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First SC at the new job. Well, more like just a redneck who wound up in the wrong place methinks.
I work in an upscale grocery store at the pizza counter. We do sell pizza by the slice or even whole pizzas, cooked in a stone hearth. Yes, real pizza, not that Dominos crap. We do have a seating area - posted in the seating area is a large sign stating that consumption of alcohol is not permitted. We also have a large beer and wine section.
A guy I'll refer to as "Tex" ordered 4 slices of pizza today, for himself and his wife. First he complained a little about the price - it's $2.99 for 1 slice, or $2.50 if you get more than 1. Yeah, we're a little more expensive than your neighborhood pizza place, but we also have damn good pizza, and lets face it, you're standing in by far the most expensive grocer in town. He asked where the seating area was, I told him while I pointed at it (it's about 50 feet away from my counter, in front of the registers). He asked where the beer section was at as well, then he said "Oh good, so I can drink some beer while I eat my pizza". I informed him he couldn't consume alcohol on the property. He was like... "What? Why not?". I told him we didn't have a liquor license. He went off about how that's "bullshit" that he can't drink beer here.
News flash buddy. This is a friggin grocery store. It's not your corner bar or restaurant. I had to try and explain nicely that while we do sell alcohol, he would certainly be asked to leave if he tried to drink it while on the property and may even be arrested. His wife finally said "Just buy your beer and you can drink it while you drive home.
I did tell him I wouldn't try to stop him, but then I pointed out the off duty (uniformed) police officer that's in the store after dark and told him guy with the badge would certainly try to stop him.
Welcome to Texas.
I work in an upscale grocery store at the pizza counter. We do sell pizza by the slice or even whole pizzas, cooked in a stone hearth. Yes, real pizza, not that Dominos crap. We do have a seating area - posted in the seating area is a large sign stating that consumption of alcohol is not permitted. We also have a large beer and wine section.
A guy I'll refer to as "Tex" ordered 4 slices of pizza today, for himself and his wife. First he complained a little about the price - it's $2.99 for 1 slice, or $2.50 if you get more than 1. Yeah, we're a little more expensive than your neighborhood pizza place, but we also have damn good pizza, and lets face it, you're standing in by far the most expensive grocer in town. He asked where the seating area was, I told him while I pointed at it (it's about 50 feet away from my counter, in front of the registers). He asked where the beer section was at as well, then he said "Oh good, so I can drink some beer while I eat my pizza". I informed him he couldn't consume alcohol on the property. He was like... "What? Why not?". I told him we didn't have a liquor license. He went off about how that's "bullshit" that he can't drink beer here.
News flash buddy. This is a friggin grocery store. It's not your corner bar or restaurant. I had to try and explain nicely that while we do sell alcohol, he would certainly be asked to leave if he tried to drink it while on the property and may even be arrested. His wife finally said "Just buy your beer and you can drink it while you drive home.
I did tell him I wouldn't try to stop him, but then I pointed out the off duty (uniformed) police officer that's in the store after dark and told him guy with the badge would certainly try to stop him.Welcome to Texas.