I am the Manager at a Premier Sports Bar. Since last night, I have been rather under the weather with a pretty nasty cough. Today at work I dealt with quite possibly the most ridiculous woman I've ever had to deal with. Read on:

I was up at the hostess stand greeting customers and helping out my staff. A woman in her mid-40's approaches me (with her sunglasses on, even though it's 7:30pm) and tells me she wants to order take-out. I ask her if she needs a minute to look over our menu, or if she has already decided. She has, of course, already decided. I am ringing her into the computer when I step back about 2 feet, turn my head into my shoulder and cough lightly, just clearing my throat (this is protocol as you are not allowed to cough into your hands). I sanitized my hands right away anyway and continued to place her order. As the money drawer opened and she handed me her cash, she said "You're sick and they're letting you handle money?". I politely responded "Oh, I'm not sick. I just had a little tickle in the back of my throat" (a lie, but she doesn't need to know that I was sick). To which she responds "I don't want you touching my money. If I get sick from this, I'm coming back and suing you personally". I clearly thought she was kidding and chuckled. She wasn't. She kept going saying "I'm not kidding. I'm going to sue you. For getting me sick. Don't touch my change". I stepped back, informed one of my hostesses to help "this charming lady out" and was absolutely blown away.

Seriously? Your change? Better that than touching your food.

Needless to say- I left to go into the kitchen and packaged her food.

obviously she doesn't realize what kind of filth is on money

i would have coughed all over her food just to spite her....
Becca

Can we say anal...

Some people just enjoy being rude. It's almost like it is what they live for. Something isn't right with wearing sunglasses at night, (althought the song is great).

She really went over and beyond, but in a way I can kind of understand. The phone company here has a letter out where the magazines once were stating that with MERCA and FLU and other virus' going on at the moment, they won't be having any magazines for anyone to share at the moment. They also have hand sanatizer everywhere for anyone to use as their pleasure.

Money is really dirty, but how in the world could she pin point who it was that got her sick? If she did sue, she'd probably win anyway, I mean come on, a woman sued McDonalds for getting burned with coffee, so anything is possible.

Just her approach was ridiculous. And the money could have been handled by 10 sick people before me. She's going to threaten me in my store. Stupid.

There always has to be one in the crowd. Luckily people like her compose a very small minority. I wish her some serious influenza.

You should have just politly said ,'its not catching, or anything you need to worry about.
I have cancer and about a year left to live, now,,,will you take your change or do I need to have my manager do it?

Then see if she fliped her turn...

Or if no one was around you could have said JOKINGLY..Don't worry it isn't half as contagious as my Herpes 1, wiped your mouh, and wiped the money and watched her flipped out.

The post above is nicer and may have gotten a kinder reaction.

Honestly money is probably the most disgusting thing most of us will ever touch in our lives.