She Waited One And A Half Hours Just To Get Her Dinner Bill At A Restaurant, Even Though It Was Practically Empty
Usually, dining and dashing is an unforgivable offense that will result in a storm of criticism toward the perpetrators if their misdeeds were ever aired to the public.
Dining and dashing refers to the act of leaving a restaurant without paying. Not only is it illegal, but it’s also just mean and rude. Plus, the server is often forced to cover the bill out of their own pockets.
Dining and dashing can occur for several reasons. For example, it could be done by a band of teenagers looking to pull a funny prank. Or maybe it was done by a disgruntled customer unhappy with the food and service.
There is never a good reason to dine and dash. However, there seems to be just one exception—and that is when the bill fails to show up at your table after a certain period of waiting.
Lauren Petrosian (@daisyku_) shared a clip on TikTok, revealing how she and a friend waited a ridiculously long time to receive their check at a hot pot restaurant.
The video went viral, gaining over 3.8 million views. It also sparked a heated debate about when it’s okay to dine and dash.
In the text overlay of the eight-second clip, she wrote, “When’s the appropriate time to dine and dash [because] we’ve been waiting for the bill for 45 minutes?”
The video footage showed Lauren and her friend sitting in a booth with empty dishes in front of them, wearing tired expressions on their faces.
Then, the camera panned to the dining room, which was nearly empty. Besides them, there were only two other customers in the restaurant.
Seventyfour – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual person
In the comments section, she provided an update, saying, “We got our bill after 1.5 hours and I had to act as hostess, still managed to tip 12%.”
Lauren likely did not expect her video to blow up, but it clearly resonated with many viewers as they took to the comments to share their opinions. Many people felt that Lauren and her friend were justified to leave after waiting for a while.
“This happened to me one time! We asked 3 times over an hour. I threw down what we thought the total would be and left,” commented one person.
“I did leave without paying after 45 minutes once. There wasn’t a single employee around to help either; they all disappeared. My waitress wasn’t doing her job anyway. She kept sitting in a corner texting before disappearing, never checked on us, and we had to get our own drink refills at the bar twice,” wrote another.
On the other hand, some TikTok users believed that you should never dine and dash no matter what had happened and that it could all be avoided by simply letting the server know you need the bill.
“Am I the only person in this situation who goes up to the front and asks for the bill?” questioned one user.
“I don’t understand why people don’t go up and ask for it. If they’re busy, that’s fine, but go and ask,” added another.
How long would you wait for your food before calling it quits?
@daisyku_ hot pot was gas tho
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