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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, while working at a sandwich shop, we had a shortage and could only put so many veggies on one sandwich. I explained this to one man who was grumpy about it, but kept on ordering. I thought everything went well. He thought my face was a good target to launch his completed sandwich at. FML
Today, at work, I got to wait on one of those tables where everyone had very complex orders, and some of them sent their food back. When the time finally came for me to bring them their check and receive my well-earned tip, I returned only to discover that they'd dined and dashed. FML
Today, as I was working at a bakery, a woman stormed in, cut in front of the line, and began yelling at me. She claimed I didn't give her a sandwich earlier and demanded a refund. She got the refund out of my paycheck, and as she was leaving she muttered, "Ha, works every time." FML
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
Today, while waiting tables, I watched a woman pull the bacon off her roast beef melt and eat it. She then called me over and spent several minutes complaining about the our chefs' inadequacy because they didn't put bacon on her sandwich. FML
Today, I told a customer the bread he wanted has been discontinued. He replied with, "Are you serious? What is your name? I'm going up front to complain about you." I still don't understand how that's specifically my fault. FML
Today, a woman came in to order lunch. She ordered a sandwich then asked for me to configure it precisely to her complicated desires. This took a whole 5 minutes, during the lunch rush. When I told her the cost, she decided it was too expensive and cancelled her order. FML
Today, I told a customer to “Enjoy your food” as I handed him his receipt instead of his meal. He replied, “You too.” We both froze in silence for a few seconds before he slowly took the bag and walked away in shame. FML
Today, I was taking a table's order. After I finished, the guy told me, "Just FYI, I'm not a tipper." Trying to lighten up the situation, I replied, "It's amazing how many people forget I handle their food." He complained to the manager that I'd threatened him. FML
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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rockwrench 18
Sounds like he ate the evidence.
jimmer23 21
I'm just wondering what type of person is actually cheap enough to avoid paying for a sandwich.
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Comments (46)
MorsFalce 12
are there really places like that, ones that make you give the money back even though you know 100% that the customer/s is/are "messing" with you? when I worked in the restaurant part of my job we were allowed to essentially tell people to **** off if they tried to pull bullshit like that. I've kicked quite a few people out for that.
AyeJay101 25
This confuses me... The person paid for the sandwich when given... But then comes back said he never got his? And I can't see the cook being the server as well... So not a restaurant... So idk what kind of establishment this is
Shade1982 21
Are you... new to this world or something? Well, welcome to Earth I guess. Subway does this and still counts as a restaurant. Fast-food restaurant maybe, but still a restaurant.
vikky538 29
People these days
writerchic85 26
Did you give him his money back before or after discovering the empty container?
MeltedMango 8
Normally, I would say that he's a dick, and he quite possibly is, but it's also important to think of the possibility that he might be in a really bad situation financially. At least it's no skin off of OP's nose.
subzero22 8
I had someone try that to me before and when they threatened to call the cops I told him I'll pull the tape the security camera and prove that we gave it to him. My manager got involved and banned him from ever coming back.
Attacksloth 33
This seriously pisses me off. WHY did you or your manager cater to this little prick? All it does is reinforce the sense of entitlement jerks have in customer service settings. We had one dude at our Hardware store return a car tire, and WE DON'T EVEN SELL CAR TIRES. Instead of telling the guy to bugger off, my manager RETURNED IT ANYWAY BECAUSE HE DIDN'T "WANT TO LOSE A CUSTOMER'S BUSINESS!" HE'S NOT GIVING ANY BUSINESS IF HE'S DOING THAT! AGH!
Sangue0608 26
Was there any access to security cameras?
duramunch18 9
now the illegal Mexicans are stealing our food
helmiz 17
some humans can be downright disgusting