With Every Extra Comes Extra Problems

(We were clamping down on giving people extra things for free, including the sauces in our special drinks. I was working drive-thru when this happened.)

Me: “Welcome to [Restaurant] drive-thru. May I take your order, please?”

Customer: “Yes, I’d like [Special Drink] but with extra bits and chocolate sauce.”

(My manager nods at me and tells me to charge extra.)

Me: “Okay, that’s fine, sir; however, I will have to charge you for the extra sauce and bits.”

Customer: “What?! They’ve never done that before!”

Me: “I’m sorry, sir, we’re clamping down on giving away things for free. It was against our policy to do it in the first place.”

Customer: “But I shouldn’t be charged for it! I’m the customer. If I wanted extra I should get it for free! Why should I have to pay for extra?!”

(The customer drives off with his drink, having paid for the extras begrudgingly, promising to complain about us.)

Manager: “I never understood where people get the idea that ‘extra’ secretly means ‘free.'”