Are you just taking someone else's pasta?

[Pimp Chickens]

This happened just yesterday.

I'm working the Make-Your-Own-Pasta station at the food court. Customers order what they want, I put it in a bowl along with a number, I give a copy of the number to the customer, I hand the bowl off to the chefs, then they come get it when it's ready. It was pretty fun until one guy came up.

He did not have a small order. We have 10 ingredients plus 2 cheeses. He wanted nearly everything and he told me to 'put a lot on' with a couple things. This bowl was nearly overflowing with ingredients. When time came to give him his number, he started to walk off.

I say, "Excuse me, sir! You need to take your number!"

He stops, takes the number, and replies, "Oh! Well... it's okay, really. I just take whatever's up there anyway." After that, he walks off.

I had to stop and think about that. There was still a full line of customers, but I had to just turn that phrase over in my head. Does this guy just take someone's pasta? I shook it off.

Sure enough, someone came up and complained that they couldn't find the pasta they ordered. What the crap.

[TexasT]

So this guy purposefully used more ingredients, costing you more money, and then stole another person's food, costing you money to replace it? What a jerkface!

[bainsidhe]

Well now you know what he looks like. I say charge him double.

[technical.angel]

I'm sure they pay before the order is made... so he's actually LOSING money..

[LillFilly]

You should make him take ONLY the pasta for which he has the number for; otherwise it could technically be stealing, especially if it's already been paid for.