This Roast Is Toast
(I work at a pub with a Sunday Roast carvery buffet. A vegetarian customer comes to order.)
Customer: “Can I pay for the roast, but can I just have the potatoes? I’m a vegetarian.”
Me: “Yes, but… you know the potatoes are roasted with the juice from the meat.”
Customer: “They are?”
Me: “Yes, that’s how most people roast them.”
Customer: *alarmed* “They do?”
Me: “Erm… yes… We do have some vegetarian dishes though.”
Customer: “Do most people really roast potatoes that way?”
Me: “Yes.”
Customer: “Oh. Right.”
(I will never forget this poor girl’s expression as she began thinking about ALL the roast potatoes she’d ever eaten.)
Question of the Week
Tell us your story about a customer who couldn't understand the most simple concept.
