OK, so a few of you might know, my bar is a couple of doors away from a hotel. The hotel is basically a no frills place, it doesn't have a bar or restaurant, so most of their customers come down to us to eat, which is great for business.
A very confident looking customer came up to the bar. He was very cheery...at first.
SC: Hi! I'm from the hotel! They recommended getting food from here seeing as they refuse to feed me!
Me: OK then sir, what can I get you?
SC: I'll have a pizza! Room 408!
He turns to walk away.
Me: Wait a moment sir, there are a few problems.
SC: Oh, what's the problem?
Me: Well, for one thing, we don't actually sell ANY pizza here, and another is that if you wish to eat, you have to eat in here.
SC: So you won't bring it to my room?
Me: Unfortunately we can't sir, the hotel is a seperate business to us, and we can't have our own employees wandering around looking for people's rooms when they are needed here.
SC: But I want to eat in my room.
Me: I'm very sorry sir, but we can't provide that kind of service for you. The only way you will be able to eat in your room is if you go to a place that serves take away food.
SC: But I want to eat in my room.
Me: Yes, I understand that sir, but there is nothing I can do about that. Are you sure you don't want to eat here? If you just pick out a table number and a menu...
SC: I already told you I wanted pizza.
Me: I'm afraid we don't serve pizza here sir.
SC: But I want one, room 408.
Me: I'm sorry, but as I have already stated several times, we do not have any pizza, and we don't send our employees to work in the hotel. They are just our neighbours, not part of this business, we don't even share the same building as them.
The customer looked very confused at this point, and several other customers were now staring at him.
SC: Can't I just have a pizza?
Me: We do not serve pizza here.
I hand him a menu.
Me: Those are the selections of meals we have sir.
SC: Where's the pizza menu?
Me: We DO NOT serve pizza here sir!
He scans the menu.
SC: OK, I will have the lasagne. Room 408!
Me: Sir! You have to eat HERE.
SC: The hotel said you would give me food!
Me: Yes, but you have to eat it HERE!
SC: Oh forget it! Thank you for wasting my time!
He stormed off, several customers burst out laughing as he walked away.
I turned to the other customers.
Me: Give me five seconds. I just need to jump start my brain.
A very confident looking customer came up to the bar. He was very cheery...at first.
SC: Hi! I'm from the hotel! They recommended getting food from here seeing as they refuse to feed me!
Me: OK then sir, what can I get you?
SC: I'll have a pizza! Room 408!
He turns to walk away.
Me: Wait a moment sir, there are a few problems.
SC: Oh, what's the problem?
Me: Well, for one thing, we don't actually sell ANY pizza here, and another is that if you wish to eat, you have to eat in here.
SC: So you won't bring it to my room?
Me: Unfortunately we can't sir, the hotel is a seperate business to us, and we can't have our own employees wandering around looking for people's rooms when they are needed here.
SC: But I want to eat in my room.
Me: I'm very sorry sir, but we can't provide that kind of service for you. The only way you will be able to eat in your room is if you go to a place that serves take away food.
SC: But I want to eat in my room.
Me: Yes, I understand that sir, but there is nothing I can do about that. Are you sure you don't want to eat here? If you just pick out a table number and a menu...
SC: I already told you I wanted pizza.
Me: I'm afraid we don't serve pizza here sir.
SC: But I want one, room 408.
Me: I'm sorry, but as I have already stated several times, we do not have any pizza, and we don't send our employees to work in the hotel. They are just our neighbours, not part of this business, we don't even share the same building as them.
The customer looked very confused at this point, and several other customers were now staring at him.
SC: Can't I just have a pizza?
Me: We do not serve pizza here.
I hand him a menu.
Me: Those are the selections of meals we have sir.
SC: Where's the pizza menu?
Me: We DO NOT serve pizza here sir!
He scans the menu.
SC: OK, I will have the lasagne. Room 408!
Me: Sir! You have to eat HERE.
SC: The hotel said you would give me food!
Me: Yes, but you have to eat it HERE!
SC: Oh forget it! Thank you for wasting my time!
He stormed off, several customers burst out laughing as he walked away.
I turned to the other customers.
Me: Give me five seconds. I just need to jump start my brain.
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