Are We Open? Nein!
My restaurant closes at nine. Sometimes, if we are super busy, I will not be able to lock the doors exactly at nine, but if it’s slow, as a manager, I can close up to twenty minutes early.
I have an absolute idiot call at 8:58 as I am sitting at my computer doing checkouts.
Caller: “Hey, is it too late to order?”
Me: “We close at nine, sir.”
Caller: “But can I still order?”
Me: “How far away are you? We close in a minute and a half.”
Caller: “I’m at the [Hotel that is at least a five-minute walk away]. I can hustle over.”
Me: “Our door lock at nine, sir.”
Caller: “I don’t understand. Are you closed?”
Me: “We are open… for another minute.”
Caller: “So can I order?”
Me: “Can you get here in sixty seconds?”
Caller: “I’ll be there in a few minutes.”
By the time I got off the phone, it was past nine and one of my employees had locked the door. Around 9:10, the phone started ringing again, presumably him, and I just ignored it.