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Jenn ([info]wankaholic) wrote in [info]otf_wank,
@ 2007-03-25 16:37:00


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So. Waiter Rant. Kind of like customers_suck, except it's only one person posting ("Waiter"), and it's usually wank-free. Usually.

The waiter that writes the blog recently started working in a new restaurant, and has become . . . slightly bitter. As a result, he posted first "50 Signs You're Working in a Bad Restaurant," then "50 Signs You're an Asshole Customer." The first doesn't garner much attention, but the second . . .

Four hundred comments later, people are still wanking over:

-Whether it's acceptable to bring your own tea (look for Desert Princess, misspelled as Dessert Princess).
-Whether it's acceptable to leave a tip on a credit card that ends in a weird amount ($2.51 on a tab for $10.49).
-If you should tip on takeout.
-If asking about the music is okay.
-Why saying that you're allergic to an ingredient in order to get it taken out of your food is evil.
-How bitter "Waiter" has become.
-What is a 'normal' tip—fifteen or twenty percent.

Namecalling and accusations of elitism abound, and perhaps 1/4 of replies become non-wanky.


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[info]itsirtou
2007-03-26 03:23 am UTC (link)
2) You ask for separate checks after you’ve finished your meal.

Shit, I did not know that. When's the RIGHT time to ask for separate checks?

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[info]gweniveeve
2007-03-26 03:28 am UTC (link)
As soon as you make your first order (drinks, usually). That's so the server can keep track of who orders what during the meal rather than having to figure out who ordered what at the end.

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[info]itsirtou
2007-03-26 03:33 am UTC (link)
Hooray! Henceforth from this day I shall be the perfect customer! :D

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[info]sashenka
2007-03-26 03:37 am UTC (link)
It depends on the place. Usually it's good to give them a heads up when you order, but some of the places I eat at acually prefer to split it at the end.

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[info]gweniveeve
2007-03-26 03:42 am UTC (link)
Yeah, probably because of the different computer systems. Probably depends as well on the size of the party (it's easy to keep it straight with two or three people, but with larger parties people will be confused themselves about what they ordered, especially if some people ordered the same thing).

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[info]defenestrate
2007-03-26 05:10 am UTC (link)
Dang, when I go out with people we usually get one check and work it out for ourselves. But it good to now know when to ask for separate checks just in case.

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[info]mochibuni
2007-03-26 07:30 am UTC (link)
I've never known that to be a problem, even when working in food service. I usually ask to have the check split upon paying. Or the server just does it anyway.

'Course, the places I go to either use computers or you have to pay at the register.

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[info]cjk
2007-03-26 01:35 pm UTC (link)
Uhm, damned if I know. At all the local restaurants I've ever eaten (that would be in Germany, mind), the waiter *always* asks "together or separate?" just before giving the check.

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[info]miome
2007-03-26 02:04 pm UTC (link)
When the waiter asks, 'Seperate checks?' I dunno about where this person lives, but around here I can trust waitstaff to ask for info when they need it!

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