‘They thought they were being smart’: Entitled diners get kicked out of restaurant after server catches them bringing outside drinks and disguise them as the restaurant's

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    "They thought they were being real smart"
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    Customers brought their own beer
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    These people came into a restaurant, brought a cooler, and really thought they were going to take my table for two hours participating in our Trivia night and drink their own beers.
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    They ordered water from me and we're outraged I told them that the could not drink the beers they brought when they started passing them out after I walked away.
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    "Actually, we don't allow outside beverages so I need you to remove the beers and put them back in your cooler. We do offer that brand, if you'd like me to bring you some I'd be more than happy to."
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    "Oh come on! It isn't that big of a deal!!" "It actually is a huge deal. It puts our liquor license at risk. We take it very seriously. Please remove them immediately."
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    Cue outrage. I calmly repeat myself. They begrudgingly oblige and remove the beers. They thought they were being really smart by going to get cups from the bar and pouring the cooler beers in said cups.
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    Cue shocked Pikachu face when I send the manager over to take the beers and kick them out.
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    Richard_Nachos - 2 days ago Was it their first time in a restaurant? 1.3k Reply Share Wrathchilde 2 days ago Nine Years It was their last time in that restaurant.
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    subtleglow87 OP. 2 days ago You would think that was the case.
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    Old-Scratch666 · 2 days ago Four Years I work at a comedy club, and I can't tell you how many times I've had to explain to people that no, you can't bring your six pack of rolling rock inside and drink it,
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    no, I won't give you a fork so you can finish your takeout from the Thai place down the road. People are stupid! lol glad your manager does their job!
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    Yahwehnker · 2 days ago It's a bar, not a picnic table.
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    captainp42 2 days ago Twenty + Years I used to manage a national chain chicken wing restaurant that is also a large sports bar. In my state, ANY carry-in food (even a birthday cake) has to come with proof that it was made in a licensed facility. No assumptions.
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    Well, as the best sports bar in this little town, this was where everyone came to watch football on Sunday. And we'd get groups where all-or-some of them would try to bring in Subway or McDonalds. I had to constantly explain to them that it was against state health codes.
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    They'd beg and plead, but I never backed down. You're not treating my place as a living room, taking up space for 3 hours without buying anything. Finally, I took the move of printing out the health code and posting it on the front door, and the front of the host stand. I also memoorized it word-for-word.
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    JonClodVanDamn · 2 days ago I swear to god, trivia brings in the worst people. Not as bad as pool league, but still. Hi there are 11 of us and we're all going to share one coke and one side of fries!
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    And just how smug they are too. Look at our collective intellectual prowess!! Well yeah when there's 11 or 12 of you, yeah someone is going to know the answer to something at some point.
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    Archaeoculus 2 days ago Would have just charged them "corking fee" (probably like $120) 17 Reply Share subtleglow87 OP. 2 days ago Per can.
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    Xanderby 2 days ago Spoiler alert: if you're dumb enough to think this is a good idea, you're not winning Trivia night.
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    MaryBitchards · 2 days ago Imagine thinking a business wants you around taking up a table without spending a dime.
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    coach8000 - 2 days ago We 86d a guy when we saw the grocery bag under his table with empty wine bottles. He's now the reason we don't allow anyone to bring their own water bottles in anymore.
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    debzmonkey 2 days ago Did they huff and puff and yell "thought this was a free country..." while skulking off?
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    Wheres_my_guitar · 2 days ago I've had people come to our packed trivia night and think they can occupy a table and just order water. They're so shocked when I say everybody at the table has to order something. This isn't a public park.

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