Today, after I explained to my waitress that I have an allergy to butter, she nonetheless put some on my baked potato. When I had her get me another, without butter, she came back with one and then asked if I would like butter with it. 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 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, a customer had an allergic reaction to the almonds in the sundae I made for her. We're supposed to put the almonds on unless the customer asks otherwise. She complained to my boss that I'd poisoned her. FML
Today, I had a violent allergic reaction to some bread I ate at a restaurant. How did they apologize? By sending me a free basket of bread. FML
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, I spent a good deal of my afternoon preparing a nice dinner for my girlfriend. When I finally served the meal, I proudly presented her with a beautifully arranged plate of salmon. She looked at it and said, “You know I’m allergic to fish, right?” We had cereal for dinner instead. FML
Today, I was on a blind date with a girl my friend set me up with. We went to a fancy restaurant and she ordered the shrimp. I told her, "I'm allergic to shrimp, so you shouldn't order it in case I want to kiss you later." She looked at the waiter and said, "I'll have the shrimp." FML
Today, a woman threw a sandwich at me, told me to go back to "fucktard island" and demanded to see my manager. All because the mayonnaise sandwich she ordered, shockingly enough, had mayonnaise in it. FML
Today, while working, a woman complained that she didn't ask for sauce on her sandwich. After examining the sandwich, I realized it was just melted cheese. When I told her, she threw the sandwich at me. FML
Today, at work a customer bitched me out for not explicitly telling her that our peanut butter pancakes contain real peanut butter. She's threatening to sue because she's allergic to peanuts. FML
Today, I got a client who ordered ice cream. She seemed really nice and I thought maybe she was into me. When I asked if she wanted peanuts for an additional 50 cents, she said no. Trying to be nice, I added them anyway free of charge. I later had to call the ambulance. She was allergic. FML
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Nordrag 26
some people are a bit thick headed.
CommonSenseKarma 17
It was probably just a mechanical response. When you deal with customer service it tends to happen.
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Nordrag 26
some people are a bit thick headed.
Jjimen1654 9
Is that a nice way of saying stupid?
TheAbstract 15
^Prime example.
INPWTRAY 1
You mean OP is the thickheaded one right? Allergic to butter my ass. You're either lactose intolerant or allergic to a specific compound in butter. I'd say OP is on a diet, or just doesn't like butter, and cries "allergy"! To make sure she doesn't get any.
flohsch 15
61- why do you assume that she is on a diet right away? I've had allergic reactions to a lot of things that I never knew why I had them: popsicles, soaps, lotions. No idea what compounds I was allergic to, but I know that if I swell up like a balloon I won't ever have that anymore. Some of us are just born a little weird.
Enslaved 38
61, And yet it still didn't work. It doesn't matter if the OP said they had allergies to butter or not, they don't want it! :P
INPWTRAY 1
64, well if the OP comes back and corrects me I'll humbly apologize. But, although soaps and lotions have very complex compound mixtures in them, butter does not. Only diary product and oils. So I repeat, she's either lactose intolerant which is not an allergy, or allergic to cow milk protein that necessitates the clean up of the whole workplace there, or allergic to traces of nuts in the oil they use, which also necessitates the clean up of the whole workplace, and she probably can't even eat the baked potato then, depending on which oil they use to bake it. Not specifying to what exactly you're allergic to is stupid and dangerous. 67, do you realize how much more work it is for the cooks to cater to a genuine allergic person? Every person that bluffs having an allergy is one more cook taking shortcuts "because people lie about allergies all the time" and endangering people with real allergies.
knotcool 15
#81: FYI, I don't think you use oil when you bake a potato, at least not the way I do it. I know it's off subject, but just a Little fact I guess.
Enslaved 38
Yes 81. I'm in the service industry. It's not much harder. Besides it's extra practice for the cooks to "get it right" when it's truly needed. :P
oxygenius 14
there's always a know-it-all on the internet.
bessiemay01 5
Wow #81. You seem to have it set in your mind that op is lying. I happen to know someone allergic to butter. It's not common but it's extremely likely that op is telling the truth. Anyway, FYL op. Some people just don't understand.
lotusenta 14
#81, Have you ever actually, I don't know, worked in a kitchen, or in the service industry in general? It doesn't sound like you've actually done so. If this woman ended up having an allergic reaction to the item in question, you know what would have happened? That's right: the restaurant would have been sued, and both the server AND the cook would have been out of jobs for it. In case you didn't know, most restaurants actually post a thing on a wall, and in the menus, to inform your server about any food allergies you have. The fact that the server didn't listen is the server's fault, not OP's fault.
iAlissa 34
81, let me put it this way for you. People have allergies. You don't know OP, and therefor do not if OP is lying or not. You're being an assfuck. Just stop.
eksyneet 23
81, would you please tell me what "oils" are used in producing butter? I'm very interested and anxiously await your reply.
Cazz91 21
#81 - oils in butter? Since when? The butter I have is not made with any oils and neither are other butters I know of to my knowledge. I think you meant margarine which is made up from different chemicals combined. :P
ptoka 20
81 is just a dipshit who apparently knows nothing of allergies at all. The process of making butter changes it's enzymatic activities. It's the same concept of people with strawberry allergies being able to eat strawberry ice cream. It's possible the OP is truly allergic to butter and not lactose intolerant. Now get out of your hole of a life and do research before assuming you can seem like an expert on a subject you know nothing about.
rumaihm 7
Some people are senseless.
ottokat 15
Guys, no. Waitresses often have a lot on their mind, considering it isn't exactly everyone's dream in life to wait on the public. They often work many tables at once, and it's very possible that many people asked for baked potato. Please be patient, I'm sure it wasn't on purpose.
threer 30
And waiters . >~>~>~>
KVKdragon 26
@62 I vehemently disagree. Seeing as I am a person who has food allergies to eggs, nuts, high soy content, mango, and seafood, these kinds of things should be taken very seriously. That waitress has absolutely no excuse if someone makes a special request like that for a good reason like having a food allergy >:(
mattjamt 16
You cant fix stupid, sorry OP!
Treveyon56 14
Sure you can. You'll just need a gun, plastic tubs, and a little hydrochloric acid. Please don't use it with your bath tubs people.
Redoxx_fml 22
You can't fix stupid seems to be a recurring theme for fmls
mattjamt 16
106 - People questioning recurring themes seems to be a recurring theme on FML...
elly94 23
Must have slipped her mind..
patrickalamo 48
Agree, she was probably on autopilot... It is such a routine...
brackaman 18
Almost as if someone coated the memory with, say, butter.
hyatts_50 2
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
Or maybe she's just a idiot.
TheWildRover1 12
dairy me! What a cow!
CommonSenseKarma 17
It was probably just a mechanical response. When you deal with customer service it tends to happen.
domolovesyoshi 33
I don't think you would ignore an allergy that could potentially kill someone even on auto pilot, if she's been a server for a long time this should be ingrained in her brain.
azwethinkweiz87 11
Exactly what I was going to suggest. In her job, she's probably got used to saying phrases like this over and over and it probably just came tumbling out automatically.
snowby2 15
I'm sure she is just use to saying it op. probably just a natural reflex for her since she probably asks people that all day
Verst 16
You can tell when people are not committed to their job. I mean, not hearing your customer twice? Bull shit.
mFUNdo21 17
it's possible not to hear someone twice. when my guy friend told me he liked me I didn't hear him and asked him to repeat it twice. even then I didn't hear and so I replied with 'yea, it's nice'
aintlifeapain 21
I am sure it was a slip of mind for her. When you work you might miss what is being said once or twice. Or maybe she had a short attention span.
hcollins1 18
Maybe it was very busy at the moment and she may have just forgotten. Just by working in fast food, during our rushes, if its very busy sometimes (not all the time) we will forget something for the customer. It happens to the best of us, doesn't mean we're not committed to our job.
fleur_de_fevrier_fml 23
Maybe she is trying to kill you ;-)
andrewturtle 16
Yes, that waitress has a vendetta against anyone who is allergic to butter. What other explanation could there possibly be?
FightMyLiger 19
Put her out of her misery, more like. Cruel, cruel butterless world.
happyturtle 16
trololololol