I think you mean "let's hear". :)

Part of me kind of likes that actually.

whoa! I wouldn't eat there again!

@h3llc4t has a slow work day: "Let's hear it", even.

I hope he took that receipt and showed the manager!

Carrie also could have meant, 'Let's hear IT for..' instead of 'And let's here if for...'

Honestly, are people in that much of a hurry, they can't proofread what they type before hitting submit?

Perhaps I'm just a grammar bitch. Anything is possible.

Coupons are a way to market your restaurant. If you don't want people to use coupons, don't participate with the coupon program! I stopped using restaurant.com because restaurants always make it difficult and restrict their use so much, it's often not worth the effort. So I've stopped going out as much. No problem.

In the Midwest, our falafel is without attitude. Sad.

@vastrightwing: Someone tell that to Macy's.

@emptydarkone: I'm not sure if the "proofread what they type" comment was directed at me, but if it was...uh, I didn't see that error initially and yes, I was in a hurry to post the comment in the hopes that they'd fix it quickly. Shame on me?

If a restaurant doesn't want coupons don't issue them. But do not under any circumstances give any guff when someone tries to use a coupon that you issued! The only beef a waiter should have is if someone doesn't tip on the whole amount before the coupon.

I don't think that it's intended to be a slur on the customer. I think that whoever was putting it in the system never intended their comment to be seen AND intended it in a sassy term-of-endearment kind of way not an offensive "this is what you are" kind of way.

I have a feeling the coupon code is not intended to defame the user.

The word is used colloquially in a "yeah, that's what I'm talkin' about" sense which seems to fit in with the context.

So, bitches is now a term of endearment in NYC too?

(ha ha, I kid I kid, I don't want to be accused of trolling with such an obvious troll manner when there are many more skillful and subtle ways to do it. I don't want my rating with the Troll Council to go down.)

@AshCatScram: Macy's had one of their infamous coupons in the ads that came with my Sunday paper. The red background had bled into the white type so much that it was impossible to read all the things that you can't use the coupon for. I was tempted to go up there and buy a non-coupon-eligible item, just for the fun of the fight, but then I remembered - I hate Macy's.

@AshleyKeen: yup I agree with this, as I posted at nearly the same moment.

@h3llc4t has a slow work day: I think his comment was in regards to the OP, not you. You did well. Here's a cookie. :)

@pecan 3.14159265 is in a curry coma: Hahaha another change to your name...LOVE IT. Eating my curry now...I got distracted by a bag of chips...

I'll be the first to admit it.

I'm a bitch, I'm a lover
I'm a child, I'm a mother
I'm a sinner, I'm a saint
I do not feel ashamed.

Actually, I subscribe to the Sunday paper just for the coupons. It's well worth it to me (especially when they have BOGO Boston Market coupons!).

I'm not sure if their system is anything like ours, but some of those messages are pre-programmed into the point of sale (POS) system and can't be changed by front of the house staff. There's several set-up screens - one with a short item name (that gets printed on the receipt showing what you ordered) and one with a long (that only the restaurant will see). It's possible this was meant to be an "inside" long item name to help them keep track of their BOGO sales and ended up as the short item name on the customer's receipt.

@zero_o:
I think you might be shocked at how few people tip on the "before" total--I know I was.

@vastrightwing: I had the same issue with restaurants.com. The restaurants all looked down on us for using the coupons. ITs marketing and apparently successful marketing at that and the restaurants dis us for it... Have to wonder what they're putting in our food also. :(

BOGO bitches?

Hmmm...I might be interested. What do they look like?

@darkforcesjedi: The intent isn't really key here. Intended or not, it did offend and has created a PR nightmare for the restaurant. If this was an off comment by an employee, that employee needs to be disciplined. If its a coupon code, the manager ought to rethink his strategy. This one backfired. At minimum, it was highly unprofessional and very likely cost the restaurant business.

It would be interesting if the customers turned out to be two female dogs.

FWIW, I also read this as "Touchdown, bitches!" and not as a term of defamation.

@h3llc4t has a slow work day:

Goes well with the Psyche tag that was introduced yesterday.

Am I the only one that thinks the "bitches" is meant for the people in the back making the food and filling the order? As in "hey suckafools in the back making this shiz, it's a BOGO bitches!" Looks like they were trying to be funny and entertain their coworkers.

@Geekmom: Don't be a bitch.

@VOIDMunashii: Me too, I would probably get a laugh out if it for the rest of the day.

@vastrightwing: You are forgetting the SERVERS are not the ones with the bright idea for the coupons. I'm guessing they are the ones you are all referring to as looking down on you for using them.
In my experience, the reason for the attitude? People who come in and get 2 meals for the price of one generally tip as though they were only SERVED one as well.

@vastrightwing: I make my own receipts at home by stomping the pulp of wood with my children's un-shod feet, and write in my own sales with ink from a captured octopus! Damn losers and their "going-out" and "nights on the town"

It was supposed to mean:

Bringing
In
The
Customers
Helps
Enhance
Satisfaction

@Liam Kinkaid: Not that its anywhere close to on topic, but about a year ago I was in boston market getting dinner, and I went to wash my hands first. An employee came out of the stall, zipped up, and blew past the sink without even glancing at the soap.

Haven't been back, never will.

@vastrightwing: Why don't you guys present the coupon after eating? I always do and they never say anything to me about it. I also don't have to worry about stuff in my food that way.

Reminds me of my favorite play on words ever - TBS dinner and a movie, "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" Can't Go to School, I Falafel

I lol'd and said "bogo bitchessssssss"

@fantomesq: Nothing, just don't tell them you have a coupon til after you're served!

@Radi0logy: +1

@veronykah: That's a good point. Remember, people, tip your servers for a reasonable percentage of your "free" food as well.

So, Carrie, anti-female slurs on receipts cross the line but anti-gay slurs on nationally read blogs are fair commentary?

Quote 'As for "theater fag," here in New York it's considered a term of affection!'
[consumerist.com]

@YOXIM: Nope. Hold off on that cookie. To earn the cookie, he/she would have had to e-mail the author of this article. So, nice job, but no cookie. And, yes, I do believe that cookie should now be passed on to me. ;)

@witeowl: Not because, you know, I'm hungry or anything. :)

@treimel: Likewise, you'd be shocked at the number of waitstaff who think a standard sized tip on a free meal constitutes "being cheap"

I read it as the coupon itself being the bitch. Perhaps it's a bitch to deal with. I don't think it's a reflection on the customer.

I'm glad so many people are reading this as not customer related because hot damn do I love me some Crisp falafel.

I think you're all confused.

The name of the promotion is BOGO BITCHES.

Next month is BYOB BASTARDS and November is SENIOR DISCOUNT OLD FARTS.

@VOIDMunashii: Yeah. I guess my cheap self should be offended, but I would probably just laugh and show it to my friends while we enjoyed a tasty sammich.

@veronykah: Yes, and tipping on the discounted price is not cool. Be cheap with your coupons, not your server!