Fat Cats in Arden...real joke

tigerseye

tigerseye

Kenny Wilson
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I have spent plenty of money at this place and everyone knows that i tip well and treat everyone equal...but today i asked for a glass of water and the waitress told me that us poolplayers are so cheap for asking for a free glass of water...
I was irrate and couldn't wait to get the hell out of that dump...:angry::angry:

Anyone been disrespected this way??
 
senor said:
Okay, you got me! Because of the free water or because of the attitude from the waitress?
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Attitude. I work in a consumer driven industry and no mater what, i am always nice to my customers. Even the one's that don't deserve it.
 
measureman said:
Attitude. I work in a consumer driven industry and no mater what, i am always nice to my customers. Even the one's that don't deserve it.
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Yes, I was just kidding and I agree with you. Unfortunately, when hiring waitresses for the pool hall you don't always get the pick of the litter from the workforce.
 
When the Colorado Cue Club was open there was a waitress who worked nights. She was in her late 20's about 5 foot tall if that and very hot. But whenever she took your order or brought it to you it was always done with a smile and a kind word. I'm guessing she was not a career waitress and just did this as a side job. They are out there and pool rooms that want to be successful need to find those types of people. Who would want to patronize any business where they made you feel less then welcome or appreciated. So they are probably going to lose the posters business because he asked for a glass of water! Insanity.
 
I've seen it too. One guy used to come around to shoot with the one of the employees when she got off work. He would sit and wait, not bothering anyone (even for water). This is in the afternoon, place is practically empty. The guy working the bar told him he can't just sit around if he isn't going to be spending money... even though he's known to the staff there. Why sweat it? He might eventually spend money if you just let him be. But if you're rude to him he definitely won't.
 
Yep, very similar. The hall lost approx $1800.00 in monthly business from my wife and I. We spend our money at the hall that now sponsors us and appreciates our business. I play in a Sat 9 ball tourney at the old hall, my spending is limited and my wife refuses to spend a penny there.
 
a sour waitress can ruin a spot

Only been to fat cats once and it was just with a friend.We have a waitress here where I play that is so rude to certian people and completely ignores them at times . I got fed up and asked her why ,her reply was that people who did not drink alcohol did not tip so she took care of the drinkers better:confused: So since that day I have only bought a bottle of water until they realize what a case they have and hire more friendly staff. To our saving grace there is one great waitress that is nice enough to make up for the others but what if someone new to the area who did not drink got a good dose of the one who could care less.
 
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Come visit up here and you'll be thankful for what you have there and that's all I am saying!!!
 
where i come from you go to the bar yourself and order what you want, pay a set price only and then move along.

the bar staff have a set hourly rate, if they dont think they are getting paid enough - they get another job.
 
Treat everyone like a regular. They will come back, and even if they are not working for your table, they will have it changed. I've done it before. (Because the other girl's service was not good.) If I wanted to drink tangueray and tonic with water instead of tangueray and tonic with ICE, I would just... wait, I don't want to drink that.
 
derekdisco said:
Glass of water is APA members drink of choice!
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Not around here... the water drinkers are few and far between (and drinking bottled water that came out of the bars vending machine, not a freebee) and we have plenty of beer drinkers, both during and especially after playing.

But that's around here. (Beer is good food! :p )

Still, that kind of service really sucks. Those waitresses are certainly in the wrong line of work. A waitress that takes care of all of her customers will get tipped well, and often. Most of the time. (Yes, there are always jerks that mistreat the help. The good wait-staff learns to let those roll off their backs and move on to the next customer.) I make it a point to tip my servers early, and the rest of the night goes well.
 
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No matter where I am playing, I always tip the waitress $1.00 for each glass of water she brings me. I think that's fair and have never had any problems. After 2 glasses I get a beer and restart the cycle. No matter what the waittress brings you, you should really tip her for her time.
 
derekdisco said:
Glass of water is APA members drink of choice!
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Maybe in your part of the country, but here and everywhere else I have heard of, APA is made up of social players/ drinkers that order beer by the bucket and mixed drinks when possible.

I always thought the t-shirts that say "My drinking team has a pool problem" were inspired by them.

One club owner here says "this league is OK and that one is pretty good, but APA is the nutz"
 
tigerseye said:
I have spent plenty of money at this place and everyone knows that i tip well and treat everyone equal...but today i asked for a glass of water and the waitress told me that us poolplayers are so cheap for asking for a free glass of water...
I was irrate and couldn't wait to get the hell out of that dump...:angry::angry:

Anyone been disrespected this way??
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i tip a min. of 20%. good service you'll get 30%. if all i order is soda i'll generally give between 5 and 10 bucks tip. if i get one soda and one free refill i'll go the 5. if i drink soda or water and i'm in a place for more than three hours the server gets 10. if i stay longer i will on occasion give more. i don't care that my tab is a buck. i tip on the amount of work the server did to make me happy. now if they treat me like crap i'll throw 'em the cost of the soda or a dollar for the one water they brought and walk to the bar for everything else. i have not been to the place you're asking about but i have had service like that in plenty of places.
 
The place where I practice "HAD" older lady that was like that,she got snooty with everyone,and ran the bar into the ground,the place still hasn't recovered.She hated:mad: the older blacks that bowl there,couldn't stand the teen age whites & their school trips,only got along with upper management,spoke badly of co-workers:bash:. I brought the same drink from her for 2 weeks in a row,(14 days),carried on conversations with her and on the 15th day I said Hi,let me have my usual,and her response without blinking an eye"I've never seen you before in my life,so how do I know what you drink..:scratchhead:"! True story
 
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