40 separate checks?!?

Here we go on the separate check merry-go-round again. I have to work a luncheon party today. There will be about 40 people, and they all want separate checks. That’s really stretching it. A couple of separate checks at a table is no big deal….but 40?!? Really?!?

What people must understand when they make a ridiculous request like this, is, it takes time!!! I can’t cash all of you out at the same time…someone’s gonna be first and someone is gonna be last. If you hand me the check with some money and don’t need any change, then we’re good to go…but if you’re putting it on a charge card, it’s going to take a minute….and if you need change (don’t even think about handing me a $100 bill) it’s going to take a minute. Even if only took me 30 seconds a person to cash you out, the last person will still be waiting 20 minutes.

So don’t all be waving your checks at me expecting me to do them magically all at once! First of all, I don’t know any of you, so this has to be done in small batches. If I picked up all 40 at once, I’d never get them back in the right order. Don’t start yelling at me that you’re in a hurry and need to cash out NOW! (Remember, this separate check thing was YOUR idea, not mine)

I’m going to do one table at a time, or if it’s a large table, then I will take about 5 at a time. If everyone at your table is ready to cash out except you, I will not stand around and wait, I will move on to the next table and come back to you later. Again, don’t start yelling at me that you’re in a hurry. This goes both ways….if you want to get cashed out in a hurry, then YOU need to be ready! Have your cash or credit card ready!

If you look at me and say, “Oh, I haven’t even looked at it yet,” and then proceed to pick up the check, examine it and think I’m gonna stand there and wait while you dig through your purse or wallet…well, that’s not going to happen. You just put yourself at the end of the line.

While I am cashing out one table, don’t walk over and wave your check in my face…”I’m in a hurry! I was at that table, over there!” Again, there are 40 of you, and I can’t remember where all 40 of you were sitting.

Another thing…..if you suddenly decide you need your checks right now….that’s now gonna happen in the drop of a hat either…..I have to stand at the computer and separate 40 checks…..that takes some time also. So don’t go getting all impatient on me….I promise, that will only slow down the process. I reiterate, 40 separate checks was YOUR idea, not mine.