Ten names at restaurant?!?

This is why I not done Blaze pizza.[/quote]

Yeah I won’t do blaze either. Did a couple when they first moved here and couldn’t take it.
This other restaurant/msc isn’t as bad but i just can’t beleive they don’t all have name tags after all this time.

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One of the assembly line pizza shops doesn't require names but other detailed observations and timings. I'd prefer doing that over getting too many names.

Mod pizza has two helping you, pizza maker and cashier, that's not a big deal, they always wear easy to read name tags.

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When I delivered pizza in my college years, I was Hector, Horowitz, Horace, Hugo, Herman, and Herb. That is according to my name tags.

MOD does not require names. I have no issue with MOD, the Blaze ones are ridiculous though. I have done the carry out shops for Blaze, those are easy. You literally need to pick it up and not even interact with a single employee. The employees at Blaze have their names written on the side of their hats. The writing is small and hard to read.

If the names are hard to read then the shop instructions should allow just an employee description. I agree the MOD shops are reasonably doable. Another quick pizza shop I've done was even easier than MOD. I wouldn't pay on my own for this kind of pizza if it weren't for the shops.

I've posted this before, and it wasn't super popular, but it works for me and I feel like it's natural for me to do, being from a small town and all. But if I need the name of the hostess, I'll ask the server, "Is the hostess Emily? Do you know if she went to X high school?" and the server will say, "No, that's Amy... blah blah." Then I'll ask the hostess for other names I need with a similar excuse, usually the manager. I'll say, "Do you know if the manager here Greg? Do you know if he used to work at xx place?" stuff like that. I'm sure though if I were a man, or an older woman, that would come off weird, but for me it works.

Three hostesses
Four servers
One manager
Two bartenders

= Ten Names

There were five bartenders and four or more hostesses. I got the names of the ones we interacted with and needed to track down the manager. Bad food, okay service, rude hostess, hectic and not enjoyable dinner, over a hundred dollars later. I spent three hours on the report. If they do not take this, I will be a bit dissapointed. I met all the requirements. Now I will wait.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/23/2019 02:00PM by Niner.

Geez, I would've cancelled beforehand, knowing what you described. Did Yelp/Tripadvisor/Google give it mixed reviews ? I usually look at the reviews to see if I want to go there. At least you get to keep shopping with the msc. You met all the shop requirements so you should be paid. I would not have enjoyed my time at the restaurant nor the 3 hour reporting time. It's for that reason I shy away from Coyle shops.

I like working with this MSC so I went and did my best. The reviews were mostly positive. I was not impressed. There was too much sugar and fat added for no real reason, think like the excess of Cheesecake Factory. I don't eat like that. Meat should not be glazed in sugar with a side of thick butter and cream.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/23/2019 03:41PM by Niner.

Whoa, that does not sound appetizing at all. Ate twice at Cheesecake factory and stay away from them now although they do have some 'healthier' options. Is this shop a fee and reimbursement ?

These are all no fee from this company. As long as they take it, I will move on and not go there again.

Hmmm....the associates at the MOD pizza places in my area don't wear name tags.

@Irene_L.A. wrote:

Mod pizza has two helping you, pizza maker and cashier, that's not a big deal, they always wear easy to read name tags.

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This makes me long for the days of The Cheesecake Factory and so many other long gone shops that now seem like a breeze to perform.

They took it. No follow up questions. Yay. Not doing that again.

I would not do it mostly because I would be out the $100.00. Asking people for their names is going to make life difficult probably making the staff think that you are a fool or a mystery shopper. Some of the time I am asked forthe first and last name of the people involved. Now most name tags just have the first name. I usually write the persons name and add for the last name no last name indicated.

Great !

@Niner wrote:

They took it. No follow up questions. Yay. Not doing that again.

$100 restaurants usually don't have name tags, but employees are expected to introduce themselves by name. If one doesn't, I ask their name later so I can thank them by name. Nothing unnatural about this in a high-class establishment.

It was over $100 for two entrees, an appetizer, a dessert, and two beers.

At that price I hope it was delicious and not just mediocre, Niner!

It was not somewhere I would return. Live and learn!

The restaurant is only hurting itself as you will be exposed as a spy and the employees will not be acting naturally.

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