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July 08, 2005
I was called out to a customer's table last night.
"We sure did." "Well don't you think $1.50 for a cup of coffee is pretty high?" "By industry standards it's average to low, actually." "Well I think it's terrible." "I am sorry. But you know, everything has to go up - it's just how the economy works." "Yes, but coffee should be a giveaway. It should be what entices people in here." "Actually I am more concerned about having all the good food doing the enticing." "Well I am going to really have to consider if I want coffee or not." "Tell me, how many times has your waiter refilled your coffee?" "What?" "How many times have you had your cup of coffee refilled." "What does that have to do with anything?" "How many?" "4." "And is that pretty standard for you? To have that many refills?" "Yes but..." "Well then in all reality, you're only paying $.38 cents a cup and I would say that's one helluva deal considering you don't have to make the coffee or wash the cup. You don't even have to clean your own table or wash your own dinner dishes."
"If you get another refill it will knock the price down to $.30 cents... wanna give it a go?", I asked.
Posted by Foodwhore at July 8, 2005 11:11 AM 
TEEE HEEE HEEE!! I love you! Posted by: Gail at July 8, 2005 12:01 PM ROTFLOLPIMP!! Does he ask the same question at the gas station? Posted by: Valerie at July 8, 2005 12:30 PM I'm just impressed you could do that math in your head with Mr Grumpy right there. I wish I could do that! I'd have much better Zingers during the conversation! Posted by: December at July 8, 2005 01:04 PM "Some days it's really rewarding to be a smartass." I'm going to cross-stitch that into a sampler and hang it in my office. I'm just...wow. Posted by: laura at July 8, 2005 01:26 PM LOL....I really needed that laugh, too.
Posted by: Lina at July 8, 2005 09:43 PM so what kind of gratuity did he leave behind? Posted by: x at July 9, 2005 09:35 AM my dear, you are awesome. Posted by: Jenny at July 9, 2005 12:36 PM awesome. absolutely awesome. Posted by: HomefrontSix at July 9, 2005 02:03 PM Appetizer $11 Free refills... priceless. Some things money can't buy... Posted by: Kitchen Chick at July 9, 2005 02:37 PM Didn't he see the Tsunami last year and the areas that it hit? Coffee prices have gone up and besides that if he was considering "having a cup of coffee" then he should have check the price before he ordered it. I think $1.50 is very reasonable and good for you for responding the way you did. Some people just don't have a clue. Posted by: hester at July 9, 2005 05:19 PM Cheap bastard. : ) Posted by: Kate at July 11, 2005 09:34 AM Sometimes people don't complain because the circumstance warrants complaining, sometimes people complain because they want the attention. There's nothing you can do with them but give them the attention they crave. Then you can return to what you were doing... while thinking of how grateful you are that you're not that kind of person. That's how I get through those interactions (but I roll my eyes a lot, too) Posted by: MisChef at July 11, 2005 01:33 PM Great site and great information. Posted by: Online poker game at September 2, 2005 03:42 AM Three phrases should be among the most common in our daily usage. They are: Thank you, I am grateful and I appreciate. Posted by: size genetics at December 6, 2005 05:56 PM Three phrases should be among the most common in our daily usage. They are: Thank you, I am grateful and I appreciate. Posted by: sizegenetics at December 7, 2005 04:19 PM Three phrases should be among the most common in our daily usage. They are: Thank you, I am grateful and I appreciate. Posted by: sizegenetics at December 7, 2005 06:38 PM In high school (late '90s) the restaurant where I worked charged $.75 for coffee, unlimited refills. When coffee prices went through the roof, the owner raised it to $1.00. A regular customer had a fit, saying a 33% increase was ridiculous. This was a guy who came in every day and drank at least 6 cups as he chatted with his buddies over breakfast. If a quarter a day is going to bankrupt you, QUIT EATING OUT EVERY DAY!!! At least that's what my boss told him after listening to the guy rant on and on half the morning. Posted by: new reader at December 16, 2005 09:43 AM Nice post. I'll return. Black Plane is always Coolblooded Cards: http://cityguide.aol.com/main.adp , Black Chips Rape or not Superb, Tremendous, Tremendous nothing comparative to Beautiful , to Bet Table you should be very Memorizing Memorizing is feature of Lazy Pair Posted by: Kyle Williams at January 3, 2006 06:31 AM  |