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Do not anger the people who are in charge of your food. Let’s repeat that so even those in the back hear it: do not anger the people who are in charge of your food. Food service employees are human beings and deserve the respect of their customers. Unfortunately, some customers are so rude that they end up practically begging to be given a taste of their medicine.

The restaurant workers of Reddit opened up about the very worst things that they’ve seen done to a customer’s order in a surprisingly honest thread. From waiters and cooks doing horrible things to the food to get their revenge to tales of awful fails on the employee’s part. There’s also a story about pickles being added to random burgers.

Read on for some saucy restaurant gossip and don’t forget to upvote the stories that left the biggest impression on you, dear Pandas. Oh, and if you’ve ever worked in the food service industry, we’d love to hear about the best and worst things you’ve witnessed. Tell us all about it in the comments.

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30 Funny, Petty, And Rude Things People Have Seen Done To Customers' Orders At Restaurants Wanted extra mayo so I maliciously complied by drenching it. Lady thought I would forget her fake $10 prayer tip the last time she was there.

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Liesl English
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just looked up fake prayer tips. Ugh. I had no clue those things existed, but what a horrible thing to do.

Bernd Herbert
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And I’m wondering: could you not simply refuse service to those people if they return?

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cybermerlin2000
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I heard a funny prayer tip revenge last week where a waitress in our favourite restaurant got £10 prayer tip. She found out the tipper worked in a church café, so she went in, had a sandwich and a pot of tea and left the prayer tip on the table for them with Proverbs 6:16-19 written on it and in smaller writing: Read carefully and think on what you are guilty of

shodokai
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Post church Sunday crowd is always the rudest, most entitled and worst tipping crowd in restaurants. Never work a Sunday...

abby smink
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Amen. And the bible tracks as tips? Mighty presumptuous to assume I don't already have Jesus, and that I can actually pay my bills with those wastes of paper.

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Jerry The Joker
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nothing worse than a fake prayer tip and the Trump $100 bill Trash.

Warrior Mama
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Except a handful of loose change at the bottom of a dirty milkshake cup :-(

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Jason Cullen
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fake 10 with prayers on it is nor a tip, is an attempt to pass off fuzzy feelings as payment in hopes the recipient doesn't catch it in time. Taking food off the table of somebody who works for less than minimum wage not very Christian

abby smink
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have yet to meet a single person that got those fake bible tips and thought "yes! That's it! I need Jesus!" and then suddenly became a Christian.

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Phil Green
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nice one! I don't know why you food-serving folk in the US put up with the idiot tipping system you have. The fake Trump bank notes, the useless prayers, foreign money, it just makes me angry that my fellow culinary people are treated like s***.

Jodi Von Seggern
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Trust us, we loathe it too. But the powers that be in each state apparently make way, way, WAY too much money this way to care about paying food service people a livable wage. They all have a litany of excuses as to why they deserve enough to live on but how their employees do not. But they're like a family at their particular business, so, reasons...

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Raimei Ai
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I feel those who leave fake money with prays or other religious junk on them should be arrested for "forging and passing" fake bills.

Keisha
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I ordered a couple of subs online from Subway and told them extra,extra mayo and when I picked them up there was none on either sandwich. The guy was an ass and said fine take the whole thing and handed me the plastic bottle filled with mayo. I said thanks,walked out and left. You should have seen his face. I wish I had it on video.

Id row
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Restaurants should ban people who leave those bullsh*t fake bills as tips.

sherry powers
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd honestly would probably like that, but I always ask for extra mayo on the side, so I can dip my burger in it. 😆

Jimmy Lewis
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love mayo but that's a little extreme. I would probably eat my fries with it.

Laura Brown
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have nothing against Jesus, but as a waitress, the last thing I want is a Jesus paper for a tip...I have heard of storing your reward in heaven but I also heard it's more blessed to give than receive.

Irene Donovan
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To me that's actually an almost perfect amount of mayo. To be truly perfect, it would need to be dripping on the plate on all sides. There is no such thing as too much mayo imo. But I'm polite about burgers that don't meet my preferences; at most I'll ask for more on the side, or more often, just eat it as is.. And I'm always a fan of malicious compliance, especially in the face of something like a prayer tip.

Irene Donovan
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To me that is actually an almost perfect amount of mayo. To be truly perfect it would need to be dripping on the plate on all sides. There is no such thing as too much mayo imo.

Jp@nda
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fake prayer tips... Only bon jovi lives on prayers ma'am, the rest of us need real money please

Sondra Vallee
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I did that it was coworker saying I didn't add enough mayo so I took spoon and said you want mayo you got it and heaped four lg spoonfuls of mayo on his sandwich

Mr Zipperface
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If only you served Oprah, you would have got a signed napkin to pay your rent.

Susan Williams
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When the pandemic had just become serious, I missed being able to go out to eat. I went to one of my fave restaurants and ordered take out. While I waited, I noticed that nobody was wearing a mask, other than me I complained that they were going to make the pandemic last longer if they didn't follow the regulations to wear masks. I was upset about it and it showed. When I got home, I opened the box and saw a very tiny amount of food, compared to what I ususally got. After eating it, I had explosive diarrhea. I know I was being punished for being critical of their failure to follow CDC regulations and had put something in the food to make me ill.. Have never gone back there since. Sad.

Susan Williams
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

. 19I was upset the the restaurant didn't require masks on employees, when I went in to order takeout. I made a comment about how they were perpetuating the spread of Covid 19. After I took my order home, I noticed it was a very small serving, almost nothing in the take out box. But, I ate it and I experienced the worst case of diarrhea I've ever had. I know .something was added to my order to punish me for complaining. I will never go back.

Susan McClure
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Something like this can be funny but it's important to draw the line. Here she actually kinda ordered a pile of mayo, so to me it's a harmless prank.

Mark Alibozek
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I remember a while ago a big chain restaurant opened in town and my ex and decided to try it out. Mind you I’m always polite and tip well. I ordered a sandwich without onions, food comes out and I can see onions sticking out. No big deal I can tack them off. Take bun off to find a pile of hair! Still have no idea why but called manager over and had it sent back.

Mohammad Omar
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

yeah, because tipping is a Must-Do nowadays, I have to pay for the stuff and pay for your salary too.

Random person
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So... Google failed to answer my question, so what are fake prayer tips exactly? I haven't heard of these before, so...

LeilaOdinis
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I did that to a pizza since the guy was a buttle to us pizza staff. He called back the next week and asked for the same thing. Lol

Michelle
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hate when people give out those crappy fake bills especially with religious crap on it, but giving it as a tip is ridiculous. At my work someone left a fake bill, with a large amount printed on it but they didn't give it as a tip. Treat people how you want to be treated my ass.

George Francis
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bet you were the little brat crying because you could not get the cookie you wanted. And Mommy caved in and gave it to you.

DC
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Those fake tips that just have some mythological Blabla on them - weird, rude, indicating that they've been left by some kind of selfabsorbed and entitled exhaust orifice. Best would be to make sure every full time job enables you to provide any and every necessity in life ... make tipping voluntary ... do not leave the task to counter your greed to customers - you should tip, generously, everybody who exceeds the bare minimum ... reward outstandingly well done service. Not make people tip to make sure next month, the same waiter still works there because you enabled him to survive. That should be up to their boss - like it is in about 99 of the 100 furthest developed countries.

David Henry
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"I call it The Virgin Mary bc it looks like what God did to her."

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It's not funny. Customers aren't required to tip. Yes it sucks if you're doing a good job and people don't tip. But if you want a steady income get a steady job. It sucks that you live on customer whims, instead of earning a living wage like in some other countries. But being patronized with a prayer tip would upset me too. Just like getting a tree in Africa for Christmas. But I would always do my job professionally.

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I mean they still got a tip at least. As opposed to some other customers.

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Gosh! None OWES anyone a tip! Hence the name 'tip'. Geez!!!

Carrie Smith
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Clearly you don't know anything about food service. Wait staff aren't even paid minimum wage and rely on tips. I bet you don't give tips, do you?

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Redditor u/RegulatoryCapturedMe’s thread on r/AskReddit drew in a large crowd and ended up getting over 33.5k upvotes. The stories were as insightful as they were entertaining, and odds are that they’re bound to make some customers reconsider how they treat waiters and cooks from now on. On the flip side, it’s also a wake-up call for anyone who messes with customers’ food for no good reason.

Before you start putting random things into the meal to mess with a rude customer, remember that this might end up hurting more than just their pride. Food allergies are a very real, very dangerous thing. And they're becoming more frequent. Restaurant staff need to be aware of any potential allergies that customers might have, as well as understand that sticking a dirty finger into someone’s dinner can cause anaphylactic shock if the person is allergic to nuts. They also need to reduce the possibility of cross-contamination between ingredients.

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Bored Panda reached out to food expert, pie artist, and author Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin for her take on how to best deal with this danger as a customer and what to do to protect your health when dining out.

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30 Funny, Petty, And Rude Things People Have Seen Done To Customers' Orders At Restaurants At my last restaurant job, my coworker would make very ugly sundaes for customers who were rude. For particularly nice customers, she would painstakingly recreate the sundaes in the menu pictures and give them extra cream and sprinkles.

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Autumn Artemis
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The polite little kids at my tables always got finely crafted rainbows on their sprinkle pancakes

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30 Funny, Petty, And Rude Things People Have Seen Done To Customers' Orders At Restaurants Some Indian guys came in one time and asked for us to make thier food as spicy as possible. I told them that's going to be extremely spicy and wanted to make sure they knew what they were asking for. They went on a long rant about how Indian restaurants are the only places that actual know what spicy is and anything we bring out isn't going to be close to how spicy they like their food. So I had the owner come over to tell them that we'll try our best but there won't be any refund on this food if it's too spicy. So we made them chicken fried rice with Trinidad scorpion peppers. After 2 bites and about 10 glasses of soy milk later, they ordered something else.

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Misterscooter
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've seen warning signs at restaurants in Santa Fe that there are no refunds if you order the spicy chili.

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Food expert Jessica stressed that there’s never a 0% risk when dining out if you have life-threatening allergies to certain foods. She stressed that the burden of responsibility can’t fall just on the restaurant if something happens, even if the customer is very transparent in communicating with the staff about their allergies. There are simply too many moving parts to control everything, and cross-contamination is a real possibility even if everyone’s a professional.

“Most restaurants will do their best to accommodate guests with specific dietary requests, but for certain life-threatening allergies, it’s not always possible due to the possibility of cross-contamination,” Jessica told Bored Panda.

There are vast differences in food allergies. While some might make you feel uncomfortable for a time, others are a very real danger to your life.

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30 Funny, Petty, And Rude Things People Have Seen Done To Customers' Orders At Restaurants This isn't really bad, but a lot of the times when people send food back and there's clearly nothing wrong with it, the chefs will just rearrange the food on the plate, wait a minute or two and then send it out to the table.

The funniest part is when the customer says that its better.

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I didn’t tamper with food but if you were an a$$hole I would spill water on you. Had a couple of people who came in 3-4 days a week, were nasty mean and never tipped. Every single server they had spilled a pitcher of water on them over a two week period every time they came in. They finally got the hint. Don’t be mean to people trying to do their (stressful )job. Don’t want to tip? At least be kind.

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30 Funny, Petty, And Rude Things People Have Seen Done To Customers' Orders At Restaurants Tampering with food is not that common. I've been in the business a long time and only worked with one girl who spat in someone's food. Another server saw her and she got reported and fired immediately.

The only other thing that sometimes happens is when people get cocky and ask for extremely spicy food the kitchen staff turns into evil geniuses. A guy once asked me for wings so spicy that they would give a woman a miscarriage. I relayed those lovely instructions to the kitchen and I don't know what they did but the sauce was burning my nose and making my eyes water as I carried it out. He was not able to finish his wings.

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Jo Johannsen
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When customers order like that, make a policy of getting witnesses, preferably the on duty manager, like the story above.

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“If you are lactose-intolerant and would like the restaurant to hold the cream sauce on your pasta, that’s likely no problem. If on the other hand, you have a deadly peanut allergy and would like the restaurant to hold the peanut sauce on your chicken satay, well, that’s another story,” the food expert told us.

“The kitchen can’t guarantee that trace amounts of the allergen will not make its way to your plate, and they (understandably) don’t want to be responsible for your anaphylaxis!” she said.

“If your allergies are so severe that they will cause you to have a spectacularly bad time should you come in contact with your triggers, it’s best if you stick to restaurants that have kitchens and menus which already exclude those items,” she explained to Bored Panda that customers with serious allergies need to do thorough research about the restaurant before eating there. If there’s not enough information on the menu, giving the restaurant a call or heading there in person to have an open and honest chat might help.

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30 Funny, Petty, And Rude Things People Have Seen Done To Customers' Orders At Restaurants It's not really bad but still makes me chuckle thinking back. My first job in highschool was at a fast food franchise in a very small town where you would know many of the people that came through.

Whenever a girl came through that this particular female coworker didn't like she would do whatever she could to increase the caloric count of the order. If the item had mayo she'd say put extra mayo. If the order had fries, put extra fries, larger soda/ice cream, extra cheese, etc in an attempt to make them just as little bit fatter out of spite - it was hilarious to witness this ritual.

Cindy, if you're out there I hope you're doing well.

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Raphosaurus
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Imagine getting things for free, from somebody who doesn't like for not liking you. Sounds like a win-win for me!

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30 Funny, Petty, And Rude Things People Have Seen Done To Customers' Orders At Restaurants We would call that the "B***h Tax".

You're a b***h? You receive a 3/4 portion

You're a b***h? Have fun with your practically virgin drink

We would never mess with their food, but if you were over-the-top rude then you get less food.

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chaotic legal
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

am I the only child who would order virgin margharitas just for the salt? and sometimes a lemonade margharita lol

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30 Funny, Petty, And Rude Things People Have Seen Done To Customers' Orders At Restaurants I worked in a very well known fast food chain for a while. My favourite example of this actually involved nothing. The person who bought food had been rude to staff on multiple occasions. The person serving went to get their food, popped round the corner in a noticeable way, then returned having done nothing. He gave the food to him with a huge grin on his face and said "enjoy". He then watched the person throw it in the bin when he went outside.

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Robin DJW
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So the guy KNEW he was being a rude SOB, and assumed revenge was being taken. Great bluff. And he tossed it instead of asking for a free replacement order because he knew it would keep happening, whatever "it" was. Good job!

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Meanwhile, the very best thing that customers can do to prevent restaurant staff from sticking fingers in their food or (God forbid!) overcooking their eggs is to be nice. Be polite. Be gentle. Be witty. You’re dealing with human beings after all. Everyone makes mistakes, and some staff are trainees. And you can’t expect to be treated with a smile like a king if you act like an angry troll living under a bridge.

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Bored Panda previously spoke to a server working at a fancy restaurant about her work. She explained to us what leaves a good impression on the staff.

“That huge musician Seal was in our restaurant once and he could not have been nicer. Tipped well, made friendly, genuine, conversation with the staff, just radiated kindness. It was really an encounter I’ll remember for the rest of my life,” she said.

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30 Funny, Petty, And Rude Things People Have Seen Done To Customers' Orders At Restaurants I had a buddy at mcdonalds, a real chaotic type, who every once and a while would say "oh hey, guess what time it is... PICKLE SURPRISE!" and put a whole handful of pickles on a random cheeseburger.

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30 Funny, Petty, And Rude Things People Have Seen Done To Customers' Orders At Restaurants I’ve never f**ked with anyone’s food because thats gross

I did however throw someone’s credit card away after she mistakenly left it behind. Maybe she shouldn’t have stiffed me and been a b***h the whole evening

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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's not the worst thing you could have done. You could have left it at the bus stop.

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30 Funny, Petty, And Rude Things People Have Seen Done To Customers' Orders At Restaurants Many many years ago when I was barista if someone was exceptionally rude I'd make their drink with decaf.

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Not all customers are as nice, however. Some have physically threatened and even attacked staff members. “Not just over masks and other safety requirements, either. It’s as though the stress of the last year has amped societal entitlement up to a new degree. I spend more time now soothing tantruming adults than I do running food,” she told Bored Panda.

“Just last night a customer followed me out to the parking lot and tried to take down my license plate because I charged him for extra ketchup, (as per our business policy, written on the menu,” the server told us.

“So, the biggest problem with being a server right now is, in short, that many people treat us as sub-human trash. Say hello, look us in the eye when you order, leave a tip, and don’t call us names or threaten us. Is it so much to ask?”

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I used to work in fast food ... if you were a douche bag and you didn’t specify a meal or anything just ordering bits and pieces you bet I’m not going to offer cheaper packs with the same stuff! They got each and every individual item. Some guy once order some nuggets and chips and I gave him just that (approx $20) too bad if he was nice I would have offered a drink and saved him like $5 .

And vice versa some guy was having a party and ordering a whole heap of stuff but was such a nice dude I chucked it all into ‘meal deals’ and instead of it being $80-90 it was $50 (he gave me a good lil tip for that!)

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chaotic legal
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

ah. Read the signs. Maybe I'll start drinking coke if it makes my food cheaper 🤣

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I worked at a popular fast food chain in my younger years, it was my first time with closing shift and we were all doing our part to clean and prep the store.

I see this lady with a mop and bucket come out of the back, slop it on to the griddle and START MOPPING IT. I was appalled. I went and told the manager and she tells me well that’s the quickest way to clean it then scolded me for worrying about things that didn’t concern me.

I quit that job next day and then called the district office and told them what happened. That location closed down not long after. But the franchise still exists.

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David-Michael Wallace
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A designated mop wouldn't bother me in the slightest. BBQ joints use mops to slather too. They're not mopping up the floor after tho.

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30 Funny, Petty, And Rude Things People Have Seen Done To Customers' Orders At Restaurants Worked in restaurants for over 10 years. It’s pretty rare that you see people mess with someone’a food but it does happen occasionally. The most memorable was once when a customer made a waitress cry complaining about their food and sent it back. The chef farted on the remake. It got a lot of laughs.

More common is if a customer is an a**hole, when they order dessert, you find the smallest slice of cheesecake you can.

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Aubrey
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is kinda funny. I only say that cause like that's gross and I don't think it's right to tamper with food even if someone is a jerk, but then again, making a waitress cry is a whole new level of jerkiness

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At the core of being a good server, according to the professional, is making sure that everyone leaves the meal having had a nice and memorable time.

“I’m always on the lookout for anything extra I can do to make the night special for our guests. If I overhear a birthday mentioned, we bring out a piece of cake. If someone comes in wearing a Dolphins jersey, we’ll turn on that game if they’re playing. We take pride in our work,” she told us.

She also urged customers that see servers being mistreated at other tables to consider stepping in or saying something. Especially if the servers being mistreated are young.

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30 Funny, Petty, And Rude Things People Have Seen Done To Customers' Orders At Restaurants When I was a pizza delivery driver, when habitual non-tippers ordered I wouldn't cut their pizza all the way through.

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Clan Leader
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is why tipping is a bad idea. In my country they pay you a living wage and anyone demanding tips gets told where to go. You get delivery drivers on 20 bucks an hour demanding tips. They don’t get them

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Worked at a high end steak house. The dirty secret is many of their streaks were frozen and thawed out at the restaurant. Honestly, this didn't bother me. Anyway, that's not the story.

So it was the last hour or so of the night. The cooks were getting steaks out for the next day to be thawed. One of the steaks fell on the ground. Of course this can't be saved, but since it's frozen and not hurting anything it's just left to the can get to it. So for most of that last hour this filet mignon was being kicked around like a hockey puck. It was defrosting and starting to stick and honestly was gross, but shit had to get done and it would be cleaned up when then mopped the floor me

5 minutes before close this absolute a**hole of a woman comes in and demands she be seated and wants a filet. So of course she gets that filet. It's picked up, washed off, and put in the rapid defroster (microwave) and then thrown on the grill till "done".

Everyone just watched and tried to keep a straight face.

She left after drinking a bunch of wine and taking her own sweat time to finish, about 1.5 hours after close. She didn't leave a tip. Paid cash, and literally paid with exact change.

Anyway, yeah, don't piss off the cooks.

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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My record was 2 hours and 20 minutes after close because the server overserved the hell out of his last table and let them stack pitchers. When they finally left, that server had clocked off and left me, the dishwasher, and the night manager to clean up that mess. He just ghosted. I have NEVER forgiven him for that.

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30 Funny, Petty, And Rude Things People Have Seen Done To Customers' Orders At Restaurants The worst thing i did was to this one guy that I already didn't like and he was being kind of an a**hole, I overcooked his eggs.

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“The server may look unbothered, but that’s because it’s their job. ‘The customer is always right,’ is one of the only pieces of training many of us get. It is literally our job to be sure tables leave happy. We cannot argue with you. So, just because they’re smiling on the outside doesn’t mean they’re not offended, or even feeling unsafe, on the inside,” she said.

“If you’re not comfortable saying something to the abusive customer directly, just find a manager and quietly inform them of what’s going on, they’ll take it from there. A lot of servers are students who are too nervous about losing the job or looking unprofessional to ask for help. And, as someone eating in the restaurant rather than working there, your words will carry far more weight with the harasser than ours would anyways.”

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#19

Not a restaurant but sometimes if a customer at my grocery store is being an a**hole I’ll put their bananas or bread on the bottom of the cart so they get squished

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was taught to pack groceries myself - goes faster, you make sure you got everything, and it's just nice to help the cashier, they get enough trouble!

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30 Funny, Petty, And Rude Things People Have Seen Done To Customers' Orders At Restaurants One table were extremely racist to my colleague so I was given their table and they were so nice to me. So I overcooked their free brownie so it was burnt in some spots, put too much chocolate topping on their brownie so it was sickly sweet and very hard to eat

If they had complained I wouldn’t pleaded ignorant about burning it and would’ve said I was being nice with the extra topping

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Some people have the sign "we have the right to refuse service to anyone" and i feel that would be a legit reason to use it. Poor guy.

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30 Funny, Petty, And Rude Things People Have Seen Done To Customers' Orders At Restaurants If you are a b***h to baristas at Starbucks, you will get decaf espresso shots in your latte/cap/frap what ever. If you ordered tea, they will not shake it.

This is the way.

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#22

30 Funny, Petty, And Rude Things People Have Seen Done To Customers' Orders At Restaurants I worked for Applebee’s for 7 years, and not until my last year did I witness this act. One of the cooks would drop down to one pair of tongs for the grill station for closing. He used the same tongs for raw chicken, beef, seafood, and cooked food. He would swish the tongs in his sanitizing solution, that looked like soup since he never changed it, claiming that it was “good” after that. I called him out on it and he told me that he never told me how to cook, so I should let him be. I told management too and it was swept under the rug like everything else. I quit shortly after, but that was the only time I witnessed something f**king disgusting like that.

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#23

30 Funny, Petty, And Rude Things People Have Seen Done To Customers' Orders At Restaurants Worked at a movie theatre for a while. Our pizzas came frozen in a large bag of many pizzas, so the contents sometimes got shifted around during shipping.

One dude was acting like it was the end of the world because he got there late, hungry, AND had to wait in line. He ordered a pepperoni pizza, so my coworker went to the freezer, pulled out a pizza with ONE slice of pepperoni on it, and tossed that sucker into the oven.

The guy eventually got a refund, but that must have felt good to see the reaction from him.

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30 Funny, Petty, And Rude Things People Have Seen Done To Customers' Orders At Restaurants Saw a coworker throw a hot dog onto a greasy floor, step on it, throw it back on the grill and then serve it.

The customer was treating one of our waitresses like total garbage (continually hitting on and demeaning her.)

He did clean the grill and utensils after.

I was 14/15 and didn't really see a problem at the time.

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#25

30 Funny, Petty, And Rude Things People Have Seen Done To Customers' Orders At Restaurants Guy was being an a**hole at the drive thru, so I gave him no onions instead of extra onions

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#26

30 Funny, Petty, And Rude Things People Have Seen Done To Customers' Orders At Restaurants Was over 10 years ago, I worked at a golf course restaurant, one of my female co-workers had some crude shit said to her by one of the old golfers. Something along the lines of "with an a** like that you shouldn't be in the kitchen, you should be on the course serving us beers!" Then he ordered a ham sandwich on the turn to the back 9. She licked the f**k out of that ham before putting it on the sandwich, then wrapped it in saran wrap, punched it, and went out and handed it to him herself.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hate to say this but that old dude would probably have tipped her for the saliva. Yeugh.

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30 Funny, Petty, And Rude Things People Have Seen Done To Customers' Orders At Restaurants Friend used to work at a small local grocery store, and apparently the owner would open a bag of chips, eat a handful, use a coffee hot plate to reseal the bag, and put it back on the shelf.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's illegal. For one pathogens, two who knows what diseases they carry.

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#28

30 Funny, Petty, And Rude Things People Have Seen Done To Customers' Orders At Restaurants Pour the whole tray of drinks over a guest - twice. International trade fair with students as waiters. First time was an accident, second time she was so nervous she was practically shaking and spilled the drinks again on the same guy.

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#29

30 Funny, Petty, And Rude Things People Have Seen Done To Customers' Orders At Restaurants I saw a waiter pour an orange juice, take a big swig with his lips on the rim, top it up then take it to the table.

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#30

30 Funny, Petty, And Rude Things People Have Seen Done To Customers' Orders At Restaurants One time I ordered a liter of cola and the kid working the register secretly poked a hole in the cup.

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30 Funny, Petty, And Rude Things People Have Seen Done To Customers' Orders At Restaurants I worked at a local italian ices shop with an outdoor serving window as a teen (waaay too many years ago) and naturally there were a ton of bees attracted to the sugar. Every window had a fly swatter and you would kill bees all day long. (This is gross). We used to keep the bee piles and it would be a competition to see who would have the biggest pile by the end of the day. One time one of the girls at the other window had someone order a milkshake that she apparently hated. She picked up a bunch of bees... off the floor pile....and mixed it into the shake. Looking back thats horrifying on so many levels.

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#32

30 Funny, Petty, And Rude Things People Have Seen Done To Customers' Orders At Restaurants One lady was complaining her soup was too cold. The cook gives it back so hot it actually burned her tongue

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#33

Served a smaller than usual bowl of soup is the best I can do.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

saw this post in reddit and the reply was something like good for you (and something about morals - I think as in not stepping on it or the like)

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30 Funny, Petty, And Rude Things People Have Seen Done To Customers' Orders At Restaurants I used to work at a local pizza restaurant in a town known for its pizza. The cook always carried around a dirty, stained brown rag he would use to wipe his hands and sweat off his face/ blow his nose into. On multiple occasions I’ve seen him let the rag touch the pizza while he was preparing it.

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#35

Worked at Papa J's. Had a customer complain about an "ice cold" pizza that was delivered, and she wanted another hot pizza AND her money back. The manager begrudgingly did what she asked. He even made her remake pizza himself. He also threw the dough on the ground and stomped it flat with his shoes then finished making it. That manager is no longer in the food biz, thankfully.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I get the petty stuff to get back at mean customers but this could get someone sick 😔

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#36

Not not necessarily messing with food, but definitely with a drink. I watched a customer order a Diet Coke and my friend, a server, brought it out to him immediately. The customer then complained loudly that it was not Diet Coke (it was) and proceeded to make a scene that the server was lying to him. My friend went to the dish pit and scooped up some of the dirtiest water I’ve ever seen (used to soak dirty utensils before going in dishwasher), emptied the glass without washing, and refilled with Diet Coke again. Dude was probably drinking the germs of about 60+ people

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This kind of s**t actually makes me nervous because my mom's schizophrenic and has done s**t like this on several occasions (once with an alcoholic beverage that she kept yelling at the waitress saying there was nothing in it). She eventually made that drink so strong my mom was FLOORED. And I think the only reason she didn't do anything worse was the fact that we were all extremely apologetic and I pulled her aside and let her know my mom has mental issues. Please, f**k with someone if you want or need but do it responsibly.

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30 Funny, Petty, And Rude Things People Have Seen Done To Customers' Orders At Restaurants I know a guy that pissed in a bucket of pickles. He would have never been caught if he didn't talk about it.

Edit: There were other things going on at that McDonald's that helped ruin the reputation. It was also competing with another well managed restaurant in a town that never really had room for both of them. The guy I'm talking about was just one of the most immature teenagers I've known. The funny thing is that he's married to my sister now and has a much better job than me. He slowly transformed into a responsible adult after having a child.

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#38

30 Funny, Petty, And Rude Things People Have Seen Done To Customers' Orders At Restaurants I worked at sonic. A lady complained and there was a wire bread tie in her burger. That still bugs me.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Had this happen to me at a corporate lunch where everyone literally watched me pull the twist tie out my mouth. Good restaurant; silly mistake. I alerted the wait staff as a, "Hey, this probably shouldn't happen" sort of thing. Of course, they comped my food (I wasn't even the one paying for it), but I didn't take pictures and shred the restaurant online like some folks. S*** happens.

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