Do you just eat it or send it back?

kathykd2005 · #1 12-27-2007, 08:35 PM

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Oh, and I left a penny for her tip, and I told her manager on her.

I remember when I was about 10 my older brother did this to a server at Friendly's. It was cruel, but she really deserved it.

AGDee · #2 12-27-2007, 10:16 PM

I took my kids to Buffalo Wild Wings last week and my daughter ordered a different sauce for her boneless wings than she usually does. Turned out, it was way too hot for her. When the waitress came by to ask us if everything was ok, I started to tell her that the sauce my daughter ordered was too hot for her and I was going to ask if I could order an additional plate for her but the waitress said, before I could finish "I can get her a different one!" I tipped her very well. It didn't seem fair that they had to toss a whole plate of food like that and I was willing to pay for a new order, but they were great about it.

cheerfulgreek · #3 12-28-2007, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by kathykd2005

I remember when I was about 10 my older brother did this to a server at Friendly's. It was cruel, but she really deserved it.

Good for him.

kathykd2005 · #4 12-28-2007, 05:46 PM

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Good for him.

Well, she made rude comments to my (now) sister-in-law and she didn't serve anything she was supposed to serve. I think that was reason enough in that case.

Tom Earp · #5 12-28-2007, 06:46 PM

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Well, she made rude comments to my (now) sister-in-law and she didn't serve anything she was supposed to serve. I think that was reason enough in that case.

Why didn't you get all over her like white on rice and ask for THE Manager!

Suprised that you didn't just smack the H out of her!

Some people should not be in some jobs!

kathykd2005 · #6 12-28-2007, 09:26 PM

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Why didn't you get all over her like white on rice and ask for THE Manager!

Suprised that you didn't just smack the H out of her!

Some people should not be in some jobs!

Hahah my brother was only in his early 20s then (if that) and we didn't want to make a scene at the local Friendly's, so that wasn't gonna happen, Tom. These days, something like that might happen. Most likely, though, I'd probably walk out before I allowed someone to insult me like this woman insulted her.

cheerfulgreek · #7 12-28-2007, 09:50 PM

I was just on youtube trying to find this video. Maury had a show on hidden cameras and there was this guy who would sit at the bar/counter every morning for breakfast and coffee. Well, apparently I guess the waitress was mad at him for some odd reason. They never said why, but anyway she had a bad cold, and what she did was so gross. She let a glob of (you fill it in) hang from her nose and into his coffee. She mixed it in with a spoon and then served it to him, then he started drinking it. They caught it all on camera, and she ended up losing her job.

That did make me wonder if I have ever eaten anything that I didn't know about, that's why I try to be as nice as I can when I send something back.

kathykd2005 · #8 12-28-2007, 09:54 PM

Ever gotten sick after going to a restaurant? Ever wondered why your stomach hurt after coming home from dinner? If you have, you're either allergic to something that they cooked--or, they did something weird to your food.

PM_Mama00 · #9 12-29-2007, 12:50 AM

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No, seriously, you need to get over YOURSELF. I'm not saying it happens everywhere, and if you could read, you would know that. Seriously, just step off. I'm not saying I'm an authority on anything. But by you saying it never happens, is just stupid. You know it happens in other places, otherwise, why would there be so many exposes about it lately. Come on now. I know you aren't this naive. Arguing for the sake of argument, perhaps? I think so...

Never said that it never happens... and maybe if you could read, you would know that.

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DSTCHAOS,
I knew there was at least one person who was understanding where I was coming from. I'm not saying, nor have I ever, said that EVERY restaurant sucks and will give you bad service or poisonous food. Nor am I saying that I have NEVER sent food back at a restaurant--because I have. That one time I sent back a dish was because the chicken was RAW and could have given me salmonella. All I'm saying is, be careful where you eat, and what you send back. Don't walk into a restaurant and simply assume that they know health codes, because they might not. You really just don't know. Would you walk down a street you don't know, alone, without knowing where you were going? Of course not. It's the same thing when you walk into a restaurant. Don't get a false sense of security anywhere.

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My husband is a very experienced chef. Simply put: you should NOT send it back. What you should do, is order something else, or ask for another plate. Never, NEVER talk down to the help. Even if they don't spit in your food or do something else, they could still just keep making your dinner service miserable by ignoring you, etc. My husband always cringes when one of our family members or friends sends food back. Unfortunately, you'd like to think that all restaurants have stellar service, clean adequately, and know health codes. Unfortunately, that is not the case in today's society.

I also wanted to add that if something is comped off your bill, you SHOULD tip 15-20% (Michigan tip wage is 15 but people pay more nowadays) of what it was BEFORE the comp. A lot of people don't do this. Also, I wish the AARP or God would tell old people that 10% is not a good enough tip. And being nice is also not a good tip. Oh yeah and you should also tip on catering and carry out orders. Work still gets put into those orders.

kathykd2005 · #10 12-29-2007, 12:51 AM

And again, just argument for the sake of argument.