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32 People Are Sharing Their Funniest Or Most Bizarre Customer Encounters In This Viral Thread
Sometimes folks say and do questionable things that make you wonder why their mind functions the way it does. More often than not, those things are of a negative undertone – hence why their behavior puzzles everyone around them. That entitled attitude mainly occurs with folks who, at that moment, are in the role of consumers and affects those who are in the customer service industry.
However, not everything has to be so gloomy in the business. Every once in a while, people encounter customers who say and do very inoffensive but confusing things. Whether it's them asking you if the fish is grass-fed or requesting that you something that is totally out of your control – it will surely amuse a staff member or two.
For instance, a member of this online community wondered whether food industry folks have any odd stories to tell regarding their guests. The post received over 2.3K comments worth of strange yet entertaining stories.
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#1
Lady mad that we didn't have grass-fed salmon. What-
QibliOfTheSandWings 3 years ago
“How DARE you not carry this specific product! I am allergic to fish that is not grass fed. I demand to speak to your manager!”
Robert T 3 years ago
I'm PMSL imagining a salmon farmer catching his salmon one by one and carrying them to a field and then holding them whilst they eat some grass before he carries them back.
Otter 3 years ago (edited)
There is such a thing as underwater grass! There are sea grasses under the ocean, there are amphibious species that grow around streams with variable water levels, there are regular grasses that don't die when rivers rise to flood level and cover them, etc. Pity most species of salmon are carnivorous, and don't eat any of them.
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GoddessOdd 3 years ago
I eat no other salmon than grass fed salmon... I ALWAYS have grass fed when I come here.
Marcellus II 3 years ago
And wednesdays I buy one grass-fed salmon steak for my vegan cat.
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Mary Rose Kent 3 years ago
I fear you’re giving salmon far too much cognition in this statement
Load More Replies... Lady Goldberry 3 years ago
Probably heard of Salmon farms and went on a downward spiral from there...
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#2
Had a lady order an egg sandwich. I told her she had her option between one or two eggs on the sandwich. She kept saying she didn’t understand and I was running out of ways to explain “one or two eggs”. I even explained that we cook eggs in egg rings on the flat top grill so they fit the sandwich perfectly. She then sighed like I was dragging out an unfunny joke and went “WHAT DO YOU MEAN ONE OR TWO EGGS?” “I mean you get to choose how much egg you want on the sandwich.” “scoffs again How big are they?” “….egg. Sized?” “WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT”. I ended up going to the kitchen and taking a raw egg out of the carton and bringing it to her. “This is an egg. This is the standard size. We will cook one or two of these and put it on your sandwich depending on which option you order.” “This makes absolutely no sense. I want to talk to the manager”.
Apparently she ended up telling my manager that the way I pronounce egg was what was throwing her off. It should be said as eh-g and never as aig. She would be dining elsewhere from now on
GoddessOdd 3 years ago
Even if she wasn't sure of your pronunciation, she should have been able to deduce by context... I once was behind a woman in a sandwich shop, she was trying to order, but she pronounced mayonnaise as "mare- nase" and the sandwich maker and the customer didn't seem able to overcome the language barrier. I finally spoke up and said "I believe the lady wants mayo on that sandwich" and it was like a light bulb went off for both of them.
MyOpinionHasBeenServed 3 years ago
I can forgive the sandwich maker because they deal with so many people who say one thing but mean something else then flip out. They probably did get what the customer meant but no confidence to just go ahead and make that assumption beyond doubt.
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Olga Dremina 3 years ago
And she didn't recognise an egg when they show her one because of an accent too, right? Right?
Jo Choto 3 years ago
Sometimes pronunciation can be a real communication barrier, but if you are ordering an eh-g sandwich and somebody says aigs, I think it should be pretty bloody obvious.
SoozeeQ 3 years ago
I must admit, pronunciation aside, I was a bit puzzled why the OP's question of "how many eggs do you want?" Whenever I order an egg sandwich, they make it however they want to. (Usually, the egg is hardboiled and chopped up, sometimes with mayo or mustard added. If it's in a cafe or sandwich shop, it's usually pre-prepared and you just point to it). The only thing they ask is, what kind of bread I'd prefer and whether I want pepper or salt added.
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Wang Zhuang 3 years ago
Glad to hear her eggs-it is permanent. Don't let the doorknob hit you on the way out....
Marisa Varney 3 years ago
I thought most people said it ayg? I know that I do and I'm from Seattle. My husband says it that way and he's from upstate New York. I almost never hear it pronounced ehg.
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It was a saturday night and the restaurant is full windows, on a busy corner. A car didn't make the turn and drove into a house, but there was a drop so you couldn't see the car. The police/firetruck/ambulance all came. They were there for at least over a hour trying to figure out how to get the car out, and the police cruisers kept on their lights. So a saturday night dinner with red and blue lights covering the whole restaurant. Most guests found it entertaining except one table called me over.
"Could you do something about the those lights?"
I thought she was kidding and laughed but her face was dead serious. I'm also clearly the only server on, also making all the drinks, with a full room. "That's police ma'am, i'm not going across the street to tell them to turn off their lights. You can go ahead, though." The rest of the table giggled but she wasn't amused lol.
Amy Pattie 3 years ago
Yeah I feel like the the customer was asking if there were curtains
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Lousha 3 years ago
Not so long ago in my country it made the news that an elderly person in a multi story building had a heart attack at night. The ambulance came as fast as possible, and the EMTs ran up to their floor to not waste time waiting for the elevator. They fought for their life for a long time, restarted their heart and eventually managed to save them. Then an old lady from the building reported them because all their sirens and them running around in the building made her lose sleep. It was explained to her that a fellow human was at the verge of losing their life. She still insisted they should've parked far from the residential building and keep quiet and not disturb those wanting to rest.
Vic 3 years ago
The server wad really rude.. They should have given the customer a paper bag to cover her face..
Karis Ravenhill 3 years ago
Go outside, call one of the officer's over, say you have a situation inside the restaurant that you need his help with right away. Walk him to the table, let the chaos ensue.
Seanette Blaylock 3 years ago
(snicker) I'm not that big on online videos, but that one would be entertaining.
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Jill Bussey 3 years ago
In that situation, surely the question for the client should be "what would you like me to do about them?"
#4
Lady asked for her salad with the dressing on the side. After taking a few bites, she went up to the GM and said "this salad tastes quite bland. Could this be because I haven't put in the dressing?"
Yes. Yes it could be.
GoddessOdd 3 years ago
People are stunningly dim sometimes. She could have worked that out on her own by dipping a leaf into the dressing. I wonder if she knew what 'dressing on the side' means.
Mary Rose Kent 3 years ago
There’s nothing like working with the public to learn this one right quick!
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#5
So many, but one that sticks out is a couple I was waiting on had two credit cards out when they were paying so I asked “splitting 50/50?” and the customer VERY angrily said “NO we want it split in half!”
GoddessOdd 3 years ago
These are the same people who won't buy a 1/3 lb hamburger because they want the larger 1/4 lb size 😂😂😂
UpQuarkDownQuark 3 years ago
I you split a pound into thirds, you only get three burgers, but if you split it into fourths, you get four burgers. Four burgers is more burgers. See! Math! 🥴
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Id row 3 years ago
When I was in the service industry, I asked a couple who ordered a pizza whether they wanted a medium or a large. They said, "How many slices in a large?" I said 8. Then they asked about the medium. I said 6. Then they took forever trying to decide because 8 slices may be too much, but a medium might be too small. I said, "Why don't you get the large and I'll have them cut it into 6 slices?" Oh, boy, were they super excited and happy I found a solution for them and agreed immediately. I walked away mumbling to myself that I could not believe that worked.
GoddessOdd 3 years ago
that occurred to me too, but even that seems a bit dim... if you ask the average person if they want to split 50/50 they know what you mean. I think. After reading these I am no longer as sure as I once was 😂😂😂
Load More Replies... SykesDaMan 3 years ago
I can understand (maybe) not understanding... I can't understand the "angry" part.
OdangaUsagi 3 years ago
Having your bill split 50/50 is different than having your bill split. (Albeit splitting 50/50 and "split in half" are very much the same). Perhaps one ordered the lobster while the other only had a salad?
#6
I worked room service at a hotel on the water in San Diego. Very upscale and we provided excellent service. Had a woman order breakfast and then start to complain that she had not seen the sun the whole time she had been at our hotel.( June in CA no suprise.) She then proceeded to ask how I planned to fix it. "Ma'am if I could fix the weather I wouldn't be working here but I am happy to include a bloody mary to drown your sorrows" she did not understand and honestly thought I could fix it. Once she realized I couldn't she started asking us to comp her room............ due to the weather not being to her liking.
GoddessOdd 3 years ago
I am in Florida. A friend was a beach-side bartender for a while. He had a woman complain bitterly to him that the sun wasn't setting over the ocean. He tried to explain that the ocean in question was the Atlantic, which is on the EAST. She didn't care. He offered to make it up with a sunrise over the ocean, but she was having none of it. She took her business elsewhere. California I guess.
Kesam 3 years ago
Your friend doesn't sound very service-minded. He could have simply reversed the Earth's rotation for as long as the woman was staying in Florida.
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MyOpinionHasBeenServed 3 years ago
Omg these kinds of people just shouldn't bother travelling. It's like my mom complaining to everyone how early the sun set when she went to Hawaii, and how terribly boring it was to just see a lot of water (the ocean) and rocks (the mountains).
Channon Doughty 3 years ago
We warned all our friends and family about "June Gloom" when planning to visit us in Palos Verdes, CA. No one ever listened and then complained about the view. Smh
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
She could’ve stayed on the Gulf side of Florida, and had all the sunsets over the water she could ever wish for. Every. Damn. Day.
Ines Olabarria-Smith 3 years ago
Seen many costumers in a hotel we go to in Mallorca complain about the weather. Many are from northern countries where the weather can be much worse and it’s funny to see the pool and the beach completely empty. Maybe it’s raining but it’s 30° C!!! It never rains much so we have the pool for ourselves.
Karen Grace 3 years ago
Rain never stopped us. In fact my Dad used to yell, "It's starting to rain. Everyone into the pool so you won't get wet". Then he'd proceed to climb in.
Load More Replies... SykesDaMan 3 years ago
I might be bad at geography but I just learned about June gloom in this post. I thought the weather in CA and FL was a little bit like the Mediterranean weather. I stand corrected.
#7
I had a family of 6 try to get their entire meal for free because we were out of the (non-edible) decorative garnish on their 4-year-old's dessert. Literally yelled and screamed and called me racist.
So I took $0.05 off of their bill and i personally tipped the server out of my own pocket.
Claire Stanfield 3 years ago
My wife is the sweetest and most unassuming person to ever walk this earth. A customer singled her out, wanting a comped meal, claiming to the manager that 'this woman was INTIMIDATING me'. The customer was laughed out of the store. The manager explained that if any other employee had been blamed, she might have had a leg to stand on.
Eiram 3 years ago (edited)
Funny thing, most of the restaurant industry knows to NEVER put a non edible garnish on plates (drinks with stirring straws and stuff is ok). You could have told her you no longer put choking hazards on plates.
Alex Bailey 3 years ago
I'm with you - that's the kind of thing generally best left off.
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Cecily Holland 3 years ago
Why is the race card pulled so much as a discount attempt? It’s embarrassing
Brian Bennett 3 years ago
I had a friend who's grandkids loved Cracker Jack popcorn - one of the kids didn't get a prize. She wrote a nasty letter to the company thinking she would get a case of popcorn - what she got was 20 of those crappy prizes and a lovely letter!
L.A. Trefry 3 years ago
Good for this manager/restaurant. Restaurants that buckle under the pressure of scammers and just give them what they want encourages this kind of crap. Comping for a serious screw up, sure. But stop incentivizing squeaky wheels!
Bobby 3 years ago
We have a supervisor escalation process where I work. We can't direct transfer, we have to fill out a callback request. Our customers know this but some try to get around it. One guy told me he was sexually harassed by one of our retail store employees. Well this is big enough to get a sup involved directly right? Sup said that's out of my hands, send the call to legal. Legal got back with me, guy was just upset that he got a late fee(hadn't paid a bill in about 45 days) and had already had 5 late fees waived for the same reason. We didn't waive that late fee
Tammilee Truitt 3 years ago
That is kinda racists, though. And probably sexist. What's your religion anyway?
#8
A woman complained that there was too much lobster in the lobster bisque.
I had no words.
Chris Scritchfield 3 years ago
Megamart. Snow storm occured that caused the loss of power for 5 days and made the store inaccessible. Well come day 6 a manager comes in and while the store is frigid he couldn't sell the meat as he couldn't verify the temps it kept in. He and a few other guys empty out the meat cases. He didn't bother with the frozen cases as it still had the ice build up. Then he goes to the lobster tank. You may not realize that the roaches of the sea need large amounts of oxygen when your keeping 15 or more in a small tank. Worst yet when they die there body experiences rapid decomp. With the power just no restored you have pieces of shell floating and a smell that can only be described as red lobster dumpster juice. Tl:Dr when 20lbs of lobster go bad there is to much lobster
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Bacony Cakes 3 years ago
too much cheese in my quadruple cheeseburger with extra cheese and cheese sauce
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Penelope Andrews 3 years ago
No Such Thing as Too Much Lobster.. I'd be happy to eat whatever she felt was the excessive amount of lobster.. smh.. seriously Lady?
Carol Copas 3 years ago
We've had complaints of 'too many clams in the clam chowder,' and one woman sent her fried flounder sandwich back, saying "there is something wrong with this fish. It doesn't taste fishy.' She'd obviously never had fresh caught fish before.
#9
A customer sent back a dozen wings because "these wings are too big. There's too much meat on these wings". During the same shift, a guy sent his ribs back for being too tough. He demonstrated their toughness by showing me that he couldn't cut through them. He has been trying to cut them longways, through the bone
Chris Scritchfield 3 years ago
Sadly that's going to be more and more prevalent. You might think it's funny that half a primary schools class thinks eggs are a plant. Less fun when you realize the number doesn't go down fast enough and when they graduate it's almost the same. Oddly these people are the same ones who thinks coconuts are mammals
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Layla Corman 3 years ago
Seems like complaining about the order is like yawning in restaurants- once one table does it it spreads throughout the restaurant!
GoddessOdd 3 years ago
They need to meet the woman in the previous post who had too much lobster in her lobster bisque.
Daniel Marsh 3 years ago
Why did I read this thread while I was hungry? Oh yeah... I hadn;t been when I started...
Tammilee Truitt 3 years ago
How do people so stupid manage to make money to spend on restaurants? Dumb luck lottery for life winners?
#10
I once had a lady freak out about her child inhaling secondhand smoke in the restaurant.
It was from the fajitas being delivered to the next table over. No smoke reached her table.
SBW71 3 years ago
This is why some people should not be allowed to reproduce. The stupid gene needs to be cut off at some point.
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Karis Ravenhill 3 years ago
Unless the fajitas were on fire, it wasn't smoke, it was steam. If she's afraid of steam she shouldn't be breeding.
Chris Scritchfield 3 years ago
So kiddo that was gonna be the closest you get to flavorful food until you move out.
LynzCatastrophe 3 years ago
I would love to start a rule or something that you need to pass a test to have kids like you do when you get your driver's license. But then I'm pretty sure that would only end in freedom protests.
#11
Had a guy ask me how we got such realistic looking fake fire. In our (real) fireplaces. That he watched me add wood to.
Oh, and the woman who’d insisted that we’d changed our crabcake recipe from fresh to canned crab and that she could taste the difference and refused to pay. Yeah, we’d always been using canned crab. She did not get out of paying.
Id row 3 years ago
I was eating at a restaurant with my parents and adult sister one time and we could see through the front window and obviously what was outside. My sister says, "That restaurant across the street looks like a bus." Then it pulled away. It was a bus. This is the same woman who, while browsing a big box store came across some knives and wondered how sharp they were by running it along her finger. Well, she started bleeding pretty bad, so I guess they were pretty sharp.
#12
"What is eggplant? Chicken?"
I got an A+ that day for keeping a straight face. It was 100% a serious question, and it took everything in me not to burst out laughing.
Fat Harry 3 years ago
Now, if this was a tourist it's conceivable that they don't realise Americans call Aubergines "eggplant". That said, the "plant" part surely gives away that it's not chicken?!
User# 6 3 years ago (edited)
Names can be very misleading, c.f. sweetmeat or black pudding.
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Thalia Lovering 3 years ago
I was 20 when I heard of eggplants. I didn't think that they were chickens, but I also had no idea what they were. We always called them aubergines.
SykesDaMan 3 years ago
English not their first language? Another question: What is the effect of the A+ received?
Eleanor Casson 3 years ago (edited)
'Aubergine' from the french has been the name for this 'vegetable' since the 15th century, The US only coined the word in the 18th century. If you split the word, egg plant, a plant being a factory, so egg factory could totally be a chicken. I personally think that it is absurd that this person didn't know that the other English word for an eggplant is an aubergine. https://www.bbcamerica.com/blogs/7-veggies-different-names-britain-america--1015196
#13
Lady wanted us to blow out all the candles in the restaurant because "they were using too much oxygen"
K Witmer 3 years ago
There's a commenter on here that believes every conspiracy theory ever written. He'll be on here soon explaining how this is true. He already said ventilators cause your lungs to forget how to breathe
Stephaniep 3 years ago
Hate when my lungs forget things, such a nuisance.
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Hypoxia Smurf 3 years ago
I'm reminded of warnings at popular tourist sites where cameras are whipped out and photos taken: CAUTION, PHOTON-DEPLETION ZONE!
cybermerlin2000 3 years ago
Here you go madam, your own oxygen rich table. Right outside in the alleyway
Martin Thomsen 3 years ago
As an asthamtic I have periods where I can't be in a room with a candle. But then I also tend to eat at home
#14
I worked at Red Lobster and had a repeat lady come in and insist I take all of the crab meat out of her crabs legs for her and just bring it on a plate. Every damn time she came in. And the shi**y manager made me do it.
Karis Ravenhill 3 years ago (edited)
Was she a male Ferengi in disguise? You need to chew her food for her next and spit it in her mouth?
Helen Haley 3 years ago
Upvoted for the random and accurate Ferengi reference.
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Krazy Kat 3 years ago
I went to Red Lobster with a friend. At the time both my hands were in braces making everything difficult. When I commented to my friend that I wished I could have crab legs, my server overheard me. She said "That's no problem, I'll take care of it." Not only did my crab legs come out with no shell, the kitchen threw in a couple extra in case they didn't get all the meat out. The server VOLUNTEERED and got a huge tip in the process. No "shi**y manager" was involved.
#It'sthatonepersonscrolling 3 years ago
This sounds like a completely different circumstance, && also, very thoughtful of all involved.
Load More Replies... Jo Choto 3 years ago
I feel like it would be easier to keep a can or two of lobster in the cupboard for this woman.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
That's what I was thinking, but I've never had crab legs so don't know if there is a difference in how it looks
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ZAPanda 3 years ago
IMHO restaurants should just charge about 1000% markup so (a) they can pay salaries and (b) if you have to put up with idiots, at least you're earning enough money to justify the pain. I did this once with a (non-restaurant) client. Real pain in the posterior. Kept calling etc etc. I amped his monthly fee up by 1000% and said you can choose - fire us, or pay. He chose to pay. Now we put up with him because at least it's worthwhile.
Weasel Wise 3 years ago
Those type of people never tip well and I hope they all burn.
Load More Replies... Zoe Vokes 3 years ago
I don’t think that’s a mental request. Maybe she finds it difficult to do rather than her being lazy. The employee hasn’t mentioned her being rude. And just because the employee doesn’t want to do it, doesn’t mean she isn’t tipping them well. I think the employee sounds a bit shi**y, not the manager.
Chris Scritchfield 3 years ago
Seriously that's not even a problem for me. I have had to do this for family members who never handled shellfish
madbakes 3 years ago
But this is a server, taking time from her other customers.
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Had a guest order a chicken Caesar salad. I rang it in. A few minutes later she pulls me over and complains that I never asked what dressing she wanted.
GoddessOdd 3 years ago
I wonder what she thought Caesar salad was... did she not look at the menu? Maybe she thinks romaine lettuce is also called Caesar salad.
Vic 3 years ago
Ma'am what dressing would you like? And how many times would you like Brutus to stab it?
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Pusfarm 3 years ago
Sounds more like a Valentine's Day salad for single people.
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I can kind of sympathize. One time I ordered a Cobb salad except with bleu cheese dressing. The waiter argued with me for five minutes that it already came with Ranch, and I kept insisting I preferred bleu cheese.
Izzy Curer 3 years ago (edited)
As a lover of bleu cheese dressing, I can confirm they're not the same at all. There's something about ranch that stings my throat, almost like an allergic reaction. Bleu cheese doesn't do that
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Little king trash mouth 3 years ago
My husband and I still laugh about the Caesar salad he ordered from the hospital cafe the day after I gave birth. It came with no dressing on it or on the side. By the time we realized, it was too late to call. Didn't think he needed to specify wanting Caesar dressing on a Caesar salad!
Ashley Lynne 3 years ago
I mean I guess you could switch dressings at most places.... but ummmm she ordered a Caesar salad- she needs to notify them if she wanted something different lol
Salty Wild Hair 3 years ago
lol it turns out that many people do not know that the Caesar dressing is mostly what makes it a Caesar salad.
#16
Last week I had a woman who was convinced I was lying to her when I said there was no way to make a virgin Sazerac. After ten infuriating minutes of back and forth she finally gave up and said, "Fine, make me a virgin Old Fashioned."
Upside, I got to use my fancy hit the bricks line of "I'm sorry ma'am it seems as though I won't be able to meet your expectations tonight. Take care!"
T5n 3 years ago
A virgin sazerac would just be ice, a sugar cube, and the lemon peel garnish. Asking for a virgin sazerac is like asking for a virgin Negroni:”here’s you cup of ice and an orange peel”.
Memere 3 years ago
I flat out would have made it for her! Yeah, I was *that* kind of petty when I had been bartending for awhile, lol
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ilikeplants 3 years ago
Ginger ale should be the standard go-to substitute for idiot virgin orders like this. Rocks, ginger ale, bitters, lemon peel. Done. Switch the lemon peel for orange peel – boom! Old-fashioned. Looks fancy, tastes fancy, they will literally never know the difference.
Panda Parade 3 years ago
People seriously demand things without the slightest clue what they are. It hurts. Like, in my soul.
#17
I have a few:
1. Lady tried to pay me with Monopoly money and didn’t understand why I couldn’t take it. She’s a regular
2. Lady asked me for “a bundle” of sugar packets. I brought her 6. She needed more. I ended up bringing her 20 sugar packets that she proceeded to dump into her salad.
3. Lady asked me to peel her breadsticks.
4. Lady didn’t understand why I couldn’t connect two 4 seater booths together to make an 8 seater booth. She couldn’t understand that they are glued into the wall.
5. Lady who choked out her kid in the middle of the dining room to prove a point to another table
Id row 3 years ago
My sister had a brain tumor and wrote out a check for 'Twenty Cookies'.
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Bexxxxx 3 years ago (edited)
Peel her breadsticks. PEEL HER BREADSTICKS. Edit: now I just wanna start saying “boy that really peels my breadsticks!”
juice 3 years ago
about Lady #5...OP on Reddit said: "Ironically enough, this reaction was in response to the other table criticizing her parenting… she was letting her child run and hit other kids at other tables so understandably these people were upset with her parenting. She said, and I quote, “you want to see parenting?!” *chokes out 7 year old kid*. This was my first day working this location"
Izzy Curer 3 years ago (edited)
#2 I can kind of understand. Personally, 20 packets of sugar on a salad sounds gross to me, but tell me you haven't been in a restaurant when you wanted more of some condiment and they keep bringing you tiny amounts in those ridiculous packages. Like, sour cream for instance. Who eats only a dab of sour cream on a baked potato at home? But restaurants make you feel crazy if you do. Besides, my grandma used to make a salad dressing from the 60's that was mostly sugar, so I'm sure the lady was just trying to make her salad taste like what she was used to
Draco's Dragonfly 3 years ago (edited)
What on earth is 'choked out her kid'? Wait... Do I want to know? Oh god this can't be good, imagining all kinds of crazy now... Changed my mind, better not know, never mind...
Memere 3 years ago
She probably grabbed the kid around the neck with her arm. See the comment from juice, just above.
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Layla Corman 3 years ago
Back when Wegmans (grocery store) had cards that you swiped to get store discounts, I had a customer, drunk as a skunk, try to pay his tab with one. I didn't even realize at first, but when I got an error message on the machine I turned to him and said, "Will- this is your Wegmans card. I need a real credit card!" He looked at it and fought with me for 10 minutes about the card being a "good card". Finally, he actually used his ears and eyes and gave me a real card. The next time he came in we laughed our asses off. I implemented the policy the next day to get the card (when customers are sober) right when they start the tab.
#18
Back when you could smoke in bars ~ I Had just opened my bar, guy sits and orders a burger and fries. When I brought it out I Also set down a bottle of ketchup. He grabbed a empty ashtray and put ketchup in it to dip his fries into. Said I could get him a side plate. He said What's the big deal? It's clean. I then showed him the black rag used to wipe them out. He just shrugged. Yuck!!
Little king trash mouth 3 years ago
Very possible. Smoking can dampen your natural sense of taste and smell.
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The Starsong Princess 3 years ago
Well, at least he was easy to please and not asking for anything free.
Timothy Leung 3 years ago
Nicotine-flavoured ketchup - the OP should send this idea the Heinz...
Jim King 3 years ago
One time, back when I was a smoker & it was allowed, I was in a Burger King sitting in a corner eating & minding my own business. There were only 3 or4 other customers in the place. A woman came in with a couple kids, sat at the table right by me & proceeded to complain that I was smoking & wanted me to move. I've always been a bit outspoken & I didn't move but she did.
#19
I had a lady order soda water with olive and a lime. I wasn’t sure I heard her right so I asked her to repeat. She gets a little angry and repeats “soda with olive and lime” so I bring her that. She death glares at me when I set it on the table and says she asked for a sprite. I’m still not sure if she was just f**king with me. She had to be f**king with me, right?
Lee F. 3 years ago (edited)
Does she think it’s an OLIVE on the sprite can next to the lemon? I can’t even
Muff_Fluff 3 years ago
Okay where on the bottle? I looked up Sprite and I only see a lemon?
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GoddessOdd 3 years ago
Maybe she thought soda and sprite were synonymous, but that still wouldn't explain the olive. Was she drunk?
Auntriarch 3 years ago
I'm going to have to try soda with an olive and lime, it's either going to be the next great thing, or vile
Cactus McCoy 3 years ago
I became today years old to ever notice the lemon and the lime in the sprite logo.
#20
Is the boar pizza vegetarian? (No, it has boar)
Is this pasta vegan? (No, it has egg, cheese, and bacon) Oh, that's fine.
Being unable to understand that a well done steak takes longer to cook than a rare steak.
Nothing too crazy, I've been lucky!
Jo Choto 3 years ago
What if you could just hit customers with a napkin every time they said something stupid?
Rijkærd 3 years ago
A napkin? Just a napkin? Am thinking more of a stinging nettle plant or a cactii
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OdangaUsagi 3 years ago
I had my MIL make a big deal whether or not the pizza bread was vegan, but in the same sentence she proceeded to order calamari for the table as an appetizer. I could tell the waiter was very confused.
somnomania 3 years ago
...but how IS the boar pizza, I'm intrigued now. I imagine I'd probably have to leave the country (United States) to experience it, or go to some remote location in some state I don't live in, but maybe not, I have no idea.
Erica Cochrane 3 years ago
had a customer ask us if our cows milk was vegan. i laughed. he was serious. i said 'well, the cows were vegan' he looked totally confused. so i just said 'no, it's definitely not vegan'
Marvelous Rex 3 years ago
I couldn't get past "boar pizza". My first thought was, why would anyone voluntarily eat boar meat. It smells and tastes terrible. Basically the meat they use for dog food. But I'm thinking of domesticated hogs, idk about wild boar.
#21
Me:"We have a pineapple cider on tap currently."
Cust:"Can you describe that in detail for me?"
Me:".....it is a cider.....that tastes like pineapple."
Niall Mac Iomera 3 years ago
Pineapple cider is one of the few I like haha
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Pezor Zass 3 years ago
i would want to know if they meant alcoholic or not and if alcoholic if dry or sweet
Elizabeth Klomp 3 years ago
That's not exactly a ridiculous question. I live in Colorado and people here LOVE their hard ciders. It could be sweet, sour, dry etc...
GoddessOdd 3 years ago
My ex was a bar manager for a while. He said it wasn't uncommon for people to ask if he had vodka on tap.
Memere 3 years ago
Well, tbh, several bars I worked in had huge jugs of "well" boozes under the bar & we had automatic 'guns' you could push a button on & dispense bourbon, scotch, vodka, gin, or rum out of. That could be considered as being 'on tap', lol
Load More Replies... Just saying 3 years ago
Wait, cider in the USA is NON alcoholic? How? Why? Is it even cider? Cider is fermented apple juice.
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Raiden Prime 3 years ago
"What's the soup du jour?" "Its the soup of the day." "That sounds yummy "
#22
Lady came in and ordered our fried shrimp appetizer. She kept talking about how good the breading was and asked me if I could get her an extra side of the “sauce they fry it in”. I tried to explain to her it was just cajun seasoned flour but she didn’t get it. Finally got her a side of the flour and watched her dip her shrimp in flour and ate the entire thing. It was strange to say the least.
Chris Scritchfield 3 years ago
Oh sh...... You don't realize you could have poisoned her. Flour isn't a sterile or safe food. It's the main reason why you can't eat raw cookie dough as it is often tainted with e coli(poo germs) and their is a marginal chance of it having salmonella from the egg.
Panda Kicki 3 years ago
Depends on country. Sweden is a safe place for cookie dough.
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ElenaK 3 years ago
The best part of helping mom bake a cake was that we could get to lick the bowl with the cake mix leftovers. We never had any issue with the flour and eggs in the mix.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
It is quite rare to pick up e coli from flour, and if it is found the product is recalled. If you are worried though you can heat treat it yourself at home.
Load More Replies... Chris Scritchfield 3 years ago
I cup flour, 2 teaspoon(extra spicy), 1 teaspoon of salt, tablespoon of garlic,half a teaspoon of black pepper. Place in bowl then cover with lid. Shake while saying "You can do it, all night long" then you are done. Depending on the restaurant there may have been ground coriander, 5 spice, lemon powder(not lemonade for the love of holy not lemonade)
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Sarah Fitzpatrick 3 years ago
Flour is typically a raw agricultural product that hasn’t been treated to kill germs. Harmful germs can contaminate grain while it’s still in the field or at other steps as flour is produced. Bacteria are killed when food made with flour is cooked. That’s why you should never taste raw dough or batter.
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Tammilee Truitt 3 years ago
People eat chicken feet and monkey brains with gusto...just not me
#23
A woman smoking with her own fan blowing the smoke away from her. "Sorry, but I can't stand smoke."
Karis Ravenhill 3 years ago
Hilarious, I had this problem too. Smoker for 20yrs (just quit, yay!), but hated the smell of smoke. I washed all of my clothes if they were worn once, soaked the furniture and air of the house with Febreze, and had to breathe through my mouth if smoking because when the smoke hit my sinuses I got an insane migraine. I held the cigarette out of the car window and turned so the wind took smoke away instead of pooling around my face. One polite thing I did was ALWAYS walk downwind of someone else if you're smoking near them, non-smokers shouldn't have to deal with your smoke blasting in their face. Can't say I was ever clever enough to use a fan to blow my smoke away, lol, this girl's hilarious.
GoddessOdd 3 years ago
I know someone who smokes in their car with the cigarette outside the window so they 'won't smell like smoke". They do smell tho.
Mary Rose Kent 3 years ago
People who smoke lose track of how disgusting they actually smell to non smokers
Load More Replies... Doug the Special one 3 years ago
Quit smoking over a year ago and would still kill for a roll up every single day.
Brian Bennett 3 years ago
Try being a smoker in a windowless office - I learned to like it - addicted 4 packs a day quit in the early 70's!
Just saying 3 years ago
Not a smoker but I love the smell of smoke (both due to my dad chain smoking when I was a kid). I will inhale your smoke for you.
#24
A group sent their food back because their portions were so big that they were "overfaced". They requested a complete refund (rather than smaller portions, or ordering something else from the "light" menu). Apparently just the sight of such large portions made them feel ill and so they didn't want to eat at our establishment any more.
I can't even fathom their game plan?
Robert T 3 years ago
If this is America, then I can tell quite a lot of Europeans will feel that way with some of the portion sizes when they visit. They are completely outfacing and can put you off the sight and smell of food. And that's saying something for someone with a pretty good appetite.
Pezor Zass 3 years ago
so...a lot of europeans have never seen a banquet table, for example? or just a platter full of food? i can't imagine that anyone would legitimately look at a very large portion and be too disgusted to be able to eat.
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H Edwards 3 years ago
I haven't been to the States since the 90s, but I remember how enormous the portions were and how cheap the food was too. I love that anywhere will pack your food to go and you don't have to feel embarrassed to ask. You get two or even three meals from one portion. On the other hand, my mother had a very small appetite and she found the portions overwhelming and off putting.
Jasper Cool 3 years ago
This is why I can't wait to be able to order senior meals which are usually a smaller portion.
Load More Replies... GoddessOdd 3 years ago
Maybe they were Europeans. My overseas friends are horrified by American portions. I pointed out that most of us take half home in a box, but they think it's awful.
Zaza 3 years ago
As a European, if I went out to eat and someone served me an "american" sized portion my appetite would instantly be gone too. Not many things as offputting as a huge plate overfilled with food
Fabian Meresse 3 years ago
I can get this, when my ( French) parents first been to USA in the late 80's, they ordered both a duck dish at a chinese restaurant... Didn't expect to be served both one whole duck! For the rest of their trip, they kept ordering one plate for two at restaurant. American people were amazed on how they kept being so fit...I've a clue but...
Tammilee Truitt 3 years ago
I get it, but the customers could have handled that a whole lot better.
Sonnovab Kegeles 3 years ago
I had the same thing happen with my ex boyfriend. If there was too much food on the plate, he just wouldn't eat anything. Anything at all. I learned quickly to be very careful about putting too much on his plate. He was very earnest, clearly it was a deeply ingrained emotion. So this is great, I always assumed it was just him.
Jennifer Dzieło 3 years ago
tbh i guess they didn't like the way the food looked or smelled and decided not to pay for it in a weird way
#25
Had a bar guest walk into the kitchen and take an entire cheesecake out of our dessert fridge. No one saw him do it in the kitchen and the bartender was to shocked to say anything
Brian Bennett 3 years ago
Everyone knows when you steal cheesecake you just ignore it!
Load More Replies... advice5cents 3 years ago (edited)
Too shocked to say anything? Veteran bartender. I'd have had plenty to say. Although, this hardly rates as shocking in the business of getting people drunk.
Karis Ravenhill 3 years ago
Ok, if he sat down with a single fork and ate the cheesecake to himself, then paid, i'd have to high-five him for being my kind of badas*. Completely rude to do this, but damn if I don't admire him a bit. Plus, cheesecake, really hard to not rob a cheesecake out of a fridge, so tasty.
Marvelous Rex 3 years ago
Heck I'd throw money to see someone nonchalantly do this 😆
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Gretchen Esquilin 3 years ago
Daughter worked at Red Lobster...guy came in & stole an entire lobster from the tank by the hostess stand. LMAO
#26
I had someone order a chicken platter. I asked them if they wanted it with one chicken breast or two. They dead looked me in the face and asked what's the difference. I just tilted my head and said one comes with one breast, the other with two.
Pat Head 3 years ago
Perhaps they meant the difference in price? But I can definitely see someone mind wrestling over the plated difference.
Rose Romano 3 years ago
Exactly, Pat Head. I've found that if you try to understand what people mean, sometimes they don't seem so stupid anymore.
Load More Replies... GoddessOdd 3 years ago
This person may be related to the previous woman who couldn't understand the difference between one aig and two.
Jasper Cool 3 years ago
Am I the only one who balked at the idea of two full chicken breasts. That's a lot of chicken for one dish.
Dorothy Parker 3 years ago
This meal looks perfect, except they should have skinned the raccoon.
Evelyn Haskins 3 years ago
Do people actually EAT a 'meal' that looks like this???? Looks like something the dog brought up!
Amy Beckler 3 years ago
I don't even want to get grim enough to specify-a chicken with/without a mastectomy? 😞
Brian Bennett 3 years ago
I would have said it like I was talking to a 2 year old! ( or like the church lady - if you are old enough to remember her)
#27
A fish dish consisting of all fish components (clearly described on the menu) being too ‘fishy’ tasting or a blind woman complaining about her dessert. For the way it looks. Yea that was tough
GoddessOdd 3 years ago
I can understand the fishy part, only because when I used to eat fish, if it's less than fresh it smells bad. The blind woman complaining about the looks of the dessert I don't understand at all.
Frances M 3 years ago
Blindness has very different levels and types and you can be legally blind but still be able to make out shapes or colours
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Evil Little Thing 3 years ago
Food shouldn't taste fishy, as it's not the fish but the bacteria that's been growing on them producing the foul-smelling waste TMAO. Anything that tastes strongly fishy has been sitting around a while and is close to turning bad.
Jo Choto 3 years ago
You can be legally blind and still have some degree of vision. So someone might have a white stick or glasses or even a service dog, because they can see nothing beyond 1 meter, but they might have 50% vision at a distance of 30cm, for example. They might be able to see the desert, but still be legally blind because they cannot rely on their vision to get by in life.
Mary Rose Kent 3 years ago
I worked with a woman who was exactly as you describe: A very small range of vision, but able to work at an office with a special computer that had a magnifying screen over it so that she could read it a few words at a time.
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Huddo's sister 3 years ago
It looks nice, but I don't really have any experience with whole fish, so a curious about what it is. I love trying new things, but don't often order new things when I'm out because I don't want to pay for a meal and find out I don't like it. I usually rely on my brother, either I try what he orders for himself, or when I lived with him, he did a lot of cooking and it was usually delicious. Coincidently, one meal he did make was fish with celary and carrot tops in a paste, with other things, on top. It was not nice...
Load More Replies... Layla Corman 3 years ago
I know 2 things- that roasted garlic in the picture looks delicious! 🤤 AND old fish (fish that has been sitting around for a while) tastes "fishy".
Jaekry 3 years ago
Try garlic and honey grilled Brussel sprouts. Who knew!!
Load More Replies... Evelyn Haskins 3 years ago
I'd simply ask for a side plate and scrape all this yuck off the fish. And send the tomato back to have the leaves taken off!!!
#28
Had a woman ask me what the catch of the day was while pointing at the menu where it said quiche of the day.....
Memere 3 years ago
I sometimes say it that way, just for fun lol. We have a habit in my family of mispronouncing words just to be silly!
Load More Replies... Memere 3 years ago
She probably thought it was the 'fancy French' way to spell 'catch'.
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Tracie Fleshman 3 years ago
Hey Robert T: in West Virginia they eat a stew called Squish. Its squirrel and fish together. And no, I am not from WVA.
Brian Bennett 3 years ago
Hubby calls it Quickie! ( I know he's a bit confused!) but I love him!
#29
Had a lady tell me her chilled salad plate was too cold. I had to fight the urge to tell her to just wait a couple minutes and it wouldn't be and just go get her a room temp plate
GoldfishCrackers 3 years ago
I remember my friend’s mom growing up had sensitive teeth and would microwave her salad. That’s devotion to your veggies. I’d just say “oh darn, I guess I’ll have to eat these cookies instead”.
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GoddessOdd 3 years ago
Unless you're holding it in your lap, why would you even care... maybe she had tooth sensitivity or something, because otherwise, as you said, it will be warmer in a minute.
Karis Ravenhill 3 years ago
She probably finds ice cream too cold as well. "Sir, this frozen milk is threatening me".
Erica Cochrane 3 years ago
had a woman ask for an extra hot chai tea latte. i made it. then shouted it out for 15 minutes. eventually she comes to collect it and brings it back 'i asked for this extra hot', i couldn't resist and said 'well, it was extra hot when i made it and shouted it out the first time 15 minutes ago, but it has been sitting there a while. let me make it again for you.'
Izzy Curer 3 years ago
I would have just taken her plate, set it somewhere for a minute and then brought it back
Brian Bennett 3 years ago
Just put your lips together and blow - the hot air should do the job!
#30
Demanded a soup option. In the top fast food pizza restaurant.
advice5cents 3 years ago
I ordered a hot dog at McDonald's after my prom. I meant hot chocolate. When everyone looked at me like I had six heads, I repeated myself as though they were the crazy ones.
GoddessOdd 3 years ago
I can kind of understand this one... most regular Italian restaurants have soup or salad, so maybe she just didn't snap onto the "fast food" part.
Tammilee Truitt 3 years ago
May she lives in an ivory tower or under a rock
Load More Replies... Jasper Cool 3 years ago
I wonder which pizza chain this was because Pizza Hut used to have Soup and Salad at the top of their popularity in the 90's. In fact it was fairly common in most pizza places in my area.
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
Ketchup and boiled water. Instant tomato soup. I’ve seen this bit in countless movies. It’s usually done by a character who can’t afford a full hot meal. They go in and order hot water, a teabag, and some crackers. They then pocket the teabag and pour ketchup in the hot water for tomato soup with crackers in the side.
Amy Beckler 3 years ago
Put it in a bowl-stick it under the faucet-microwave and serve! Voila! The grand Soup option!
#31
Lady came in and ordered a vodka soda no ice, then proceeded to pour it into her feeding tube. I mean, who am I to judge, right? The next drink she ordered was the house chard.
GoddessOdd 3 years ago
UGH. If you're pouring it straight in, why bother with the soda? Straight vodka would be quicker
Jaime Blackwater 3 years ago
Might still be easier on the stomach once it hits?
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Groundcontroltomajortom 3 years ago
My auntie was terminally ill and in a hospice. They'd come round with a drinks trolley, swab her mouth with gin as she could no longer swallow and then give her some straight into her peg! She LOVED it. Absolutely hilarious and one of my best last memories of her.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
That's fantastic! If my brothers, who has pegs, had lived to drinking age I wonder how they would have felt about that? I suspect they would have enjoyed it :)
Load More Replies... Fabian Meresse 3 years ago
Probably terminaly ill...What could have she do? Drinking kale and ''healthy detox juice''? I'll probably do the same if so...
Lauren Caswell 3 years ago (edited)
My thoughts too. If you're terminal then I reckon hey why not
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Ellen Light 3 years ago
I worked for a hospice and had a patient who poured two highballs in her tube every day. The doctor told us that if she quit, the dt's would kill her immediately.
Alexandra Davis 3 years ago
I've done that before when I had a feeding tube, yes you can't taste it, but you get the effect of having a nice alcoholic drink. I'm probably going to end up with another one soon and again I'll probably give myself a gin and tonic (better that the tonic is flat or just use watered down gin) as I like the feeling of relaxing when you've had a drink.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
Makes sense, why miss out if you don't have to. I imagine you have to limit the amount more than you might otherwise though?
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Mare Freed 3 years ago
If I had to use a feeding tube, I'm sure I would pour a drink in it now and then, too. I understand why she would do that. I hope she doesn't need the tube for the rest of her life.
#32
I'll have the huevos rancheros with no egg please. Or, I'll have the prime rib, well done please.
advice5cents 3 years ago
People order prime rib well done all the time. It's hardly rare. Not even medium rare. :p (But seriously, they do, and it's fine. Somebody needs to eat the end cuts!)
MarieTDr 3 years ago
I like mine pink. OTOH I can't see why strangers should insist that their way of eating is the only way. What is it to them?
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Sonnovab Kegeles 3 years ago
Ummmm, ordering Huevos Ranchers without the egg is much easier and faster than saying I want the beans and tomato and sour cream on top of a tortilla please. I love Heuvos Rancheros and I eat eggs, but if I didn't eat eggs, I would still love the rest.
John Baker 3 years ago
A friend once jokingly called me a barbarian because I like my meat well done. I reminded him that he was the one eating raw meat. ;-)
Philly Bob Squires 3 years ago (edited)
A steak anything more than medium... you are a steak hating bastard and should order the chicken...
Tammilee Truitt 3 years ago
So, I'm in AND from Texas and I can't get decent, normal huevos rancheros ANYWHERE! I have to order everything separate. I don't like under cooked eggs, which they always give me, so I've been tempted more than once to ask for no eggs cause you can't serve as ordered. As long as everything else is there, I will not miss the running freaking eggs.
What do you think ?
Thorfin Wolfsbane 3 years ago
I've said it before here, but...was behind a lady at subway ordering a club on white bread. When asked what vegetables she wanted as topping, she said, "none, I don't eat carbs".
Poultry Geist 3 years ago
I have one ! I was at subway and the guy in front of me said he wanted a such and such footlong with everything on it! The lady was like “ you want everything ?” He said “put everything on it” she repeated a couple more times until the guy was getting frustrated! After she put everything on it he started asking her to take stuff off! It was frustrating I left her a good tip ! Bless her sweet heart !
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Nena Rosebud 3 years ago
I tip my hat off to those in service industry, dealing with people like this. I work in customer service and even then, it takes serious strength for me to maintain a straight, neutral face and keep the snark and exasperation out of my voice.
Who Panda 420 3 years ago
Exactly I'm told that I'm very expressive so I don't think I could get away with it LOL
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Jef Bateman 3 years ago
I worked at a cinnamon roll bakery called TJ Cinnamon's. We had a code to keep track of when items were baked, and we were not supposed to divulge it to customers. I had a customer who insisted I did, so I broke the rules and explained the system to her (she had figured it out partly by coming in every day). She accused me of lying and was going to report me to my boss. I told her my boss didn't want me to tell her the secret AT ALL, and so she threatened to report me to the founder of my company, "Sam Cinnamon," who was one of her childhood friends. (The company was founded by Ted and Joyce Rice - hence the "TJ.")
Troux 3 years ago (edited)
"Sam Cinnamon" 😂😂 The secret alias of Powdered Toast Man!
Load More Replies... Chich 3 years ago
Not a restaurant but a wildfire. Someone got my number. I usually didn't deal with the public but it was a quiet moment so I asked what was on his mind. Said we were a bunch of idiots. All we had to do to stop the fire was fly along the edge and throw grenades at it and then afterwards have crews plant wildflowers in the holes. Was *really* upset when I told him we were not going to do that.
Troux 3 years ago
Good god, it sounds like hyperbole. "That guy's so dumb, he would try to douse a fire with a box of grenades."
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Adél Gáspár 3 years ago
My favourite was when I worked in a Mexican kitchen and I asked the customer if she wanted beef or pork in her burrito, she said doesn't matter, it's the same animal anyway..facepalm
Troux 3 years ago
Oh right...A wonderful, *magical* animal! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BZDZyRaGa8
Load More Replies... Lee 3 years ago
I've worked customer service before at Wal-Mart. My favorite story is when a girl tried to return a used pregnancy test and then proceeded to ask in an indignant tone why we didn't take them back. She was informed that it was a biohazard and whatever the issue was (God help me I didn't ask or want to know) she had to contact the company about it.
Troux 3 years ago
Waiting tables, a group of 8 asked for boxes towards the end of their meal. All going well, we were friendly and chatty as I brought the boxes back, and helped pack up and clear plates. The woman who had been the most talkative with me - to the point that she wasn't paying attention - again asked if she could get a box, too. I pointed roughly towards the table where her empty box had been waiting nearly just in front of her and replied "You've already got a box." Her jaw dropped and her face turned to horror before she started spouting bewildered anger at what I had just said. Myself and everyone else at the table were baffled by her sudden change, ranting furiously at me for being so offensively rude until another guest pointed out the empty box beside her. Apparently she thought I was talking about her vagina, and she went from being offended at my vulgar comment to being embarrassed that she was the only one vulgar enough to immediately think of a vagina when a stranger says box.
Liz the Wanderer 3 years ago
I've been an RN for 30 years. It has never been crazier dealing with the public. I gave up and retired. The world has gone stark raving mad. I feel for anyone working customer service.
Brian Bennett 3 years ago
Boy could we tell each other some tales! Customer service has got to be the wort job on earth - but is is quite entertaining to overhear how stupid some (all?) people can be!
Load More Replies... Susan Trevaskis-Owen 3 years ago
Can I tell on myself here? I once ordered a Famous Blended Coffee Drink from Famous Coffee Chain. Normally these are *very* sweet, but this one was a little bitter (I think they forgot to add the vanilla syrup) so I went back and said, "I know how stupid this sounds, but my coffee tastes too much like coffee. Could I have it remade, please?" We all chuckled at the ridiculousness of it, but the remade one was perfect.
Thorfin Wolfsbane 3 years ago
I've said it before here, but...was behind a lady at subway ordering a club on white bread. When asked what vegetables she wanted as topping, she said, "none, I don't eat carbs".
Poultry Geist 3 years ago
I have one ! I was at subway and the guy in front of me said he wanted a such and such footlong with everything on it! The lady was like “ you want everything ?” He said “put everything on it” she repeated a couple more times until the guy was getting frustrated! After she put everything on it he started asking her to take stuff off! It was frustrating I left her a good tip ! Bless her sweet heart !
Load More Replies... Nena Rosebud 3 years ago
I tip my hat off to those in service industry, dealing with people like this. I work in customer service and even then, it takes serious strength for me to maintain a straight, neutral face and keep the snark and exasperation out of my voice.
Who Panda 420 3 years ago
Exactly I'm told that I'm very expressive so I don't think I could get away with it LOL
Load More Replies... Jef Bateman 3 years ago
I worked at a cinnamon roll bakery called TJ Cinnamon's. We had a code to keep track of when items were baked, and we were not supposed to divulge it to customers. I had a customer who insisted I did, so I broke the rules and explained the system to her (she had figured it out partly by coming in every day). She accused me of lying and was going to report me to my boss. I told her my boss didn't want me to tell her the secret AT ALL, and so she threatened to report me to the founder of my company, "Sam Cinnamon," who was one of her childhood friends. (The company was founded by Ted and Joyce Rice - hence the "TJ.")
Troux 3 years ago (edited)
"Sam Cinnamon" 😂😂 The secret alias of Powdered Toast Man!
Load More Replies... Chich 3 years ago
Not a restaurant but a wildfire. Someone got my number. I usually didn't deal with the public but it was a quiet moment so I asked what was on his mind. Said we were a bunch of idiots. All we had to do to stop the fire was fly along the edge and throw grenades at it and then afterwards have crews plant wildflowers in the holes. Was *really* upset when I told him we were not going to do that.
Troux 3 years ago
Good god, it sounds like hyperbole. "That guy's so dumb, he would try to douse a fire with a box of grenades."
Load More Replies... Adél Gáspár 3 years ago
My favourite was when I worked in a Mexican kitchen and I asked the customer if she wanted beef or pork in her burrito, she said doesn't matter, it's the same animal anyway..facepalm
Troux 3 years ago
Oh right...A wonderful, *magical* animal! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BZDZyRaGa8
Load More Replies... Lee 3 years ago
I've worked customer service before at Wal-Mart. My favorite story is when a girl tried to return a used pregnancy test and then proceeded to ask in an indignant tone why we didn't take them back. She was informed that it was a biohazard and whatever the issue was (God help me I didn't ask or want to know) she had to contact the company about it.
Troux 3 years ago
Waiting tables, a group of 8 asked for boxes towards the end of their meal. All going well, we were friendly and chatty as I brought the boxes back, and helped pack up and clear plates. The woman who had been the most talkative with me - to the point that she wasn't paying attention - again asked if she could get a box, too. I pointed roughly towards the table where her empty box had been waiting nearly just in front of her and replied "You've already got a box." Her jaw dropped and her face turned to horror before she started spouting bewildered anger at what I had just said. Myself and everyone else at the table were baffled by her sudden change, ranting furiously at me for being so offensively rude until another guest pointed out the empty box beside her. Apparently she thought I was talking about her vagina, and she went from being offended at my vulgar comment to being embarrassed that she was the only one vulgar enough to immediately think of a vagina when a stranger says box.
Liz the Wanderer 3 years ago
I've been an RN for 30 years. It has never been crazier dealing with the public. I gave up and retired. The world has gone stark raving mad. I feel for anyone working customer service.
Brian Bennett 3 years ago
Boy could we tell each other some tales! Customer service has got to be the wort job on earth - but is is quite entertaining to overhear how stupid some (all?) people can be!
Load More Replies... Susan Trevaskis-Owen 3 years ago
Can I tell on myself here? I once ordered a Famous Blended Coffee Drink from Famous Coffee Chain. Normally these are *very* sweet, but this one was a little bitter (I think they forgot to add the vanilla syrup) so I went back and said, "I know how stupid this sounds, but my coffee tastes too much like coffee. Could I have it remade, please?" We all chuckled at the ridiculousness of it, but the remade one was perfect.
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