Minor vent - What does closed mean to you?

[meandtheguys2]

Originally posted by Chattyaholic
I wish restaurants worked the way retail stores do, when it's "closing time" they MEAN it's "CLOSING TIME" and you need to take your purchases to the register, pay and leave, not continue on your merry way shopping throughout the store until you decide you're done.

Restaurants should be that way too! I have been a waitress for 8 years and I still hate the "latecomers" who sit and chat long after they are finished eating. Go HOME so the staff can clean up and go home too!!!!

We close at 8:00 and quite often someone will walk in at 2 minutes to 8 and ask "are we too late?" I WANT to tell them, "Yes, you're too late!" but of course we can't do that. We have to smile and tell them it's fine.

I never go into a restaurant unless it's a full hour before their "closing time." I know from experience that when it's "closing time" they are ready to clean up, go home and put their tired feet up!!!

Then they only order coffe and don't tip, right? (Waitressed through school!)

 

[Aurora63]

My old dept. store would make the announcement at 9pm that we closed at 9pm, cause they didn't want anyone to feel "rushed." How stupid, even the managers thought it was stupid. Anyway, we had this one manager who would make this announcement at about 9:10 if anyone was left in the store:

"Attention, customers, the time is now 9:10, and Dillards is now closed. We will reopen tomorrow at 10am. We thank you for shopping with us, and have a safe drive home."

His tone of voice made it very funny, like you knew he was really saying "Get out now." Especially with that safe drive home part.