On a similar note, whenever I have to cancel a reservation at one of NY's trendy restaurants, I always make sure I call and apologize profusely for their inconvenience. Because perish the thought I might be blacklisted by the restaurant mafioso, and never be able to get a reservation again for a birthday, anniversary or other special occasion.
I'm not sure which is more pathetic: an establishment that forces customers to grovel to do business with it and thus offers the opposite of customer service, or a customer who grovels to such an obnoxious establishment. Me, I will go to Tad's Steaks.
The night I went, I had to change the time of the reservation and they were perfectly obliging because they had room to maneuver.
It's poor judgment to be rude in the first instance to people who have momentary power over you, whether they be reservationists, clerks, customer service reps, etc.
@Ryan Tate: They may have those card reader swiper thingies and charge $900 worth of internet porn, so you then have to explain to the Chase rep that you did not, in fact, download 47 copies of Nine Inch Butt Beaters in the Raw over Labor Day weekend.
@Spirit Fingers: Oh, c'mon, you're not worried about that, are you? I mean, you just call the credit card company and say "Those obviously aren't my charges. Look at my history. I've never used my credit card for porn." You can say that, right?
@Spirit Fingers: That Whole Foods is the most ginormous gourmet food emporium in the galaxy. I was in town for biddness and subletting a closet off Union Square--that WF gave me panic attacks. I ducked in there once to grab an entree from their hot food bar, and the sight of those 120 cash registers gave me a panic attack. Was also shocked to discover you cannot buy WINE at Whole Foods in NYC. Retard LA girl here..
@snugbug: Oh, they have a new color coded system for checkout. You have to look at a screen, determine what color your line is, and when it appears, follow the directions to one of the registers. They might as well tell NASA to design one out of faulty space shuttle foam for how effective and expedient it is. Almost always someone is saying, "It's you. You. NO. YOU, DOOFUS, GO TO REGISTER 27!"
@Swifter: The law only requires accepting cash if it is tendered to a creditor to pay off a debt. You don't have to accept cash as a payment for goods or services.
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It was nice enough, but the food was so rich I was up all night. Next year, I pick my birthday dinner restaurant.
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On a similar note, whenever I have to cancel a reservation at one of NY's trendy restaurants, I always make sure I call and apologize profusely for their inconvenience. Because perish the thought I might be blacklisted by the restaurant mafioso, and never be able to get a reservation again for a birthday, anniversary or other special occasion.
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And as a complete nobody, I still go to restaurants to eat good food.
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The night I went, I had to change the time of the reservation and they were perfectly obliging because they had room to maneuver.
It's poor judgment to be rude in the first instance to people who have momentary power over you, whether they be reservationists, clerks, customer service reps, etc.
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The food was good; it just wasn't my style -- very '40s Algonquin Grill.
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So he doesn't trust his employees with cash, but customers are supposed to trust them with a credit card. Save your receipts!
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(Never eat from the one in Union Square. Just don't do it. It's a sad story.)
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Nothing they can do about it.
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