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MayB
I enjoyed this story A LOT. Isn't funny how the more exclusive restaurants and more elaborate hotels offer THE WORST customer service imaginable! Very entertaining read, May!
posted by
Joe_Love
on November 24, 2005 at 9:09 PM
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...so I decided against doing the gig
posted by
Azur
on November 20, 2005 at 10:34 AM
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CunningLinguist, that's true. Strangely enough I was approached a few months ago to write press material about the wonderful restaurants in the area and I couldn't lie, even if I'd been paid to do so, about the quality of service.
posted by
Azur
on November 20, 2005 at 10:34 AM
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you really want revenge...
ask for water, and not that fuzzy bottled stuff, but tap water with a twist of lemon. Sometimes a good meal can be loused up by insensitive servers. I hope you didn't tip generously -- a couple dimes would have been what she deserved.
posted by
Pat_B
on November 20, 2005 at 9:50 AM
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Yeah, silly dopes... 
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posted by
cmoe
on November 20, 2005 at 6:44 AM
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Ca88andra, that's probably very wise
posted by
Azur
on November 20, 2005 at 4:37 AM
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I get a bit paranoid about the wines I order at restaurants so I usually give the waitress the full name of it and even point to it on the menu! But you are right, if there is more than one, they should ask you which one you want.
posted by
Ca88andra
on November 19, 2005 at 10:43 PM
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Cute! Whatever happened to the customer is always right???
posted by
Original_Influence
on November 19, 2005 at 4:36 PM
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or even poetjpb
posted by
Azur
on November 19, 2005 at 3:38 PM
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Poetjbp, I hope you get it
posted by
Azur
on November 19, 2005 at 3:38 PM
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I want a job
posted by
poetjpb
on November 19, 2005 at 3:11 PM
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Eeewwww, MayB. I hate places where "the help" acts that way.
posted by
TAPS.
on November 19, 2005 at 11:52 AM
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This makes me want to do an experiment...
I want to go into McDonald's and ask for a "burger," and see if they don't ask me to be more specific, or if they just give me the most expensive sandwich on the menu by default. It's too bad, after all this was over with, you couldn't whip out some card identifying yourself as a restaurant critic -- that would have been sweet!
posted by
CunningLinguist
on November 19, 2005 at 10:02 AM
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Aria4, I think that this policy of pushing up the price by stealth is a vote-loser.
posted by
Azur
on November 19, 2005 at 9:38 AM
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This happened all the time the under handness of some places. Customers are given things that they did not order. I think it is a good idea to write about them. I put my travel writing on hold and your experience jolt me into action. I am thinking I should take it up again.
posted by
Aria4
on November 19, 2005 at 9:27 AM
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