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Michael

Customer choice and croutons

Posted by Michael  (View Michael's profile)

4:14pm 28th Jun 2007

"I was recently in a restaurant when the waiter brought my soup over. To my surprise the soup already had croutons in it. When I questioned the waiter about this he merely told me to scoop them out, to which I replied it's not the point I should have the choice beforehand, considering my existing opinion of croutons. As soon as you put them in your soup they go soggy, so you may as well just put bread in, croutons are just another culinary gimmick and are pretentious and pointless!"

Comments

A Grumpy Old Woman, at 4:25pm 28th Jun 2007, wrote:

I'm all for customer choice!

As it was the soup, you could walk out without paying - as long as there's another restaurant nearby!!

Ben Carpenter, at 1:21pm 30th Jun 2007, wrote:

I am more than happy to be force fed croutons. i can think of far worse things to be floating in my soup and in this world of ever increasing choice and freedom - i find the mandatory croutons a breath of fresh air. more choice does not neccessarily mean more enjoyment though!

Last Modified: 3:15pm 30th Jun 2007

jade_x, at 7:42pm 6th Jul 2007, wrote:

they should give you the choice, with other foods if they have little extras like that they ask would you like it

Kay - YSP Admin, at 10:39am 7th Aug 2007, wrote:

What about croutons in caesar salad?

ian, at 3:51pm 17th Sep 2007, wrote:

I think that when the waiter takes your order he or she should ask if you would like any extras like croutons and as the saying goes the customer is always right lol

Purple, at 10:32am 8th Feb 2008, wrote:

its croutons what does it matter :/

michelle, at 3:38pm 17th Jul 2008, wrote:

i am sorry but at the end of the day is only croutons in your soup!! you look at the rest of the world, children in africa who are starvin would love to eat some soup with croutons in, or just the croutons! think yourself lucky that you actually got your meal!! if i was the waitor i would have spat in your main meal you ungratful ****

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