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Post by LeftyMeister on Apr 4, 2023 19:13:00 GMT -5
I did tonight. I rode the bike to a sports bar that I've been frequenting for a few years. The menu had changed dramatically and was pared down. Since my favorites were gone, I ordered a draft and the boneless wings. The menu said 10 wings but, when I got them, there were only a few and some scraps that were barely edible. I (politely) complained and they came back with a better plate that at least resembled the menu description.
The cook probably spit in them. lol!
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Post by jazzguy on Apr 4, 2023 19:19:41 GMT -5
10 wings or 10 pieces drumsticks and flats?
Gotta watch how they interpret it when you order these days.
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Post by Ricketi on Apr 4, 2023 19:20:37 GMT -5
yes I do, you should get what you ordered and if quality is sub-par I will let them know. Having said that not sure of how much of other peoples spit I've digested. gross! Lol
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Post by Lesterstrat on Apr 4, 2023 20:03:38 GMT -5
I'll ask for a refund if it's really bad, but I NEVER ask for a re-do. Also, my tip to you is NEVER EVER EVER order tap beer. The majority of the watering holes do not have any idea how to properly change out the kegs, much less know how to maintain or clean the lines. Nor, do they know how to properly clean the beer glasses. And, then there's that whole proper temperature thing.
Yes, you could say I quite picky about my beer.
p.s. That basket of mush in your picture looks disgusting.
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Apr 4, 2023 20:33:15 GMT -5
10 wings or 10 pieces drumsticks and flats? Gotta watch how they interpret it when you order these days. Dang skippy! |
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Post by gato on Apr 5, 2023 8:44:02 GMT -5
My complaints are usually of the written variety: Yelp, company's head office, Amazon ratings.
Although I have been known to point out expired food products at the grocery store (worst case, a tub of yogurt 5 months past the "Best Used By" date)
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Post by slacker 🐨 on Apr 5, 2023 11:13:51 GMT -5
I'm generally reluctant to complain unless something is really bad. As mentioned above, I avoid sending food back or getting something different as retaliation is a concern.
As far as tap beer, I generally try to go with tap beer but most of the places I go have a large number of taps and work hard to ensure they're in good shape (that's one of the reasons I go to those places). I have a small list of places where the food is good but the tap beer is not, so I do get cans or bottles at those. As a brewer, I'm pretty sensitive to crappy beer. I do worry about germs on glasses that aren't clean, but if you're drinking anything other than hazies or stouts, a dirty glass stands out like a sore thumb because you get nucleation points where there shouldn't be any. I'm also not really a germophobe kinda guy.
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Apr 5, 2023 13:03:12 GMT -5
I never get bottled or canned beer at restaurants. We have a couple places we go to that feature a ton of taps. So far no evidence of poorly maintained lines and typically some of the local so-so beers I've tried in cans or bottles are notably better on tap. I suspect the beers I gravitate to are not the more commonly ordered ones so there's probably a higher risk if the place is sloppy with maintenance.
As far as food goes I rarely ever send anything back. We have a new wing joint nearby that has failed us on several occasions. Once with a large carryout (gave the order to the wrong customer and took over an extra hour to fill, and even then got it wrong). The final straw was being seated in a half empty room and ignored for over a half hour. We just up and left and I flamed them in Google reviews, where a lot of other people had the same experience. With the cost of dining out anymore I just won't put up with mediocrity.
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Post by LeftyMeister on Apr 5, 2023 14:58:57 GMT -5
Count me in as one who goes for draft before a bottle at a restaurant. As for germ potential, we eat off plates with knives and forks that others have used. If there are germs remaining, it's a good opportunity to boost our immune systems.
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Post by RogerD on Apr 5, 2023 15:10:42 GMT -5
I can't complain but sometimes I still do.
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Post by rickyguitar on Apr 6, 2023 19:16:40 GMT -5
I complain to my wife, she takes it from there.
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Post by rdr on Apr 7, 2023 10:55:36 GMT -5
I once was p'od about a Sears riding mower. Multiple problems, leakage at horizontal casing joint, exhaust pipe repeatedly loosening at flange, etc.
I wrote a nice letter complaining about it and faxed to the CEOs office. Noted that if Sears quality sucked, I could just go to a discount store and buy the cheapest.
Next day the national service Mgr called me. Day after the Mgr of the local Sears called. They came and replaced the engine in my driveway, replaced belts, etc. Basically overhauled it.
CEOs don't like complaints!
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Post by Laker on Apr 7, 2023 12:07:00 GMT -5
Back in ‘85 I had a Mark VI Lincoln that developed an engine problem one very cold (-20°) day that the local dealer could never seem to resolve. After multiple attempts (each time I was charged for service time) they told me it was finally fixed so I told the service writer to drive the car with me in the passenger seat. We got about a quarter of a mile from the shop and the same issue (backfiring etc) started again. The service manager tried to charge me for this again and I told him that I had found out that everything that they had billed me for so far was covered under Ford’s emissions warranty and he told me to “get the **** out of his store”.
Now, a good friend owned a Ford dealership about 60 miles from me so I called him and explained what was transpiring with my local dealer and I asked if he had the phone number of anyone who could help me. The number he gave me was for Mr. “L”, the midwest manager of the Ford Luxury Car Division (think that’s his description) who I then called and explained what had been going on. I ended that call to Mr. L by telling him about the service manager telling me to “ get the **** out of his store” and I asked if that’s how Ford Motor Company wants their representatives to talk to their customers. Mr. L told me I’d be hearing from Ford shortly.
Two weeks later I got two checks in the mail that refunded all that I had paid in so far (it was around $600) for failed repair attempts and I got a very respectful call from the service manager telling me to bring my Lincoln in and they would “gladly repair it for me”. I traded that Lincoln for a Seville and I’ve been diving Cadillac ever since.
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