What have you stolen from restaurants?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Chopsticks rest. But it was stamped "stolen from X", and my dining companions remarked that it's very much expected that people take them as souvenirs, thus the stamp.

Omg what? No they’re trying to SHAME you out of doing it! It didn’t take I see

Nah it’s a marketing tactic

[Anonymous]

A small metal ramekin (like for ketchup) when we were going through infertility and I was peeing on ovulation and pregnancy test sticks half of the month. Made it much easier to get a urine sample and I don’t think that’s something you can buy one of, even if you know where to buy it. I’d give it back, but nobody wants a used collection cup.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Chopsticks rest. But it was stamped "stolen from X", and my dining companions remarked that it's very much expected that people take them as souvenirs, thus the stamp.

Omg what? No they’re trying to SHAME you out of doing it! It didn’t take I see

Nah it’s a marketing tactic

You can tell yourself that, but if you called them right now they’d set you straight.

[Anonymous]

Ok, I'll confess. I did once steal a spoon that happened to have my not-very-common-name engraved on it. I just couldn't resist and I was in my early 20's. I still have it over 20 years later. Other than that, nothing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Chick-Fil-a sauce like a felon.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't, but my MIL will take all kinds of things on principle. Like, just take some jams and straws for later. I once saw her wrap a leftover roll in a cloth napkin and put it in her purse.

Unless she skipped out on her bill that’s not stealing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't, but my MIL will take all kinds of things on principle. Like, just take some jams and straws for later. I once saw her wrap a leftover roll in a cloth napkin and put it in her purse.

Unless she skipped out on her bill that’s not stealing.

The napkin makes it stealing.

[Anonymous]

A really cool beer glass once.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't, but my MIL will take all kinds of things on principle. Like, just take some jams and straws for later. I once saw her wrap a leftover roll in a cloth napkin and put it in her purse.

I’d like to see ONE thread where nobody bashes her mother in law. Just one. It’s getting soooo old.

[Anonymous]

I walked out of a restaurant after happy hour holding a wine glass that I was still drinking and didn't realize it until I was a bout 3 blocks away and was too embarrassed to go back

[Anonymous]

I stole a beer mug from the first bar I ever went to, as a freshman in college with a fake ID. More than 30 years later, I still use it.

[Anonymous]

When I was a server many years ago I swear I gave away more food for free than I charged for. It was great.

[Anonymous]

I like thriftiness, participate in my Buy Nothing community, but this is really beyond the pale.

However, restaurants have to replenish items like this either way, because some stuff will get destroyed by diners/wear-and-tear over time. So maybe that's a justification in people's heads?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't, but my MIL will take all kinds of things on principle. Like, just take some jams and straws for later. I once saw her wrap a leftover roll in a cloth napkin and put it in her purse.

I’d like to see ONE thread where nobody bashes her mother in law. Just one. It’s getting soooo old.

It’s a stretch to call that post MIL bashing. You’re looking for offense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't, but my MIL will take all kinds of things on principle. Like, just take some jams and straws for later. I once saw her wrap a leftover roll in a cloth napkin and put it in her purse.

I’d like to see ONE thread where nobody bashes her mother in law. Just one. It’s getting soooo old.

It’s a stretch to call that post MIL bashing. You’re looking for offense.

Yea, you’re right. I’m sure when they wrote that they were thinking kind thoughts about their mother in law.