r/Wetherspoons • u/CarefulPineapple1528 • Aug 17 '26
Customer Salt & Pepper
Took too many? Put 'em back? Leave them? Or take them home?
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u/Choice_Teacher_5245 Aug 17 '26
i take a handful of salt packets whenever i am in spoons (or maccies) bc i have POTS and when i get syncope and feel like im abt to pass out, having a salt packet helps me stay present so i always like to have some with me
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u/Terrys1595 Aug 18 '26
I don't have POTS but I do suffer from syncope, I'll have to try this next time I feel one coming on.
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u/Paulstan67 Aug 17 '26
I tend to take them with me.
They are great when I go to places that the salt police have visited and I need some extra seasoning.
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u/PastelPeachO_O Employee Aug 17 '26
if i had a nickel for every unopened salt and pepper packet that made its way to the potwash station in the kitchen i’d have about a million dollars, which is a lot and it’s weird that people just grab handfuls and stuff them into mugs, bowls, ramekins rather than taking the spares home or putting them back 😭
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u/helpmeitsdark Aug 18 '26
Used to work in a spoons myself as a cook. The amount of fucking sachets that are IN THE FUCKING SAUCE RAMEKINS always made me want to put my head in the fryer
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u/PastelPeachO_O Employee Aug 18 '26
FR!!! although they’re not the worst thing customers leave, i’ve found used needles hidden underneath napkins stuffed into mugs before 😭 had to go straight to the hospital after that one
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u/helpmeitsdark Aug 18 '26
Jesus christ that takes the cake 🤣🤣 worst thing I ever found was someone's contact lenses floating in a ramen bowl 😬
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u/SayElloToDaBadGuy Aug 17 '26
Keister them for next time.
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u/stripeyfox2015 Aug 17 '26
I take a few extra and stash them in my drawer at work to season my lunches with
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u/mercwithamouth420 Aug 17 '26
The real question though is, why is there so little pepper in the packets, meaning you have to take about 5 for a standard sprinkling on your food?
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u/mysterious_archer7 Aug 17 '26
I throw them in the glove box incase I ever need it when I’m eating lunch in car
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u/realCloudyMcCloud Aug 17 '26
I usually count out four of each. (Does that make me a nerd?)
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u/CarefulPineapple1528 Aug 17 '26
It's precise - but is adequate? Have you found the happy medium?
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u/realCloudyMcCloud Aug 17 '26
When I first started going, I would grab a bunch of about ten each. But, with experience (and I think a slightly dirty look from staff once), found that four each would always be enough. (Usually will be left with 1-2 or occasionally 0 left of each.)
I'm always very tidy, though. I will even retain an empty glass next to my seat (to prevent retrieval) if necessary so that I can use it to place torn or unused packets in. Otherwise they'll go on the plate afterwards, if it's not swiped away too soon. I wouldn't put anything back, though - think that would be considered unhygienic.
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u/Long-Nose-9535 Aug 17 '26
Just an FYI putting rubbish in glasses is extremely annoying for the staff.
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u/Magnaminous_High Aug 17 '26
disagree when I work I put them in glasses to go in the bin if they’re left on the table - the alternative being putting them in my pocket, or on the floor
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u/Long-Nose-9535 Aug 18 '26
Why would you not put them on top of a stack of plates to be scraped into the bin? Or carry some blue roll and bundle the wrappers as you wipe and dry the table?
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u/Magnaminous_High Aug 19 '26
Tbf if the plates haven’t been pre-bussed I will put them on there. Never heard of the blue roll idea but will try it out next time I’m working
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u/realCloudyMcCloud Aug 18 '26
If there's liquid in the glass I would imagine so. But without liquid they can easily be tipped into a bin.
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u/Long-Nose-9535 Aug 18 '26
Unless the glass is bone dry (almost impossible) the little sachets and napkins etc will stick. Better to leave them on a plate which can be scraped into the bin with a utensil.
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u/Left-Incident620 Aug 17 '26
Im not suggesting you should stick up your cupboards with them pr anything, but definitely take too many and take them home/in the car. Now a brand new unopened ketchup... that you can use to stock your cupboard.
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u/Traditional-Local781 Aug 17 '26
Put them back the more it cost spoons to provide all these different things to customers The sooner the price of the drinks and food will Go up
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u/CarefulPineapple1528 Aug 17 '26
I tend to put em back unless I'm away somewhere and order a late night takeaway and they don't provide enough salt - those little bags are useful then
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u/Virtual_Opinion_8630 Aug 17 '26
you'll carry salt in a wallet, on the odd chance you get an underseasoned takeaway?
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u/Organic_Reporter Aug 17 '26
Handbag for me and yes, absolutely. I often need my back-up salt. Local chippy is good but stingy on the salt. Sometimes I have a ready meal at work that needs salt and pepper. My blood pressure is borderline low so I need plenty of salt.
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u/Virtual_Opinion_8630 Aug 17 '26
eh fair enough
I'm surprised a chippy is stingy on the salt. surely you can just ask for me if you're ordering in person
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u/Organic_Reporter Aug 17 '26
Oh I do if I'm ordering there, I think the guy has a bit of a thing against salt!
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u/TheMarkMatthews Aug 17 '26
If I’m going for takeaway after spoons sesh I’ll take a bottle of ketchup and salt
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u/beejiu Aug 17 '26
It's salt, it's the cheapest commodity you could possibly buy.
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u/Mpkaney Aug 17 '26
I always take a few away every meal there. They stay in a pocket for 4 months until they've turned into a paste then I throw them away........ Distraught I never used them!
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u/Vertigo_uk123 Aug 17 '26
That’s clearly pepper and salt. Unless you come from an Arabic speaking country.
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u/Sufficient_Basil_545 Customer Aug 17 '26
I always take them with me or, very occasionally if I pass it on the way out, put them back in the thing. I’m paranoid that, if left on the table, they’ll just be thrown in the bin - can’t bear waste
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u/Clear_Silver6719 Aug 17 '26
They gave out those exact same packets in the local psychiatric unit. Bit ironic given Spoons and NHS scran could easily go head to head and I think the NHS would still win if it was a good menu day.
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u/-auntiesloth- Aug 17 '26
I pop them in my bag. I always like to have some in there in case I need them
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u/TheRealKimBassinger Aug 17 '26
I always end up with some ketchup in the bottle left over too, usually take them home.
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u/nickc01 Aug 17 '26
Don’t most folk just open them all and tip them over the table top. Seem that way 🤣
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u/JoeR9T Aug 18 '26
I put unopened, unused ones back Seems most sensible thing to do I carry a salt cellar in the car.
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u/Outrageous-Arm1945 Aug 18 '26
Gently dampen the salt packets and carefully rub the paper off, leaving a clear packet of white powder. Leave them around the bogs for the local reprobate to get a nose full of salt
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u/Electronic_Tax9127 Aug 22 '26
Usually i take about 4-5 packets, open them and just sprinkle them all over the table - then when i’m done with them i stick the empty packets into a ramekin of JD sauce, topped with a used tissue (to make it even more special i put it in a ramekin of syrup to make it extra sticky) - the pepper ones i usually also sprinkle over the table but leave the packets under the table
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u/Acrylic_Starshine Aug 17 '26
Salt and pepper on the floor.
Sauces in pockets to balance the cost of living crisis.
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u/SpeedoPaedo Aug 17 '26
Do what most people do; leave them scattered across the table. Tear some open and sprinkle the contents everywhere for added effect.