Is this an age related thing?

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Is this an age related thing?
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Thu, 04-12-2007 - 9:45am

(Totally OT, not SAH/WOH related, so feel free to not respond)


I went out with 5 other women to dinner last night.

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Registered: 11-15-2006
Sun, 04-22-2007 - 12:47am

I never claimed you were upset, i said, please "settle down" I would hope you had a few chuckles life is to short not to find the humor! :)

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Registered: 11-15-2006
Sun, 04-22-2007 - 1:43pm

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I never said this anywhere. Or did i claim it.

software. I know anything is possible and I have seen the system your speaking of.

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Registered: 09-14-2006
Sun, 04-22-2007 - 2:06pm

For your reference:

http://messageboards.ivillage.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=iv-pssahwoh&msg=17698.231

Here is the post:
"I doubt it How how do you seperate a table of eight into eight checks with one button? I dont believe that for a second. seperating big parties takes mucho extra work a=for everyone even using the newest computer systems."

note the term: "I dont believe that for a second."

and your last post: "I never said this anywhere. Or did i claim it. software. I know anything is possible and I have seen the system your speaking of."

So you are completely contradicting yourself here. You do not believe the software exists, now you have seen it? Which is it? Your posts lost a ton of credibility.

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Registered: 11-15-2006
Sun, 04-22-2007 - 5:39pm

Um, no THE point is you cannot seperate a party of eight with one hit of button.

I have seen the software you are talking about.

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This is not claiming this is doubting. I was trying not to be harsh.

We just purchased our system for the new place we choose the newest aloha.




Edited 4/22/2007 5:58 pm ET by xenozany
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Registered: 09-14-2006
Sun, 04-22-2007 - 9:47pm

"Um, no THE point is you cannot seperate a party of eight with one hit of button."

Yes you can. I'm not the only other poster who has said so. So you are basically calling the poster who HAS used this software a liar.

I understand the software that she was talking about because I *WRITE* software (for various types of business requirements). If you just enter 8 meals on a ticket or invoice, no you cannot auto split them because the computer does not know who is who. But if you enter a sequential seat # as you enter the meals, paring up the drinks, appies and/or desserts with the meals as you enter, then it does only take one button to print all on one check, or separate... and a few extra clicks to make say 2 or 3 checks.

Like i said before, if you cannot do it with your software, then it was never programmed to handle seats.

If I had to I could write software that did.

iVillage Member
Registered: 11-15-2006
Sun, 04-22-2007 - 11:43pm

But the point it those few extra clicks means more that one hit as you claim. there is more to seperating checks than just do the seperating on the computer. not one hit with the button". I do not know of anyone else who said it but if they did, i disagree and no iam not calling them a liar. I dont agree with them. Iam directing the entire transaction of seperating checks. IT is much more complicated then hitting one button.

That is the point.

Our staff does not have time for that during our rush we are sometimes on a wait for three hours, I also have other customers to think about.

We just are not going to agree. N

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Registered: 09-14-2006
Sun, 04-22-2007 - 11:57pm

I said separating into 8 separate checks is as easy as one click... but separating into less than that could be a couple more.

But I see you are one of *those* clients who see an extra click as a waste of seconds and pennies that you do not want to spend to make your staff and client's lives easier. We run into those types all the time when trying to sell products. They are usually the biggest complainers who want everything handed to them on a silver platter for the least amount of money and get pretty upset if they are not catered to.

I can see the bottom line is more important than a little bit more ease in the handling of your own client's wishes.

We had a manager like that, who was more concerned about every penny he could not spend than making his staff productive. Extra steps to any task were deemed unnecessary, and he pissed of a lot of our own clients in the process of almost spamming them with marketing faxes. He nearly ran the company into the ground. We were 12 hours from closing our doors forever (*not* an exaggeration) until the staff stood up for themselves for the sake of the company. Which is why I'm now a shareholder, to save the company I believe in.

Our happiest customers see the value of an extra easy step to make everyone's life a tiny bit better.

iVillage Member
Registered: 02-20-2007
Mon, 04-23-2007 - 1:39pm
One thing I found particularly annoying as a waitress (it only happened one time) was a couple of 20-something men who paid for the meal in mostly pennies, dimes and nickels. They had a big bag they dumped out on the table, and I had to count it all out. This was very time-consuming, as you might imagine. It was like they had raided their piggy bank to pay for their meal. It put a burden on me (the waitress) but I also feel it just looks tacky to dump a big bag of dirty coins onto a table in a public restaurant.
iVillage Member
Registered: 09-14-2006
Mon, 04-23-2007 - 2:41pm

OMG! That is unbelievable!

I've seen high school students do that when trying to pay for the coffees and small plate of fries they split...but grown men?? I can see how frustrating that would be, and very time consuming.

I'd be too embarrassed to do that in a restaurant. I've paid for a single coffee with dimes, but I counted it all out ahead for the lady at the counter.

Did they leave enough to pay for the meals & tip?

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Registered: 02-20-2007
Mon, 04-23-2007 - 5:11pm

There wasn't much for a tip, maybe a nickel? They weren't just paying for a cup of coffee and fries - they were using all their dirty change to pay for two full meals.

Sure, I've paid for fast food items with dimes and nickels - things that cost under $2.00, usually. But I wouldn't use change like that at a sit-down restaurant.

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