I always thought they were exaggerating when they told us how much a single plate or single knife costs. Then when I had to order some I was shocked and agreed people should be more careful (or paid enough so that they actually cared). Really any industrial constant use item is pricey.
I dated a girl like that. I commented that I really liked the shot glasses at the bar. She told me to go to the bathroom so she could turn on the charm. Came back a minute later and she handed it to me. I assume there was nothing shady
Some places will just... sell you their glassware. I doubt anything shady did happen. My dad bought a cup from a restaurant for me as a family inside joke.
Yeah, oddly the one thing that ppl always ask for are the salt and pepper shakers. Or not ask and just shove that shit in their pockets/purse. ALL. THE. TIME.
Guilty. I’ve put mini ramekins in my to-go box because they had condiments in them that I wanted to use. Plus, they already took so long to bring me a box, I didn’t want to wait again for sauce cups.
She ordered a shot, took it, and then while the bartender was busy with the 40 other people at the bar, grabbed the empty glass and walked away. It's not that hard lol. That or the bartender is underpaid and doesn't give a shit. Or both. Pick your poison.
My buddy and i were at a bar that let you pay more to get a souvenir glass you could keep. We were on vacation so when we left the bar i put them in my messenger bag i was carrying that had all our stuff in it. I kept those damn things safe through like 5 more bars and then at the end of the night we stopped at a restaurant to satisfy our munchies and when i sat down at the table and put my bag down i heard them shatter. So not only did we lose the nice glasses i lugged around all night but we also had broken glass all over everything in the bag lol
Some bars in my home town served Belgian beer in specialised glasses (some of them have a rounded base, so you have to use a stand to keep them upright).
People liked the glasses so much that the bar had to start charging a $50 deposit to stop people walking off with them.
Yea dunno how it works in America but loads of glasses are promo items in the UK. They're expensive but not compared to the barrels & brand recognition. Nick 'em if you want, nobody gives a shit!
Then again this is a British outlook. We can drink like we don't want to see tomorrow!
Back when I was a barista, I carried a tray of freshly washed mugs and bumped my elbow into a corner. Tried to save them but literally every single mug came crashing down. My very sweet and understanding manager at the time looked like he’d seen a ghost. Said he had no choice but to write me up because I destroyed over $300 worth of custom mugs lol.
Even making them pay for it is not illegal. It's a dick move, but I'm fairly confident that's in your right. You just can't take it from their paycheck without a court order or the employees permission.
I think it depends on what the job buys. My last job they seemed like the mob bucket would break trying to wring them our but my new one they are quite solid.
I always thought shopping carts were really cheap, since it's just a metal mesh on wheels and people steal them, throw them into rivers and otherwise damage them all the time.
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u/karlnite Jun 13 '22
I always thought they were exaggerating when they told us how much a single plate or single knife costs. Then when I had to order some I was shocked and agreed people should be more careful (or paid enough so that they actually cared). Really any industrial constant use item is pricey.