how mad would you be?

MoxyByProxy · September 2014

Went to Dennys for breakfast and the server dumped a whole glass of coke on top of E.

Like right over the top of his head.. I mean I know accidents happen but it could have been my coffee.

I demanded a new server but she sort of acted like I should feel bad for the first guy bc he feels terrible about it.

I told dh I want bonus points for not issuing a tp and making a huge scene.

MoxyByProxy · September 2014

The were all apologetic and thankfully we sat him in the high chair and not his car seat. Something to laugh about in a few years I guess.

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magentawarped · September 2014

Having been a server, I'd be irritated, but accidents happen. It could have been coffee, but it wasn't. I once spilled an entire glass of orange soda on a guy in a suit...it happens. Fortunately, he was really nice about it and even still left a tip.

Servers are programmed to rush...even if it's not busy, they're still supposed to move quickly. Personally, i was a lot more careful with hot drinks and hot plates than cold ones, so sometimes in the rush, cold stuff got passed over the heads of little ones where I would have rounded the table with coffee.

I'd just let it go. But keep it in mind for when you spill something all over your kid...because it will happen.

narcissticbeaut · September 2014

i would have been upset but i agree that the level would be based on how the server handled it. having been a server for many years i have dropped more than one soda on a person..i even once dropped an entire milkshake on an elderly woman--oh i felt so horrible! accidents happen, a lot in the restaurant business. not to say that its okay, because its not! but when someone is carrying a tray full of drinks, it can happen. and to be honest, i think demanding for a new server was a bad idea. the first server would've spent the whole rest of the meal trying to make up for it. i know when i dropped the milkshake i bought the lady her dinner and when she came back the next time i got them dessert bc i still felt so bad. (i like dropped the milkshake in an epic fashion.it was EVERYWHERE. but she proceeded to tell me how much of a klutz and idiot i was successfully made me cry)

luckily it wasn't hot coffee. it would have been even better if it were water. but as long as LO is okay i think i would've been okay with it. more annoyed than anything else. having to clean up LO on the go is a major pain in the butt

Codypup · September 2014

Apparently I'm in the minority here, but I wouldn't have been all that furious. Startled, sure, and annoyed? Yes. But I know that mistakes happened, and if I were that waitress I personally would have been horrified at my mistake and sincerely apologetic.

I would not have requested a new server. I would hope that something be comped on the bill, and I would hope that a manager came out to apologize also.

I once dropped a handful of change into someone's yogurt. I've also accidentally sprayed hot fudge onto a customer's shirt. I might be a little biased on this topic. ;-)

ramfan05 · September 2014

Codypup said:
Apparently I'm in the minority here, but I wouldn't have been all that furious. Startled, sure, and annoyed? Yes. But I know that mistakes happened, and if I were that waitress I personally would have been horrified at my mistake and sincerely apologetic.

I would not have requested a new server. I would hope that something be comped on the bill, and I would hope that a manager came out to apologize also.

I once dropped a handful of change into someone's yogurt. I've also accidentally sprayed hot fudge onto a customer's shirt. I might be a little biased on this topic. ;-)

I'm with @Codypup‌ on this one

RondackHiker · September 2014

I don't think I'd be that mad. Accidents happen, LO wasn't hurt... If the server was being spectacularly careless it'd be one thing, but passing a cool drink over a baby's head doesn't count as spectacularly careless. The "what if it was hot?!" is silly.

I did speak to a waitress once when she set a hot plate with a sharp knife in front of DS when he was seven months, instead of on the other side of the table in front of me.

The poor guy felt bad. He didn't hurt your kid. Calm down.

Heck, after our dog was hit by a car, one of the first things I asked was if the driver knew it wasn't his fault and that I wasn't mad. fraz didn't bear weight for a month and I wasn't angry at the two people who caused the accident, because it was an accident. Alone, their mistakes weren't a big deal. Combined, it meant fraz got hit. The important thing was that they didn't blame themselves, because neither would ever risk him on purpose.

shellbell3845 · September 2014

I can't be the only one who's spilled a Diet Coke on LO, right? Right?!?

I'd be annoyed, more so if the server/manager was flippant. But it wasn't a hot beverage, it wasn't something sharp, it wasn't a heavy plate, it wasn't in the car seat.

Dexter&11 · September 2014

It happens, and as people have said, the server will have felt awful. I had someone get out of a chair as I walked past with a bowl of hot soup that ended up all over me and the customer. I've also had people stand up mid-serve and I've ended up wearing their dinner. You just have to grin and get on with it I'm afraid

Codypup · September 2014

MoxyByProxy said:

Went to Dennys for breakfast and the server dumped a whole glass of coke on top of E. Like right over the top of his head.. I mean I know accidents happen but it could have been my coffee. I demanded a new server but she sort of acted like I should feel bad for the first guy bc he feels terrible about it. I told dh I want bonus points for not issuing a tp and making a huge scene.

The more I think about this, the more that it annoys me, and the worse I feel for that waiter. I'm guessing you've never been a waitress.

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MissusPearson · September 2014

Yes, I would be annoyed and LO probably wouldn't have been too happy with a cold soda dumped on her head, but wouldn't have asked for a new server. I am assuming as well that the waitress felt awful, and was apologetic, which it sounds like she was.

I was a server for 3 years and it is pretty much impossible to be perfect. I've spilled red wine on white pants before to name one incident. I used to work in fine dining, where even dropping a fork in the dining room is a faux paux, and one of my coworkers straight up dropped a $40 duck plate onto one of my customers laps. Oops!

MoxyByProxy · September 2014

Maybe the asking for a different server was overkill.. ill admit. I was trying to keep my cool and in someways i maybe felt a little uncomfortable about all eyes being on us but leaving felt like too much.

If i dumped soda on him that's my bad and I'd feel awful but as a total double standard I guess.. its just different and it upset me.

I want to add to though that I have the upmost respect for anyone in the service industry and I'm sure it ruined dudes whole day.

breadpudding · September 2014

Consider it a spin-off of the Ice Bucket Challenge? :-??

Seriously, being a waitress/waiter is hard. Like really hard. That was my first job and it was awful. Accidents happen and when they do, it's hard to get over. I dropped one glass cup in the kitchen. One. And glass went everywhere. 8 years later and I still remember how embarrassed I felt. I can absolutely guarantee that the server felt so bad, and won't ever forget doing that to your baby. Do I think that at any given time a tray should be passed over anyone's head--absolutely not. That was a big rule when I was a waitress. But I think you went a little over the top in asking for a new server. Shit happens. I would feel bad for my LO because they have no clue what just happened, but beyond that... oh well.

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iwubrory · September 2014

So did they comp part of your meal?

djtippietoes · September 2014

I've been a server before. Stuff gets dropped. It happens and obviously not on purpose. I would have been startled but it's not like the server intentionally poured a soda on your lo's head.

Karlamo · September 2014

Depending on my mood I may have been mad/annoyed, but probably not mad enough to make a big deal out of it.
I was just at Olive Garden and had R in the Ktan. I got servered my soup and the young guy waiter told me to be careful eating it as to not spill any on LO head. He was so right I had to laugh at myself for not thinking about it before I shoveled the food in. $:\$ ">

keags5496 · September 2014

Not very. I'm. A massive klutz and have probably dropped the same stuff on my baby's head.

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