Once I was discussing the specials with a table when a woman seated at a table behind me suddenly reached around me and plunged her hand into my apron (which contained not only my tips, but all the $$ from my shift. It turns out she wanted to borrow my pen! She’s lucky she didn’t get an elbow to the eye. When I brought her check, I was VERY tempted to just start rooting around in her purse for her credit card to show her how it felt. One of the few times I went ballistic on a customer.
I want two things: a shift drink and your email address!
Someday, if I ever get my act together, I might send out a weekly newsletter about the wonderful goings on of the restaurant industry. Or maybe I won't.
Denise in WI
Once I was discussing the specials with a table when a woman seated at a table behind me suddenly reached around me and plunged her hand into my apron (which contained not only my tips, but all the $$ from my shift. It turns out she wanted to borrow my pen! She’s lucky she didn’t get an elbow to the eye. When I brought her check, I was VERY tempted to just start rooting around in her purse for her credit card to show her how it felt. One of the few times I went ballistic on a customer.
Cindy
She would have deserved that elbow to the eye! ‘May I borrow your pen?’ would have worked better. Amazingly rude and presumptuous.
Karma Girl
Heh. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQ0wXTS8Llw
Mangler
The usual exceptions are made for the particularly attractive or wealthy, of course.
anne marie
bwhahahahahaha!