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Old 09-14-2007, 01:09 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by worth View Post
Yes they have the right to refuse service, but I don't see the problem if thier paying customers. If I go into a Tims and order a coffee and sit there for an hour reading the paper and someone told me to get lost, i'd be pissed.
I'm sure the issue wasn't one kid coming in and reading the paper, or doing homework, or something like that. I remember being in high school, and 20 or so of us would go into McDonalds. Some would buy food, some wouldn't, but would discuss buying a 59¢ burger. We'd pretty much take over the entire seating area; 20 of us wouldn't just squeeze into five of the 4-person booths. Some would come and go, some would yell across to their buddy 3 tables over, and some guys would play fight.

So I can see some customers wanting to buy a meal changing their mind and not coming in. Those youngsters can be intimidating to us old farts.

It maybe could have been handled better; like what SuperFlyer suggested. Maybe not that harsh- something like "mgmt reserves the right to enforce a $3 per person and /or 20 minute limit on use of tables." But then again it's likely easier to refuse service than to ask a guy who just spent $2 to leave.
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