy as a horse, just a bit dehydrated."
"I ate the salesman's lunch."
"The price went back down to 420."
"I still got f*cked over so f*ck them."- Holy_Cow442
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Whether you're at the receiving end, witnessing it, or are the one in the midst of it, being part of a public melt down is never fun.
At least not at the moment.
For no matter the situation, there's a guaranteed story to be told.