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By Anonymous - 28/07/2015 13:14 - Australia - Sydney

Today, a customer bitched me out, saying he wouldn't eat his vegetarian dish because it didn't "look vegetarian enough." He then demanded a refund and a plate of the same vegetarian dish. FML

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By Ihateithere - 13/07/2021 16:01

Today, I was reduced to tears and called a "useless fat bitch" by a customer I was serving. She didn’t realize that the steak fajitas she’d ordered had steak in them. She said she was a vegetarian. She failed to mention it, but apparently it was "my fault" because I “should have known." FML

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Words is hard

By purpletulip - 21/10/2016 01:35 - Canada - Mississauga

Today, my customer complained to me that there were no scallops in her dish when it was "clearly stated on the menu." Finally, after she ran out of breath, I had to show her that the menu said scallions. She didn't understand, screamed at me and then walked out on her bill. FML

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By IrNatalie - 02/06/2015 08:59 - United States - Laveen

Today, a customer yelled at me because the cherry pie he bought had cherries in it, and he wanted a refund. FML

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By okay - 22/07/2015 04:58 - United States - Woodstock

Today, a customer complained he never got his sandwich, even though I put it in the oven, dressed it up and served it to him. When I went to clear his table off, I saw the sandwich basket. We had to give him his money back. FML

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By Anonymous - 03/07/2018 15:00

Today, I was verbally harassed by a customer because I wouldn’t give her special treatment after her meal was incorrect. I offered her a refund and a coupon for a free meal, which she refused before calling me a stupid kid who wouldn’t do anything to help her. FML

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By Bearwaitressities - 15/02/2017 21:00 - South Africa - Durban

Today, whilst working my waitressing job, I had a patron lose his rag at me because there was too much "green stuff" in his salad. What did he expect? Chicken? FML

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By Anonymous - 05/07/2015 19:20 - United States - Silverdale

Today, I went to a restaurant and asked for vegetarian options. They told me, "We have a chicken Caesar salad, will that work?" FML

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By pizza girl - 30/08/2013 04:33 - United States - Nettleton

Today, a lady cussed me out for not bringing her salad and pizza to her table. She then wanted her money back. I work at a buffet; a self-serve buffet. FML

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I just work here

By NathanA - 08/07/2013 23:54 - United States - Los Angeles

Today, I was verbally abused by a customer because her entrée was too fishy. I'm not the chef, just the waiter and I work at a fish grill. FML

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By Anonymous - 02/04/2024 15:00 - United States

Today, my boss was hosting some client representatives for a meeting and had offered to buy everyone lunch. The "healthy" place he's ordering from made me sick last time, so I'd politely opted out. At lunch, the reps glared at me in the meeting room as I ate my homemade chili con carne. Turns out they're all vegans. FML

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Liamj774 36

Wednesday 29 July 2015 1:46

Refuse to serve him because he doesn't look smart enough

Nilorak 24

Wednesday 29 July 2015 1:46

Was it something fishy about his dish?

Comments

Bragi 12

Wednesday 29 July 2015 3:06

Never try to satisfy vegetarians; misery is their religion.

sturschaedel 27

Wednesday 29 July 2015 7:30

I've been a vegetarian for over 20 years now and have NEVER behaved like that individual. Not even back when some restaurants had no vegetarian main dish at all - I ate two salads and was fine with it. And eating out has become so much easier since then. So, please do not throw all sensible vegetarians into a pot with that stupid person.

MissRaindrop 20

Wednesday 29 July 2015 16:23

See, you were vegetarian before it was "cool." Thanks to the younger generation it's little more than a fad and excuse to complain now. Older vegans and vegetarians can be fun to hang out and I have several friends that I love to pieces. I will NOT hang out with those of my generation or younger that claim not to eat meat for "moral" reasons because half of them believe chicken and fish don't count or they just want a free meal or an excuse to lecture me on my own eating habits. Every. Single. Time.

sturschaedel 27

Thursday 30 July 2015 3:15

Reading this made me feel kinda old. Then I went and looked at your profile. You are not even ten years younger than me, barely half a generation! I was fourteen when I stopped eating meat, and no, it was not cool back then. I do not lecture people on their eating habits. Being vegetarian is MY choice for MY nutrition, that I made for MY reasons and everyone else has to make their own choices. I don't want to be lectured or judged because of what I decide to eat, and neither does anybody else.

MissRaindrop 20

Thursday 30 July 2015 4:29

And that is why you and I would get along famously. ;)

pygmyfrog 31

Wednesday 29 July 2015 3:39

In what world can a customer ask for a replacement meal (even the same one) AND a refund? I was always under the impression if you were unhappy, you asked for one or the other, not both.