Today, a customer approached me, smiling and asked what kind of cheese was in our cheddar cheese balls. Thinking he was joking, I laughed and said "swiss." He ordered, found they were indeed cheddar cheese, and reported me. FML
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I didn't think it was swiss..I made a stupid joke that backfired. Cheddar cheese balls are the only fried cheese item we carry. There is a 6 foot menu board with the description right under the item. The customer is a regular who comes in and harasses us all the time. He says things like I will go to hell for having a tattoo while he buys lottery tickets out of the machine. Since he laughs the comments he makes off like he's joking, I figured I could joke with him a bit.
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DevilsMetsGiants 30
You can't cure stupid
ComoEsJuan 24
There were a few holes in your approach.
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badblaby 8
The world is full of stupid stupid people.
caspertink 17
Gotta remember to treat all people like they are as stupid as the questions they ask
Grenith 21
You don't joke about ingredients because if he had an allergy it could've costed you more than your job.
dafluckster 6
If the guy was lactose intolerant, no cheese of any kind was going to be better than another. Invalid argument in this case.
MandieL 27
That's not true, my husband is lactose intolerant and some cheeses affect him worse than others. Aged, hard cheeses contain less lactose than their younger, softer counterparts. So if these cheese balls were made with an older goat cheese, a lactose intolerant person may be able to digest it because it has less lactose in it. Regardless, they were called cheddar cheese balls for a reason and the customer is stupid. Even though some cheeses are okay for my husband, he still wouldn't order a dish with milk product from a restaurant.
LegionRapier61 8
Customers are morons with no sense of humor. Remember this.
lchollett 22
There's a time and a place for sarcasm, and work is not it. Sorry OP, but YDI.
maxxwell9 9
Meet are their so many ydi
maxxwell9 9
Lol whoa autocorrect totally messed up what I was trying to type.
bonermonkey 31
I guess its possible the customer genuinely needed to know if there were any cheeses other than cheddar in the recipe? but then there was no need to report you...
worldclassrager 41
Seeing that he jokes with you all the time it seemed like a good idea but honestly if they ask even a stupid question don't be a jackass about it
colinabi 13
wow I moderated this one
NonoMeow 18
His stupidity is off the chart.