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wickedlester
2008-07-15 11:18 pm UTC (link)

Totally.

I've worked for restaurants where people ordered horrible things. (Like a woman who used to order a side of hot fudge to dip her burger and fries in, or the people who would order steak and then smother it in ketchup, butter, and mayo.) We always just nodded and got it for them. Because it doesn't matter, it's what they want and they are paying for it.

I can understand health issues (No, you can't have your burger done rarer than rare) I can understand saying something, (Have you ever had an iced expresso before? Quite often people tell us it tastes funny. Can we suggest this instead? No? Okay, well, just know if you don't like it, we won't refund your money.)

But to flat out refuse a customer for no other reasons than "We don't like to do that?" Wrong.

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	msmanna 2008-07-16 12:25 am UTC (link)
	Heh. My parents used to go to a restaurant where the owner would not only refuse to serve well-done steak, but would actually tell diners who asked for one to get out of the place. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nonnyeve 2008-07-16 10:28 pm UTC (link)
	I think my dad would love that guy shudders as her dad eats raw meat straight from the package (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	singe 2008-07-17 04:28 am UTC (link)
	Cheeee-rist. Maybe his iron is low. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lysana 2008-07-17 06:42 pm UTC (link)
	No, it's just that yummy. fond memories of freshly ground hamburger (Reply to this)(Parent)

	rimrunner 2008-07-17 05:18 am UTC (link)
	I have to say, beef carpaccio is one of the things that makes life worth living. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	ladybirdsleeps 2008-07-16 01:52 am UTC (link)
	I make people disgusting drinks all the time. I don't make them iced espresso because people think that ordering an iced espresso and then filling it up with the milk we have sitting out for people who order drip coffee is a great way to avoid paying the full price of an iced latte. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

cmdr_zoom
2008-07-16 03:00 am UTC (link)

Exactly. I absolutely believe the owner when he says that the policy was implemented to stop people ~~"playing the system"~~ STEALING from the store like this, and I think it's sad, but not really surprising, that such measures are necessary (the references that came up on google seem to indicate it's a distressingly common practice). Oh, but when you're ripping off Starbucks, then it's okay...

(I don't even drink coffee, what the hell.)

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	tunxeh 2008-07-16 03:24 am UTC (link)
	I suppose serving iced espresso at the same price as an iced latte would only lead to bad will from the high price? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

wickedlester
2008-07-16 11:42 pm UTC (link)

I wonder the exact same thing. In most restaurants I go to, iced coffee costs .50 to 1.00 more than hot coffee. Because people add more sugar and cream to it than hot coffee.

I'm kinda boggled that coffee stores can get away with this attitude. Especially considering the high profit margin in coffee. So, you have people who try to play the system. Boo hoo. Tell me a restaurant that doesn't have people play the system every day starting with "Water with extra lemon please!" down to people who order coffee for their kids, then add 10 creams, because the kid really wants coffee milk, but that's too expensive.

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	vzg 2008-07-16 03:33 am UTC (link)
	I make people disgusting drinks all the time. I can't say all the time, given that I do not work in a coffee shop, but I recently learned what a "graveyard" is in terms of fountain drinks. ... But I wasn't all that surprised, and kinda-sorta tried it myself. It tasted better than most of the drinks did on their own. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mpoetess 2008-07-16 03:52 am UTC (link)
	Mmm! We call them "suicides." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sevendeadlyfun 2008-07-16 04:21 am UTC (link)
	Oh yeah! Suicides are fabulous. And they really do taste better than the individual drinks they're made from. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	maegwin_of_hern 2008-07-16 09:47 am UTC (link)
	Oooh, yes. That's what I make out of my free refills whenever I can. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	aerobot 2008-07-16 06:55 am UTC (link)
	What is a 'graveyard'? All of the left over stuff mixed together? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	vzg 2008-07-16 07:21 am UTC (link)
	Just a bit of each fountain drink, in equal portions. At my theater, Coke, Diet Coke, Cherry Coke, Coke Zero, Sprite, Pibb Xtra, Fanta Orange, Barq's, Hi-C Pink Lemonade, Hi-C Fruit Punch, and seltzer water. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	annabelle_lee 2008-07-16 02:16 pm UTC (link)
	Oh, I used to do that all the time when I drank soda. Never knew there was a name to it because I figured it was just me being a weird little cheap ass. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	aerobot 2008-07-16 02:54 pm UTC (link)
	Oooh, I liked doing that as a kid. Coke and lemonade is actually kinda nice. My friends and I also partook in The Mystery Drink and dared others to try it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	chibikaijuu 2008-07-16 04:29 pm UTC (link)
	I still do that. Coke and lemonade, Coke and iced tea, iced tea and lemonade. All tasty. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	cmdr_zoom 2008-07-16 11:04 pm UTC (link)
	We tend not to think of cola as anything but "cola-flavored", but lemon is actually a big part of it. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	hangingfire 2008-07-16 11:07 pm UTC (link)
	There's a German soft drink I quite liked called Spezi, which as best as I could tell was a commercially available blend of cola and lemonade (the clear, fizzy, European kind). I got to be very fond of it during the month I spent there. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	aerobot 2008-07-18 07:23 am UTC (link)
	Ooooh. Gotta remember that if I ever go there. makes mental note (Reply to this)(Parent)

	lilpocketnin 2008-07-17 11:59 am UTC (link)
	I recently had to make my first suicide/graveyard at the theater I work in (popcorn slaves represent =p). The woman was very specific about what the proportions should be, though: 1/4 pepsi, 1/4 root beer, and 1/2 orange slice. She made me pour it out. Twice. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	vzg 2008-07-17 03:24 pm UTC (link)
	o_O Wow. I've never had anyone be that picky. Well, not about their drink, anyway... although I do like when they decide after it's been filled that they want to change the size/drink. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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