A typical New Mexico interaction
Mar. 29th, 2006 04:01 pmSo, I return to my office with my sandwich for lunch. I see that there are nuts in the bread. I call back the restaurant, to ask if these nuts are walnuts (to which I'm very allergic).
"Well, of course. It's a multi-grain bread."
"Walnuts aren't a grain."
"Oh. Well, our bread has all sorts of nuts in it, like sunflower seeds, and..."
"Sunflower seeds aren't nuts."
"Oh. Well, I'm no expert..."
Nope, apparently you aren't, Mr. Sandwich Guy.
I pointed out that at the same time I ordered my sandwich, I also ordered a brownie, and made a huge point about asking whether it had walnuts.
"Oh yeah...I remember taking your order. I was going to say something about nut allergies...but then I forgot."
He also went on to explain that their breads change all the time, and even if I've ordered a particular sandwich from them before, and it was fine, this is no guarantee whatsoever that it will be walnut-free the next time.
Lovely.
"Well, of course. It's a multi-grain bread."
"Walnuts aren't a grain."
"Oh. Well, our bread has all sorts of nuts in it, like sunflower seeds, and..."
"Sunflower seeds aren't nuts."
"Oh. Well, I'm no expert..."
Nope, apparently you aren't, Mr. Sandwich Guy.
I pointed out that at the same time I ordered my sandwich, I also ordered a brownie, and made a huge point about asking whether it had walnuts.
"Oh yeah...I remember taking your order. I was going to say something about nut allergies...but then I forgot."
He also went on to explain that their breads change all the time, and even if I've ordered a particular sandwich from them before, and it was fine, this is no guarantee whatsoever that it will be walnut-free the next time.
Lovely.