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In reply to the discussion: Applebee's official reply [View all]Renew Deal
(81,855 posts)5. The person will find a better job somewhere else
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I doubt any restaurant would want her taking pictures of their customer's receipts.
cbdo2007
Feb 2013
#115
Just curious, but do you write personally insulting remarks on your receipts? nt.
OldDem2012
Jan 2013
#13
Count me among the "vengeance brigade" you mention. Applebees is now boycotted by me
Demo_Chris
Jan 2013
#53
No doubt they are shaking in their undercooked boots, whoever you are...
TreasonousBastard
Jan 2013
#68
so if you're planning a mass murder make sure to write your plans on Applebee checks
Johonny
Jan 2013
#12
they have a policy of an automatic gratuity for parties of eight or more, which this one was.
niyad
Jan 2013
#26
The reason for the tip is that large tables take a disproportionate amount of time to serve
Gormy Cuss
Jan 2013
#57
When I am in a large group and get good service, I tip the wait-staff in addition to the
rhett o rick
Jan 2013
#61
I have eaten at applebee's in the past, and I did see notices about the automatic gratuities.
niyad
Jan 2013
#62
They said it was a large group, but the waitperson split the bill...hence the small amount. n/t
BeeBee
Jan 2013
#36
If I were Applebee's, I would not have let this 'pastor' insult my employee.
politicaljunkie41910
Jan 2013
#15
so now the idiot "pastor" feels bad, apologized to the now-fired server. wow. . .
niyad
Jan 2013
#19
I bet a good lawyer could make the case that this was a personal note to the server....
OldDem2012
Jan 2013
#41
Let's guess what would have happened if Chelsea had shared a more flattering customer message. nt
patrice
Jan 2013
#38
Employees shouldn't be posting checks. Whether something is written on them or not.
LisaL
Jan 2013
#40
Once I got passed 40, my taste for all that "fun" place food is just withered away...
WCGreen
Jan 2013
#52
Couldn't agree more. I'll never eat at another Applebee's. Ever. They suck. n/t
A HERETIC I AM
Jan 2013
#63
They came to Westlake about 5 years ago and I have been very happy with their food...
WCGreen
Jan 2013
#88
according to other stories, there is actually no such policy in the applebee employee handbook.
niyad
Jan 2013
#69
so you have no problem with firing somebody for violating a policy that wasn't an actual stated
niyad
Feb 2013
#108
of course, because this situation has arisen so often in the past. apart from the customer's
niyad
Feb 2013
#119
The customer is always right .. even if they're a cheap fucking bastard religious freak.
YOHABLO
Jan 2013
#78
Applebees loses me as a customer over this for a while, this is tin ear response to the nth degree
uponit7771
Jan 2013
#80
Hate to say this, but-Isn't a boycott protest spitting in the wrong people's faces?
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#82
Nope. Even in this thread, on DU no less, a good number of people blame the waitress
Demo_Chris
Jan 2013
#83
every restaurant in our area has long waits, might not be the case elsewhere, but
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#94
thank you for doing this, steve. please let us know what sort of response you get.
niyad
Feb 2013
#109
"Our Guests’ personal information – including their meal check – is private" Only one problem ...
panzerfaust
Feb 2013
#121
The receipt did not show a gratuity being taken out. The total of the meal was $32.00 and some odd
appleannie1
Feb 2013
#128