Sqwertz wrote:
> I hardly ever get anything from the overpriced salad bars at Whole
> Foods. And I probably only returned or sent back maybe 5 partially
> eaten meals/items in my lifetime (the last time was pre-cooked
> shrimp from the Whole Foods two years prior - they had been boiled
> to death to make shrimp stoc).
>
> A few nights ago I got some Cesar salad, some fried tofu with ginger
> soy dressing, and some beef bourguignon. They were pretty small
> portions and it should not have cost almost $11. i can't believe it
> weighed overt a pound.
>
> I took one bite of the beef and it just sucked all the taste out of
> my taste buds and was so dry that I actually choked on it trying to
> swallow it. It shouldn't have been called "beef bourguignon" even
> on a good day. I left the rest of it alone while eating the other
> two items.
>
> I took the container back with just the beef in it and asked for a
> refund of the weight that was left in the container. The customer
> service desk insisted on giving me a full refund on the original
> price of the container. After explaining that I didn't want a full
> refund, they won.
>
> So I took the money ($10.50 or so) and when I got home I wrote them
> a complaint letter for making me feel like a fraudulent huckster,
> and cited the Florida Joliceur case. They didn't respond; I
> suspect they were speechless - somebody actually complaining about
> getting too much money back. Heh.
>
> I realize now how easy it could be to live off of free food. But
> not 600 pounds worth. And not beef jerky and milkshakes. If I
> wasn't so moral I'd set the bar a little higher with steaks and
> lobsters. With truffle sauces and whatnot.
>
> -sw
Sorry food and service is becoming the norm. With so many people eating
out, they don't care about either. Someone else will be along directly
to fill your seat and take what is dished out. Be glad that they had the
common decency to make right on bad food.
We ate at one of the few chains that provide traditional "hot" meals.
It was not hot, it was not best quality or grade a fancy, lie it use to
be when it was founded in 1969, I believe. When we protested what we got
was the cooks have gone home and I'll get the Manger. The Manager never
showed up. The embarrassed Waitress did bring us fresh plates of food
that were semi warm. The mashed potatoes, we initially were served, was
like a brick and stone cold. Most all folks accept it and go on. It is
all that is available.
There is no quality or pride in Resturantering any more. The Owners are
not about running Restaurants. They are about making money. There is a
difference. Unfortunately competition by serving quality is non existent.