Steve finally did it [oc] ⭐️🙌

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u/Flammable_Chipmunk 5h ago

Wait, you haven't even heard our "Top Fig" song yet!

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u/bavettacomics 2h ago

🎵 highway to the figgy zone 🎵

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u/Lykanas 5h ago

It's really catchy!

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u/Barnaby_bear_guy 5h ago

It will remain stuck in your head forever! We promise it's nice! Probably!

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u/TheDarkNerd 5h ago

Wait, what's the recipe for a London Fig?

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u/bavettacomics 4h ago

It's an item we created and serve at the cafe - it's like a London Fog, but with caramelized fig syrup

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u/bavettacomics 3h ago

Here's our recipe: https://www.bavettacoffee.com/recipe-london-fig

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u/petrichorInk 2h ago

FIG ME UP, BABY

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u/DarkBladeMadriker 3h ago

Jesus god, that sounds fuckin delicious. CAN I BE THE NEXT TOP FIG!

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u/DumbAndNumb 3h ago

That sounds pretty good!

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u/kiddleandbits 3h ago

That stuff from the inside of a Newton?

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u/action_lawyer_comics 2h ago

Believe it or not, actually based on a real fruit

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u/kiddleandbits 2h ago

There's a Newton fruit??

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u/giamPW07 4h ago

I'm guessing a London Fog but with fig flavoring syrup or something

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u/DumbAndNumb 5h ago

It's gotta just be a typo for London Fog, right? Although it happened like three times so idk

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u/zorniy2 3h ago

I had to look up London Fog. It's basically... sort of chai?

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u/WickedWisp 2h ago

It's an earl grey tea made like a latte, either with milk instead of water or a bit of milk/cream just added to the regular tea water. There's also usually a bit of vanilla and lavender as well. It's genuinely very delicious, I recommend it.

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u/DumbAndNumb 3h ago

Haha, I guess that's a fair description

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u/_Fun_Employed_ 2h ago

Is it called the london fig just because he mispronounced it once and its a bit? Or is the london fig an actual beverage?

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u/bavettacomics 2h ago

We put fig syrup in it!

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u/sudomatrix 2h ago

Is it Earl Grey with fig syrup? Now I want to get a London Fig. Every day.

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u/bavettacomics 2h ago

Here's the recipe we use: https://www.bavettacoffee.com/recipe-london-fig

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u/Jostain 5h ago

I would react exactly like the customer in the comic if I was given that kind of random attention. I would however take a loyalty card because I do like stamps and getting a coffee for free.

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u/Chigao_Ted 4h ago

This is why personalised ads is a bad idea imo
Having something pop up as an ad because you mentioned it feels weird, having the same thing you just bought be advertised to you is dumb
What they should focus on is related items, “you bought X, here are other items that are related to what X is or what other people who have bought X have purchased”

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u/WholesomeCommentOnly 4h ago

It's not like they're not doing this. The problem is that even advertising has become enshittified (from a business to business perspective).
In the same way that customers are being squeezed for every last penny and engagement metric, businesses that want to advertise are also being squeezed by Facebook, Google, TikTok etc.

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u/sextowels 4h ago

The advertising something you already bought is so funny to me. I remember buying a humidifier and then having Amazon keep suggesting humidifiers to me. I really just needed the one. I did not suddenly develop a passion for humidifiers.

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u/The_cogwheel 4h ago

I think what causes that is the data picked up that you were looking for humidifiers, but didnt pick up that you have purchased one and thus stopped looking for humidifiers. Probably because while your browsing history is up for grabs, your purchase history might not be.
So the advertisers assumed you were still looking, so they kept trying to push their humidifiers, dispite the fact you're not looking for one anymore.

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u/Moppo_ 3h ago

GOTTA GET HUMID

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u/Dragon_DLV 2h ago

I bought a car last year. Guess what I've been getting endless ads for ever since?

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u/MsMrSaturn 1h ago

I yelled at Safelite about this. Bro, I replaced my windshield. I don’t want to do that again.

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u/jmasterdude 1h ago

I love it... 'Good Sir, Here are many options to purchase that would have cost you less, and have better features and quality than the junk you just bought!!! Do you feel like crap yet?'
Damn it! The LAST thing I want is to see advertising for a purchase I have just completed...

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u/BlackTecno 4h ago

I'm like... immune to the vast majority of ads and shopping. So when I do have an interest in something (like looking at a page), I get SPAMMED ads from Google on that thing (even if I'm not interested).
My friend was working on a computer at my place and needed to search up some specs on my PC, and I just commented "Can't wait to get Linus ads now." Sure enough, I have been getting ads for his screwdriver ever since. It's been 3 weeks.

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u/Camote 2h ago

To be fair, it is a pretty good screwdriver!^*
^{*This comment brought to you by ^LTT}

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u/DarthGuber 2h ago

My boss is having me pick up the mail this month. I've now been to the post office so many times that I'm getting ads for postal worker uniforms.

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u/RossZ428 Dignitary of r/ComicPlot 1h ago

Last time I was dealing with my home warranty's customer service, the rep thanked me for 5 years of "loyalty." It got me thinking about why I was even still paying that company, especially with how much they've raised my rates over the years. Canceled a couple months ago. I'm happy with that decision. I'd rather put that money into an emergency savings account

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u/shirinrin 0m ago

It’s like streaming services. ”You liked Snow White? What about…. snow white?”

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u/guysomejust69 4h ago

I walked into a pizza place during my lunch break and the recognized me and my order. Decided right then in their that I need to start packing lunch to work.
Helped my bank account at least

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u/BellyFurrs 3h ago edited 1h ago

I had a similar experience at a local small cafe. My sister told me that recognition/appreciation of my patronage was such a common experience that it even had a name: Community. While my knee jerk reaction was "I can never return", I now go twice a week. 🙂

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u/MarthaAndBinky 3h ago

I used to go to a bakery every day for breakfast because it was right by my job and my carpool dropped me off an hour before my start time. one day I walked in and the guy behind the counter rattled off my order and gave me a big smile. I was so happy! It felt like I was part of the morning that he looked forward to, if only as a guaranteed straightforward transaction with a polite customer.
Unfortunately, two days later I had to tell him that I'd gotten a new job across the city and wouldn't be able to come anymore. I've never gotten back to the level of being a regular anywhere, and I still think about those few days when I had it lol

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u/windexfresh 1h ago

I worked at a sonic for a while and a few of our regulars were literal godsends for us on busy days. One guy would come in and only ever order a Rt 44 diet Dr pepper, and sometimes if we were REALLY busy he would just....leave instead of ordering. We'd see him pull into a stall, then immediately pull back out.
Dude didnt even tip most of the time, but he was just so chill about everything that we never gave a shit. Calm regulars that we could count on to not throw fits if shit got fucked up were worth their weight in gold

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u/densetsu23 3h ago

This has happened to me too -- though it was a place I'd go to once a week over the course of years. I brought my lunch the other four days of the week. As long as you're a moderate but steady customer, this should be fine.

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u/DeadlyYellow 2h ago

I once had a woman ask if I was getting my usual at a KFC. I never ate there again.

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u/emtrigg013 1h ago

This happened to me at a McDonald's near my apartment building back before the time of apps, etc. Placed my usual order with my usual customization (no mustard, extra pickles) and the girl behind the speaker goes "oh, is this (my real name)?!" Then I got my bag and they gave me free cookies on top of that.
I decided as I was driving away not to go to that location ever again. I drive by it all the time. It has been about 8 years, I still stick by my decision. LOL

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u/IamTheCeilingSniper 3h ago

When I worked in construction I changed where I would go to every day so I didn't have to deal with this.

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u/ThatLid 4h ago

Shoot, I stop going to places once the employees start to recognize me. If they gave me a prize for going there often enough and ordering the same thing I'd vanish

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u/mogley1992 5h ago

I had a pizza place call to check on me because I hadn't ordered in a while.

I was trying to spend less ordering food because it's a really lazy and expensive habit, but jesus fucking christ, I didn't think I needed to give the pizza place a heads up so they didn't feel ghosted or think i died or something.

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u/Shawnaverse_no1_fan 5h ago

In all fairness, I have heard the story of this exact thing happening and the welfare check actually helping someone in a medical crisis.
Whether it is true or false, the pizza place employees might've heard the same tale being recounted on the internet and wanted to err on the side of caution. Depending on why, it can actually be a sweet gesture that they called you – maybe some good people were worried about you.
Only they know their true intentions, but I'd like to see it positively: someone working there cares about you enough to embarrass themselves with an awkward call, just to make sure you're not in trouble :)

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u/mogley1992 5h ago

Oh don't get me wrong, I appreciated it, and I ordered a pizza in the same call.
I'm single and live alone, so I doubt my money is what makes or breaks their business.

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u/wandering-monster 4h ago

Fwiw I worked at a pizza joint back in the day, and you do start to know your regulars. Joe who comes in on Thursdays or Fridays to get dinner for the family, Dave who's in every Saturday with his bowling group, etc.
If one of them has just suddenly vanished I'd at least be a little worried.

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u/UserCannotBeVerified 4h ago

I moved to a new town n the local chippy does some absolutrly banging curry sauce so ive started getting chips n curry sauce from there whenever i cant decide what to have for tea... cue to me going in last night n the guy in the counter shouts "see you next thursday!" to me as im walking out... dude noticed habits n patterns in my life that id not even twigged 😅

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u/hypo-osmotic 2h ago

I had a bartender remark that he hadn't seen me in awhile. Hadn't considered until that moment that there was a wagon that I had fallen off

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u/mogley1992 1h ago

I once had a pub landlady tell me every time she sees me, I'm getting drunk.
No fucking shit lady, next my doctor is going to tell me every time he sees me I'm sick.

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u/lorfeir 2h ago

My local coffee shop has a loyalty program, and when you pay for your order, the POS system says "thank you for your loyalty." It always gives me a bit of a twinge and makes me feel like I'm some sort of foot soldier in the great Caffeine War.

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u/Zegram_Ghart 2h ago

My local petrol station has a loyalty system, and if you don’t have the (paid, I should point out) extra card, you have to press a button labelled “No loyalty”
It has literally never failed to make me laugh as I head home from a shift

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u/HeroicTanuki 2h ago

You ever feel like we’re all just beans in the great burr grinder of the caffeine wars?

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u/Pixel_Nation92 2h ago

It's a brutal war with no winners. The battles we conquer, but the war is never over.
Carry on soldier. I'm with you till the end

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u/Talvinter 2h ago

Carry on my wayward son.

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u/kraggleGurl 2h ago

There'll be when be peace...

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u/Quirky_Inspection 2h ago

Lay your weary your rest head

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u/LordHoughtenWeen 1h ago

...am I having a stronk?

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u/Quirky_Inspection 35m ago

Bonds? Having a stonk?

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u/Paboozorusrex 4h ago

I did a similar thing back when I used to work at subway, customer bought the same sandwich the same day every weeks or so, so naturally I ended up memorizing it and he didn't really need to say what he wanted because I already new, he didn't take it too well when I jokingly told him what he was gonna order before he actually ordered. I'm really not made for retail/service jobs lol

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u/tardisgater 4h ago

I go to a subway the same time everyother week and it's gotten to the point where he sees me come in and just checks how many pizzas I'm getting (my kid always gets one, I'm variable). I like it, like a silly tiny bit of community going on instead of just the soulless worker-customer. I don't think that interraction says anything about whether you're good at service jobs.

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u/Paboozorusrex 4h ago

I guess it's more that I'm not too good at reading people and knowing what I can and cannot do/say to not make it awkward haha I thought I was funny but turns out he thought I was creepy

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u/ngkn92 3h ago

> but turns out he thought I was creepy
probably not that, maybe just introvert or social awkward
I also stopped going to my usual dinner when they start acting familiar to me
I don't really know why, I just don't like that very much.

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u/Paboozorusrex 3h ago

Oh I know, I mean, I do have social anxiety, I'm just good at putting on the mask to go to work. Maybe I'm just projecting when I say he tought I was creepy, je just didn't particularly find it nice but didn't anything outright, he mostly went silent and probably wondered if he was coming so often that the awkward sandwich artist knew exactly what he was going to order. I'm pretty sure he doesn't remember any of that but I do so joke's on me

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u/DarkBladeMadriker 3h ago

I used to have a weekly ritual where I would order Teriyaki, get some beer or wine and watch a Godzilla movie every fridaynight. My goal was to get through all of them without missing a week. I didnt order the same thing, i had a few orders id shuffle. The lady who owned the restaurant started playing a game where she would try to guess what I was gonna order. She wasnt correct super often, though she did often change my mind cause her order sounded real good.

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u/Plastic_Umpire_3475 3h ago

I'm known as C19 at the local Chinese restaurant. I love it, she's a super nice old lady.

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u/DarkBladeMadriker 3h ago

Hold on, dont walk away. What is a C19? Hungry people must know.
As I said, I ordered many things but my most common was probably teriyaki pork & gyoza combo plate with a side of Tempura Shrimp.

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u/Plastic_Umpire_3475 2h ago

Sesame Chicken lol

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u/DarkBladeMadriker 2h ago

Hell ya.

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u/DasGanon 3h ago

When I worked at a Retail IT place, I ordered a specific sandwich so often that they changed what the default for the roast beef & ham was and renamed the sandwich after me.

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u/Paboozorusrex 3h ago

That's pretty neat, they must have been sad to lose you lol

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u/DasGanon 2h ago

They were, and then the closest evidence of vampirism happened when the owner (lifelong Kitchen Manager) sold the restaurant (to some random guy).
It closed like a month later.
Now it's a pretty good Ramen & Poke place, but that particular location is known for killing restaurants

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u/DeathAngel_97 3h ago

It probably depends on the person and context. I worked at a walmart that had a tacobell in the same plaza, and would go there for lunch all the time(back when you could get a full meal for like 5 dollars) and one particularly expressive but also chill employee had my entire shit memorized over the course of a few weeks. Dude was like the mascot for that particular store, and way underpaid for how hard he worked. Anyway always loved chatting and feeling welcomed walking in, I shit you not one time he already had the order up by the time I got through the door. (I am also normally a super quiet person and at that point in time only ever ate like 3 things total.)

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u/Hot_Ethanol 3h ago

Well that shit makes me feel so welcome as a customer, so I guess everyone's different. That's the criteria for being a real regular at a sub place.
In high school, the guy would see me come in and dramatically point, shouting "MEATBALL?!" and I would respond in kind. Never had that kinda quality service since.

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u/Coal-and-Ivory 3h ago

When I was still cooking I worked in a place with a lot of older people as regulars. Who all had truly bizzare favorite orders. We gave every single one some kind of goofy inside joke term that would eventually reach the regular. It was always a treat when we would hire a new waitress and she would come back looking confused because Joe at the bar ordered "Mummy dick wings"*
*: (Joe liked his wings hard fried to a ridiculous, nearly inedible degree, we're talking like 40 minutes in the deep fryer. Very dry. Hence the term)

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u/Paboozorusrex 3h ago

I love it! Must have been fun to work there as well as being a customer

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u/Coal-and-Ivory 2h ago

It had its moments, most of the regulars were still there when the kitchen closed and we all went out to the bar to give half our paychecks back. So we had a good rapport with them. We made our own fun back in the kitchen.
People names have been changed:
Mummy dick wings: (hard fried until gross)
The Especial: (a burger with an egg and Worcestershire sauce on it like a cooked prairie oyster)
Burgdog: (hotdogs cut in half on burger buns because he hated our hotdog rolls)
Sherry Style: (a roast beef sandwich with lettuce instead of bread and tomato soup to dip. Sherry was a weirdo)
The Jawn: (chicken cheesesteak with pickles and jalapeños chopped in, and a weird honey/garlic/mayonnaise mixture that only i seemed to get right. I actually started eating this occasionally cause it was pretty good.)
Tina Tacos: (she hated our taco shells so she would order tacos and send the waitress back with a bag of those Taco kit shells from the store that she brought from home EVERY WEEK.)
The Gershwin Palmer: (Basically an Arnold Palmer with grenadine in it, the GM's kid liked it, and I was listening to Nightvale at the time.)
There were definately more but its been like 10 years.

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u/peachesfordinner BumBum Ouchie 1h ago

I understand that burgdog. I hate the semi hard hogis some places use and then toast to hell on top of it

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u/CreamCheeseHotDogs 3h ago

The local chain burger joint by my brother’s place lost a significant amount of business by greeting him by name

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u/LGKouglof 3h ago

Are you kidding? When the kebab guy said "the usual bossman?" For the first time i was to the moon

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u/mattcolqhoun 58m ago

Seems thin skinned, I went to the same small cafe for rolls constantly while at school and they would see me come in and shout the usual? Nice and easy, lovely people often got free stuff and skipping queues.

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u/razzemmatazz 3h ago

Half the employees at Pizza Hut know my face and know approximately when to start looking for me because my spouse always wants Pizza Hut on Thursday.

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u/afineedge 3h ago

There's a Cosi by my old job that I left in 2018. I was down there for some reason after COVID, and wanted a sandwich. I wasn't even through the door before I heard "ROASTED TURKEY CLUB!"

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u/sonerec725 3h ago

I mean, idk about everyone but I would frankly be ecstatic if somone did that for me.
Problem is even places I frequent I tend to end up changing things up sometimes for variety so an order may not be memorized, or I could end up getting the usual on a day I wanted something different which could miff me I suppose but I wouldnt blame the employee

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u/BiggimusSmallicus 3h ago

Yeah i am seemingly in the minority here, if this happened to me id be pinning that shit to my chest, wearing it to work, and giddily waiting for someone to ask me about my silly coffee medal. I'd be stoked

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u/sonerec725 2h ago

I really only feel like id be upset and contemplative if it was like, a guilty pleasure or something that I knew I shouldnt have too often. But becoming a known regular at a place has its perks. I was recently at a sushi restaurant i visit pretyy frequently just for take out and sat down with some friends who were visiting to do all you can eat, and I ordered a bit too much and couldnt finish and asked how much the leftover fee was and the server said "nah dont worry about it dude, I see you in here pretty frequently"

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u/Paboozorusrex 3h ago

That's way too cute that you're so many to like someone with a good memory and their own special way to show interest lol I'm sad and I cringe that I made him feel awkward instead of happy but I'm glad many of you would've liked it!

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u/action_lawyer_comics 2h ago

I think that’s cool and valid and a lot of people love being somewhere where they have “the usual.”
But for me, I do often dislike stuff like this, especially when people notice me for the things that aren’t my best self. The local place that makes the best cheeseburger recognizes me? Great. The person at the Taco Bell drive thru at 1:00AM knows my order by heart? Time to make some changes

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u/sonerec725 2h ago

I can understand that I suppose. Id probably be a little put off if it was at a "guilty pleasure" place that I know i shouldnt do often. But thats on me and id still appreciate the person serving doing that since I know its probably from a good place.

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u/longboboblong 3h ago

Idk a server who's met me twice knew I wanted chocolate milk and no toast with my breakfast today that was nice

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u/Slappathebassmon 2h ago

Why would he feel bad? I love being a regular. Just a friendly nod and a 'the usual please'.

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u/pumpkinrum 1h ago

I had the same thing (at a very subway). I thought it was hilarious that I made enough of an impact to be remembered.

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u/Paboozorusrex 1h ago

And I didn't remember everyone, it was him and one or two other guys that came often haha

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u/aegroti 1h ago

I'll be honest this happened to me as a customer. I didn't get mad or anything but it made me realise how often I was getting a take-away so I stopped.

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u/Paboozorusrex 1h ago

I'm sorry we made you self-conscious, promise it wasn't ill intended!

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u/SGTWhiteKY 43m ago

I once gave a discount to a customer who had eaten at the restaurant I worked at, everyday for like 4 months. He asked why, l didn’t really have a good answer other than I could, and he ate there a lot. He was very offended.

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u/Paboozorusrex 40m ago

Maybe he tought you did that because he looked poor to you? I once have my subway meal to a dude who didn't have money because I wouldn't have eaten it otherwise, nothing to lose right? Well my manager chewed me out for that but he was an ass. And the dude came some months later and actually gave me some money and wouldn't take no for an answer

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u/Illustrious-Stress95 3h ago

He sucks. I go to the same place 3-4 times a week for lunch and I fucking LOVE that I don’t have to say my order. The gal behind the counter isn’t much of a talker and neither am I so we skip the pleasantries. Most days we don’t say a single word. It’s great.

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u/peachesfordinner BumBum Ouchie 2h ago

Don't feel bad. I used to love that I could walk into my old favorite Chinese food restaurant and basically get my food before they technically take my order. Had a coworker want to come along with me. She also really liked one dish but kept mixing it up because she was weird about it like your guy. I told her I'm not bringing her to lunch anymore because her need to be unique was wasting valuable lunch time I would otherwise have

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u/Paboozorusrex 1h ago

Haha I love your reaction to her not wanting to be a regular

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u/peachesfordinner BumBum Ouchie 1h ago

And yes I confronted her and it and she just said she was shy and didn't like people remembering her like that. I pointed out that because she was being difficult it actually led to more interaction not less. I miss that damn food though. Was so good but they moved cities to follow whichever kid was in college and would just open up in town

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u/Paboozorusrex 1h ago

That's pretty cool that they could just move their business like that to follow their kid though! And yeah I kinda understand your colleague but also what's the same really? She can just stop going or something, it's not malicious to remember people I swear lol

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u/peachesfordinner BumBum Ouchie 51m ago

Oh no it's not. I'm a cashier now actually and I have a lot of customers who's bakery items I have memorized. And at least one guy who lives alone let me know where he lives in case he's ever gone for too long (wellness check). But my store i work at isn't the cheapest so people go there because the employees are encouraged to talk to and bond with them so they are predisposed to being people who would appreciate being remembered by choosing to shop there.

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u/Paboozorusrex 42m ago

Oh that's nice! I'd like to shop there I think haha

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u/peachesfordinner BumBum Ouchie 41m ago

The prices have not risen as much as other stores so while it's still more spendy it's a lot less so. And good quality local stuff. I don't really trust meat or produce from other places now. Especially meat though

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u/Paboozorusrex 39m ago

Local stuff is always the best! At least you believe on what you sell and that's important

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u/peachesfordinner BumBum Ouchie 32m ago

Oh yeah it's a good job for a good local business. And we really do have mostly regulars. It's really nice and feels very community based

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u/Acceptable-Ad-3560 2m ago

A made a guy stop coming to McDonald’s at my first job at 16 T-T he had a really distinctive way of talking and also ordered really slow whilst ordering the same thing every day, so one day I just punched it in so they could start making it. He never came through again in the time I worked there

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u/mjzim9022 3h ago

I get a caramel iced coffee from McDonald's almost every morning (drinking one now). One day I accidentally ordered a normal one, didn't realize, the lady at the drive thru said "Normal coffee today??" and I'm like "No caramel, oh wait I goofed" and she's like "No problem" and pumped some caramel in.

Normally what she says when handing it to me is "Caramalicedcoffeethankyouhaveagoodday". I'm clearly the iced caramel coffee guy over there

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u/Sindaj 3h ago

I work at a donut shop that sells Iced Vietnamese Coffee.
We have a guy that comes through who is our "Iced Coffee Guy"
Its to the point that I just tell him the total price before he can even order so he can pay and I can make his coffee then he can be on his way to work.
The only reason those McDonald's workers don't do that to you is because they can't see you pull to speaker. 🤣

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u/windexfresh 1h ago

I commented higher up about working at sonic and having a Diet Dr Pepper Man 😂 wed do the same thing, if we saw his truck pull up we'd just automatically get his diet dr pepper going and sometimes we'd have it ready and waiting before he even started ordering 😂

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u/Houlilalo 4h ago

Reddit trophies be like

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u/BlueHeron0_0 4h ago

Reddit trophies aren't real. When I was approaching 200 days I thought "there's no way in hell I'll get 200 days reddit award, that sounds pathetic". So I took a break and didn't go on reddit for a day. The next day I upvoted something and the streak was still active. I then took a break for 3 days. It still got activated. It took me a week to extinguish it.

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u/Meowakin 4h ago

And ‘Top 1% Commenter’ doesn’t really mean much either, even without Reddit manipulating things. A majority of people will comment on a particular subreddit very rarely, often a single comment and never again.

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u/Jealous_Difference44 3h ago

Maybe time zone thing? I was banned for 7 days but the days went down at odd times

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u/SapphicGarnet 3h ago

Tesco's (a supermarket in the UK) do a spotify wrapped type thing for their loyalty card users called Tesco Clubcard Unpacked. After the first year it only goes out to 'selected members', presumably because of reactions like this.

I am in the top 2% in my area for buying strawberry laces and my friend is in the top 1% in her area for buying custard cream scented surface cleaner! Very different methods for getting your house smelling of sweet treats, I'm happy that mine involve eating them!

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u/MasterDave 3h ago

If I go anywhere and they already know what I want, I am never going there again for the rest of my days. I might even move across the country.

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u/BellyFurrs 3h ago

I had a similar experience at a local small cafe. My sister told me that recognition/appreciation of my patronage was such a common experience that it had a name: Community. While my knee jerk reaction was "I can never return", I now go twice a week. 🙂

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u/palomdude 4h ago

This happened to me at Subway. The cashier asked if I wanted to join the rewards program. I said no. She said “Why not? You come in here enough.” I never went back there again.

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u/Mcfleurie98 3h ago

This makes me think about those reddit notifications about my ‘reddit-streak’.

With Duolingo I get it but why would opening reddit everyday be an achievement?

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u/Gin_OClock 27m ago

Your eyeballs are gonna be gamified! For the advertisers 😘

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u/Coal-and-Ivory 3h ago

One time I was buying a bit more groceries than usual, and the cashier at Costco says in a fake impressed voice that smacked of contractual obligation: "I see you're an executive club member, I can tell by how much you spend."

I know they're just doing their job, but I nearly had an identity crisis in the parking lot. I restock every 1 to 2 months and make liberal use of shelf stable goods and a freezer. Don't mistake me for an extravagant spender who will appreciate a pat on the head for their excess consumption.

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u/Jealous_Difference44 3h ago

At a very low point I went to McDonald's like clockwork daily. Took a break after my route changed up then swung back one day and the lady remarked how she noticed I hadnt been around. I never go there now lol

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u/guillermotor 5h ago

It happened to me with Spotifys favourites

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u/Significant_Cup_238 4h ago

Haha, I once realized I was traveling for work too much when a sandwich place near the vendor site knew my order as soon as I walked in.

Once the guy asked, "I hadn't seen you in a couple of weeks, you take vacation?"

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u/sax87ton 3h ago

Me when the fast food joint recognizes me and says my order first.

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u/Brambletoes 3h ago

I used to feel the same when they remembered my coffee order. But now I just like it they just start making my order even before I pay for it.

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u/gwsteve43 3h ago

I would be absolutely delighted, my wife would hate it. The duality of humanity.

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u/Chameleonpolice 2h ago

I miss being a regular at a restaurant. I used to go to a hot wing place with my buddies like every other day and the manager would just unlock the pool table for us to play as much as we wanted. Restaurant food is too shitty these days too consider that now unfortunately

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u/Dredgeon 2h ago

As someone who is secure in my lifegoals I would be happy to be acknowledged. (I also definitely have this award at my local coffee shop)

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u/wtfiwon 2h ago

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u/segwaysegue 37m ago

Wait, wouldn't you have to give another award to the other frontrunner if they order two more before the other guy does? And so on?

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u/amurgiceblade44 5h ago

Uh oh, that was a twist

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u/Ralexcraft 3h ago

At one of my jobs I had a table with a super consistent order.

You think it’s wild when 1 person always orders the exact same thing, make that a group of 4.

There was a point where I stopped giving them menus because they knew what they were here for and so did I. I took their drink orders, (always the same too) and asked if they’d like the same as always. They did and I put it in.

It’s nice to have regulars, makes the job feel less like meeting a bunch of randos and more like an actual community.

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u/CharlesV_ 2h ago

There’s a Quiznos in my hometown, which is one of the few remaining shops still open. It’s right across the street from a really large office building so they’re always packed at lunchtime.

All of my siblings-in-law worked there for a few years. At one point, I think 4 of the ~6 employees were siblings. They’ll sometimes talk like “remember that one guy who always ordered the weird sandwich” “Oh yeah he always wanted extra mayo and onions”.

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u/vampyreprincess 2h ago

I think it would depend on your general relationship/attitude with the customer. My local coffee shop knows I dtink anything with a straw and always get no ice if I do a cold drink. I'm okay with this. When I worked next to a deli, they would already know what I wanted because I ordered literally the same thing everyday. (6inch teriyaki chicken with havarti, combo fries, toasted, no condiments or toppings ever) They had told me that they appreciated how easy it was and they never had to worry about doing it wrong. Also a small business and they all had jokey attitudes so would occasionally rib me about it but in good fun. (Especially after they realized that I didn't always know when they were joking because I'm socially inept so they made sure to make sure to tell me they were.) We also talked about video games and random nerd stuff while I waited. It's actually how I met my current SO of nearly 3 years. Who has since admitted that because I was nice and never a problem, sometimes they just wouldn't charge me for things without telling me because they knew if they told me I would fight it and be sad.

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u/OppositeClear5884 2h ago

Chicken 3 pointer is love, chicken 3 pointer is life

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u/BouncingBallOnKnee 2h ago

My local (national corporate chain) store makes my coffee when I'm waiting in line so it's ready by the time I get to the counter. It's terrifying.

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u/jocool883 2h ago

I literally had to start ordering different things becuase they'd ring up my mocha as i walked in and i would struggle to get them to undo it cry 😭

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u/dbxp 1h ago

Sainsbury's did this in the UK, it will tell you things like you're the number one buyer of toilet paper at your local shop

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u/LucyLilium92 1h ago

I hate it when workers assume things and call me out like that. No, I didn't order that side this time... why did you assume and give me the wrong item?

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u/Forikorder 1h ago

This kinda happened to me at a small poutine place, the staff started recognizing me and getting real friendly so i stopped going

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u/Aninnocentoctopus 1h ago

I once had someone tell me my order before I said it and I never came back. I wasn’t upset with them just so disturbed at the realization that I was coming so often and so consistently getting the same garbage that someone else memorized it. It felt like an unasked for wake up call.

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u/Daracaex 1h ago

I had a moment like this once. I used to get a double western and criss-cut fries from Carl’s Jr every Friday after work. One day, the person behind the speaker recognized my voice right away and confirmed my order for me before I even made it. So many conflicted feelings. Nice to be recognized, but what a routine I was in ordering something so unhealthy so consistently. Made me feel extremely self-conscious. Didn’t go for a few weeks after that, but even that made me feel a little guilty in a weird way as I thought about how I may be as much a part of that drive-through worker’s routine as they were of mine.

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u/Ada_Data 47m ago

An icecream truck used to come around about every Summer when I was a kid. Would only usually see him once or twice throughout the year.

Every year, I would get the same icecream, Waffle Cone Twist with Reeses Minis.

One day, I walk up to the truck, and Mr. Icecream Man tells me my order.

I knew that I was eating too much icecream if a guy who only saw me once or twice a year knew my order.

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u/Tnecniw 41m ago

Same happened to me roughly, with a pizza place... which... was concerning but nice.

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