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r/TalesFromRetail↗

A place to exchange stories about your daily experiences in brick & mortar retail.

1.8M subscribers73 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)58 authors / mosince 2011

r/TalesFromRetail has 1.8M members (+0.5% over the last 12 months). It gets about 73 posts a month from 58 people. Top topics: Returns and Exchanges Policy, Customer Interactions and Closing Moments.

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r/TalesFromRetail

Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+0.5%in 12 months · +0.1% in 3 months · +0.0% in 1 month
Oct 20261.8M
Growing1.8M subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/TalesFromRetail

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+16%vs Sep 2025 · +2.3% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202673
BusierPeaked at 240 in Sep 2021
Sep 2026: incl. ~1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/TalesFromRetail

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Returns and Exchanges Policy3.8%
  2. Customer Interactions2.7%
  3. Closing Moments2.0%
  4. Workplace Mistakes1.9%
  5. Retail Work Stories1.9%

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