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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-26-06 09:10 PM Original message |
We got completely ignored tonight at Chili's... |
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bluethruandthru (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-26-06 09:14 PM Response to Original message |
1. I've had it happen several times. |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-26-06 09:14 PM Response to Original message |
2. That kind of stuff just pisses me off. |
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johnnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-26-06 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
3. That happened to me once in Memphis |
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ForrestGump (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-26-06 09:35 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. Next time, we'll go together |
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johnnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-26-06 09:38 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Funny |
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ForrestGump (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-26-06 09:42 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. It's pretty bogus |
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johnnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-26-06 09:49 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Yeah, it was weird |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-26-06 10:13 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. That's weird. |
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johnnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-26-06 10:17 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Well, the ignoring was in Memphis |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-26-06 10:27 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Oh, okay. |
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johnnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-26-06 10:33 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. OK, now that is funny |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-26-06 10:44 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. It was. |
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peekaloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-27-06 09:41 AM Response to Reply #3 |
53. Was it at a place called 'Rendezvous'? |
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johnnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-27-06 09:52 AM Response to Reply #53 |
56. Oh no |
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peekaloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-27-06 09:55 AM Response to Reply #56 |
58. Okay. I once had a long wait there for service. |
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Brigid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-26-06 09:20 PM Response to Original message |
4. I once sat in a local Mexican place . . . |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-26-06 09:23 PM Response to Original message |
5. what's blossom by the way? |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-26-06 09:24 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Breaded and deep fried Onion.... |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-26-06 09:28 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. sorry you were ignored....it was wrong! |
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driver8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-26-06 09:35 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. You would think that with the amount of competition that is out |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-26-06 09:50 PM Response to Reply #12 |
20. thing is so many people just accept things as they are.... |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-28-06 12:07 PM Response to Reply #6 |
76. It's not meant for one person |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-28-06 08:17 PM Response to Reply #76 |
79. Skip and I shared.... |
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driver8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-26-06 09:31 PM Response to Original message |
8. My friend and I went to this local diner for breakfast one morning. |
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swag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-26-06 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
9. You should have gone to Flinger's instead. It's really nice. |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-26-06 09:34 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. We don't have those here. |
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swag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-26-06 09:42 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. Sorry, |
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ForrestGump (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-26-06 09:39 PM Response to Original message |
14. They must recruit their wait staff from |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-26-06 11:47 PM Response to Reply #14 |
33. Or Kinko's |
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ForrestGump (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-27-06 12:21 AM Response to Reply #33 |
39. Yes, them, too. So many places follow the credo "the customer is always |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-27-06 10:59 AM Response to Reply #14 |
69. I really hate that comment... |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-31-06 12:19 AM Response to Reply #69 |
89. ROTFL!! |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-26-06 09:44 PM Response to Original message |
17. Hint..... |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-26-06 09:46 PM Response to Original message |
18. Happened to my ex and I |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-26-06 09:54 PM Response to Original message |
21. That one of the reasons why we NEVER go to chain restaurants. |
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MidwestMomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-26-06 10:25 PM Response to Original message |
24. Happened to me once and I walked out too |
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GalleryGod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-26-06 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
26. Sorry for your luck tonight. In nearly 40 years of dining out-I've |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-26-06 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
29. I always get ignored - or laughed at. |
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IntravenousDemilo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-27-06 02:28 AM Response to Reply #29 |
43. Laughed at??? n/m |
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solinvictus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-26-06 11:09 PM Response to Original message |
30. Happened to us four years ago at Romano's Macaroni Grill.. |
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iconoclastic cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-26-06 11:12 PM Response to Original message |
31. That kind of thing brings out the worst in me. |
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Whoa_Nelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-26-06 11:17 PM Response to Original message |
32. Good info to have re: Belle Isle Chili's! |
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Floogeldy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-26-06 11:48 PM Response to Original message |
34. I'm outing YRD. |
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Whoa_Nelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-26-06 11:50 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. And you shop......Where? |
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Floogeldy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-26-06 11:57 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. Not at Wal Mart! |
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Whoa_Nelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-26-06 11:59 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Will PM you when am in OKC... |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-27-06 10:34 AM Response to Reply #38 |
63. I hope that includes me... |
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Whoa_Nelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-27-06 12:09 PM Response to Reply #63 |
70. You know I'll PM you, dear Duckie! |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-27-06 10:33 AM Response to Reply #34 |
62. I do shop at walmart... |
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Floogeldy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-27-06 03:24 PM Response to Reply #62 |
71. Some say that I have a christ complex. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-26-06 11:52 PM Response to Original message |
36. This happens to me once or twice a year |
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Nicole (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-27-06 12:34 AM Response to Original message |
40. Wow I always get good service there |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-27-06 10:36 AM Response to Reply #40 |
64. Ask for Carissa. |
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Yollam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-27-06 12:39 AM Response to Original message |
41. You could always go to a real restaurant... |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-27-06 10:40 AM Response to Reply #41 |
65. Those don't treat their employees too well... |
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Yollam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-28-06 05:01 AM Response to Reply #65 |
72. That's a broad generalization to make about locally-owned restaurants |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-28-06 08:16 PM Response to Reply #72 |
78. That's kinda funny you say that... |
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Yollam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-28-06 08:28 PM Response to Reply #78 |
82. Look, if you prefer corpo chains, that's your business. |
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RoyGBiv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-27-06 01:00 AM Response to Original message |
42. No problem ... |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-27-06 02:29 AM Response to Original message |
44. Same thing happened to us at a Steak & Shake |
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Robeson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-27-06 02:31 AM Response to Original message |
45. Chili's management is actually pretty responsive.... |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-27-06 07:58 AM Response to Reply #45 |
52. You might even be able to get that from a store manager... |
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lpbk2713 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-27-06 10:47 AM Response to Reply #45 |
68. That's exactly why I never call, write or E-Mail the home office. |
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Sgent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-27-06 02:47 AM Response to Original message |
46. As a long time |
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Ouabache (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-27-06 02:55 AM Response to Original message |
47. Maybe the server for your section had to use the restroom? |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-27-06 10:43 AM Response to Reply #47 |
66. And the other four servers in that area that walked by us 3-4 times.. |
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NoPasaran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-27-06 04:32 AM Response to Original message |
48. You should have looked up |
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NMMNG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-27-06 04:35 AM Response to Original message |
49. I had the same thing happen to me at a Friendly's |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-27-06 04:44 AM Response to Original message |
50. Go to Chili's website, and tell them what happened |
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NewWaveChick1981 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-27-06 07:40 AM Response to Original message |
51. It happens way too often in this neck of the woods, and we don't |
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Mutley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-27-06 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
54. I was a server at Chili's once upon a time... |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-27-06 09:58 AM Response to Reply #54 |
59. Do tell!!! |
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Mutley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-27-06 10:06 AM Response to Reply #59 |
60. I can't say if they're all like this but... |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-27-06 10:45 AM Response to Reply #60 |
67. Yeah. That happens everywhere. |
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Shakespeare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 11:03 AM Response to Reply #67 |
88. All praise corporate food! |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-27-06 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
55. That shit don't happen in Japan. Sure happens a lot in the US. |
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Yollam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-28-06 08:29 PM Response to Reply #55 |
83. Yes, I can second that. The service is better here |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 08:28 AM Response to Reply #83 |
86. It's one of the first things that hits me when I return from Japan |
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Paladin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-27-06 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
57. I Walked Away From Chili's..... |
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Ava (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-27-06 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
61. we got service about like that at a "ruby tuesdays" one time |
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Sugar Smack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-28-06 07:06 AM Response to Original message |
73. Maybe Diana Ross was there! |
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Roon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-28-06 07:31 AM Response to Original message |
74. Oh, I hate that |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-28-06 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
75. strange -- I never get bad service |
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BreweryYardRat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-28-06 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
77. I had that happen at a locally-owned place once. |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-28-06 08:20 PM Response to Original message |
80. After about five minutes.... |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-28-06 08:27 PM Response to Reply #80 |
81. We WERE seated.... |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-28-06 08:30 PM Response to Reply #81 |
84. After five minutes.... |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-28-06 08:38 PM Response to Reply #84 |
85. I caught the eye of several people... |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 08:37 AM Response to Reply #84 |
87. As somebody who worked at Chili's years back... |
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