Sorry about the typo in the topic title.
There's a family-run seafood place in town which will be closing soon due to their landlord's decision to tear the place down. So my husband stopped in for a plate of golden-fried goodness before it's too late.
While in line he took a nostalgic look around and noticed a sign over the napkin dispenser. "Please don't waste napkins. Thank you."
Anyone who has worked in a restaurant with a napkin dispenser knows what lead them to post that polite little reminder. My husband was kind of staring at it and admiring the refreshing honesty, but he wondered if the sign was effective. He didn't have to wait long to observe an unintended effect.
As he stood there he watched an older woman come up to the napkin dispenser, she stopped and (apparently) read the sign. She paused a moment, then reached in for a two inch stack of napkins.
Next, she marched over to her table, used about five napkins to clear off some crumbs, took the rest in her hand, marched over the wastebasket, deliberately threw them away, then marched back to the dispenser for another two inch stack to bring back for her family's meal.
I guess she showed that horrible offensive sign who is boss.
There's a family-run seafood place in town which will be closing soon due to their landlord's decision to tear the place down. So my husband stopped in for a plate of golden-fried goodness before it's too late.
While in line he took a nostalgic look around and noticed a sign over the napkin dispenser. "Please don't waste napkins. Thank you."
Anyone who has worked in a restaurant with a napkin dispenser knows what lead them to post that polite little reminder. My husband was kind of staring at it and admiring the refreshing honesty, but he wondered if the sign was effective. He didn't have to wait long to observe an unintended effect.
As he stood there he watched an older woman come up to the napkin dispenser, she stopped and (apparently) read the sign. She paused a moment, then reached in for a two inch stack of napkins.
Next, she marched over to her table, used about five napkins to clear off some crumbs, took the rest in her hand, marched over the wastebasket, deliberately threw them away, then marched back to the dispenser for another two inch stack to bring back for her family's meal.
I guess she showed that horrible offensive sign who is boss.
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