phil-west

Phil West


Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and the author of two books on soccer, ‘The United States of Soccer,’ and ‘I Believe That We Will Win,’ both from The Overlook Press. His work has appeared most recently in The Striker, where he serves as managing editor, MLSSoccer.com, Next City, and Texas Highways. Based in Austin, he is also a lecturer in the Writing Program at the University of Texas at San Antonio.

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HEB PRODUCTS IN CART; Entrance of the HEB Supermarket store

‘I’m about to move out of Texas and I’m most upset about no H-E-B’: Californian shows ‘most Texas’ grocery products she had to buy before moving

‘Those banana bread pecans do something to me.’

On Jun 10, 2023 by Phil West

server speaking (l) group in coffee shop holding coffees up at table (c) server speaking (r)

‘Jesus would be nice’: Server blasts ‘rude’ church group that complains about coffees, waters, and for ‘always needing something’

‘They’re usually pretty rude which is ironic since they’re just coming from church.’

On Jun 10, 2023 by Phil West

Woman holding Reese's minis

‘How was the Amazon driver supposed to know it was chocolate?’: Customer’s order of Reese’s minis is entirely liquid after sitting outside for 3 hours

'Girl why would you order chocolate off the internet during summer?'

On Jun 9, 2023 by Phil West

Starbucks barista blends 4 Venti Frappuccinos at once

‘I do this and pretend it’s not leaking’: Starbucks barista blends 4 Venti Frappuccinos at once. It backfires

'do NOT do 4 ventis'

On Jun 9, 2023 by Phil West

woman dressed in black shirt holding pen and notepad with green background of a restaurant

‘Literally me when I worked at Roadhouse… I wanted the wait to go down so I can leave’: Viewers defend ‘passive-aggressive’ hosts who try to get customers to leave

'I used to tell people [the wait] was longer than it was.'

On Jun 9, 2023 by Phil West

Texas Roadhouse server with caption ' i got a $100 tip' (l) Texas Roadhouse building with signs (c) Texas Roadhouse server with caption ' i got tipped $0.12' (r)

‘How much you make in a day ultimately comes down to who got sat in your section’: Texas Roadhouse server gets tipped 12 cents. Their co-worker received a $100 tip

'I owed money bc they dine n dashed.'

On Jun 9, 2023 by Phil West

hotel employee walking to front desk with caption 'POV: you take a quick restroom break and you come back and see the needy guest at the front desk with another request' (l) hotel employee walking to front desk with caption 'POV: you take a quick restroom break and you come back and see the needy guest at the front desk with another request' (c) hotel employee walking to front desk with caption 'POV: you take a quick restroom break and you come back and see the needy guest at the front desk with another request' (r)

‘Literally’: Holiday Inn worker calls out ‘needy’ guests who come to front desk to ask for things

'Now they need shampoo, conditioner, toothbrush, & paste.'

On Jun 9, 2023 by Phil West

server greenscreen TikTok over review with caption 'he literally asked me for a dog menu' (l) Dog with man at restaurant table (c) server greenscreen TikTok over review with caption 'like where else is there a dog menu' (r)

‘He literally asked me for a dog menu’: Server slams customer for feeding dog jalapeños

'Like, wouldn't that make her have diarrhea?'

On Jun 8, 2023 by Phil West

Costco customer holding Lifesavers with caption 'I got one for $30 a bag' (l) hand holding Amazon package in front of grey background (c) cart full of Lifesavers with caption 'we're gonna sell them for triple on Amazon' (r)

‘Thank you for showing me where to buy them instead of Amazon’: Woman says she buys $10 bags of Life Savers from Costco and resells them for $30 a bag on Amazon. It backfires

'We're gonna sell them for triple the amount on Amazon.'

On Jun 8, 2023 by Phil West

server kicking customers out (l) customers drinking in restaurant (c) customer sad outside (r)

‘Y’all are the problem’: Viewers defend server who confronts customers for bringing outside beverages into the restaurant

'Why is a grown-ass woman crying over this?'

On Jun 8, 2023 by Phil West

mechanic pointing to interior parts in car (l) tracker inside car (c) mechanic holding removed tracker in hand in car (r)

‘She just made you disconnect the leasing company car tracker’: Mechanic removes car tracker after customer claims ex is following her. Viewers are suspicious

'The car is being tracked....but probably not by her boyfriend.'

On Jun 8, 2023 by Phil West

Walmart security playing with jump rope outside with caption 'SECURITY SECURITY This is why people steal from Walmart because this is what SECURITY is doing' (l) Walmart building with sign (c) Walmart security playing with jump rope outside with caption 'SECURITY SECURITY This is why people steal from Walmart because this is what SECURITY is doing' (r)

‘This is why people steal from Walmart’: Walmart customer catches security guard jumping rope outside building

'They don't get paid enough.'

On Jun 7, 2023 by Phil West

video of Dunkin' manager speaking on phone with caption 'take your time and do what you need to do' (l) Dunkin' Donut's building with sign (c) video of Dunkin' manager speaking on phone with caption 'now find out who was drinking that you gonna pay for it and i'mma' (r)

‘I hear nothing wrong coming from her. Hope she gets better employes’: Dunkin’ manager yells at workers for leaving eggs out, drinking drinks for free. Viewers are on the manager’s side

'I’m confused, I’m on the manager side.'

On Jun 7, 2023 by Phil West

Walmart worker with caption 'Cashiers fighting for their lives w the line' (l) Walmart checkout (c) Walmart worker with caption 'Managers / team leads just watching' (r)

‘They stand around watching self-checkout’: Walmart worker mocks managers who ‘just watch’ as cashiers ‘fight for their lives’

'Literally like… why not help cashier? Lol.'

On Jun 7, 2023 by Phil West

Subway customer with caption 'me absolutely obliterating the 'no tip' button at subway cause I literally just had to give them a tutorial on how to make a sandwich' (l) Subway employee making sandwich (c) Subway customer with caption 'me absolutely obliterating the 'no tip' button at subway cause I literally just had to give them a tutorial on how to make a sandwich' (r)

‘My sub WAS EIGHTEEN DOLLARS’: Customer says she ‘obliterates’ no tip option at Subway

‘I literally just had to give them a tutorial on how to make a sandwich.’

On Jun 7, 2023 by Phil West