Customer Refuses to Tip Waiter After Demanding Menu Be Tailored to His Preferences

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Sienna Varady
Dec 29, 2023 7:00 PM EST

In my younger years, I worked as a waitress to support myself. My eight-hour shift at the restaurant would be followed by a job working in retail till the early hours of the morning. To be honest, though, I wasn't very good at being a waitress, and I didn't particularly love my work there either.

The story below is of a stubborn customer who demands that his server adjust the quantity of the meal before accepting the order. And to make matters worse, the customer refused to leave a tip after the meal. To be clear, he did leave a tip, bu it wasn't money… and that is not the kind of tip we would particularly value following a 12-hour shift. Talk about demanding customers... I mean, the only thing more annoying than challenging clients are those that offer you unsolicited advice. So, if you want to find out what went down, just scroll down and enjoy the read! And when you're finished, don't forget to check out a story about a couple that refuses to vacate their neighbor's parking space here!

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    "Who do you think you are? You come in here making demands, then refuse to tip!"
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    Angry Scotch Guy
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    This is years ago now. I was working at a themed restaurant as a server. Not themed like it's a park or resort, but it's a zombie themed burger joint. It's getting somewhat late on a Monday or Tuesday. Can't remember exactly which, but I was
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    a closer and was ready to cut for sure. This couple walks in. It's post 9pm and they want a table. He looks like the "Mi'lady" meme incarnate, fedora included. I only say that to set the scene, I don't particularly
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    care what he or his partner look like. "I want a glass of scotch" he says to me. I think, okay! Good drinker, probably going to look at our scotch menu well enough and get some pricey drinks. Cool.
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    "Did you have a scotch in mind?" I ask. "Johnny Green" he says. I take his partners drink order, which is just a soda. These guys are great. She is gonna drive, clearly, and he is gonna get a pricey drink (for a burger place).
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    Well, I order him a Johnny Green on our pos. When I bring him his rocks glass with a finger of Johnny Green he stops me while I'm walking away. "What's this?" He asks. It sounds accusatory. He's earnest. I look at it, thinking I made a mistake.
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    "Didn't you order Johnny Green?" I ask. I'm honestly not sure at this point. It's been a long day. "Yes, but I want a glass of it." "I... Just handed you a glass of it" I really have no idea what he is on about.
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    "I want a f king glass!" He spits, holding his thumb and forefinger to indicate a full rocks glass. "You want a full rocks glass of scotch?" I ask. More than anything I'm kind of stunned. He immediately informed me yes! He wants a FULL rocks glass of Johnny Green.
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    Mother f ker, I am not serving you a giant glass of whiskey. I grab my bar manager to confirm. The bar managwr says "if he wants to spend $80 on a glass, then sure" I relay this info. And wow, we were so foolish. Apparently, since he
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    could buy a bottle of Johnny Green for $80 and drink at home, this was just price gouging! He needs to speak with the manager. Well, my bar manager was much less accommodating than I. He said "this is a bar. We charge more than you can get a bottle for."
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    What is common sense to normies like us just went over this dude's head. He refused the drink at all. Then they ordered food. They ate, asked for to go containers. I
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    accommodated, the entire time just trying to be as pleasant as possible after that super awkward beginning. On the tip line they wrote "learn what a glass of scotch is"
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    zalanthir 16 hr. ago "Sir, is this your first time ordering a drink outside your house?"
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    scotchdebeber · 22 hr. ago Rocks? You mean Ice cubes? That's no way to drink a glass of fine Scotch
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    A-RovinIGo 17 hr. ago A Johnny Walker Christmas story: My granny, well into her 80s by the time this story happened, loved her scotch, and her scotch was Johnny Walker Red. One of her sons decided he'd treat her to a good
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    scotch for Christmas, and proudly presented her with a lovely high-end single malt. Oh, she was going to be so blown away...! Well. Mom wanted a taste of that delicious, expensive scotch, and
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    decided we'd pop over to visit Granny "for tea." We were just in time to see Granny pouring the scotch down the sink. She hated it. The next year, the same son wised up and bought Granny a Texas mickey of
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    JW Red. With a little help from her scotch-loving sons, it was gone by New Year's Day.
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