You WERE here last night!

[customersruinmylife]

A very strange tale. An old guy comes up to the bar, and asks to speak to the manager. I get him, but I hang around to listen to the complaint.

SC: I was here last night, I ordered a steak rare, but when I got it, it wasn't rare enough for my liking.
Manager: Right...
SC: It was terrible, what kind of chef do you have in there? All I wanted was a rare steak!
Manager: OK...
SC: I know its not your fault, because you weren't working last night were you?
Manager: No I wasn't, it was another assistant manager.
SC: Yes, well, I sent the steak back, and asked for a new one, but the one I got after that STILL wasn't rare enough.
Manager: OK...(the manager does not see where this is headed.)
SC: So, I spoke to the assistant manager, and he said if I came and spoke to the manager, you would give me free food.

The manager looks confused. We NEVER give out free food like that. We give out refunds and exchanges, but we never tell anyone they can come in a day later and have free food.
The SC suddenly turns and looks at me.
SC: Didn't he?
Me: I'm sorry?
SC: Didn't the assistant manager say last night I could have free food?
Me: I don't know sir, I wasn't working last night.
SC: Yes you were!
Me: No I wasn't.
SC: Yes you were!
Me: No, I worked during the morning and early afternoon.
SC: You WERE here last night, I always recognise a face!

All of a sudden the SC had completely strayed from the original conversation, and had now turned it on me. While this was going on, the manager phoned the assistant manager to find out what was going on.
SC: You were on last night, I know you were!
Me: I can absolutely promise you I was not here last night. I left at 3pm.
SC: No! You were here at eight!
Me: No, I was in my house watching TV at that time.
SC: You were here! I swear it!

The manager returns.
Manager: I'm sorry sir, I just rang the assistant manager...
SC: What did you do that for??
Manager: To confirm the story...
SC: What! Are you calling me a liar?
Manager: Well he just said on the phone that he never told you...
SC: Right, I'm going! Didn't want to eat in here anyway!
Manager: That is your choice sir.
SC: *walks up to me* And you WERE here last night!

He walks away. End of very confusing story.

[iradney]

Of COURSE you were there! Didn't you know we're all robotic clones? When one robot has to go "plug in" for minor repairs and powerups, the next clone replaces it.
DUH! </sarcasm>

[draftermatt]

See apparently workers in restuarants and stores are all like the cops and pedestrians in video games. Some may where a hat, or a black shirt instead of a blue one, but in all honesty they are all basically the same.

In other words he knew he was lying through his teeth. He hoped you would just agree to it since "the customer is always right" and then with your consent the manager couldn't refuse, and wouldn't bother to verify the story.

Some people.

[F**kYouForCalling]

SC: *walks up to me* And you WERE here last night!

HAHAHA! Are you kidding me?! I'm sorry... thats just funny that someone is going to argue with you about where you were last night. I would have pulled out my schedule...

some people.

[air914]

LOL! Too funny!

I have people do that to me - not at work but I have a lot of people go "You look familiar" I always say "I know"..... and let that sit for a few seconds.... b/c I know that I don't know this person at all - but I do have a "familiar" looking face.... I've been told a few times my face looks like Jennifer Love Hewitt's... but my body doesn't really match.. LOL I'm missing some "large" parts...

I did have one girl in grade school that SWORE we went to kindergarten together - even though she had a completely different teacher than I did - it was weird & funny

[Bloodsoul]

On several occasions in the past I'd have people coming up to me asking me why I was working here.. then after a moment they realized they had me confused with my father.

[Andara Bledin]

Yikes. I like how he got all upset that the Manager called the AM for confirmation.

I used to get that "aren't you..." thing all the time when I worked in a more public place. Thing is, they were always right. I tend to make an impression, I guess.

^-.-^

[MadMike]

I did have one girl in grade school that SWORE we went to kindergarten together - even though she had a completely different teacher than I did - it was weird & funny

I get that all the time as well. People who swear up and down they know me from some place I've never been, or think they went to school with me, even though it turns out I'm a whole decade or more older than them.

On the plus side, I guess that means I don't look my age. Just this past summer, this one guy asked me, "You're what -- 27, 28?"

I just looked at him, and said "THANK YOU!"

[Talon]

The SC in the OP's story was one of those guys who is never ever wrong.

"How dare you claim the sky is blue! It's green, GREEN I say! I demand free stuff blabla I will get you fired for this atrocity etc etc..."

What a big honkin' loser

[IlovemyGeek]

That is when I would say "No sir,must have been my evil twin"