Yesterday my partner and I went to a local bar we hadn't checked out previously for some food and cocktails - all super tasty.
As we were leaving, the owner stopped us to ask if we had to rush off because she wanted to give us both a drink on the house for being nice to her staff, who had all told her how good we'd been.
I genuinely don't think we did anything differently, which begs the question: How shitty are their *usual* customers? Why is this world so broken if basic politeness fails?
@Didymus I've said for a long time you can tell a lot about a person's character by how they treat service workers. The restaurant staff, the Uber driver, the retail clerk, the cleaning staff, and so on. It's depressing how many people don't remember basic courtesy or have any appreciation for the work involved in providing services.
@PurpleEggsNHam I'm genuinely thinking I need to get every single person I know in the area to start frequenting this place just so the staff can get nice customers more often.
@Didymus I'm sure they would appreciate it! Both the business and the relief.
@Didymus It literally costs nothing to be nice. Take the higher ground. It pays off in the end.
It all sounds so ridiculous I can't quite believe it happened. Nobody has ever done this to us before, and it really surprised me. The *only* thing I can think of that was unusual is they nearly made us under-tip on the card payment machine and I made sure they got a fair one.
Gonna have to go back on a busier evening and see what on earth the place is usually like!