Larry Mudd is now my new hero!!!
I will never understand these whiny-ass people. If you don’t like the price, don’t buy it. It’s as simple as that. If you’re hard up for cash, maybe you shouldn’t be eating in a restaurant. Once, I would like to hear the server tell them they could eat they wanted for free from the dumpster out back!
And these are just some of the reasons why I don’t eating at “real” restaurants. Y’know what I like to do? Carl’s Jr. + Car = Peaceful meal. Unfortunately, I often hang out with people who, for some strange reason, dislike fast food (go figure, huh?). So my choice in those situations is to A: eat alone, or B: put up with the occasional asshole that comes to the restaurant.
I remember one time, really late at night at Denny’s (the only thing open then), a half-dozen of us decided to drop in for a bite to eat after a rehearsal. We got a nice corner booth, far away from, well, just about anyone else. Anyways, several minutes after we were seated, we heard a guy in another section of the restaurant start to complain. I don’t know what he was complaining about at first (I wasn’t paying attention), but eventually I realized that he was complaining about how long it took to get food… he said stuff like “McDonald’s is far faster than this!” I guess he finally got his food, 'cuz he shut up after a few minutes.
But then he started up again, saying how he didn’t like the cramped booth he was in, and asked to be moved. Yup, instead of just picking up his plate himself, he makes the waitress do it and has her follow him like a loyal little dog. As he plops down on a nearby table, he muttered something like “Fucking idiots… can’t even get decent seating”.
Anyhoo, the evening goes as planned… the six of us are sitting around, playing movie trivia games (mention the name of a movie, the next guy has to come up with one of the actors in the movie, and the next guy has to come up with a movie that actor was in… etc.). We’re not exactly being loud, here. I guess an occasional laugh would erupt.
Eventually, however, our friendly neighborhood asshole starting going “Shh!” and “Quiet!” We toned down a tad, but even light conversation wasn’t enough to satisfy this jerk. He finally called the waitress over and told her to shut us up. She said that she really couldn’t do that, we weren’t being that loud, etc. So Asshole started getting agitated again, saying shit like “Then what good are you?”
Finally, Scott - one of the biggest, scariest, meanest looking fuckers you’ve ever seen (although he’s a really calm, quiet, intelligent guy) - stands up from our booth, turns around, takes a few steps towards him… pauses… and then shouts:
“If you weren’t such a fucking asshole, you wouldn’t be having such a miserable time here!”
Mr. Asshole finished his meal in silence, paid his bill, and left a few minutes later. We got free drinks. 
d’oh, wrong site!
Well, rest assured that hermes does make bags in the $4,000 + . US dollars.
walking through Neiman Marcus is rather eye opening at times.
back to the OP…
a lot of people feel entitled to get their way. They have been abusive with their demands and have succeded in getting their way. It kind of becomes a new “high”. I liken it to kleptomanics who steal just for the joy of it (to see if they can get away with it), not a need.
Jesus wept!
Good GOD, I could buy tons of things for 9,000 fucking dollars!
This is not a messenger bag. This is a messenger bag. Messengers do not wear friggin’ leather purses, or even anything remotely similar to the Kenneth Cole item.
[sub]No offense to Kenneth Cole Productions, as I have a great pair of Kenneth Cole dress shoes, a Kenneth Cole tie, Kenneth Cole underwear, and a Kenneth Cole leather jacket, but trying to get “messenger style” in a sleek $198 imported leather purse is kinda lame. Actually, I think it’s not a bad looking purse at all, but it seems to be trying to be something it’s not.[/sub]
**Spoofe ** Great story.
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I have to agree with that. They’re so ugly and plain. I could get the same damn purse and Krap 'N Stuff and pay a fraction of the cost. You’re paying to advertise for these stupid companies, who probably employ ten year olds in Guatemala for 10 cents a day.
Hell, I’m getting a sewing machine for Xmas. I’ll make some nice, old fashioned looking purses for a fraction of the cost.
I gotta try this one.
“I know I’m by myself, but I only ate 3/16 as much food as I wanted, so I should only have to pay for 3/16 of a buffet. I’m normally a big eater.”
Bah - I made my own for $6 worth of material and an hour and a half at a sewing machine. It keeps me alive at Disneyland and Disney World (and is quite fetching, I’ll have you know).
I served my time as a waiter, and thankfully do not have any of these horror stories. I will, however, after reading this thread, try to get up the nerve to speak up to someone who is being rude to a waiter/ess the next time I see some of these RAD sufferers.
Esprix
I agree with Esprix and will have to start speaking up to these RAD sufferers myself.
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Esprix, Guin, what would you charge for a bag?
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