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Ice cream shop rips rude customers for poor staff treatment in viral post: ‘Grow up and act your age’

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Wigle, R. (2026, October 6). Ice cream shop rips rude customers for poor staff treatment in viral post: ‘Grow up and act your age’. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/06/lifestyle/ice-cream-shop-rips-rude-customers-for-in-viral-post/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-06 · by Reda Wigle

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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, 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.

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Blackstone Coldstuff Coldstuff Ice Cream Facebook Massachusetts

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Dave PERSON · 9× Coldstuff ORG · 4× Massachusetts GPE · 3× Blackstone ORG · 2× Coldstuff Ice Cream ORG · 1× Facebook ORG · 1× Frosty ORG · 1× Oklahoma ORG · 1×

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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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🔮 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.

Claims (45 extracted, 2 hedged)

Boomer Mass-holes beware: an ice cream shop owner is calling out rude customers. asserted
owner → beware → customers
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. asserted
man → locate → controversy
“I swear to God. asserted
I → swear → God
,” he wrote. asserted
he → write → ?
They are going to make mistakes. asserted
They → go → mistakes
This can all be fixed with a smile and a polite attitude. asserted
This → fix → smile
It’s ice cream, for crying out loud. asserted
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. asserted
you → double → t
We’d prefer it that way.” asserted
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.” asserted
they → view → age
Exhibit A: “NOBODY CARES! asserted
NOBODY → care → ?
INSTEAD, (FOOD FOR THOUGHT), DO THEIR JOB YOURSELF INSTEAD OF CRYING BECAUSE CUSTOMERS HAVE COMPLAINTS! asserted
CUSTOMERS → do → COMPLAINTS
YOU MIGHT LEARN SOMETHING! ABOUT YOURSELF AND CUSTOMER SERVICE!!!” uncertain
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. “ asserted
that → add → generation
You know who you are, and you know who we are. asserted
we → know → ?
But seriously, let’s check ourselves around working kids. asserted
’s → let → kids
It’s one group who feels border line aggressive when something is wrong. asserted
something → ’ → ?
It’s a mistake, not an insult. asserted
It → ’ → ?
It’s ice cream.” asserted
It → ’ → ?
Others praised Dave for protecting the people that work for him. asserted
that → praise → him
“It’s rare to see an employer actually care about their employees, and you deserve all the blessings coming your way,” said one. asserted
one → ’ → blessings
Others pledged patronage to Coldstuff based on Dave’s protective post. asserted
Others → pledge → post
“Time to start packing your ice cream for shipment because we all want it,” declared a dairy devotee. asserted
devotee → start → it
“Looks like a trip to Massachusetts for some ice cream is in order,” chimed another “ asserted
another → look → order
I’m from TN and have no idea how this even ended up on my feed. asserted
this → ’m → feed
But I know who’s getting my business if I’m ever in Massachusetts someday,” said a third asserted
third → know → Massachusetts
“If you decide to branch out and need a regional manager for western Oklahoma, let me know asserted
me → decide → Oklahoma
,” vowed a fourth. asserted
fourth → vow → ?
“Blackstone might become a tourist town because of Coldstuff,” a fifth commenter prophesied. uncertain
commenter → become → Coldstuff
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. asserted
you → design → t
We’d prefer it that way.” asserted
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.. asserted
this → agree → owner
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. asserted
naysayer → be → mile
Others mused about what it would have meant to them to have a team leader like Dave when they were younger. asserted
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. asserted
I → wish → job
I wish they would have given me the respect I so badly wanted. asserted
I → wish → respect
Another parent echoed his sentiments. asserted
parent → echo → sentiments
Seeing that post healed a part of me. asserted
Seeing → see → me
I can only hope that my children get a boss like this when they get their first jobs. asserted
they → hope → jobs
One with a backbone that calls out shi–y adult behavior for exactly what it is.” asserted
it → call → behavior
…and 5 more, not listed.
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