A List of Demands

[KatherineB]

Good eggnog is yummy, but I've never had a commercial brand that tasted anything but foul. Last year we made Alton Brown's version, and it was pretty harsh last year, but THIS year it was lovely.... I had a large glass of it! It sat is a very large glass jar all year, mellowing.

Have you made a large jar for next year?

[EricKei]

... but she's had a few poachers who had a deer carcass they'd taken out of season, and somehow they expected her to accommodate them. Is there anywhere -- outside of a lodge that specifically caters to hunters -- that would?

"Hey, man, I got this guy, Big Jim, who don't ask any questions" who'll take care of everything. Then, advise the poacher to stand guard out by their truck/carcass just to be on the safe side – ya never know when some filthy criminal might come out of the woods. When Big Jim (of the Forestry Service...oops...Did I leave that part out?) and his crew tell me they're five minutes out, I lock the doors and clear the front room of all workers and patrons so they can "take care of" the poacher and his prize.

[Minflick]

Good eggnog is yummy, but I've never had a commercial brand that tasted anything but foul. Last year we made Alton Brown's version, and it was pretty harsh last year, but THIS year it was lovely.... I had a large glass of it! It sat is a very large glass jar all year, mellowing.

[dalesys]

I wouldn't wish eggnog on even the suckiest of SC's.

Not even Sam & Ella's?

[Mr Hero]

Of course they shouldn't have to pay, its Christmas! All of you drones should be happy to do the set-up and clean up for free out of the Christmas spirit. If you really cared about your guests, you would also serve them champagne or eggnog free as well.

Jerks.

I wouldn't wish eggnog on even the suckiest of SC's.

[WishfulSpirit]

Indeed. They actually were pretty nice, I was just grumpy from my coworker knowingly telling a guest they could use the rooms that normally have to be paid for. Turned out OK all around.

[Plague*Star]

Well they did clean up after themselves so it's OK.

A Christmas Miracle!

[WishfulSpirit]

Well they did clean up after themselves so it's OK.

[Slave to the Phone]

Of course they shouldn't have to pay, its Christmas! All of you drones should be happy to do the set-up and clean up for free out of the Christmas spirit. If you really cared about your guests, you would also serve them champagne or eggnog free as well.

Jerks.

[eltf177]

Well, management will have to pay SOMEBODY to do it, resulting in lost revenue. Betcha corporate will love that!

[WishfulSpirit]

New one:

Use of a ballroom to open gifts. The empty restaurant wasn't good enough. And no, we aren't going to charge them for setting up chairs and cleaning up after them, because reasons.

[WishfulSpirit]

Today we got a complaint that there wasn't hot water for tea in the lobby. But I am not actually bothered by that one. It's bitter cold here in the mile high city and apparently AM just needed a little prodding. G set up a tea station for people coming in who would like something warm to drink, and I'm keeping it refreshed for the PM shift. No hot cocoa packets but we have a KCup brewer and cups in the back, so I put up a card saying hot cocoa was available at the desk. I'm going to run over to the kitchen in a few minutes and get a baggie of marshmallows.

[Minflick]

I also see it as an extension of the service 'thing'. You're (generic you) employed at the store, she wants something the store has, and she expects your help in getting it. The fact that it's an unrealistic expectation is beside the point for her, she wants help, and you're supposed to provide it!

[notalwaysright]

I realize this is slightly off topic, but I still think it relates. Recently I've encountered people wanting free stuff, but in a picky way.

It was freight day, and our hallway was packed with boxes because the recycling dumpster was full. A lady was looking at the boxes and asked if we gave them away. I'm like sure, take all you want! She points at a box containing a lot of collapsed boxes.

Lady: Do you have more boxes that size?
Me: Probably, you're welcome to look through any of these.
Lady: It's just that box is the perfect size, do you have any others that aren't broken down? *gives plaintive look*
Me: All the boxes are here, I'm sure there is another that size.
Me: *in my head* I'm absolutely not taking all those boxes out of that box, then taking another collapsed box, putting it back into shape, then filling it with the boxes I just took out of another box because you want that particular size and don't want to look through the collapsed boxes.

[wolfie]

This coffee smells like shit.

There's some VERY expensive coffee that smells like shit. That's because it IS shit (civet cat shit).