Quote:
Originally Posted by mr_chin
this is what i clearly state, i didn't say just walk out without saying anything, that would then be dine and dash.
what i described is not something many people will do because it's way below anyone who even have a little bit of moral and decency.
what I described in my original post is not consider a stupid advice. you and everybody who had no idea should probably know and/or do some research on your right as a paying customer at a restaurant. it's also not an advice that came out of my ass or i dug up on, my buddy who graduated from criminology told me about it. something to do with the charter of rights. most services or products where you pay after receiving it, you are in every control and right to not pay for it if you're not satisfied because there is no binding contract between you and seller that you must pay. phone bill, rent, etc. is where you must pay because you signed a contract/agreement.
if you find anything (bug, hair, etc.) in your food, it's better leaving than having the chef make you a new one. personally, i would not give food safety and hygiene a second chance.
the OP described that his food was served cold and had every right in his position to not pay for the food, which goes accurately to what i described and advised. in this case, i would give the chef a second chance to make a new one and if repeat, then i would just tell the waiter/waitress goodbye.
to everybody else, yes, at the end of your meal, you can find any excuse with your food and just leave the restaurant. only down side is, you will not be allowed at that restaurant again (or any other, if it's a franchise) and you will create a big scene unless you throw a dead fly on your plate at the end of your meal because no waiter/waitress/manager would want a big scene about a bug in their food, they rather let you go in silence.
|
What are you on about?
You didn't sign a contract therefore you can walk out without paying? The charter of rights and freedoms?
Seriously what the hell am I reading?
I'd love to see you explain that to the cops. "Sorry officer, but I never signed a contract to buy that Big Mac; therefore, I just ate it and walked out."
Just because there was not a signed contract does not mean there was not a binding exchange which both parties agreed/understood would take place.
When you walk into an establishment, take a seat, look at a menu with set prices, then order an item off that menu, there is the express understanding that you will then pay for the services rendered to make that meal happen. Regardless of how you felt about how that service was rendered. The server could have dropped it in your lap for all I care. Your obligation at that point is to pay for that food.
Now whether a restaurant will make you pay for having your breakfast dumped on your lap, or not, is an entirely different topic. If they did I would probably make a thread on here, but I would still have to legally pay for the meal.
What's next your going to walk into a clothing store, and just walk out with a bunch of clothes claiming that you never signed a contract agreeing to pay for the clothes?
Are you a freeman by chance?