The phone rings yesterday.

I answer.

Hello. Thanks for calling. How may I help you?

Do I really need to give a credit card number to make a reservation?

Yes. You do.

So I have to make a deposit before I even order. What if I don’t spend that much?

No. You are not putting down a deposit. You are required to give us a credit card to ensure you show up.

What does that even mean. Of course we’ll show up.

We’ll actually, many people make reservations and they don’t show up for them.

So because of them you are going to charge me?

No. We only charge you if you don’t show up!

We’ll why do you charge me before I eat.

This conversation goes on for ten minutes.

Finally.

She exclaims she is from Boston and eats at the finest restaurants and no one has ever charged her a deposit to eat in their restaurant.

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I don’t have it in me to explain a tenth time.

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She hangs up.

Seriously!!!