On Sun, 24 Jul 2011 17:04:21 -0400, Dave Smith wrote:

> On 24/07/2011 4:26 PM, Kalmia wrote:
>> On Jul 24, 2:09 pm, (Sharon C) wrote:
>>> It irritates me also when the wait staff asks if I want my change. I
>>> think it's poor manners on their part.
>>
>> A waitress once failed to return some change. Fifteen minutes later,
>> she approached the table - "Oh, I assumed it was a tip". She got the
>> message never to assume, even if a thin dime. Don't these people get
>> some training before lettin' em loose?
>
> The thing of it is that a lot of them are just plain dishonest. My son
> goes through a lot of wait staff and the biggest single problem is
> theft. They find ways to steal from the the restaurant and from the
> customers.
>
> We had a local place where I used to go fro Saturday afternoon blues
> jams and one waitress was prone to short changing. She was so reliably
> dishonest that one day when friends of mine joined us there I warned
> them to check their change. Not only did she shortchange my friend, but
> she also foisted a lower grade drink on her. My friend, who is also a
> waitress, had ordered and paid for a premium cognac and got a cheaper
> bar grade.

i did know a bartender who was somehow offended when someone ordered
courvoisier and coke and would give them rail brandy every time.

your pal,
blake