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'Waiter Rant': The Giveaway
This is not about the restaurant I work at but I've been working at the same restaurant for a long time but also have a part time job nearby. A supermarket where I work as a cashier. This happened at the supermarket, the eveningshift and closing hour. Stressing at the cashier I tried to finish all the customers and their purchase. Next in line was a lady, dressed in nice clothes and a hat. I was punching in the prices of her groceries when she wanted my attention. Holding up the bread she wanted to buy she asked me.
"This bread is due today, may I have this bread with 50% discount?" staring at me... I was really suprised since I've never got such a question before. I answered her that I change the price and that is what the !manager do and my job is to charge the price which is on the tag. She glared at me and said "But the bread is going bad after today, so this should not be any problem?" Kept saying no so she gave up after 15 minutes. I tired to hurry and finish hers but she seem to be buying for a whole army! Right then when it was just one thing left, a piece of cheese, she speaked up again really loud " This cheese I'll show you, it's already started to mold. So this cheese I should get for free, shouldn't I?!" I stared at the cheese, and it really was mold ( blue dots on the cheese ). By now I started to sweat and hesitating what to say, I was still new on the job and fresh. But I remember the manager saying that no matter what reason, I can't decide and replace any pricetag myself, so that is what I told the lady. She stared at me for a while and said " This cheese is molded! People can die eating this piece of cheese! No one would want it so why can't I have it for free??!" She ran out of the place after paying, almost hit me with the money...
Most of the time, "strange" things happens around closing time. I'll rant about those some other time, before I got this parttime job. I've heard from friends and experienced most funny situation and sweaty ones at restaurants. But supermarket and and other jobs where you serve customers or guests, things happens there too..... you just have to be prepared when it happens ;p
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I forgot while writing that I didn't mention the best waiter experience I had. I hope it's ok to post again...
It was in Hong Kong about four years ago. I was travelling with my friend and we were having fun in Hong Kong shopping and eating. We use to go to this restaurant/hotel where they serve really good food and also have an english menu. The first time we went, we ordered a little plate of Beijing duck and it was really good, so that lil plate was not enough for us two hungry girls. So second time we went there. We ordered half a duck, half a chicken, a soup ( the size of that was for at least 6 person share), one plate of vegetables, japanese tofu and steamed clams. We ordered for at least 10 people! But we didn't realize before the dishes started to land on the table. and when all except the duck came, the table was really full. When the duck was ready to put on our table the lady who came refused to put it on our table, she thought she was mistaken since we are two girls and a table already full with food! but the manager also the waiter ( waiters there looks and dresses like managers...) said it was the right table and served us. Eating and 10 min into our meal. We realize we want bowls of rice too, so we called the waiter and he thought we wanted doggybag. But he was fast and came with 2 bowls of rice. All the time had the poker face and never commenting about our big meal. And yes, we actually finished all the food.....! We also tipped our waiter, which is not needed since it's not common to do that over there it seems.
We came back the day after ( yes..we are regulars..should try more other food but..oh well) and the waiter from yesterday recognized us girls and ran ( litterally) to help us and was really friendly ( totally different from yesterday until he noticed we do spend alot on food) but this time we didn't order that many dishes. We had 3 dishes.
We found out afterwards that usually people just order 1 dish to share and specially girls are not consider eating alot or any meat at all...
No wonder people stare at our table that night, thought because we sat almost next to the exit. We never got table near the exit after that big meal either.... so I consider it a really good service and long for next visit to Hong Kong. I really hope that "London" restaurant still are there!