This afternoon, I went to a buffet restaurant for lunch. You choose what you want, they weigh the tray, and you pay based on the weight. I've eaten there many times, and the food has been pretty consistently good.
So. As I was eating one of the dishes, I saw something odd. At first, I thought it was some kind of spice - a cardamom pod, for example, though that particular dish didn't have cardamom in it.
Closer inspection revealed that it was a large INSECT.
I took the tray over to the counter, pointed it out, and told them what it was, in a low tone so that the other diners couldn't hear. As you may have guessed, the woman behind the counter first pretended that she didn't know what it was (though, in all fairness, she might not have known), and then she threw it away.
And she told me she couldn't refund my money.
I called a friend so that he could talk to her (my Czech not yet being sufficient for this purpose), and as I started to talk to him, she came over and refunded my money. What a surprise! She must have been worried that the other customers would hear.
I think she offered me another tray of food. I just took my refund and ate elsewhere.
So. As I was eating one of the dishes, I saw something odd. At first, I thought it was some kind of spice - a cardamom pod, for example, though that particular dish didn't have cardamom in it.
Closer inspection revealed that it was a large INSECT.
I took the tray over to the counter, pointed it out, and told them what it was, in a low tone so that the other diners couldn't hear. As you may have guessed, the woman behind the counter first pretended that she didn't know what it was (though, in all fairness, she might not have known), and then she threw it away.
And she told me she couldn't refund my money.
I called a friend so that he could talk to her (my Czech not yet being sufficient for this purpose), and as I started to talk to him, she came over and refunded my money. What a surprise! She must have been worried that the other customers would hear.
I think she offered me another tray of food. I just took my refund and ate elsewhere.
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