Some nightmares you don't wake up from. Some nightmares come back for three copies and a store audit.

The pandemic changed everything, but not in the way hand sanitizer commercials predicted. The lingerie industry saw the rise of a new phobia: . The customer doesn't mind touching the merchandise. She minds the salesman touching anything near her.

The "lingerie salesman's worst nightmare" is a classic internet riddle or joke trope. To make this post hit the right note, you need to lean into the humor of a situation where a professional is completely outmatched by a customer's specific, unusual, or impossible demands. 💡 The "Nightmare" Scenario The punchline usually involves a customer who is:

For the suiting salesman, this is the apocalypse.

The film follows , described as the most successful lingerie salesman in North America and a "boss from hell" who demands absolute perfection from his female employees.