I demand you smile! It's Christmas!!

[customersruinmylife]

I am clearing tables. The pub is extremely busy.Far too busy for this shit.

I go over to a table of four middle aged women. As I approach, I see they have got several condiment bottles and are literally decorating their table with mustard, ketchup and mayo. They are also filling up their empty glasses with the stuff. The mess they had made was worse than the most feral child. I was mad.

The ladies saw me come over and a smug look came over their faces. And with every group of SC's, there is always an SC Ringleader

SC: Oh look. I guess you will have to clear all this up!

I dropped my cloth into the middle of the table.

Me: If you want to carry on drinking here, you can clean that up. Otherwise you can leave.

I went to take the condiment filled glasses. They were covered in the stuff, meaning it got all over my hands. I couldn't help but make a disgusted face as I went to walk away.

SC: Don't you dare tell us what to do! And don't you dare pull a face like that! You HAVE to smile! It's Christmas!!!
Me: It doesn't matter what time of year it is. I will not smile and encourage your behaviour.
SC: Do you know what, I think you should get me a phone number so I can call and complain about you!
Me: Even better: My boss is just over there. Shall I go get her for you?
SC: Yes! Go get her! I want to complain about you, you miserable shit!

I got Boss Lady, but I also left behind the dirty table and dirty glasses.

Me: Boss Lady, there's a table that wants to complain about me for being miserable. I won't tell you why I'm miserable. Just go and look at the state of the table and you'll see.

Boss looked confused and went over. About a minute later I heard her yell.

Boss: You are grown women!! What made you think this was acceptable! Clean it up or get out!!
SC: It's not our job to clean!!
Boss: Then out! Get out!
SC: Fine! We're never coming back!
Boss: I've never seen you here before so I don't really care. Now go.

Ringleader SC approached me. She got within an inch of my face.

SC: Man up! It's Christmas!!!

[Mikkel]

Should have put clean-up on their bill. Actually, could you do it?
Throwing them out seems much to mild.

[eltf177]

Agreed, an extra charge for cleaning up certainly would have been in order. And no tip, I'll guess?

What a bunch of brats!

[Gizmo]

English pub means its pre pay when you order even for food... Hence no bill to pay after and to add a cleaning charge too.

[XCashier]

What a bunch of appalling, immature, self-centered brats! I'm sorry you had to deal with them, but good for you for telling them off.

Boss: You are grown women!! What made you think this was acceptable! Clean it up or get out!!

Kudos to your manager for giving them a further telling-off and kicking the lot out. Of course, they won't learn their lesson, even if they get kicked out of every eatery in town.

Ringleader SC approached me. She got within an inch of my face.

SC: Man up! It's Christmas!!!

Which is precisely why they should've been behaving themselves! Good will and kindness towards your fellow man and all that.

[thehuckster]

WTF. When I first read this I misunderstood to think there were children at the table and the women simply weren't telling them to stop.

I get the feeling they weren't just immature, but were also incredibly drunk.

[Monterey Jack]

I go over to a table of four middle aged women. As I approach, I see they have got several condiment bottles and are literally decorating their table with mustard, ketchup and mayo. They are also filling up their empty glasses with the stuff. The mess they had made was worse than the most feral child. I was mad.

The ladies saw me come over and a smug look came over their faces. And with every group of SC's, there is always an SC Ringleader

SC: Oh look. I guess you will have to clear all this up!

Jesus Christ...I don't think I would have been able to suppress a horrified laugh and the retort, "What are you, twelve?" Even if these customers had been teenagers or drunk twentysomethings, it would have been totally unacceptable. Maybe had they been mentally handicapped, I could sort of accept it, but GOD, what comes over some people?! What makes it worse is the "smug look" they had while telling CRML to clean up their mess. I don't even like leaving a scattering of salt or pepper on a table when I eat at a fast food place...I'm a functioning adult, and I can bloody well clean up after myself, and I certainly do not deliberately create a mess for some poor, suffering employee to deal with.

Also, new CRML post!

[Evannah]

They sound like bratty children o_0 The ringleader sounds like a right evil cow. I bet she treats a lot of people like shit on the bottom of her shoe. And as for keep going on and on about how it's Christmas, perhaps someone ought to tell her that it's the time to be merry and jolly and to spread good cheer, love, happiness and celebrations around. Flaming hypocrite. If that's the way she treats people, then no wonder they always look miserable!

[notalwaysright]

SC: Do you know what, I think you should get me a phone number so I can call and complain about you!

Yup, I bet they would have told corporate the truth about how they destroyed the table while acting like three year olds... Nah... Somehow the story would be how they were being perfect angels and you were a big giant meanie-face.

I didn't know you pre-paid in pubs in England. That's actually awesome. They couldn't stiff you for the bill. I can't even imagine how those people live like that. Going through life actively making others miserable. Pretty pathetic, really.

[Ironclad Alibi]

Too bad you didn't take a photo of them and the mess they made, then posted it on the Internet, and other places, for all to see.

[Victory Sabre]

Jesus Christ...I don't think I would have been able to suppress a horrified laugh and the retort, "What are you, twelve?"

My niece is 12, and she wouldn't even consider doing it. If she was dumb enough to try that, her hide would be very tanned by her parents.

Those women are beyond disgusting. I hope that they do not reproduce.

[downforit2008]

This story makes me think if I ever owned a bar, it would be CLOSED on Christmas so people like this would be encouraged to stay home.

And if anyone told me, "Smile...it's CHRISTMAS!" or something around that line, they get their picture on the BANNED list.

[MaseMan]

I would have had a hard time not punching the ring leader after all that.

[MoonCat]

What on earth does Christmas have to do with three grown women (read: overgrown brats) spreading condiments all over a table?? Answer: NOTHING!

Well, Christmas is over. No three wise men. Instead you got the three dumb bitches.

[rapana1]

Who DOES stuff like that???