What would you do if you saw a bug at a resteraunt?
By amyh2637
@amyh2637 (82)
United States
January 11, 2007 8:39pm CST
A few weeks ago my husband and I were eating at our favorite chinese resteraunt when I notice a "water bug" or roach of some kind on the wall beside our booth. Of course I jumped a little when I noticed it but I didn't want to cause a scene. I couldn't finish eating even though I know the place isnt dirty. We quietly got up and paid and then mentioned that there was a bug and told them they might want to clean it up and get the place checked out. Do you think we did the right thing? What would you have done?
3 responses
@Darkwing (21583)
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12 Jan 07
Yes, what you did was very diplomatic, and I would imagine that the restaurant owners were grateful to you for not causing a scene and losing them business. I would have thought he could have made some gesture of thanks by reducing your bill by 10% or something, but if you didn't mention the bug until after you paid for the meal, then I suppose the transaction would have taken place and the till closed.
The bug may have been just a bug from outside somewhere, or one that crawled in through the air conditioning. Maybe, if it was a water bug, it came from a fish tank in the restaurant as these are often evident in Chinese establishments. These things happen, but I can imagine your horror and the feeling you got inside when you spotted it, especially if it WAS a roach. Yuck, I hate roaches. I think I would have felt quite sickly.
I do applaud you on the way you handled the situation. You were very thoughtful and tactful about the whole thing. Well done! :-)
@amyh2637 (82)
• United States
12 Jan 07
Thank You. We actually waited until after we paid because we didn't want our meal offered to us free or at a discount. We eat at this resteraunt quite often and the service is always good. We wanted to be able to go back without looking like freeloaders.
@Darkwing (21583)
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13 Jan 07
I didn't mean it that way. What I meant was because you were good customers and always returning and because of the way you handled the situation, the management might have made the gesture. It's a kind of recognition of a good customer. It wouldn't make you freeloaders at all.
What you did was very commendable. I wonder how many others would have handled it the same way? Not many, I'll bet.
@shana123 (2095)
• India
12 Jan 07
yeah you did the right thing amyh!
why do you have a doubt in that! you know now a days people are selfish and some are busy,they never mind about others but you were not like that your great!even my dad is like you!even if i was in that place i will tell my parents,if am alone i would have reported the people there as you did!
@shana123 (2095)
• India
12 Jan 07
yeah you did the right thing amyh!
why do you have a doubt in that! you know now a days people are selfish and some are busy,they never mind about others but you were not like that your great!even my dad is like you!even if i was in that place i will tell my parents,if am alone i would have reported the people there as you did!
