Weird Pizza Hut scenario (long story)

[Hollywade]

I stopped at Pizza Hut on the way home from work to tear up the dinner buffet. I did the same thing last Thursday as well. Anyway, I'm a little more than halfway done when the server comes to pick up a couple of my plates. As he's about to walk away, he says, "I'm not going to charge you for this."

"Huh?"

"I'm not going to bring you a check so you can just leave when you get done."

What the hell? I have no idea who this guy is. The only time I have ever seen him was last Thursday. I've definitely heard of this happening when your friend works for a restaurant. In high school, my best friend worked at Subway and he used to tear off foot long strips of stamps for me. Another friend gave me free ice cream cones all summer long. I get that. I don't get telling a perfect stranger that you're not going to make him pay for his meal.

Anyway, I was so surprised by him saying this that I couldn't figure out what to do quick enough. In retrospect, I suppose there were a few options:

1) Tell him I appreciate it, but just to go ahead and bring me the check.
2) Pay someone working behind the counter on the way out and possibly having to explain why I didn't have a bill.
3) Finishing my food and leaving.

Well as I said, this completely caught me off guard. I would say #1 would be the best overall choice. Instead I ended up doing #3. I left him a $3 tip, because that's all the singles I had in my wallet. The buffet and drink would have cost me $8 or $9.

What do you think of this? Let me know if you think I'm a terrible person. I'm pretty sure I didn't do the right thing, but I was concerned about what would happen if I approached a cashier directly. I didn't want to inadvertently end up being a snitch and getting the kid in trouble.

The big thing is I'm just baffled that this guy would do this. I don't see what's in it for him.

I guess I'll try to beat you jokesters to the punch: maybe he was trying to get in my pants.

[edfurlong]

You ate semen. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

[BPA234]

I think you need to change the battery in your Gaydar.

[punkass]

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I guess I'll try to beat you jokesters to the punch: maybe he was trying to get in my pants.

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Well that wasn't fun then.

[Abones]

How much food did you eat? Was it the manager trying to save his job when some guy comes in and starts destroying the buffet? Were you scaring customers?


Sounds like he wanted you to get the [censored] out

[jesusarenque]

I was driving from Louisville to St. Louis a couple of weeks ago and I stopped to get gas. I paid at the pump with my credit card. I went inside to grab a cup of coffee. When I tried to pay, the lady behind the counter told me not to worry about it. Weird.

[guids]

He was probably on a shift change and didnt want to deal with getting someone to transfer the tab, or take over your table etc. He just wanted to leave, so thats faster for him.

[By-Tor]

do you look like a bum?


either that or the gaydar thing.

[ybother]

I think the best you can hope for is that you were eating the remants of last thursdays buffet

[Dementia]

butt-secks obv.