Odd restaurant policies?!?

[orezok]

I've had nothing to do with the restaurant business, and know practically nothing about it, but over the years I've told a number of people that the restaurant business would be the last business I'd want to be involved in. NO ONE cooks well enough to satisfy EVERYONE. So you're bound to have some unhappy customers. And I would think it would always be a bit uncertain; never really know how much business you're going to have, how much food to buy or have ready. I'm glad that there are good restaurants; just glad I'll only be a customer, never an owner.

I owned a transmission shop in the eightys. If you think restaurants are bad, tell a customer who痴 car was running perfectly yesterday that he is going to spend $$$$$ to have his car running like last week tomorrow. NOBODY loves a transmission shop.

 

[Fuddy1952]

There was a really quality restaurant like that maybe 20 miles from here, so we took Bill and his wife (she's tiny so they made a profit on her). Buffet on Sunday lunch only. We hit the jackpot that day. They bring out this large halibut on a platter. We got some, then Bill says "I'm gonna close it out!" and he did.
That Homer Simpson video reminded me of that! I had about 3 full plates of a variety of things. Then on to the desserts...I had 4 servings and I was ready to pop! We were there over 2 hours watching Bill plow through everything. Then they bring out this large bowl of blueberries and another of whipped cream. I got a dish, Bill says watch this, bringing the bowls to table. People were staring in amazement!
We tried to weigh him at home but he would peg a scale since they only go to 350...so we used two adding them up!
Amazingly he's 62 and in pretty good health.

 

[Fuddy1952]

I owned a transmission shop in the eightys. If you think restaurants are bad, tell a customer who痴 car was running perfectly yesterday that he is going to spend $$$$$ to have his car running like last week tomorrow. NOBODY loves a transmission shop.

I was in the repair business over 40 years. The greatest thing is to be self employed...but the stress can be terrific at times. Most people are ok.
Dad(rip) was service manager at Sears after WWII. I wished he had written a book, although I remember his amazing stories!

 

[Jstpssng]

I owned a transmission shop in the eightys. If you think restaurants are bad, tell a customer whoç—´ car was running perfectly yesterday that he is going to spend $$$$$ to have his car running like last week tomorrow. NOBODY loves a transmission shop.

The first transmission shop I went to tried to sell me a new transmission when I went in for routine service. I drove that truck another 100K miles without spending another dime on it... including another fluid change. He then went on to become a Montana tractor dealer, which morphed into LS; he's the reason I wouldn't consider that brand until they have a better dealer.

Oh yeah, he also took a friend for a couple of grand for warranty work on his Montana...

 

[orezok]

The first transmission shop I went to tried to sell me a new transmission when I went in for routine service. I drove that truck another 100K miles without spending another dime on it... including another fluid change. He then went on to become a Montana tractor dealer, which morphed into LS; he's the reason I wouldn't consider that brand until they have a better dealer.

Oh yeah, he also took a friend for a couple of grand for warranty work on his Montana...

Yeah, I bailed out of the business after a couple of years. I could not compete with the dishonest shops. I would not screw a customer.

 

[Jstpssng]

Yeah, I bailed out of the business after a couple of years. I could not compete with the dishonest shops. I would not screw a customer.

The thing was, if it did had the problem he'd claimed he would have just replaced the overdrive and charged me for a full transmission job.

 

[Big Barn]

I do not know if this is ODD or not but it is a first for me.

Last night the couple who recently purchased my business invited me out for dinner to meet their management team. This is the first time I had set foot in a restaurant since Covid.

I was surprised to discover there were no (physical) menus available and you had to use your smart phone to scan the QR Code




Not certain what someone without a smart phone would do, besides perhaps lose weight?

 

[Dftodd]

Most restaraunts around her hand out one laminated menu, and then point to the QR code and say the if we didn't want to share, we could scan and pull up the menu on the phone.

 

[Big Barn]

I guess I missed the memo

but in my defense I dont get out much.

 

[RickB]

I do not know if this is ODD or not but it is a first for me.

Last night the couple who recently purchased my business invited me out for dinner to meet their management team. This is the first time I had set foot in a restaurant since Covid.

I was surprised to discover there were no (physical) menus available and you had to use your smart phone to scan the QR Code


Not certain what someone without a smart phone would do, besides perhaps lose weight?

When I ran into that a single use paper menu was the restaurants Plan B.