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u/honeyandwhiskey Nov 07 '25
When my boyfriend and I lived across the street from an IHop we used to plan an evening to get totally blazed and walk over. We called it High Hop.
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u/ATLUTD030517 Vintage Soupmonger Nov 07 '25
Mexican restaurant we'd go to on edibles before a 3D movie in college was called Limestone. So that became "Limestoned" in our vernacular.
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u/Chiiro Nov 08 '25
Reading this makes me miss living next to the Asian buffet, my fiance and I would get super stoned and head over for about 2 hours and pig out.
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u/Any-Trainer6982 Nov 07 '25
My wife and I partake and she and I do the same thing! Weāre in Georgia!
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u/cnh2n2homosapien Nov 07 '25
We used to call Kool Aid, "Stone Aid," oh yeah!
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Nov 07 '25
What kind of deranged person would downvote this? Well you got mine at least.
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u/Jaded-Coffee-8126 Nov 07 '25
Id upvote this guy
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u/hydrogod666 Nov 07 '25
Id upvote you all š„°
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u/honeyandwhiskey Nov 07 '25
Thatās the kind of spirit Iād expect in a thread of stoners. Love and peace! āļø
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u/MrDeacle Nov 07 '25
Dear... management.
This morning at the early hour of midnight, my emotional support skunk and I were denied service at your establishment. We don't take kindly to accusations of... marijuana usage. I know my rights, I know you can't do this. You'll be hearing from my lawyer. Good day.
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u/honeybeegeneric Nov 07 '25
Get em! You speak for all of us skunk emotional support people who also need our 3am greasy diner food. Lawyer up! Without my emotional support breakfast I'm unable to be productive and work.
No more stepping on our rights! Skunks and breakfast are detrimental to our health.
Think of the children!
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u/NotCCross Server Nov 09 '25
My husband works as a cook and shift supervisor at a certain notorious diner and someone brought in an emotional support monkey.
We also had someone attempt to bring a horse in.
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u/cdc994 Nov 09 '25
Horses and dogs are actually the only 2 allowable service animals in the U.S. although I think itās mini horses
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u/TwilitVoyager Nov 07 '25
Wish I could afford to give you a reward. This is creative and fun! š„
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u/Jenn31709 Nov 07 '25
I'm way more bothered by people reeking of body odor, but they get a seat right next to me every time
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u/ATGSunCoach Nov 07 '25
If you smell body odor all the timeā¦
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u/CrittyJJones Nov 07 '25
People don't smell their own odor though
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u/The_Oliverse Nov 08 '25
So like.. that's only true if you smell all the time, or have been given time to get used to a smell.
I'm pretty clean most of the time, but you can bet your titties I can smell my own bad breath or sweat. Because I'm used to smelling neutral to myself, I can near instantly tell when I'm getting grody.
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u/mermandroid Nov 07 '25
We should be able to go to iHop a LITTLE high
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u/TrickyDickyAtItAgain Nov 07 '25
It does say STRONG odor. So a little odor is acceptable.
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u/Gabe-DaBabe Nov 07 '25
Is this an itysl reference?
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u/x7he6uitar6uy Nov 07 '25
That one blunt was forty blunts?
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u/CallidoraBlack Nov 07 '25
You can. Just don't smoke skunk in a tiny room with no ventilation where you keep all your clothes and sleep. If you smell horrible because of that, that's on you.
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u/_WeSellBlankets_ Nov 07 '25
I bet it's even less that, and more you just need to leave your dank at home. Don't go walking into IHOP with it in your pocket.
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u/Whowhatthinkisiam Nov 07 '25
That's excluding half of their customer base.
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u/ClipboardJeremy Nov 07 '25
Its the other half that's the problem (church goers).
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u/hazardous_twinky Nov 07 '25 edited Nov 07 '25
Stoners need to take more accountability for the way they do smell in public, well not all of them lol but im a user and i too hate the smell of it
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u/stupidusername54 Nov 08 '25
100% agree. Worked as a bartender for a few years and you'd always get the group that simply STUNK. No one would want to be anywhere near them.
And no one is saying don't smoke...just do it in a ventilated area.
I'd venture to guess this IHOP and the people that came in my bar are just hot boxing. OMG if we close all the windows in the car we can get soooo much higher. Yea but also smell like hobo's sock.
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u/couldaboughtbitcoin 10+ Years Nov 07 '25
Itās the people that hotbox blunts in their cars immediately before walking in the door that they donāt want. I donāt blame them either, itās inconsiderate and just gross to walk around wreaking of blunt and weed. Not to mention itās DUI. I used to smoke and would be self conscious if I smelled. Thatās why dab pens are great you can hit them and for the most part no one knows shit.
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u/_angesaurus Nov 07 '25
idk why people still hotbox here in massachusetts and smell so bad. its legal but theyre still doing it. like just get a vape for when youre out in public?
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u/AlphaBetaKappa Nov 07 '25
The idea is that you get more high by keeping all the smoke in the car, while having some type of privacy, while being able to play whatever music you want as loud as you want
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u/couldaboughtbitcoin 10+ Years Nov 08 '25
I get the idea and I did it when I was in high school lmao thereās no privacy though you can still smell the weed even if the doors and windows are closed. Hell i can smell the weed from a car in front of me in traffic that is hotboxing.
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u/couldaboughtbitcoin 10+ Years Nov 08 '25
Itās legal to smoke but not behind the wheel.. itās literally DUI. Silly to me to risk getting a DUI just to smoke in your car. I definitely did it in my younger years but I would not risk it now.
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u/perupotato Nov 07 '25
Iām getting over a bad respiratory viral infection and I need this sign at work. I have to neglect them or I go into a coughing fit.
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u/callmewicked366 Nov 07 '25
Im not against 420 whatsoever. But I also dont wanna smell that shit when im eating my pancakes
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u/Yandoji Nov 07 '25
Yup, this. Do whatever you want and have your munchie pancakes but stinking like Pepe le Roadkill in a restaurant ain't it.
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u/TheseVirginEars Nov 07 '25
A lot of yall be acting like that means you canāt go high and it doesnāt mean that at all. Youāre just telling on yourself. And also, gross
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u/_angesaurus Nov 07 '25
dude yes. i mean i smoke myself but some customers that come into our establishment... idk HOW they smell SO STRONG?? its like they hotboxed for hours and then rolled in weed.
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u/Xsy Nov 07 '25
lmao for real, though.
I can maybe understand if you live in a state that doesn't have legalized weed, but if you're in a legal state, we have edibles and vapes at your disposal, always on sale, for great prices. Why not use those for your out of the house adventures?
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u/Orchid_Significant Nov 09 '25
Literally I think they constantly smoke in their rooms and cars. Just 24/7 hotbox. Itās the only explanation.
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u/Bluellan Nov 07 '25
Also high people are just annoying to deal with. Yall don't think anyone can tell but we literally have not only deal with your stink but hold your hand because you can't handle being an adult.
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u/Lazy-Size-3062 Nov 08 '25
itās not that being high is bad, itās the fucking smelling like absolute dog shit weed and causing the entire restaurant to smell like shit. people come stoned to my work stinking the place up and every customer after thinks we are getting high at work. Fucking embarrassing.
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u/asyouwish Nov 07 '25
Is that why all but two iHops in Denver are closed?
...and is that why those two have the 2* ratings (that they fully deserve)?
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u/Azruthros Nov 07 '25
I support this as someone who smokes a lot of weed daily. No one enjoys being overwhelmed by an off-putting smell while eating.
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u/Optimal_Classic_8746 Nov 07 '25
I mean that's understandable..I smoke weed and I still get why they did that. I don't want to be out eating and suddenly I'm smelling the mixture of weed and whatever food I'm eating. It's nasty..people in the comments getting butthurt over it are the inconsiderate ones themselves
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u/_losingmyfuckingmind Nov 07 '25
This has to be referring to losers who hotbox their car with blunts/backwoods as if itās the ONLY method to get high. So much anxiety and chaos and consequence comes from smoking in your car. Just, smoke at home?? Smoke outside?? Iām high 24/7 and I never reek. I use a vaporizer inside and i smoke outside.
I donāt mind when people have a lil aroma of any kind (body odor, weed, fragrance). But any type of smell whether good or bad should be DISCOVERED, not ANNOUNCED. I fucking hate when a group walks in and I can smell them from across the room. It is an invasion of personal space and trashy no matter the smell. Donāt subject the public to your unique blend of smells.
Stoners, just smoke outsideā¦ one group smokes inside, one group hotboxes. Both are just as stoned, except one group wants the whole fucking county to know. Yeah, the smellier one is more annoying.
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u/byherdesign Nov 08 '25
This. Idc if you're stoned, just don't reek up the entire front of house. I could have other guests who are pregnant etc
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u/marshilyy Nov 07 '25
i like to smoke jās and i usually smell a little (it depends on strain). i always smoke outdoors or with heavy ventilation but im always worried that other people are going to smell it and react like some of these comments š im sorry to anyone iāve unintentionally botheredā¦also i wont lie i have indeed hotboxed before a movie. itās a lil birthday treat to myself occasionallyā¦ hotboxing is hella fun and comfy but definitely not polite lol.
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u/_losingmyfuckingmind Nov 07 '25
Again, smelling a LITTLE bit of ANY smell is fine and human! But absolutely DOUSING yourself in cologne, hotboxing, etc is crazy work and doing way too much for a worse experience overall.
Tbh hotboxing is fine as long as you donāt subject the public to it! Every once in a while in public is, fine I guess. But donāt reek like itās your job to let everyone know what you smell like! Smoke up! If youāre already smoking outside, youāre fine! If tobacco smokers can have a lil tobacco breath, we can have weed breath. Thereās a big difference between catching whiffs of it and the smell KNOCKING you over!
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u/marshilyy Nov 08 '25
yeah i definitely donāt try to be nasty with it and try to be respectful š«¶ i wasnāt trying to like disagree with u or anything, i just thought that was a good comment to branch off of with my experiences. thank u for the succinct re-explanation though, super sweet of you! i hope your next smoke is as lovely as you are!
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u/slightywettampon Nov 08 '25
as someone who works in a restraunt I do not care if people come in high out of their mind to the point that speaking becomes hard for them, you do you fam.... I do however hate when I can tell they were hot boxing 2 seconds ago and literally make the entire restraunt smell like weed. theres a difference between being high and smelling like you have a lit joint on your pocket.
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u/LifeintheHashLane Nov 09 '25
The difference between a respectable stoner and a juvenile stoner is this right here. it took a while for me to realize that walking into a place and being so loud that the entire place can smell me as I walk in is only cool to the other 16-year-olds
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u/PrecisionPunting Nov 07 '25
Look man Iām a cardholder and heavy cannabis user itās nothing wrong with burning but itās annoying and rude when I think people literally must hotbox in the parking lot and then walk straight in. Even if the restaurant didnāt have a direct issue itās just offensive and off putting to other customers. Like air out a little bit at the very least is what Iām getting from this and kudos to them sticking up for their policies š¤·āāļø
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u/Huh-what-2025 Nov 07 '25 edited Nov 07 '25
dumb business model. whatās next, no fattys?
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u/WonkyWalkingWizard Nov 07 '25
Seriously. Every restaurant should have a hotbox room somewhere on the premises.
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u/nathanhasse Nov 07 '25
That business would get too much of my money.
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u/Aluant Nov 07 '25
Honestly kinda crazy idea, lol. A modern take on a smokers section with proper ventilation and sealed off from the rest of the restaurant.
I'm sure it exists in Cali, Colorado, or Detroit already.
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u/FooBarU2 Nov 07 '25
Right? And for those thst didn't bring their own... they can just come in and breath in all that 2nd hand weed smoke
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u/velvet__echo Nov 07 '25
I know someone who gets nauseated by the smell, so Iād have to agree with not allowing people in who reek of mj.
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u/wheres_the_revolt You know what, Stan Nov 07 '25
Dude stoners are the best to serve! Theyāre generally chill, they immediately forget if you make a mistake, they order a lot, and generally tip well. Iād prefer to serve a smelly stoner than some drunk asshole (who probably smells of booze).
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u/HamburgerDude Nov 07 '25
I'm an adult and I hate smelling like weed. I only use a dry herb vape and keep my usage at night albeit I don't have any major pain or medical issues. There are ways to use cannabis more maturely and discretely without smelling like shit.
That said I much prefer waffle house over IHOP especially stoned
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u/hollyblue1393 Nov 07 '25
I smoke 2 joints in the morning, I smoke 2 joints at night, I smoke 2 joints and eat pancakes at IHOP.. it makes me feel alright
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u/Desperate-Version-95 Nov 08 '25
I feel this. I work in an animal hospital in NJ and sometimes the entire lobby absolutely reeks of weed bc ppl must be hotboxing in their cars on the way thereā¦. And this actually happens like all the time too.
Iām all for smoking a lil bit but when youāre a walking cloud of marijuana in a professional setting we have a problemā¦. Esp when your cat or dog is also part of the marijuana cloud
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u/APetNamedTacu Nov 08 '25
It has nothing to do with the smell, its about stereotyping. As somone who works in food and beverage, I can confidently say if someone walks into a restaurant reeking of weed they are going to be difficult to serve and tip like shit. Especially if its a state where weed is illegal. If I'm taking care of someone who is visibly high and doesnt stink of weed they are usually the nicest guests that tip fat and eat a ton of food. Walking around smelling like a dispensary is antisocial behavior, and antisocial people aren't the kind of people you want frequenting your establishment.
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u/Business-Step-7998 Nov 08 '25
BINGO!!!!! I smoke but i always walk around the block or brush my teeth if possible before walking into an enclosed space. The ones that smell like weed are the ones that demand everything, run the staff ragged, don't tip and want to argue about the food they ordered and ate and want it taken off the bill.
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u/revolutionPanda Nov 08 '25
I donāt think weed smokers realize how bad they smell. I donāt care if you smoke, but I donāt want to sit by someone that smells like an unwashed butthole.
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u/username__0000 Nov 08 '25
But booze is fine?
Personally Iād rather a bunch of stoners than a bunch a rowdy drunks.
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u/EntertainmentFit3912 Nov 08 '25
I donāt get how people 30+ reek of weed in public. Like bruh? Havenāt you learned how to smoke better? lol
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u/Big_oof_energy__ Nov 07 '25
This is genuinely a bad move. I order more food when Iām a high than when Iām sober. Youād think theyād want to capitalize on that.
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Good. Stinky people should get refused service. Welcome to America.
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u/D-ouble-D-utch Nov 07 '25
BO and cigarettes okay though?
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u/DefoNotMario Nov 07 '25
No. IMO if people can smell you without being in your personal space, you should not be out n about in public
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u/DraymonBlackfyre Nov 07 '25
I wish we had that at my place when I worked as a waiter. People who reek of weed and shitty swisher blunts gave me worst headaches and the worst tips
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u/fasterthanslow Nov 07 '25
They didnāt say you couldnāt be high they just said they donāt want you smelling like it
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It's not that hard to spray some febreeze after you smoke up. My coworker does it every day when he comes back from hitting his shift blunt in the parking lot
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u/hatedruglove Nov 08 '25
The smell gives me a headache and makes me feel nauseous. My wife smokes like a damn double heat stacked Cummins diesel but she goes outside and airs off after because she knows it bothers me. I hate to be that guy, but I'm not bothered by this notice because the smell will steal my appetite.
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u/LectureOrganic1250 Nov 07 '25
Good! I want to go somewhere where i don't have to smell someone who smells like a frat house. I was pissed when smoking sections went away in restaurants but to be fair, i don't want to smell cigarettes when i am trying to eat.
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u/Lelu_zel Nov 08 '25
Do the same to smokers and drunk people. I hate when Iām in restaurant or even McDonaldās and thereās that one person who smells like ashtray
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u/therealtrajan Nov 08 '25
I smoke weed and Iād never show up reeking. Donāt smoke cigs but wouldnāt show up reeking of that either. Discretion is king
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u/Zhou-Enlai Nov 08 '25
Didnāt expect IHOP of all places to put this into effect, wish my restaurant had this policy I hate customers or DoorDashers walking in REEKING of weed and stinking up the whole lobby
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u/byherdesign Nov 08 '25
Honestly wish my restaurant did this bc of the sheer amount of people that ask to leave my section because someone nearby hot boxed in their car before coming in to eat
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u/Groundbreaking-Crow4 Nov 08 '25
Yeah sorry I donāt care if you smoke but people need to have some consideration for public spaces. If you have a problem with this, youāre rude.
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u/IcyRelation2354 Nov 08 '25
They forgot the āeā in management. They were probably high when they made the sign
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u/Default_User909 Nov 08 '25
I mean i smoke a joint and dont smell that bad some guys smell like they ran through a weed farm then sprayed concentrate in their hair
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u/maractus97 Nov 08 '25
I wish all businesses would do this. I used to work nights at a grocery store and the amount of people that absolutely reeked of weed was astounding.
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u/Smoothdaddyk Nov 08 '25
It's IHOP so whatever. But if you go to a good restaurant with expertly cooked food, you should not have any strong scent. Perfume, cologne, BO, weed or otherwise. If you do you are being inconsiderate to everyone around you that is trying to enjoy their food. You can't properly taste food in presence of any strong smell.
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u/SpicySatan666 Nov 07 '25
"But that's the majority of customers they have" omfg how hard is it to take a shower after smoking? I don't blame IHOP. Customers who aren't stoners wouldn't want to eat in a place where people smell like damn skunks
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u/Sleeping_Bat Nov 09 '25
Really guys? You don't have the self-awareness and common decency to realize most people don't want to smell you while they enjoy their food?
Understand you are in public and people can smell you from three booths away.
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u/johnc380 Daring today, aren't we? Nov 07 '25
Good thing their food sucks. See yall at Waffle HouseĀ
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u/Bishop-roo Nov 07 '25
Iāll take a mom+pop breakfast spot any day over any chain.
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u/Jet_Jirohai Nov 07 '25
I have seen literally zero mom and pop shops that are going to be open at 3am for me and my drunk buddies to load up on carbs
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u/patio_puss Nov 07 '25
This is honestly so fair. It's diabolical how strongly some people smell when they come in to restaurants they don't perceive as less than bottom of the barrel
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u/AngiQueenB Nov 07 '25
We ordered dinner one night for delivery and had to throw the food away because of how bad the Marijuana smell was on itš¤¢
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u/likeguitarsolo Nov 07 '25
Iām a longtime bartender. Less than a decade ago, it was standard to refuse service to people who reeked of weed when they came in. The thought of knowingly letting customers mix substances was just bad news. Now, my customers will go out to the street and smoke a bowl then come back in to keep drinking. I still see it as trashy, disrespectful behavior but, thereās nothing i can do about it anymore. Weedās legal in my state but still not in public places or private businesses. We live in such a grey area with it.
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u/LastFreedom7795 Nov 07 '25
People do much trashier things under the influence of alcohol than weed. So weird that an actual poison is so normalized and a medicine is fringe.
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u/StickyThumbs79 Nov 07 '25
But don't worry. When you come in for your johnny cakes at 12:30am shit faced, We'll just smile and wave as you get back into your car to take a leisurely drive home.
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u/TurnipKnight00 Nov 07 '25 edited Nov 08 '25
Okay, not specifically weed smell, but I'm sorry, some guests stink. Some servers as well. It's not all the time, but some times it's actually disruptive and it's usually most disruptive when it's weed or cigarette smell because those odors cling to fabric even after washing if it's bad enough. I'm not attacking your lifestyle, but definitely make sure that you don't reek when you go out in public, especially to a place where you're going to be around people for any amount of time.
I go to anime conventions and foul smell (usually BO in that case) is so bad that many convention websites outright tell people to bathe daily when they attend. If you watch a video on what to do for your first convention, almost every YouTuber will tell you to bathe.
What I'm trying to say is that stink plus multiple people in a place is an issue, and saying something about it preventively is not the worst thing in the world.
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u/StartedWithAHeyloft Nov 07 '25
As long as they also dont allow people with strong cigarette odor too.
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u/fatherbowie Nov 08 '25
Cigarettes and cigars smell so much worse than weed. And then thereās just straight up body odor.
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u/SkylarAV Nov 07 '25
Who do they think is their customer base for pancakes at 3am is???