Friends who request that you treat them to a fine dining shop

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It’s been years since I took any fine or casual dining shops that requires a lot of narrative. One company gave, in their instructions, detailed examples of everything they wanted me to notice and write about, so I copied and pasted all the examples together and found the word count was 1,800 words! Yikes! Time is money. As a writer, I get paid too much per word to waste time on this.
Free wrote: "Someone re-gifted me last year. Im still disgusted over it! Its pure B.S. and nobody damn sure better do it to me and let me catch them doing it. I take it as a diss I guess."

I continue to be amazed at how quickly you seem to accelerate into total fury when someone says or does something with which you disagree.

Free, what if it wasn't "a diss", but they simply didn't have enough money to go out and buy you something, yet still wanted to remember you (or were afraid not to) on the special occasion? Isn’t tolerating you and your short fuse for the rest of the year a priceless gift all by itself?

And this was LAST year, for goodness sakes, let go of it!

(heart)

I intend to live forever. So far, so good.
What I love about BJ's bar audit is you can bring someone or eat alone at the bar....I'm eating alone tonight (4ish), and thrilled at not taking anyone, as I work better alone. I have one good friend that keeps asking, but she ask so many questions, I know she'll ruin my shop, so no thanks!

Live consciously....
stilllearning Wrote:
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> And this was LAST year, for goodness sakes, let go
> of it!


I will never forget the perpetrator of that heinous stunt. This was not the handywork of a poor or broke person but just another web of tight assedness spun by a she snake. I never said a word about the regifting to anyone but it just confirmed my already low opinion of her. I also have never told her how disgusted I was when she and her daughter conspired to steal the inheritances of her brother and sister. Her brother who I have been best friends with since childhood pays his own way in life but he sure could of used that money alot more then his sisters leeching daughter.
There are hazards of taking unknowing, and even knowing friends on an assignment. They may order an entree that the shop disallows; they may try to order the same entree that I do; they may not allow the bartender/server to upsell, or suggest a drink, app, entree or dessert; and as once was the case with a shopper friend - when the chef presented amuse bouche to the table, the friend announced that she had not ordered that. (Pretty sure her shin got bruised.) Hubs and I have only had one oops. I went to do the restroom check, and the server came to the table, offering dessert. Clearly, I should have been there. My husband ordered dessert, and asked for it to go. Oh dear, what a no-no. We survived it, and learned two lessons.

My husband is my constant companion on fine dining assignments. We've got hundreds of dollars on the line. We each know our responsibilities going in. His is usually is to get names and deal with the valet. I take care of the rest, but if I have any doubts or questions, he will listen to the recording, as he carries the DVR.
Really interesting. I would take them but ask if they could share their thoughts to help the quality of the dine.
I invited a friend to a dinner shop yesterday. She gave me the hardest time sad smiley I went over the rules with her and told her we can't talk about the assignment. But during dinner, she kept asking me if I was going to give them a good score! She also made several requests when she ordered. Then just as the server turned to walk away, she apologized about making things difficult for the server and then she wondered out loud if I would still be reimbursed due to all her requests.
Eeegads, LindaM. Several swift kicks to the shin, under the table, may have helped ?
G3B Wrote:
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> Just wondering what everyone's thoughts are on
> these? I have taken friends who do not shop and
> typically it is for when I want to reciprocate a
> favor bec. I feel like I am paying for dinner but
> it is my option to do it in the form of a report
> with my time. Now I have a friend who is
> requesting it when we get together which I take
> offense to. Is it not equivalent to someone asking
> you to treat them to dinner? Wondering if I am
> being too sensitive and what other people's
> thoughts are and how they would respond to the
> request. TIA
I would ask her if she's interested in signing up for the company too. That way she can see it's not all a relaxing dinner out, and have her treat you. She probably has no idea that it's not a cakewalk.
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