We made a reservation at a fancy restaurant for our anniversary. They couldn\u2019t find our name when we arrived and made us wait an hour. From there, the night just went downhill. The waiter was rude, and at one point, he even made us switch from our window table because of some mix-up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When the $180 bill came, I\u00a0paid\u00a0it, but then the waiter handed it\u00a0back and said, \u201cSir, you forgot my\u00a0service fee.\u201d I\u00a0told him, \u201cYour service was zero,\u201d and walked out. That\u2019s when the manager stepped\u00a0in, not to\u00a0apologize or\u00a0make things right, but to\u00a0shame\u00a0us for not tipping. He\u00a0called it\u00a0an\u00a0\u201cunwritten rule\u201d and said no\u00a0customer had ever left a\u00a0$0\u00a0tip before. I\u00a0told him they should focus on\u00a0training their staff instead of\u00a0lecturing paying customers.I\u00a0was frustrated, so\u00a0I went home and wrote a\u00a0detailed post about their unprofessionalism on\u00a0social media. It\u00a0went viral. The next morning, I\u00a0got a\u00a0threatening message from the restaurant group\u2019s headquarters, saying\u00a0I had to\u00a0remove the post or\u00a0provide proof of\u00a0my\u00a0claims, or\u00a0face legal action for defamation. They even accused me\u00a0of\u00a0lying just to\u00a0ruin their reputation.I\u2019m even angrier now. I\u00a0just wanted a\u00a0nice night out with my\u00a0girlfriend, and instead, I\u2019m being called a\u00a0liar.Andy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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