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Five Stages of Grief Meme Template

The Five Stages of Grief meme is used when a small disaster, stage by stage. One small industry setback, and a short line for each stage of grief about it.

By Tayyab, Founder · Published

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Five Stages of Grief meme: The delivery misses the weekend sale / It's probably just late / WHERE IS THE VAN / Please, I'll pay extra / Sign: back Monday / Selling the display model, proudly
Our recreation of the Five Stages of Grief format, with a small business caption.

How the Five Stages of Grief meme works

What it means
One small industry setback, and a short line for each stage of grief about it.
Use it when
A small disaster, stage by stage.
Also called
Five stages of grief, stages of grief, 5 stages, five stages
How popular
Number 91 of the 257 formats in our library, ranked by how often each is captioned and how often business accounts use it.

Its captions

  1. 1.The setback (e.g. When the client says "small change")up to 50 characters
  2. 2.Denialup to 55 characters
  3. 3.Angerup to 55 characters
  4. 4.Bargainingup to 55 characters
  5. 5.Depressionup to 55 characters
  6. 6.Acceptanceup to 55 characters

Every picture here is our own recreation of the format: the same layout, pose and joke, drawn with generic people. None is the original meme photo, and none shows a celebrity or the person from the original. Some formats are drawn with text and shapes only.

Five Stages of Grief meme examples for 13 industries

The same format, captioned for each kind of business. Open an industry for its other memes.

  • Five Stages of Grief meme: The buyer picks another agent / They just need time / Why do they not call back / Please, just a second look / Eating the open house cookies alone / Okay, next listing
    Real estate version
    • “The buyer picks another agent”
    • “They just need time”
    • “Why do they not call back”
    • “Please, just a second look”
    • “Eating the open house cookies alone”
    • “Okay, next listing”
    More real estate memes
  • Five Stages of Grief meme: A patient cancels at 8:55 for the 9am slot / They are probably stuck in traffic / We confirmed yesterday! / Calling the waitlist / Staring at a gap on the screen / Eating the 9am snack myself
    Dental version
    • “A patient cancels at 8:55 for the 9am slot”
    • “They are probably stuck in traffic”
    • “We confirmed yesterday!”
    • “Calling the waitlist”
    • “Staring at a gap on the screen”
    • “Eating the 9am snack myself”
    More dental memes
  • Five Stages of Grief meme: The squat rack is taken / Maybe it is just a long set / They are checking their phone / I can do arms first / I will do the leg press / Okay, home workout
    Gym version
    • “The squat rack is taken”
    • “Maybe it is just a long set”
    • “They are checking their phone”
    • “I can do arms first”
    • “I will do the leg press”
    • “Okay, home workout”
    More gym memes
  • Five Stages of Grief meme: The 2pm cancels at 1:55 / Maybe they are just stuck in traffic / They saw my text, I know it / Can they come at 4 instead? / I will fill it with a trim / Okay, tea and a sweep
    Hair salon version
    • “The 2pm cancels at 1:55”
    • “Maybe they are just stuck in traffic”
    • “They saw my text, I know it”
    • “Can they come at 4 instead?”
    • “I will fill it with a trim”
    • “Okay, tea and a sweep”
    More hair salon memes
  • Five Stages of Grief meme: The 3pm cancels at 2:50 / Maybe they are on their way / They did see my text / Can they come at 6? / I will fill the slot / Nice, tea break.
    Med spa version
    • “The 3pm cancels at 2:50”
    • “Maybe they are on their way”
    • “They did see my text”
    • “Can they come at 6?”
    • “I will fill the slot”
    • “Nice, tea break.”
    More med spa memes
  • Five Stages of Grief meme: When the A/B test loses / The sample is too small / Who wrote variant B? / Run it one more week / Staring at the winning variant / Ship the winner
    Marketing version
    • “When the A/B test loses”
    • “The sample is too small”
    • “Who wrote variant B?”
    • “Run it one more week”
    • “Staring at the winning variant”
    • “Ship the winner”
    More marketing memes
  • Five Stages of Grief meme: The delivery misses the weekend sale / It's probably just late / WHERE IS THE VAN / Please, I'll pay extra / Sign: back Monday / Selling the display model, proudly
    Small business version
    • “The delivery misses the weekend sale”
    • “It's probably just late”
    • “WHERE IS THE VAN”
    • “Please, I'll pay extra”
    • “Sign: back Monday”
    • “Selling the display model, proudly”
    More small business memes
  • Five Stages of Grief meme: The supplier says "delayed 3 weeks" / It's probably a tracking glitch / Then why did I promise Friday?! / Can we air freight twenty units? / Changing "back in stock" to "coming soon" / Pre-orders open, apology in the email
    Ecommerce version
    • “The supplier says "delayed 3 weeks"”
    • “It's probably a tracking glitch”
    • “Then why did I promise Friday?!”
    • “Can we air freight twenty units?”
    • “Changing "back in stock" to "coming soon"”
    • “Pre-orders open, apology in the email”
    More ecommerce memes
  • Five Stages of Grief meme: Prod goes down at 4:58pm / It's just a blip / WHO PUSHED THAT / Maybe a rollback fixes it / Update the status page / Postmortem on Monday
    SaaS version
    • “Prod goes down at 4:58pm”
    • “It's just a blip”
    • “WHO PUSHED THAT”
    • “Maybe a rollback fixes it”
    • “Update the status page”
    • “Postmortem on Monday”
    More saas memes
  • Five Stages of Grief meme: When a big customer churns / It's a billing error / They never gave feedback! / A free month for staying? / Staring at the MRR chart / Ask what went wrong
    Startup version
    • “When a big customer churns”
    • “It's a billing error”
    • “They never gave feedback!”
    • “A free month for staying?”
    • “Staring at the MRR chart”
    • “Ask what went wrong”
    More startup memes
  • Five Stages of Grief meme: The client rejects the logo / It's just a first impression / Why did we do three rounds? / Maybe a different shade of blue? / Sigh. Try green. / Fine. Version 12 it is
    Agency version
    • “The client rejects the logo”
    • “It's just a first impression”
    • “Why did we do three rounds?”
    • “Maybe a different shade of blue?”
    • “Sigh. Try green.”
    • “Fine. Version 12 it is”
    More agency memes
  • Five Stages of Grief meme: A client says "let me think about it" / They're just busy, surely / I gave them a free session! / What if I add a bonus? / Rewriting my pricing page at midnight / Sending a warm check-in anyway
    Coaching version
    • “A client says "let me think about it"”
    • “They're just busy, surely”
    • “I gave them a free session!”
    • “What if I add a bonus?”
    • “Rewriting my pricing page at midnight”
    • “Sending a warm check-in anyway”
    More coaching memes
  • Five Stages of Grief meme: When a video flops / It's just early / Who even uses this app / Maybe a new thumbnail? / Deleting the app, briefly / Fine. Post another.
    Content creator version
    • “When a video flops”
    • “It's just early”
    • “Who even uses this app”
    • “Maybe a new thumbnail?”
    • “Deleting the app, briefly”
    • “Fine. Post another.”
    More content creator memes

How to make a Five Stages of Grief meme

  1. Open the free meme generator with this template.
  2. Write the 6 captions above, a few words each, keeping to what the format means.
  3. Press Make my meme and download the JPG. No signup and no watermark.
  4. To have it written for your brand, Content Drifter suggests three memes from a topic you type, then schedules the one you pick.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What does the Five Stages of Grief meme mean?

One small industry setback, and a short line for each stage of grief about it.

When should I use the Five Stages of Grief meme?

When a small disaster, stage by stage. It fits the levels kind of joke.

How do I caption the Five Stages of Grief meme?

It has 6 captions: the setback (e.g. when the client says "small change") (up to 50 characters); denial (up to 55 characters); anger (up to 55 characters); bargaining (up to 55 characters); depression (up to 55 characters); acceptance (up to 55 characters). Keep each to a few words so the meme reads in a second.

Can I use the Five Stages of Grief meme for my business?

This format is drawn with text and shapes only, with no one else’s picture in it. Keep the caption honest and free of real people.

A Five Stages of Grief meme about your business

Type what the joke is about. Content Drifter writes the captions in your brand’s voice on this format and two others, and schedules the one you like.

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