The War Dept and I busted a restaurant.

[Green Mountain]

We haven't done this in a while. A restaurant customer owed us 500 bucks for awhile. We have made every attempt to collect it. We have a judgement form Small Claims. Many phone calls, statements etc.

So we went into this fancy restaurant tonight. Shimp Cocktails 11 bucks each. Manhattans 7 bucks each. Entrees 24 bucks each. Bill came to $116 bucks. I took out a business card and wrote on the back. "We will send you a credit memo for $116" and signed my name. My name was printed on the front as well.

When the waitress came I handed her a $20 bill for her tip and the card. I said,"That I would like to put my bill on our house account and here is my card."

She said, "Does the owner know about this?"

I said, "He will."

She said,"Okay, thank you very much, come again."

I said, "We will."

Mary Lou will send them a credit memo in the morning.

[i_got_ideas]

LOL :D .....

I wish I could be a fly on the wall to see his face when he gets that :D

[selfemployed]

Good for you.

[chucko615]

That's a good one, at least you're getting something out of the deal.:D

[Edmund Forsthe]

should of brought the whole crew

[bennytec]

I should try that.


We owe a auto parts guy money so were workin it off by fixin their Furnace and a/c

its pays the bills

[hvacbear]

Let us know what happens. ROTFLMAO :)

[NormChris]

Benncool, if you ever go to court and need a character witness give me a call. I will testify that you are quite a character!

Norm

[Carnak]

Good for you except I would have ran up the bar tab to the $500.

You must of had too much liver damage at Diceville.

[hi-tork]

Way to go Benncool, we've been burned a few times too, and have judgements as well; we've learned our lesson though, and now we make initial copies of checks received from new customers. When we got our last judgement, the judge asked, "do you know how to go about collecting?" We said, sure wish we had an account #, and the judge smiled...

[mattm]

That's beutiful. "Did I spell that right?"

[ozone drone]

Just hope the cheap ass owner doesn't deduct it from the waitress's pay.

[spotts]

who "eats" his bills all the time. Damn resteraunts!

[Green Mountain]

Originally posted by ozone drone
Just hope the cheap ass owner doesn't deduct it from the waitress's pay.

That's why I left my card and number. If he did that then he would be getting himself in trouble with the Labor Department.

[Stamas]

I had everyone in the office read this thread. I've thought of doing the same thing many a time. I think I'll try it with someone who has done the exact same thing including the judgement .

[Diceman]

Anyway, if he calls, refer her to the War Dept, I seen her in action, now I know how she goet her name.........nice job Beenie, we are proud of you.
By the way, my wife says to thank Mary Lou for the book and all, she believes in ufos' too huh?
I do.

[icemeister]

The business card was a true "touch of class". :)

You were lucky as none of the restaurants that have owed me money like that were places that I would take my wife out to eat, except for one crab shack that Ms Icemeister took one of her friends for lunch on "the company tab". Mostly, I've been able to work something out, clear up the account and dump them. The only ones I've really lost money form were the ones that suddenly closed up and disappeared in the middle of the night.

Back in the old days, my father would threaten the owners that he and the Sheriff would stand by their cash register and collect all the proceeds until the bill was paid. It usually came down to an amicable compromise. When I was 10-12 years old and Pop sent my mother to shop at a "less than desirable grocery" to buy cartfulls of stuff. That's when I learned how not to pick the green bologna from the deli case. ;)

[Carnak]

Originally posted by Stamas
I had everyone in the office read this thread. I've thought of doing the same thing many a time. I think I'll try it with someone who has done the exact same thing including the judgement .

Book your office Christmas party there. Make sure you go over, send him the balance in 120 days.

[Roscoe]

benn

that was nice although I almost agree with carnak, I'd a run the bar tab to $350 and left a $100 tip.:D

I got an undertaker that owes us money got any ideas??

[selfemployed]

Maybe Robin can find someone we can get a free meal from next year. Might have to wait until 2006 since he doesn't do restaurant work.

[midhvac]

Originally posted by pjs

I got an undertaker that owes us money got any ideas??

Go in there and tell him you want to buy a pre-need burial plan for someone who's going to expire in a couple of days. When he asks who you're buying it for, tell him it's for him, and you'll pay for it next week.

[Roscoe]

Originally posted by midhvac

Originally posted by pjs

I got an undertaker that owes us money got any ideas??

Go in there and tell him you want to buy a pre-need burial plan for someone who's going to expire in a couple of days. When he asks who you're buying it for, tell him it's for him, and you'll pay for it next week.



hey mid

you have an uncanty ability for one liners, you're hilarious

[itsamine]

I just learned a new trick. Thanks Benn.

[condenseddave]

Almost.

Just to pull a benny.:D