A really obese couple came in and hobbled to my station. The woman (in her 40s) ordered a shirley temple (sprite with grenadine). Within 2 minutes she downed her entire drink and began making slurping noises with her straw before waving her glass in the air. I brought her a refill and she continued drinking quickly. A few minutes later I went to get another refill – after she interrupted me while I was taking another table’s order to request one. The bartender thought adding more grenadine would make her slow down so he added twice the normal amount of grenadine.
Unfortunately, the additional sugar did not deter the obese woman and in 5 more minutes she needed another refill. This time we added even more grenadine – thinking there was no way it was even drinkable this time. By this time, the couple’s food had arrived and they had begun eating. She finished her drink shortly after her food arrived and requested another drink. The bartender filled the glass over halfway with grenadine and topped it off with sprite. I fully expected her to complain but she didn’t. She drank the entire drink in two swallows and requested the check. Her and her obese husband paid their bill, stiffed me, and wobbled away.
For the record, she had 5 drinks in 22 minutes. We used almost half a bottle of grenadine.
I hope she enjoys her diabetes.
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That’s disgusting.
These are the same people that think the government has a duty to provide them with free health care. I hope they were on there way to a roulette table.
“20 on red”. Thats what shes gonna be wiping on her next trip to the ladies room.
ick…and I suppose it was free refills? I would’ve wanted to charge her just to stop the madness.
That last drink made me sick. ew.
just found your website, very enjoyable for the most part.
but this one bugs me a little. if she was in fact diabetic, [i am and i consume regular sugar as long as i take my insulin properly] hyperglycemia does cause extreme thirst. giving someone with really high blood sugar even more sugar will cause them to become even more thirsty, uncontrollably thirsty as their bodies try to get more liquids to flush the sugar out of their system.
so adding more grenadine may have made her feel the need to drink more, if in fact she did have diabetes. next time you might have better luck bringing an extra glass of water to the table instead and saving the expensive ingredients.
catastrophegirl: I doubt she had diabetes but she was probably well on her way. We also serve water to every single guest but she opted to not drink a single sip of water out of her glass. Besides being rude she was just a typical gluttonous American. Thanks for the information, though. Who knows… maybe it will come in handy someday.