He Forgot To Put A Large Bachelorette Party Food Order In While Working As A Server, So He Lied About Getting A Black Eye And Landed Both Sympathy And A $160 Tip
If you’re a server, you’ve likely had that terrifying experience where you’ve forgotten to ring in a table’s food and needed to stall the customers and beg the kitchen to fire up their food as soon as possible.
After all, being honest and telling your table you forgot to ring their food in is a quick way to ruin your chances of getting a decent tip, and there’s the risk they may ask to speak to your manager. So, you have to do whatever you can to make it seem as if it wasn’t your fault.
Dean Redmond (@deanredmonds), a TikTok creator who’s gone viral for sharing some crazy restaurant stories, had some of his viewers shocked after revealing one of the craziest lies he’s told while working as a server.
“I just got away with the craziest lie I’ve ever told,” says a frantic Dean at the beginning of his video.
“I’m gonna be so canceled.”
Dean had a large party of 22 people seated in his section for a bachelorette party at the restaurant where he works. He took their order and headed to the kitchen to ring their food in. However, on his way, his acid reflux got the best of him, and he had to go to the bathroom to get sick.
Once that unexpected challenge was over, Dean walked out of the bathroom and was greeted by his angry manager, who pointed out another large table of eight people in his section who needed to have their order taken.
So, forgetting to ring in the bachelorette party’s orders, he took care of the other table. After 15 minutes had passed, he began panicking, remembering that he had forgotten to give the bachelorette party’s orders to the kitchen.
“It’s 15 minutes later, which in restaurant time is, like, over an hour,” says Dean.
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“So, I run back to the kitchen, panicking.”
Dean then begged the restaurant’s cooks to move the bachelorette party’s food to the front of the line so they wouldn’t have to wait much longer for their food.
He then grabbed his coworker and told her he needed help, not wanting to get in trouble with his customers. This coworker happened to have all her makeup products on her, as she would do her makeup when she got to work every day.
That’s when his coworker decided to use some eyeshadow and dark makeup to fake a black eye on Dean’s face. In his video, Dean adds a picture of the “black eye,” which is hilarious because if you look closely, you can see it’s shimmery. Once his eye was finished, he went to face the bachelorette party.
“I run up to the table [and say], ‘Guys, I’m so sorry, but someone just punched me in my eye cause I forgot to put their order in!'” recalls Dean.
The bachelorette party immediately got up and began to comfort Dean. He took in their sympathy and informed them that because of the chaos, their food would take a bit longer to come out. Thankfully, his performance worked, and the party was completely understanding. They even told him he needed to rest and ice it!
So, to add some extra drama to his lie, when the food was ready, Dean arrived at their table with one arm supporting plates of food and the other holding an ice pack up to his eye.
“They were hysterically clapping for me,” says Dean.
Then, the party tipped “injured” Dean over $160 at the end of the night.
“This should earn you a spot on Broadway,” commented a TikTok user on Dean’s video. I agree; Dean’s performance was certainly theatrical! Bravo, Dean.
@deanredmonds I wish this wasn’t a true story #server #serverproblems #serviceindustry #storytime #lie #lies
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