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Ice cream parlor owner shoots to fame with no-holds-barred Facebook rant telling entitled customers to stop bullying his teenage workers

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Heller, V. (2026, October 8). Ice cream parlor owner shoots to fame with no-holds-barred Facebook rant telling entitled customers to stop bullying his teenage workers. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16194049/Massachusetts-ice-cream-parlor-owner-Facebook-rant.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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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.

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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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A Massachusetts ice-cream shop owner posted a strongly worded reminder to customers who behave rudely toward his teenage employees. asserted

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. asserted

visitors → take → staff

'I swear to God. asserted

I → swear → God

This job, for most of them, is their first,' Forgit posted. asserted

Forgit → post → them

'They are going to make mistakes... asserted

They → go → ?

It's ice cream, for crying out loud. asserted

It → cry → ?

Forgit followed up his post with a comment, writing: 'And NOBODY gives a sh*t if you don't come back. asserted

you → follow → sh*t

We'd prefer it that way.' asserted

We → prefer → it

Forgit and his brother Kevin Miller run the shop together. asserted

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. asserted

what → say → edge

'It's supposed to be laid back. asserted

It → suppose → ?

It's supposed to be a happy place and a happy time. asserted

It → suppose → ?

Settle down, take a breath, touch grass,' Forgit told WFXT. asserted

Forgit → settle → WFXT

'The amount of verbal abuse that these young kids get in a day is shocking to me. asserted

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. uncertain

rant → go → owners

Source: @Coldstuff Ice-cream/Facebook Coldstuff even serves unique toppings such as candied bacon. asserted

Coldstuff → serve → bacon

Source: @Coldstuff Ice-cream/Facebook But Forgit did not expect the post to go viral after he hit the publish button. asserted

he → expect → button

The post has garnered 300,000 likes and more than 23,000 comments. asserted

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. asserted

I → write → job

I think I want some ice cream!' asserted

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. asserted

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.' asserted

I → tell → support

Ice cream parlor owner shoots to fame with no-holds-barred Facebook rant telling entitled customers to stop bullying his teenage workers

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