And entitled Karen takes all the good seats at a cafe as she literally goes on a power trip and takes way more seats than she and her daughter are ever going to use.

But thankfully, karma came their way in the form of a stubborn couple who wasn't willing to take her crap, resulting in one of the funniest interactions I've ever seen in my life.

Here's what happened.

Okay, so my local Barnes and Nobles in Texas is not that large. The cafe has

seating for about 30 people tops, with most of those at six to seven tables away from the window.

We also only have one counter across from the barista station, with seats for about four people.

The counter is immediately to the left as soon as you enter the cafe area. These are close to the

window, and they are coveted seats if you can't get a table alongside the window. Being a Barnes and noble nerd, I always know when to show up and get a good table close to the windows. Well, I managed to snag one of those tables as always, with the window to my right, the counter seating directly in front of me and the register and serving area to my right. I was happy to get a window side table

as I often cannot and not have to sit at the counter with its four stools. As I was enjoying my coffee in magazines, I noticed that the four stools of the counter were only half occupied. There was a tallish, 50-something-year-old blonde woman and her 17-year-old daughter two stools away. The trouble is they had plopped their clothing and backpacks on the other stools as some way of taking up four stools instead of the two that they needed. The daughter was perusing the store and wasn't even using her seat, but the mom had them taken with backpacks and a purse to save them. I actually saw a couple come in and were denied a seat at the counter due to the mom, telling them that those seats were occupied. And when the daughter eventually returned, mom seemed to celebrate her victory with her. After the second time I saw this happen, I put away my magazine and I decided to have some fun. When a third couple came in and were driven away by this Karen, I smiled and waved them over. I offered them to take my seat. And for reference,

I was taking up one seat at a four-man table. And after they sat down, I explained to them what was going on. They were a little put out by being denied a decent seat of the counter. And it was then that they decided to take my advice. So they walked 10 feet back to the counter and they pulled out the stools, only to be told by mom that those seats were taken. But you know what? They

plot their butts in the seats anyways. And they told this Karen that they'd be happy to move when the owner returned. Well, the mom indignantly took the backpacks in the purse from the left two seats and pouted for a while just looking around. The daughter came back and a smallish argument ensued, and this stubborn couple

offered to move when the others came by to reclaim their seats. Well, this entitled Karen was very put out

and was angry that her scam was not working. She wound up putting both backpacks and daughter's

purses on the other two seats, and this couple ignored her and just enjoyed their coffee. And

naturally, she left very soon after that.

After that, this stubborn couple turned around and gave me a smile with a thumbs up. And honestly,

I was so glad to witness this happening. Okay, I love when stuff like this happens because I can't

stand when people save the good seats for themselves only to not use them. If they had someone

else coming along, I would completely understand. But it seems like they just wanted like elbow room, even though I'm assuming there was probably plenty of space by those spots. So they were just being selfish, like that's all this comes down to. They didn't want to share their seats with anybody else and they wanted it all for themselves. And that's not fair. Like, I don't care how you stretch it, that is not fair for anybody else coming in. So honestly, I love the fact that you kind of coordinated this in a roundabout way, because this Karen and her daughter absolutely deserved it. If you like Am I the Jerk, you're probably going to love Am I the Genius. Check it out, link down below in the description. Also, go to am I thejerk.com slash slash submit if you would like to submit your own stories.

Am I the jerk for handing over my dad's tax returns over to my mom just to help her extend her

alimony with her husband? Because right now my dad says I breached his privacy and at this point,

I don't know what to do. Here's what happened. I'm a 37-year-old male and I spent most of my

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