Entitled Karen Wants A Salad, Orders a Not Salad, Tantrum Ensues

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    Font - Posted by u/nightamethyst 11 hours ago maybe if a waiter says it's not a salad, it isn't? L I was working at a restaurant at 18, while also studying full time and doing a lot of extracurriculars. I was a server, but hadnt gotten money privileges yet because no one had any time to train me. The Entitled Mother came in with her 2 little bit less entitled kids, and a lot more people with her (it was like an 8-person party). They wanted to get seated together at the lunch rush hour, and after
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    Font - EM (pointing at an appetizer): I'm gonna get that salad. Me: I'm sorry, but thats not a salad. It's an appetizer, so it's salmon with a salad garnish. Would you want the appetizer and then a salad? EM: But I want that salad. Me: I'm sorry, I'll try to explain. It is this size (gesturing to show there's like palm sized portion of sliced cold salmon) and it has just a decoration of salad on top, like this (gesturing sprinkling a few garnishes on). EM: But I want that salad. Me: Well, I'll s
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    Font - EM: But that costs more! Thats stupid, you're a bad waiter. Why do I need to pay mooooore, when I want that salad!!! (pointing at the salmon appetizer, that most definetely still isnt a salad) I'm just at a loss of words at this point. I've tried gesturing, pointing at the word "garnish" in the english name below their native language menus, explaining that it's THIS SIZE and will not be a salad. Me: So what will we do now? You CAN most definetely get that appetizer, but I'll just say one
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    Font - I write down all the appetizer orders, and put them in the system. When I get to their table with their appetizers... EM: Wheres my salad??? thAAAT'S NOT A SALAD!!! I ordered a SALAAAD with salmooonnnn!!!! Me sighs : As I said, it wasnt and still isnt a salad. But you still- EM interrupts me and screeches: BUT IT SAID SAAAALAAAD ON THE MENU, LOOK, HERE!!!!! pointing at the words "salad garnish" In my dreams I just vanish somewhere cold where I don't get a heat stroke the same time I need
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    Font - EM looks like she might blow up, so I continue: But I can very well take your main course orders so you can get a salad to eat with that. There's salad 1, salad 2, a greek salad... EM, snappy: I'll take the greek salad then. Then we had a problem with specialty drinks. The coffee shop next door had their advertisements near the restaurant, and the EM wanted two of their lemonades. I explained that there's no way that they could get the lemonade, unless they wanted to wait for 30+ minutes.
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    Font - EM didn't want to pay more, and wanted the lemonades this instant. I offered a very sad compromise, sprite or sparkling water with lemon slices. They said they wanted the sparkling water with lemon slices, and when I took the drinks over, it started again. EM: THIIIS IIIS NOOT LEMONADEEEEE!!!! It doesn't even LOOK the same as in the picture pointing at the coffee shop. Me: Maam, you agreed to the sparkling water with lemon - it wouldve taken at least 30 minutes for the lemonades to arrive
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    Font - continued This attitude and problem-making troughout their whole stay. Well, in the end, the EM got her salad, the party got whatever food they wanted, I got to run in the heat to serve their every order because it was so busy I didn't have the time to even properly clean tables, the kids wanted and got more sparkling water with lemon, and I got to clean the mess they made on the table when they left (food everywhere, napkings put in full water glasses etc). Fun times!
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    Font - FurryDrift 5 hr. ago I hate these kinds of people. The napkin in the water was a insult. Cuz no sane person dose that 23 Reply Share 420saralou 4 hr. ago I've heard of people putting the tip in the water as a fck you to the server. Reply Share 11 FurryDrift 3 hr. ago Perty much. Since it absorbs the water and is ether a paper mess or a unusable wet fabric. Plus it sounds like they made more of a mess on purpose Reply Share
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    Font - 420saralou 4 hr. ago I was a hostess at Red Lobster when I was in high school. We would occasionally help out the servers and bus tables and clean the area for the next guest. No problem. Until you get to that table with kids. Food everywhere, water spilled everywhere, like are wolves raising these tiny adults? I make a point to stack my dishes at the end of the table, all nice and neat, table is wiped clean, ready to go for the busser. I have also taught my kids this rule. This mama didn
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    Font - Fine_Cheek_4106 10 hr. ago I know how you could have made the lemonade look more yellow.. Reply Share 73 MommaMS 9 hr. ago This is a wonderful alternative transfer fee!! 23 ... Reply Share Reply Share and no added_chaos. 7 hr. ago Are you suggesting weewee in the lemonade?!
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    Font - samanime 4 hr. ago . If I ever own a restaurant, I will absolutely kick people like this out before they even get their order. If you want to be a problem, I'll fix it. 47 Reply Share
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    Font - Pkmnkat 6 hr. ago . I dont know why she wouldn't believe the server that it's not a salad after saying so many times. Glad you kept your cool though 16 Reply Share

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