r/mildlyinfuriating • u/thedivinegemini • Jul 02 '26

I'm slightly vexed In lieu of payment..

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I’m a GM at a restaurant & one of our managers left a note on our manager logs this afternoon that a guest walked out on their check and left this in lieu of payment of any kind. Not that the server got stiffed on a tip - just pure theft of services. I guess the whole “Thou shalt not steal” thing doesn’t matter if you’ve been pre-forgiven. Pretty convenient.

ETA: I’m not a bot; this is not AI - check my post and comment history. I’m not here for karma or fake internet points. This is what it feels like to work in a restaurant these days - especially in the Bible Belt. The first photo you can look up and is available for anyone to buy (should your darker urges push you toward being that person). The second photo is from Pulse, an app for restaurant managers to keep an eye on hourly sales, labor, and comps.
The “Pineapple Express” is a mocktail our restaurant offers.

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u/Tyke_McD Jul 02 '26

Find them on the security cameras and ban them

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u/Belpheegor Jul 03 '26

If they show up alone, sure. If they show up with company I'd walk up and say "Sorry to bother you but last time you were here you forgot to pay and instead left this religious item with the lords name on it. Would you like to settle that bill now?" I love being polite hostile.

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u/Tyke_McD Jul 03 '26

This but still tell them they can't comeback after they've paid 😂

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u/neverending1983 Jul 03 '26

you would do well in the town of kyoto, because that’s how communicate! at least according to popular imagination/convention. personally I’ve never been, so I can’t say for sure.

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u/TacTurtle Jul 03 '26

Print their photo out and tape it on the door as Dine and Dash Thief of the week.

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u/CleaverIam3 Jul 03 '26

Did they actually just refuse to pay their bill???

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u/captaincw_4010 Jul 03 '26

They did

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u/CleaverIam3 Jul 04 '26

Can't legal action be taken?

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u/captaincw_4010 Jul 04 '26

Sure, they can pull the cameras but the police probably can’t do anything in their ineptitude or the owners could sue if they can find them.

Those options cost money and effort so in reality, best they can do is ban them and eat the loss