It's hard to not bring home work when you're at work 14 hours a day. It happens so much and it happened to me last nigh so I figured I'd share.
Last night I had a dream that I was working the register and a family came in fighting. They're boy started throwing things at me and pulling down some decorations we have on the walls, I yelled at the mom to learn to parent better. I woke up and it was like 3am, I started laughing so hard!
One time we were at home and were praying the Rosary (A catholic thing). One person prays something and the rest respond with something else. So my dad was leading it and the rest of us were responding. My dad has a tenancy to fall asleep and instead of saying what he was suppose to he goes "are the chile rellenos ready yet?". We all just looked at him for a bit then started laughing.
This next thing has happened to us at least once. We will answer our personal phones how we answer at the restaurant. Last week-end I actually answered like that at my second job!!!! Thankfully it was my sister calling but, still!
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Is it so hard to watch your kids?
Hello!
I'm working at the book store rigth now with nothing to do so I'll tell you about parents who, for some reason let their kids run around the restaurant or parents who make you wonder why on earth anyone would let them have children.
~A lady sent her 3 year old into the restaurant with a note saying what she wanted to order. I had to ask various questions like, what kind of meat, what size, evrything on it? etc.. The restaurant was half full with people all staring at this little girl and at the mom in the truck who wouldn't come down to order herself. Finally after 10 minutes she comes down and says "sorry it's because I have my 9 year old asleep in the back seat". Okay.....
1. her truck was less than 20 feet from me so her 9 year old would have been ok (obviously with the air on or windows down) for the 3 minutes it would have taken her to order.
2. Why send your 3 year old who can barely talk??
3. maybe it's just me but if I was in the situation I would have just called ahead or gone somewhere with a drive thru.
THOUGHTS??
~Yesterday a lady sent her 4 year old to re-fill the soda then yells at him in front of everyone because he spilled. Well what did you extpect lady!?
~ Some parents let their kids clim on the table, then they fall and the parents get mad. WTF?
~A few ladies use the tables as changing tables!!!!! Who does that!? thats gross!!!! then I have to use bleach to clean it:/
~What always gets my brother and I mad:
Lady, to her son: what do you want to eat
Kid(9-16 years old): burrito and a drink
Lady-You sure you don't want something else? nachos?
Kid- No I want the burrito
Lady: But you had that last week, get something else
Kid:but I'm craving the burrito
Lady: *looks at the kid, then at us, then at the kid* Give him the taco combo
Me: *looks at the kid, looks at the mom and give her a mean look* ok.
When its small children I understand but when its grown kids almost legal why do they do that??
Thanks for reading!
PS: last week a few of my friends got to see first hand one of our most annoying customers. She went with her bf, asked a ton of question that had obvious answers and drank ever single flavor soda, tea and aguas frescas we had. I'm pretty sure I wrote a blog post on her. Anyways, on thursday the guy came in to get his usual and apologized over and over for his gf's rude behavior. Thats really awesome because not many people own up to that type of stuff:)
I'm working at the book store rigth now with nothing to do so I'll tell you about parents who, for some reason let their kids run around the restaurant or parents who make you wonder why on earth anyone would let them have children.
~A lady sent her 3 year old into the restaurant with a note saying what she wanted to order. I had to ask various questions like, what kind of meat, what size, evrything on it? etc.. The restaurant was half full with people all staring at this little girl and at the mom in the truck who wouldn't come down to order herself. Finally after 10 minutes she comes down and says "sorry it's because I have my 9 year old asleep in the back seat". Okay.....
1. her truck was less than 20 feet from me so her 9 year old would have been ok (obviously with the air on or windows down) for the 3 minutes it would have taken her to order.
2. Why send your 3 year old who can barely talk??
3. maybe it's just me but if I was in the situation I would have just called ahead or gone somewhere with a drive thru.
THOUGHTS??
~Yesterday a lady sent her 4 year old to re-fill the soda then yells at him in front of everyone because he spilled. Well what did you extpect lady!?
~ Some parents let their kids clim on the table, then they fall and the parents get mad. WTF?
~A few ladies use the tables as changing tables!!!!! Who does that!? thats gross!!!! then I have to use bleach to clean it:/
~What always gets my brother and I mad:
Lady, to her son: what do you want to eat
Kid(9-16 years old): burrito and a drink
Lady-You sure you don't want something else? nachos?
Kid- No I want the burrito
Lady: But you had that last week, get something else
Kid:but I'm craving the burrito
Lady: *looks at the kid, then at us, then at the kid* Give him the taco combo
Me: *looks at the kid, looks at the mom and give her a mean look* ok.
When its small children I understand but when its grown kids almost legal why do they do that??
Thanks for reading!
PS: last week a few of my friends got to see first hand one of our most annoying customers. She went with her bf, asked a ton of question that had obvious answers and drank ever single flavor soda, tea and aguas frescas we had. I'm pretty sure I wrote a blog post on her. Anyways, on thursday the guy came in to get his usual and apologized over and over for his gf's rude behavior. Thats really awesome because not many people own up to that type of stuff:)
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Your grandma?
Okay here is one that will fall under "are you stupid?" category.
People often come in and are picky, that's fine, I'm picky as well but watch what I say/do.
When people come in and ask how we make a certain dish I'll be happy to tell them (mostly because I don't want them complaining after they get their food and say they didn't know that's how it was suppose to be served) BUT when people come in and ask "is your menudo made how my grandma use to make it for me?" I usually just give them my evil stare (something I'm well known for) but in my head I'm thinking "How the hell would we know how your grandma made it, you idiot!"
I mean we would get it they explained it to us but a lot of the time people assume we know how their grandma/mom/aunt made certain food.
Heres the kicker! After we tell them how we make it they get upset because thats not the way grandma made it!
can you tell I'm irritated? lol yes I needed to vent on this one. like I said before, I'm the one who can't stand the dumb ones.
People often come in and are picky, that's fine, I'm picky as well but watch what I say/do.
When people come in and ask how we make a certain dish I'll be happy to tell them (mostly because I don't want them complaining after they get their food and say they didn't know that's how it was suppose to be served) BUT when people come in and ask "is your menudo made how my grandma use to make it for me?" I usually just give them my evil stare (something I'm well known for) but in my head I'm thinking "How the hell would we know how your grandma made it, you idiot!"
I mean we would get it they explained it to us but a lot of the time people assume we know how their grandma/mom/aunt made certain food.
Heres the kicker! After we tell them how we make it they get upset because thats not the way grandma made it!
can you tell I'm irritated? lol yes I needed to vent on this one. like I said before, I'm the one who can't stand the dumb ones.
Monday, January 17, 2011
What just happened!?
So I think it's safe to say we've seen it all here. One that hasn't happened in a while is fighting couples, like screams and all that.
I have a few but the most memorable and expensive was back in 2005, I was still in high school so I did't get to see it was my brother and sister and an employee we had at the time.
Were across from a university. A girl came in to study with her class mate (a guy) as they're studying her jealous boyfriend comes in yelling at her for cheating with her class mate. The class mate is just sitting there totally confused as the couple fight and scream. Eventually the boyfriend left and in the process swung our door so hard it broke. The girl apologized to her classmate and he just left.
I get back from school to see the door broken and we had to call someone to come fix it. A few months later the girl comes back to apologize, I don't know what took so long. We tell her what her boyfriend did and she never came back.
This next one is short. It was a few months after we got this place and it was just me and my brother -in-law.
We were closed and outside in the parking lot, a couple was fighting and he was hitting her. My brother in-law pulled out his phone to call the cops and just as he's dialing the guy took the woman by the hair and flips her!!! He completely flips her like if she were a doll!!!! Her head hit the curb so hard it bounced and the guy takes off walking. The girl gets up like nothing and goes after him and tried to talk to him. I don't know how that ended but I'm pretty sure she never went to the cops:{
I have a few but the most memorable and expensive was back in 2005, I was still in high school so I did't get to see it was my brother and sister and an employee we had at the time.
Were across from a university. A girl came in to study with her class mate (a guy) as they're studying her jealous boyfriend comes in yelling at her for cheating with her class mate. The class mate is just sitting there totally confused as the couple fight and scream. Eventually the boyfriend left and in the process swung our door so hard it broke. The girl apologized to her classmate and he just left.
I get back from school to see the door broken and we had to call someone to come fix it. A few months later the girl comes back to apologize, I don't know what took so long. We tell her what her boyfriend did and she never came back.
This next one is short. It was a few months after we got this place and it was just me and my brother -in-law.
We were closed and outside in the parking lot, a couple was fighting and he was hitting her. My brother in-law pulled out his phone to call the cops and just as he's dialing the guy took the woman by the hair and flips her!!! He completely flips her like if she were a doll!!!! Her head hit the curb so hard it bounced and the guy takes off walking. The girl gets up like nothing and goes after him and tried to talk to him. I don't know how that ended but I'm pretty sure she never went to the cops:{
Nice to meet you:)
Here is a quick intro of who we are:)
My brother in-law: He doesn't come in as much but hes always the clumsy one who gets hurt
Me: The one who can't stand the stupid people and by bad luck always has to deal with them.
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| From left to right My brother in-law, My sister, My brother, me, my mom and my dad:) |
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| me and the hubs |
My sister: we call her speedy Gonzalez because she's always running around, she starts things but never finishes them and we all go and pick up after her
My brother: Out of all of us he's the level headed one
Me: The one who can't stand the stupid people and by bad luck always has to deal with them.
My Mom: The brain. Enough said.
My dad: the playful one who, like my sister is always running around. When you have to work with them two at the same time you NEED aspirin!
My hubs: The hustler. Always looking for ways to make more money and bring in more customers.
And YES we are all loud as hell!
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Laundry??
Hello!
Tomorrow I will do a quick Intro to the family, there are 7 of us. Me, my hubs, my bro, my sis, her husband, mom and dad:) for now here is todays story.
Customer walks in, she always came and ordered a carrot and a bag of chips. She has since passed a way of cancer:{
CUSTOMER: hello!
MY SISTER (in the kitchen with loud noises): Hello! How are you!?
CUSTOMER: Very hungry!
MY SISTER: You did the laundry?
CUSTOMER: Yes I did the laundry!!
This is something we laugh at all the time!!!! Both my sister and the customer couldn't hear and just went along with what they thought they heard
Tomorrow I will do a quick Intro to the family, there are 7 of us. Me, my hubs, my bro, my sis, her husband, mom and dad:) for now here is todays story.
Customer walks in, she always came and ordered a carrot and a bag of chips. She has since passed a way of cancer:{
CUSTOMER: hello!
MY SISTER (in the kitchen with loud noises): Hello! How are you!?
CUSTOMER: Very hungry!
MY SISTER: You did the laundry?
CUSTOMER: Yes I did the laundry!!
This is something we laugh at all the time!!!! Both my sister and the customer couldn't hear and just went along with what they thought they heard
Saturday, January 15, 2011
First post!!!
Okay,
First post.....Introduction.
This is my second blog, this one has nothing to do with beauty it is all bout the family business, a restaurant. As many of you who work in restaurants or retail in general will know, some customers just leave you scratching your head because of the things they do or say. All the things posted here are REAL experiences we've all had here and if you have any you'd like to share I would be more than happy to read them and post them on here:) just sent them to ivonnep89@gmail.com
I will keep this first post short with 2 super short stories of the things that happens the most.
This is the perfect example of people not listening.
CUSTOMER- I want taquitos
ME- ok would you like chicken or carnitas?
CUSTOMER- Beef.
ME- I'm sorry we only have chicken or carnitas
CUSTOMER- ..so...then..you don't have beef?
ME- no just chicken or carnitas for the taquitos
CUSTOMER- OHHH okay, beef please.
ME- we don't have beef, like I said just chicken or carnitas.
This is the perfect example of people who lie to get free things.
Keep in mind this is a FAMILY business, I am here everyday.
Customer orders a lot of food and wants a BIG discount.
ME-your total is $fill in the blank$
CUSTOMER- WHAT?? why? we come in almost everyday! we know the owners, we go way back!!!! They know us.
ME- *being a smart ass* NO WAY!!!! you know my parents??? from where?
CUSTOMER- *blank stare*
ME- I'm here everyday, I'd remember you
thoughts?
First post.....Introduction.
This is my second blog, this one has nothing to do with beauty it is all bout the family business, a restaurant. As many of you who work in restaurants or retail in general will know, some customers just leave you scratching your head because of the things they do or say. All the things posted here are REAL experiences we've all had here and if you have any you'd like to share I would be more than happy to read them and post them on here:) just sent them to ivonnep89@gmail.com
I will keep this first post short with 2 super short stories of the things that happens the most.
This is the perfect example of people not listening.
CUSTOMER- I want taquitos
ME- ok would you like chicken or carnitas?
CUSTOMER- Beef.
ME- I'm sorry we only have chicken or carnitas
CUSTOMER- ..so...then..you don't have beef?
ME- no just chicken or carnitas for the taquitos
CUSTOMER- OHHH okay, beef please.
ME- we don't have beef, like I said just chicken or carnitas.
This is the perfect example of people who lie to get free things.
Keep in mind this is a FAMILY business, I am here everyday.
Customer orders a lot of food and wants a BIG discount.
ME-your total is $fill in the blank$
CUSTOMER- WHAT?? why? we come in almost everyday! we know the owners, we go way back!!!! They know us.
ME- *being a smart ass* NO WAY!!!! you know my parents??? from where?
CUSTOMER- *blank stare*
ME- I'm here everyday, I'd remember you
thoughts?
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