Years ago, there was a thread on here about a small independent shop owner who had recently opened and been latched onto by a woman who would arrive before opening and stay all day talking to her, distracting her from doing her job, preventing customers from buying, making them feel uncomfortable.
She'd just sort of made herself an honorary staff member but who put customers off.
I couldn't believe this sort of thing could happen but I recently changed hairdressers and there was a woman there helping herself to hot drinks, making herself lunch (supernoodles), opening cans of peaches and eating out of the tin with a spoon. Not homeless before anyone asks.
The salon owner, most likely to get rid of her, asked her to go and buy her a sandwich. She returned with the sandwich and two bags full of clothes from the local charity shop, for the hairdresser's daughter. Held each one up individually, "I thought this dress would do for her holiday? So that was £2...then I got these shoes to match, £3 if they don't fit now, they will soon..."
This went on for ages. Through the mirror while my hair was being cut. Hairdresser clearly didn't like the outfits.
"So you owe me £17.50 in total" Hairdresser just sighed and said OK.
When she was out of earshot I asked if it was her Mum or MIL.
"Oh no. She's just some random woman who walked in off the street one day and I can't get rid of her."
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