Something a business should NEVER say to a customer

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AreaCode707

Lifer
Sep 21, 2001
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Originally posted by: her209
What's the difference between applying the coupon 5 times for 1 party versus applying the coupon 1 time each for 5 parties.

Am I right?

OP mentioned that there was a $50 max discount. So saving (costing the restaurant) $50 versus saving (costing) several hundred.
 

her209

No Lifer
Oct 11, 2000
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Originally posted by: AreaCode707
Originally posted by: her209
What's the difference between applying the coupon 5 times for 1 party versus applying the coupon 1 time each for 5 parties.

Am I right?
OP mentioned that there was a $50 max discount. So saving (costing the restaurant) $50 versus saving (costing) several hundred.
BUT if 5 parties came in with the coupon, it be the same thing!
 

Hacp

Lifer
Jun 8, 2005
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Its funny cause just today, I was wondering what the margins were for buffets.
 

jman19

Lifer
Nov 3, 2000
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Originally posted by: her209
Originally posted by: AreaCode707
Originally posted by: her209
What's the difference between applying the coupon 5 times for 1 party versus applying the coupon 1 time each for 5 parties.

Am I right?
OP mentioned that there was a $50 max discount. So saving (costing the restaurant) $50 versus saving (costing) several hundred.
BUT if 5 parties came in with the coupon, it be the same thing!

/facepalm
 

her209

No Lifer
Oct 11, 2000
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Originally posted by: jman19
Originally posted by: her209
Originally posted by: AreaCode707
Originally posted by: her209
What's the difference between applying the coupon 5 times for 1 party versus applying the coupon 1 time each for 5 parties.

Am I right?
OP mentioned that there was a $50 max discount. So saving (costing the restaurant) $50 versus saving (costing) several hundred.
BUT if 5 parties came in with the coupon, it be the same thing!
/facepalm
/hairpull
 
Dec 30, 2004
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49 people, I'll say you'd need 5 coupons. If you had 5 coupons (and not "we had like one for each table"), then there's no reason they shouldn't give it to you. Was each table under $50?

Did you all pay the full price? If a business pulls this then I'd threaten to simply leave without paying; see how they like that. If they say "we'll call the cops" then that simply makes it easier-- you've got one coupon for each table (and each table is under $50) so I don't think they'd like to call the cops on you-- because you're in the right.
 

wiredspider

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Jun 3, 2001
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Originally posted by: rh71
very few asian businesses will put customer satisfaction over the bottom line.

Agree, though some are just to small to eat the loss like a big chain could. Could become problematic to give in to the customer sometimes, because the scammers (not in response to the OP, but just general non ethical people) will tell their friends to throw a big fuss to get freebies/discounts...
 

Bignate603

Lifer
Sep 5, 2000
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They told us that if we called in for 5 separate tables instead of saying a large group of 46, then they would've let us apply the discount card. So it seems like there's a loophole they would honor but since I didn't try anything shady I don't get the discount. Then comes the fat line I hate:

"If we let you take 20% off everyone's order, we wouldn't make any money"

So they say they would let you take 20% off everyone's order if you split up the reservation, yet they say they can't let you do it because they won't make money off it? How would they have made money if you made 5 reservations?