Etiquette

There’s No Use Crying Over a Spilled Mojito

Take the comped mojito, leave the temper tantrum.
Take the comped mojito, leave the temper tantrum. Photo: Boho

When your server spills your drink on you, you have two options: Be cool and accept the customary comped-drink peace offering, or act like a jackass and create a scene. The clod in this account from a local server-blogger chose the latter. She spilled a mojito on his sneakers, apologized and picked up the tab for his and his date’s drinks. When the check came, the dude freaked out, saying he wasn’t properly “taken care of,” before flying into a full-blown tantrum, screaming that his $500 sneakers were ruined. In the end he made fool of himself in front of a crowded dining room and had no choice but to pay his bill. Did he deserve or should he have expected more? Of course not. Drinks get spilled. It’s a fact of life. Get over it. And seriously, who wears sneakers out to dinner anyway? [On The Rocks]

There’s No Use Crying Over a Spilled Mojito