Today, the family I was serving had ordered calamari and when I brought out the food, they started yelling at me because apparently their daughter was allergic to it. Just why would you order it then? FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, at my work in a self-service chinese restaurant, a lady came up to me, pointed to the plate she loaded with honey king prawns, and yelled at me because she was allergic to seafood. She demanded a refund and another plate. Everything is clearly labeled. FML
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
Today, my family picked a place for my birthday dinner. They chose a seafood restaurant. I'm allergic. FML
Today, my family asked where I wanted to go for my birthday dinner. They shot down my every suggestion and decided on sushi. I'm allergic, so the only thing I could eat was a veggie appetizer. Dad said I need to "expand my palate." FML
Today, after ordering at a restaurant, the waitress suddenly began acting like a bitch to me, for no apparent reason. I later found out why: most people who order that particular meal tend to argue and whine about the price. I wasn’t going to. FML
Today, my family and I went to Olive Garden. Due to my autism, I sometimes have a nervous tic, which presented itself while I was looking at the menu. I would have appreciated it if my mom hadn't then screamed at me to stop in front of the entire restaurant. FML
Today, my family are refusing to go out to eat with me anymore. Apparently, me liking my food cooked a certain way infuriates them because it delays our order, and makes the wait staff hate us. FML
Today, I got guilt-tripped into going to eat with my parents and sister. My sister bit into a spicy pepper instead of a mild one, and thought the perfect response would be to shriek, moan, cry, and throw herself to the floor gagging. No she’s not allergic, she’s just a drama queen fishing for a free meal. FML
Today, I cooked for the future in-laws and was accused of trying to poison them. Absolutely no one told me, even as they watched me cook shrimp and smoked sausage gumbo, that my mother-in-law is deathly allergic to shellfish and my father-in-law gets severe diarrhoea when he eats pork. FML
Today, after a really bad day, I just wanted to order DoorDash. When my food came, I saw my burger had tomatoes in it, despite requesting no tomatoes. I’m deathly allergic. FML
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Top comments
cocacola999 27
They probably thought that if they could make the manager believe that, they wouldn't have to pay for their food and maybe they'd even get another free meal for their "suffering". Unlikely that the daughter was even allergic. Yes, some people suck.
ssnow_fml 20
Some people should not be allowed to reproduce. They are just too dumb.
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Comments (39)
yerawizardlizzy 27
Why? If you're allergic to peanuts you don't order a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
DiscordianLife 5
This happens more than you'd think op, people do it to try and get free food, or more food off you. I've had a customer look me in the eyes and say they didn't want fries with their order. Only for them to complain after i delivered their food that it didn't have fries. Hell another waitress watched a lady kill a fly (Country restaurant it happens) and watched her put it in her food just so she could get more food and not pay.
yellowzinnias 20
I once watched a woman at the next table pull a hair from her own head, put it on her plate, and then complain to our mutual server. They were going to comp her entire meal until I found the manager and told him what I saw. Then they realized that the customer was blonde, the hair on her plate was blonde, and all of the kitchen and serving staff had black hair (family-owned Mexican restaurant). People are awful.
bronz 15
I could vouch this would happen most in Ohio sadly..
redlizzybeth 25
I have to wonder if they knew what was in the dish. Sorry you had to deal with that! My manager had a rule that if a customer ate more than 3-4 bites then he wasn't refunding anything unless there was a flaw with the food (like one customer had eaten the sides to find out that the middle of their chicken was not completely cooked- They were given a new meal for free and not charged, that customer actually had it boxed because the bite of undercooked chicken made them not want anything else.) People who do this free food crap are why I don't want to work in a restaurant ever again. I am in school now to get away from this crap.
False_Stupidity 42
I think 7 meant that she would've asked them why they ordered the calamari if they knew that their daughter is allergic.
sharkfacehuskies 9
"I don't like pistachio!" "THEN WHY DID YOU ASK FOR IT?"
bassfisher100 23
wow
sighlifeman 12
or got the wrong order, idk why waitresses are ashamed to admit it
ciammmm 11
Oh no, people are dumb, inconsiderate, and will do anything for free food.
Cupcakemafia13 7
I have a shellfish allergy so I wouldn't eat calamari cuz it's considered a mollusk but I also wouldn't order it at a restaurant. Or if I am with someone who orders shellfish I don't sit next to them and let the waiter know that I have the allergy. Some people will do anything for free stuff though.
RogueWarrior869 23
Guessing they were trying to get a free meal from the place. Sucks you had to deal with that, hope the rest of your day was better,