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Walked a table at dinner last night (1 Viewer)

proninja said:
Yes, you stealing from the restaurant is surely going to be a constructive teaching moment for them :rolleyes:

$5, huh? Money must be pretty tight for you. Sorry to hear about that, especially around Christmas. 
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He could have waited another 45 for a bill I guess.

 
Tom Skerritt said:
Feel bad for those of you who pay for horrible service and quality. Maybe next time they will do a better job. 

And we we walked on maybe $5 worth of stuff. The first round of beers I paid for while waiting for a table more than made up for it. 
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Those must have been some cheapass salads. 

 
This is actually why the no tipping policy will never take hold in the US. 

If servers got paid the same no matter what, this would happen more often, and Americans simply don't stand for bad service.

 
Tom Skerritt said:
Feel bad for those of you who pay for horrible service and quality. Maybe next time they will do a better job. 

And we we walked on maybe $5 worth of stuff. The first round of beers I paid for while waiting for a table more than made up for it. 
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I feel bad for self-entitled asspipes who could justify theft of service to themselves for being inconvenienced, and then amazingly, would brag to strangers about it like it was some kind of noble statement on behalf of annoyed restaurant patrons everywhere. There is no chance that's a life that doesn't absolutely suck. Hopefully the fast food was good at least.

 
This thread is so perfect for my receipt shtick. Put down a good one tonight with the family, hopefully it's in my jacket. 

We had a great meal/service, paid the bill, tipped 25%, and came home.

$5 for a round of drinks & 3 salads? I couldn't imagine something close to that during the happiest of happy hours. 

 
Tom Skerritt said:
Feel bad for those of you who pay for horrible service and quality. Maybe next time they will do a better job. 

And we we walked on maybe $5 worth of stuff. The first round of beers I paid for while waiting for a table more than made up for it. 
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You buying a round of beers is your justification for stealing another round of drinks and salad? 

You are paying for the food/drinks, you tip for the service.  That is the "implied" contract.

Bush league... total cstu move.   :cstu:

 
I don't blame you for being aggravated; after all that I certainly would have been.

But it's possible the waiter got stuck with the bill.

 
NotSmart said:
But it's possible the waiter got stuck with the bill.
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You heard the man, 3 salads and some drinks, $4.95 - waiter can cover it. With high cost items like that on the menu, the guy must be pulling in that tip money by the quarter.

Seriously, hard to imagine a scenario where I just walk a table. Maybe when I was 19 & drunk with buddies at a TGI Fridays or something, but not as a grown man.

 
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I've thought about doing this a couple times after waiting forever for my food, but then I remembered I was an adult and responsible for paying for what I ordered

 
I'm gonna have to side with the OP on this one. Why is everyone so concerned with the restaurant losing out on $5? Why should OP have to waste even more of his time waiting for a bill, asking to speak to a manager etc...?

The restaurant failed here. This is what happens when a business doesn't have its #### together... it loses customers.

 
My stepmother used to be a waitress.  She would have grabbed us some extra silverware from the bus table.  Gone to the kitchen and placed the order for us.  Maybe cleaned some dishes at the end of the night.  You're going to restaurants with the wrong people.  15 years ago it was embarrassing, now it's kind of awesome.

And I'm not saying this is what she would have done if she were working.  This is what she does when she's eating there.

 
Way to screw it up for the rest of us just like when many states started going to prepaid gas only vs. pay after you pump. It was because of gas drive-offs. Then a credit card to run a tab at the bar.

Next we'll have to leave a credit card with the waiter when ordering to stop the dine-and-dashers like Mr. Skerritt. Thanks buddy.

 
sublimeone said:
I'm gonna have to side with the OP on this one. Why is everyone so concerned with the restaurant losing out on $5? Why should OP have to waste even more of his time waiting for a bill, asking to speak to a manager etc...?

The restaurant failed here. This is what happens when a business doesn't have its #### together... it loses customers.
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No one is concerned for the restaurant. I'm not concerned that Walmart is soon going to go broke from shoplifters either. 

 
fantasycurse42 said:
You heard the man, 3 salads and some drinks, $4.95 - waiter can cover it. With high cost items like that on the menu, the guy must be pulling in that tip money by the quarter.

Seriously, hard to imagine a scenario where I just walk a table. Maybe when I was 19 & drunk with buddies at a TGI Fridays or something, but not as a grown man. 
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I've gotten up and walked out of a Friday's about ten years ago. All we had was water. Incredibly bad service.  If I was the OP, I would have left  $ to cover the salads.

 
There are people who believe that it's justified to steal because of poor customer service?   Let's say you go into Macy's on the Friday night before xmas and no associate is able to help you in a timely manner because of the heavy volume of customers that they had there--should you just walk out with merchandise without paying?    You are pissed off enough about poor customer service to justify stealing--but not pissed off enough to ask for a manager to actually discuss your displeasure?    

On top of that--you are complaining about your experience on an internet thread--which likely means that you maybe left them a negative review as well.  If that is indeed the case--that is truly a doosh move--because you do realize that because you walked out without paying--you are essentially complaining about something that didn't cost you a penny. Super classy.  

 
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Sweet move bro.  Probably pushed a little kid over on the way out because they wouldn't move.

 
I did this once and they chased me out.  I told the manager I had two dozen Yelp aliases ready to make his life a living hell.

 
One thing about these new fangled toilets in commercial establishments now is that you can't leave upperdeckers, since there is no tank.  But you should have done that if possible.  You handled this situation very poorly.  Next time upperdecker, at minimum.

 
If I'd had some cash on hand I'd have left some for the things I did get, which is exactly what I did when a scenario like this happened to me years ago.

If I had no cash on hand, I certainly wouldn't give them my cc and I approve this theft.

 
sublimeone said:
I'm gonna have to side with the OP on this one. Why is everyone so concerned with the restaurant losing out on $5? Why should OP have to waste even more of his time waiting for a bill, asking to speak to a manager etc...?

The restaurant failed here. This is what happens when a business doesn't have its #### together... it loses customers.
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My point exactly. And I'm not saying the my price for the items totaled $5, this is merely the food/beverage cost to the restaurant. A very small price to pay for their incompetence. I would have been charged much more than that. But I was willing to pay for a nice holiday dinner, and that was what we wanted. What we got was anything but, and therefore, I was not willing to pay for it. Not sure why this is so difficult to understand.

And let's say I did speak with a manager, I would have refused to pay for anything anyway. So the end result is the same. We just wanted to leave. The expected experience was (ruined is probably a bit extreme, so let's just say...) not provided.

 
Tom Skerritt said:
My point exactly. And I'm not saying the my price for the items totaled $5, this is merely the food/beverage cost to the restaurant. A very small price to pay for their incompetence. I would have been charged much more than that. But I was willing to pay for a nice holiday dinner, and that was what we wanted. What we got was anything but, and therefore, I was not willing to pay for it. Not sure why this is so difficult to understand.

And let's say I did speak with a manager, I would have refused to pay for anything anyway. So the end result is the same. We just wanted to leave. The expected experience was (ruined is probably a bit extreme, so let's just say...) not provided.
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And if the manager said "okay jerkoff, I'll call the cops if you don't pay", would you have gone to jail over this? Not saying that would be a likely outcome, I'm just curious if you think what you did was theft and if not, what would you call it?

 
So you actually were served ~30-60 in food and drink (3 each of Soda @3, Beer@6 and salad@5-10 depending on type of salads) and left without saying anything or throwing some cash on the table? You're an ######.

 
McGarnicle said:
And if the manager said "okay jerkoff, I'll call the cops if you don't pay", would you have gone to jail over this? Not saying that would be a likely outcome, I'm just curious if you think what you did was theft and if not, what would you call it?
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How can toy steal something you never received?

 
I would have dropped some cash for that stuff ,  but no way am I paying for the dinner.

It appeared you were implying that he owed for dinner also.

 
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Would have dropped some cash and left but I'm ok with what op did. They did steal his time and any decent manager would have let them walk out without paying and handed them a gift card for a future visit with an apology. 

 
McGarnicle said:
This is what we're debating. No one is saying he should have paid for the entrees.

Looks like we've got another vote that this was theft.
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Judge will let him off.  there's a point after being so nice and patient waiting, and then lied to several times that your brain just melts down and the only way out is to walk.

I worked in restaurants in college and I think the knowledge of how things should play out fuels that point where you are left with an abundance of rage and the only thing you can think about is walking.    

I mentioned before I have walked at a Fridays before. no food doing involved.

This story reminds me of the day we snuck out of a hotel in Big Bear after one night of a five night stay because of several things that went very wrong. one being bullet holes in the bathroom window of the unit I put my teenage daughter in. The dash though the parking lot to the car is a treasured family memory. The owner was a customer of mine and we were trying to help is struggling business. I never asked for a refund, but he gave me one after calling me a few days later and I claimed family emergency for the departure   

 
Did this once in my early 20's .Friends and I were at what I think was an IHOP  (might have been a denny's) on a Sunday morning after a night of relatively heavy drinking. Had a bad craving for pancakes. 

Waitress is a little slow coming over to take our order but no big deal.  She actually apologies in advance and tells us that they're down a cook. 

Right as we order a group of like 50 people come in and sit down at a bunch of tables in the back.  Probably a dozen tables.  It's a church group of some sort.

Half an hour goes by and no food. 45 minutes,  no food. The Waitress comes by several times and apologizes/refills drinks. After an hour, we see food go out to one of the church tables. We say wtf and call over the Waitress. She claims our food is next out. 15 minutes later still no food and we politely ask to see a a manager. 

Manager comes out and we explain the situation.  He basically throws his hands up in the air and tells us that the church group "is here every week and needs to be served first". I ask him if he thinks it makes sense to push us back 12 spots instead of pushing each of them back one spot. He shrugs his shoulders, offers us 5% off our bill and walks away.

We threw down a buck a piece (all we'd had were orange juice and coffee) and left. Nearly an hour and a half and no food.  

 
rockaction said:
These were literally the exact words coming out of my mouth. 

Does the OP feel bad or something? Why post this? For affirmation? 

No, you ask for the check for your food and ask to speak to a manager -- then you can quibble about the bill and service. 

Sorry, OP. Not a good move if you didn't pay. I mean, screw them, but that's not how you do it.  
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wrong #### them.. walk up and dont pay

 
Tom Skerritt said:
My point exactly. And I'm not saying the my price for the items totaled $5, this is merely the food/beverage cost to the restaurant. A very small price to pay for their incompetence. I would have been charged much more than that. But I was willing to pay for a nice holiday dinner, and that was what we wanted. What we got was anything but, and therefore, I was not willing to pay for it. Not sure why this is so difficult to understand.

And let's say I did speak with a manager, I would have refused to pay for anything anyway. So the end result is the same. We just wanted to leave. The expected experience was (ruined is probably a bit extreme, so let's just say...) not provided.
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An adult would have asked for the manager, gotten his items comped.  Probably would have gotten the service issue fixed and a free meal.

Someone lacking the maturity to do the above does what you did.  

Sounds like you were with your family as well.. nice job setting an example for the kids. :thumbdown:

 
holy #### what a bunch of whiny old  men in here.. waaaa grown up wouldnt do this.. waaaaaaa you sholdl be embarassed waaaaaaaaa im telling the police

 
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proninja said:
I went to the grocery store the other day, got all my produce, went to the butcher to get meat and he gave me sass so I just walked out the door without paying for my produce. 

I went to Best Buy, loaded up on electronics, but then couldn't find anyone to help answer some questions with kitchen appliances for like 20 minutes, so of course I just took the electronics and left. 

That's all totally normal, right?
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waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa  waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

 
McGarnicle said:
And if the manager said "okay jerkoff, I'll call the cops if you don't pay", would you have gone to jail over this? Not saying that would be a likely outcome, I'm just curious if you think what you did was theft and if not, what would you call it?
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manager is going to threaten jail?

Waaaaaaaaaaaaa

 
I agree with those saying to leave some cash if he had it but if not I wouldn't bend over backwards and give them my cc.  I'd go back at a quiet time and talk to a manager and settle up with cash (for the drinks and salads) to clear my conscious though.  

 
TLEF316 said:
Did this once in my early 20's .Friends and I were at what I think was an IHOP  (might have been a denny's) on a Sunday morning after a night of relatively heavy drinking. Had a bad craving for pancakes. 

Waitress is a little slow coming over to take our order but no big deal.  She actually apologies in advance and tells us that they're down a cook. 

Right as we order a group of like 50 people come in and sit down at a bunch of tables in the back.  Probably a dozen tables.  It's a church group of some sort.

Half an hour goes by and no food. 45 minutes,  no food. The Waitress comes by several times and apologizes/refills drinks. After an hour, we see food go out to one of the church tables. We say wtf and call over the Waitress. She claims our food is next out. 15 minutes later still no food and we politely ask to see a a manager. 

Manager comes out and we explain the situation.  He basically throws his hands up in the air and tells us that the church group "is here every week and needs to be served first". I ask him if he thinks it makes sense to push us back 12 spots instead of pushing each of them back one spot. He shrugs his shoulders, offers us 5% off our bill and walks away.

We threw down a buck a piece (all we'd had were orange juice and coffee) and left. Nearly an hour and a half and no food.  
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You waited an hour at an IHOP?  #### that noise.

 
sublimeone said:
I'm gonna have to side with the OP on this one. Why is everyone so concerned with the restaurant losing out on $5? Why should OP have to waste even more of his time waiting for a bill, asking to speak to a manager etc...?

The restaurant failed here. This is what happens when a business doesn't have its #### together... it loses customers.
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The OP said he paid for the first round of drinks up front. That implies there was more than one round. He also said they ordered and ate 3 salads. Do you believe that at least one round of drinks and 3 salads was 5 bucks? I don't. Regardless of the cost, you pay for what you consumed whether the service was good or bad. You don't have to tip. The manager may have taken care of what was consumed if the OP had complained to him/her.

 
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swirvenirvin said:
manager is going to threaten jail?

Waaaaaaaaaaaaa
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We had a couple that came in regularly and skipped out on the bill.  One night a couple police officers were eating and our manager asked them to keep an eye out.

Charges were pressed, I didn't go outside to see if they were arrested.. but I assume so.

 
Not something I'd do, and wouldn't start a thread about it if I did, but the outrage in here is absurd. 

 
Nigel said:
Not something I'd do, and wouldn't start a thread about it if I did, but the outrage in here is absurd. 
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This. 

I used to work in the service industry, and that kind of "service" is unacceptable.

Ask for a manager?  Yeah right.  So he has to wait for the server who seemed to be ignoring him to go find the manager?  And then sit there and wait for the manager, while his hungry family just sits there?  Pssh. 

I definitely agree about going back sometime this week to explain to management what happened and then offer to pay for the drinks/salads (odds are the manager will say don't worry about it). 

 
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