I’d like to speak to the manager!!!

I got to work today, and as always, I checked the voicemails.  

Line one had 8 messages. All parties were interested in reservations for the weekend.

Line two was a little more interesting.

One message:

A woman said, Hi my name is Susan and I’m calling to place a carry out order that I’d like to pick up tomorrow at 4:30.  

She goes on, my son is getting married at the resort across town next summer and they love your restaurant. So I need to get the following items.  

3 Carpaccios
3 dozen assorted empanadas
12 orders of meatballs
And a full tres leches cake

I am confused as to why someone getting married next summer needs to go food tomorrow.  

She then lets me know that she’ll be needing this order, as they are having a wine tasting for the wedding and she wants to serve apps with the wine.  

AHHHH.  

She lets me know that she’ll be by to pick up the items around 4:30.  

Gives me her number and hangs up.  

The machine tells me that the voicemail was left on Wednesday night around 9:45.  

So she needs the food today. Not tomorrow.  

So.

She called after hours.

She orders take out from a restaurant that doesn’t do take out.

For an order she needs less than 24 hours later.  

And she lets me know that she’ll be by 30 minutes before we open to pick it up.  

I called her around 2:00 today. She did not answer.  

She did not arrive at 4:30.  

I’m hoping that she found someone to cater the event.