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Melissa wrote:

> We decided to try brunch at International House Of Pancakes today and went to
> the one at 6th and Union in Lakewood. ( we live in Colorado, for those in the
> other groups )
>
> The first thing that caught our eye was they no longer take checks. Whoopee.

Their choice - there might be a reason though...

>
> Automatically treat everyone like a criminal because you don't want to pay
> for a check service.

Well the "check service" is something "we" ALL pay for through increased costs,
maybe they looked at the % of people using checks anymore and said - no way.

> We usually walk right out of places that do that, but
> were in the door already, were hungry, and figured we'd stay just once, then
> tell them why we wouldn't be coming back.

Which, like so many of your other US vs. THEM posts is further illustrative of a
bitchy combative attitude.

You set up a situation NOT to meet your needs, and now we get to hear what a
crime that was...sigh...

> So we ordered and then found out that they no longer know how to make iced
> coffee, if they ever did in the first place.

Ok, so?

DCid you refer to that placard handed you prior to your choices also known as a
MENU?..DUH!

> Duh-oh Homer! It's coffee over
> ice! ( it was hot in there so I ordered that ) Does not compute.

What doesn't compute is that you expected them to deliver a non-menu item.

> They brought
> a cup of hot coffee and another of ice, plopped it on the table in front of
> me, and said; make it yourself.

Ingenious I'd say.

Iced coffee went out with Lawrence Welk dear...

> Then my other half had ordered an orange
> Slice. They bring a large orange juice. We were outa there!

Oh the humanity!

Real OJ instead of the chemical equivalent - those barbarians!

> Told them we may check back in a YEAR or so, to see if they change any,

ANd I'm sure they're awaiting your next sojourn with baited breath...not!

> though we doubt they will.

Hey, too damned bad you didn't ask them for Peking Duck too - then you could have
really gotten po'd!

> ( when a restaurant annoys us like that, we
> give them AT LEAST a year )

Chuckle ...look around you, your punishment got out numbered the minute they
turned that table Melissa.

> Big corporation, the economy's good, they don't
> give a hoot, they don't have to.

Er, you're the one asking for non menu items and then pitching the grand hoo wah!

> We went instead, to White Fence Farms and had their chicken dinner, which was
> great.

If you like grease you're in heaven.

> And they take checks.

Natcherally.

> The place is a big tourist attraction apparently, and we tried them about a
> month ago and liked them. Huge place. Known for their specialty fried chicken
> dinners.

Right - gotcha!

> A very pleasant place in a garden setting, good food ( beware their little
> corn fritters, they're sinfully good and irresistible! ) and we could feed
> the ducks at their pond afterwards.  Nice relaxing idyllic afternoon, after
> we got rid of IHOP.

'K - so why'd ya go to a pancake house looking for iced coffee and Orange Slice
anyway?

In the mood to add them to your corporate hall of shame along with Dennys and
Marie Callenders - who amongst us here could ever forget the diaper changing
tale?

You need to quit looking for trouble - it seems you either find or manufacture it
with alacrity.

Classic victim mentality...

"Why do these things keep happening to me?"