- Wow, congratulations. You were born, that’s quite the achievement.
- Gee, I don’t know anyone else in the entire world who has a birthday except everyone else in the entire world.
- If you ask me to sing happy birthday to you, I will hate you.
- One free dessert coming right up as soon as I go thaw it out.
- I am going to pretend I didn’t hear that.
- Birth does not entitle you to free cocktails.
- I guess that means you want to wear that big sombrero- that same big sombrero that has been worn but 100’s of people and never once cleaned.
- I do not have time for this bullshit right now.
- Why the fuck aren’t you at Chuck E. Cheese?
Kelly
Where I’m working now it seems for some reason people think they should get 50% off the total bill! Or at the very least their meal and drinks free! Where the fuck do people come up with this!
It’s about as good as the nice family group that comes in every few weeks for moms “30th birthday”
Sarah
I went out on my birthday and ordered alcohol but that’s the only reason anyone knew it was my birthday. I ended up with a couple of free drinks, and tipped on the full bill like a decent human does.
I hate people singing happy birthday and all that shit. I could care less about free stuff on my birthday, it’s just eh I guess.
When I was a server people would tell me it’s their birthday and I’d say happy birthday and got on my way. Had a couple people complain the manager wasn’t giving out free stuff or discounts, and the manager that if they wanted free shit, go to a chain and whine to them.
Joey B
I had cust that lied every week it was their b-day … Bitch please …And it was always me w/the free desert for this cheap bastards cuz they would constantly end up in my section .10% naturally .And they probably giggled going to their car ” We got them again”.Shove that candle up their ass.
Joey B
Denny’s had the free B-day in 1992 . Me & my friends worked graveyard making tons of milkshakes . We also took revenge on the corp ( go figure how …) . My buddy was selling some shit on the side to supplement his income .i had to expl to him to give me his social sec # so I can pretend I’m him because he would leave at 4 am to go to Compton to pick up shieet from his cousin .
Madeline
I actually do not want to tell the servers that is my birthday, they don’t know me and no doubt they will not enjoy having to perform for me what ever the business protocol states that they should do.
I go there for a special meal with my family, seeing that it is my birthday and I do not fancy cooking on my special day, and not for the free stuff.
My 5 year old, blurted out the fact that we were there to celebrate “mommy’s birthday” oncebut I asked the server to not go through with the singing and gathering of the rest of the servers (did not mention my complete lack of faith in their music skills, was very polite 🙂 ). I did tip extra, the girl was very polite and nice.
Sharon
I get completely stressed out when someone tries to do this on my birthday. I do not want to impose on people who are trying to work and make them stop everything and put on a floor show. I do not want to interrupt other diners’ meals. I do not want free anything, desert, meal, nuthin’…
If you want me to have a dessert, do what I did on your birthday. Buy one and do NOT ask for a candle, a song, or free food.
It literally embarrasses me so much that it creeps me out. As a result, I have had times that one friend has gotten upset with the fact that I am “not a good sport”. Yeah… well… get over it. If you want a dog and pony show, go to the circus.
dead_elvis
Denny’s was doing this free-birthday-meal thing at least 30 years ago. Maybe they’re to blame for starting the whole stupid thing?
Alan
I’d have to agree! Gee, thanks, Denny’s!
medicated and motivated
so aggravating! i can’t even tell you how many people demand their supposed God given right of a free “birthday shot,” and seem so perplexed when i deny them it. i want to tell them, ” dick, you’re at my bar. i just carded you. it’s not your birthday,” however, i just let them try to figure out how i knew they were full of shit, and don’t anticipate any tip.
p.s. pre-ordered your book eons ago, and im looking forward to seeing a smiley box at my door next month!!!
Deborah
Birthday?….. Sorry, I’m a Jehovah Witness!! We don’t celebrate, or sing for birthdays! Ba ha ?
CincyDrunk
I am so thankful that my restaurant has a no singing policy for staff.
Don
Actually,peaple are encouraged by tons of private and corporate restaurants to send in their info and birthdays to receive discounts or freebies….so maybe, they should be getting most of the blame..
Judi
I just say “Oh, happy birthday”
Clay
somewhere along the way these people got the idea in thier head that because it is thier birthday they are “entitled” to everything free. The original idea of something free for your birthday was to encourage people to go out and bring friends that in turn would spend money. Now it has become almost a right that you have to give them something for thier birthday. Even in the breakfast restaurant where I work they start out telling you that there is a birthday, with the expectation of free. I even had a guest tell me she expected us to provide something AND candles too..yet they dont know how to leave a dollar more!!
Sharon
I love the ones who go from one place to another picking up their “Free Birthday Meal” …. TO GO!!!!!
Then they complain on Yelp or the restaurant’s Facebook page if there is the tiniest thing wrong with the situation… like for instance, being required to “dine in” to get the free food, or maybe “free meal with the purchase of same priced or more expensive meal”… silly little things that might help the place stay in business.
Chloe
Friend: It’s her birthday
Me: No, it isn’t. She’s lying. Please no singing, clapping, hats, fireworks, drums or what have you in honor of not being my birthday.
Sharon
This is me… I am the one saying, “Nope, not my birthday. Someone is mixed up.”
MANGLER
“What do you do for my birthday?”
~Present the bill to someone else in your party~
Philip Jackson
Put a candle in your dessert. That you’re paying for.
Sharon
That is assuming they are willing to actually PAY for the dessert. I have seen online complaints over and over about the birthday desert not being free. Disgusting.
Alan
I had someone cancel a reservation because she found out that the three people in her party who just happened to have a birthday on the same day (yeah, right!) would not be getting their birthday desserts for free!
Sharon
GAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!! Thank you , LORD!
1. That they called ahead to find out.
2. That they cancelled!!!!!!!!!!
Todd
First, I’d like to say that as a customer I hate other customers that make mention or demand attention for a birthday. Secondly, tips go down if my server appears to be enjoying the “festivities,” doing more than mandated by corporate/management.
Clarissa
tips go down if the server enjoys him/herself too much… that’s uh… nice 🙂
Deb
Wow! But yet someone told them, and she makes a shitty tip because it’s YOUR birthday@ yeah, makes sense!!
Jeri Velgreen
Huh?
Sharon
Wha????? I am confused…
Please, elaborate on “festivities”. Mind going to dark place…