"...probably so she could steal from our pockets."

I used to work as a coat checker at a very upscale, very fast-paced restaurant. The coat room was tiny, and it was right next to a swinging door that wait staff was constantly running in and out of. Because the door was so easy to get hit by, and also as a means to protect everyone's items, customers were never allowed in the coat room. 

One night, a drunk customer marched into the coat room to look for her coat. I calmly tried to explain to her that I would find the coat for her, and that she wasn't allowed back there. She was very confused, and she kept persisting, and I kept trying to calmly explain why she had to leave and let me do my job. 

Finally she left the coat room, and once she got to the other side of the curtain, she said to her date, "I tried to find my coat, but she told me to get out for some reason." Her date laughed and said, "Probably so she could steal from our coat pockets a little longer!"

Did they think the curtain was soundproof? I was right there. 

Also, they didn't tip me.

I hated that job.