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Re: Being A Regular

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Of all these the only thing I do is tip well. When you treat the help right, they will often times be more loyal to you than to the management. From tipping well, I've had the following experiences. 1. I was out at a bar with a bunch of friends maybe 8 or 10 of us and we had been tipping her pretty well for about 45 minutes. I told the waitress she looked like she was from the 1880's. A couple witty banter exchanges…

id also suggest not referring to them as "the help"

Re: Being A Regular

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post #11
post #10

Of all these the only thing I do is tip well. When you treat the help right, they will often times be more loyal to you than to the management. From tipping well, I've had the following experiences. 1. I was out at a bar with a bunch of friends maybe 8 or 10 of us and we had been tipping her pretty well for about 45 minutes. I told the waitress she looked like she was from the 1880's. A couple witty banter exchanges…

id also suggest not referring to them as "the help"

I hesitated a bit on the term, but I wanted to include everyone from waitress to dishwasher.

Re: Being A Regular

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The easiest way to get someone to remember your name and treat you like you matter is to take the first step in treating them that way yourself. Be friendly, remember their name, compliment them, laugh with them, ask about kids, whatever. There's nothing unique about the staff at restaurants, they're people just like you and me. Like most people, they will be nice to people who are nice to them.

Re: Being A Regular

#15

At some point we will have to stop and ask ourselves what's the point . Lack of self esteem starts when you begin to want approval from people around you. Listen, fuck this. Be your own person. If you cannot get a table at this place, go to the next one. The "hole in the wall" where no-one gives a rat's ass if you are regular or not, they just love what they do and take care of people. I was a bartender for 4 years a…

In my experience, "hole in the wall" places like regulars even more than other places.

This being a regular isn't about self esteem or the approval of others, it's about making your life more comfortable. Presumably you're going to eat out or drink or whatever anyway, so why not make it a little more pleasant?

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