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Originally Posted by DoubleF
I once had a conversation with a group of friends with a waitress at some bar somewhere on Kensington road. The comment was regarding an engagement ring the waitress was wearing. "It's fake" she said. "Probably $5 bucks at Ardene's, but it drastically reduces the amount of times people ask me out of dates."
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I did this. I had less issues when I waited tables than when I was on a shift on the front desk at the motel that the restaurant was attached to, but it helped, to a degree when waiting tables. It was more effective when I was working nights on the front desk, and the bar would let out and the men too drunk to drive decided to take a room for the evening. The majority seemed to think I was a part of the price of the room. The fake wedding set was an easy and non-confrontational way to respond - I'd just hold up my hand and flash the rings and generally they backed off. Occasionally, I'd have to go get the bouncers or a manager to come deal with them. We had a set phrase to use to indicate we were having an issue, when calling them in for assistance, so that again, it wouldn't set the guy off in any way, so he'd have no idea they were on their way to deal with him until they showed up.