What part do people not understand about NO TOMATO?

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manlymatt83

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Almost every day this week, I have gone to three different delis to order a sandwich. I order:

Egg salad on wheat bread, lettuce, and onion - NO TOMATO

simple, right? Four things - egg salad, wheat bread, lettuce, onion.

They even ASK BY DEFAULT most of the time: "Lettuce and tomato?"

I say no. NO tomato. None.

4/5 times they have put the tomato on anyway. The fifth time they didn't put the tomato on, but they didn't put the lettuce on either.

Is lettuce and tomato THAT popular? Am I that weird that I HATE tomatoes?
 
CraKaJaX

CraKaJaX

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I hate that jelly crap inside tomatoes. Gross. If I eat tomatoes they're either gutted or cooked.
 
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AbsolutDealage

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That's nothing. Try and convince someone at a sandwich shop to make a plain sandwich.

"Hi, I want the ham sandwich, but I want it plain"
"Plain?"
"Yes, plain. Just the ham and the bread. Plain."
"Do you want cheese?"
"No, no cheese. Plain. Ham and bread."
"Just the ham and the bread?"
"Yes"

<Moving down the sandwich line>

"Do you want lettuce or tomato?"
"No. Just the plain sandwich."
"Do you want dressing?"
"No. Plain. Just give me the sandwich like it is."
"Just like this?"
"Yes... just like that"

It's like a 5 minute ordeal to order such a simple thing.
 
Modeps

Modeps

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I'd understand if you got angry because they put mustard on it or some sort of drippy substance that cant be easily removed but you're complaining about a freaking tomato? Give me a break.
 
effowe

effowe

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Open up the sandwich at the counter and throw the tomatoes in their face if they put them on.
 
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manlymatt83

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Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
make your own or stop going there. Who is the stupid one who keeps returning for the tomato.
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OK. You get reading lessons and I'll be sure to try a different deli. Oh wait, I already did!

... I have gone to three different delis to order a sandwich...
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:confused:
 
KeithTalent

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Tomatoes are succulent red orbs full of win.

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sdifox

sdifox

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Originally posted by: Modeps
I'd understand if you got angry because they put mustard on it or some sort of drippy substance that cant be easily removed but you're complaining about a freaking tomato? Give me a break.
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There are people allergic to tomatoes.
 
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Tiamat

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when you save money on the sammich, you pay for people who are english as second language. If you want native speakers making your sammich, you have to be willing to pay double the price. Sad but true.
 
PingSpike

PingSpike

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I hate tomatoes. They ruin the whole sandwich. Taking them off isn't to hard, but sometimes they leave some nasty juice behind and you still get a hit of their vicious flavor. The worst is when they put fucking tomatoes in my wrap...those are NOT so easy to get out. Removing a tomato from a wrap is like cutting a baseball sized tumor out of the center of some one's brain. You can do it, but the patient is gonna be dead as well as the tumor. And half the time I'm eating my blown out wrap that I just performed surgery on and I find a stray piece of fucking tomato in the thing that I missed! Fuck! How hard is it to NOT do something?
 
Platypus

Platypus

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just take it the fuck off... what's wrong with you?

The people who work in the shop probably don't get paid enough to give a shit about what you order or care how it comes out.
 
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BrownTown

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I definitely agree with you that alot of places totally suck ass at getting orders right. There was one Wendy's near my school where they were like 50/50 getting orders right and if you ever asked them to fix it they gave you the evil eye and I wouldn't be at all surprised if they spit in your food to for asking it changed. Consequently of course I stopped goign to that Wendy's and instead went to the one twice as far away, but that was 95% accurate and actually fixed their mistakes by saying "sorry".
 
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bignateyk

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Originally posted by: AbsolutDealage
That's nothing. Try and convince someone at a sandwich shop to make a plain sandwich.

"Hi, I want the ham sandwich, but I want it plain"
"Plain?"
"Yes, plain. Just the ham and the bread. Plain."
"Do you want cheese?"
"No, no cheese. Plain. Ham and bread."
"Just the ham and the bread?"
"Yes"

<Moving down the sandwich line>

"Do you want lettuce or tomato?"
"No. Just the plain sandwich."
"Do you want dressing?"
"No. Plain. Just give me the sandwich like it is."
"Just like this?"
"Yes... just like that"

It's like a 5 minute ordeal to order such a simple thing.
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uh.. why dont you just bring it in from home? You're probably paying about 100x more than the sandwhich actually costs, and it would be the easiest thing ever to make on your own.

And yes OP, you are weird for not liking tomatoes. Although sometimes the ones that the deli uses really suck (are too crunchy, and lack flavor). Good home grown tomatoes are incredible. Grape tomatoes are even better.

I usually don't get tomatoes on mine for that reason. My deli doesnt seem to have a problem with it though. They have about 50 different toppings to chose from. I usually get Spinach, Sprouts, and Cucumbers.
 
kranky

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Originally posted by: AbsolutDealage
That's nothing. Try and convince someone at a sandwich shop to make a plain sandwich.

"Hi, I want the ham sandwich, but I want it plain"
"Plain?"
"Yes, plain. Just the ham and the bread. Plain."
"Do you want cheese?"
"No, no cheese. Plain. Ham and bread."
"Just the ham and the bread?"
"Yes"

<Moving down the sandwich line>

"Do you want lettuce or tomato?"
"No. Just the plain sandwich."
"Do you want dressing?"
"No. Plain. Just give me the sandwich like it is."
"Just like this?"
"Yes... just like that"

It's like a 5 minute ordeal to order such a simple thing.
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That reminded me of this great story I ran across on the web a long time ago. A guy ordering a sub.

Me: "I'd like a plain number three, white, end piece preferred, no cheese. And BBQ chips. To go."
Clerk: (grabs a wheat roll) "Number three?"
Me: "Yeah. Plain."
Clerk: (holding a wheat roll) "What size?"
Me: "That's on white, please. Large."
Clerk: (cutting off a small piece of the wheat roll) "Ok."
Me: "Uhhh...I want that on white. End piece if you got it. And a large."
Clerk: "Oh...yeah...sorry. What size?"
Me: "Large."
Clerk: (grabbing a white roll -- with an uncut end still attached) "Ok."
Me: "End piece is preferred."
Clerk: (cutting off a small piece from the roll which is just barely long enough to qualify for a large sandwich, resulting in two pieces of the roll: a small-sized piece and a piece that is only about half as long as the small size although it is the end piece of the original whole roll) "Hmm."
Me: "That's large, please. Large."
Clerk: "Huh?"
Me: "I want a large number three."
Clerk: "Oh...yeah...sorry." (looks at the two pieces of bread on the counter in front of him, confused) "You said you wanted an end piece?"
Me: "Yeah. End piece is OK. Not required. Picky teenage daughter."
Clerk: (horizontally slices the smaller-than-small-sized piece of white roll -- the piece that has the end on it) "Ok."
Me: "Uh. Excuse me. I want a large number three."
Clerk: "I thought you wanted the end piece."
Me: "I want a large number three. Plain. The end piece is OK, but it is not required."
Clerk: (continues to make the sandwich on the less-than-small-sized end piece) "Ok."
Me: "Uh. Excuse me again. That's a large number three, please."
Clerk: "I thought you wanted the end piece."
Me: "I want a large number three, plain. Forget about the end piece, OK?"
Clerk: "What do I do with this?"
Me: "What do you do with what?"
Clerk: "What do I do with this end piece?"
Me: "Push it aside. Get a fresh roll of white bread, OK? I want a LARGE number three."
Clerk: "Oh...yeah."
Me: "Picky teenage daughter. She has to have a large, plain sandwich."
Clerk: (cuts off a large sized piece from a fresh, whole white roll) "That's a large, right?"
Me: "Yes. Large. You got it."
Clerk: "Number three?"
Me: "Yeah. Plain."
Clerk: "What kind of cheese?"
Me: "That's plain."
Clerk: "What kind of cheese do you want on it?"
Me: "I want it plain, please."
Clerk: "What is that?"
Me: "What is what?"
Clerk: "What is plain?"
Me: "I want a large number three, plain."
Clerk: "What do you mean, plain?"
Me: "Yes, plain."
Clerk: "What do you mean, plain?"
Me: "Just a number three. Plain. Absolutely plain."
Clerk: "I dunno know what you mean."
Me: "I want a large number three, absolutely plain."
Clerk: "I don't think we have that."
Me: "You can't make a plain sandwich? I order them here all the time!"
Clerk: "What do you mean, plain? We don't have plains."
Note that, at this point, the other customers at the counter are visibly amused, one even chuckling out loud. I look at them, and get "What a moron!" looks from them, so I know it's not just me. The other clerks appear curious about why a customer is raising his voice, but they still appear unaware that anything odd is going on.


Me: "I want a LARGE number THREE, absolutely PLAIN. Can you make one of those for me?"
Clerk: (visibly irritated) "I dunno. What do you mean, plain?"
Me: "PLAIN! Nothing on it!"
Clerk: "Nothing? Just the bread?"
Me: "No. Just a plain number three. Nothing on it at all. No--"
Clerk: (interrupting) "What kind of cheese?"
Me: "No cheese at all! Plain!"
Clerk: (walks away from his station and talks to the manager) "I can't do this."
Manager: "What's wrong?"
Clerk: "He won't tell me what kind of cheese he wants."
Me: "Can I speak to a manager?"
Manager: "Is there a problem?"
Me: "I'm just trying to get a sandwich made."
Clerk: "He keeps talking about some kind of airplane or something."
Manager: "Airplane? What's his order?"
Clerk: "A large number three airplane...or plane...I dunno what he wants me to do."
Manager: "What did you order?"
Me: "I'd like a number three, plain, on white, preferrably an end piece...no cheese. BBQ potato chips. To go."
Manager: "What was the problem?"
Me: "I have no idea, but it appears from what he said to you that he doesn't know what the word 'plain' means."
Manager: "Well, we'll get you taken care of."

 
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