Aaron and I went to check out wedding sites (I think we found the one!) today.  We stopped for lunch at a place that was highly recommended.  Aaron ordered grilled fish and I thought a cup of seafood gumbo and a salad sounded delicious.  Here is how the conversation went with our waitress.

Me: “How much is the salad bar if I get it with a cup of gumbo?”

Waitress: “Let me go ask”……”$3.65″

Me: “That sounds good, I will have that.”

5 minutes later

Waitress: “I just asked and the salad bar is $6.65…do you still want it?”

Me: “No, I will just have a bowl of gumbo instead of a cup.”

Waitress: “okay”

5 minutes later

Waitress: “Excuse me, do you want potato or noodles?”

Me: (thinking that it was a side choice) ummm…potatoes”

2 minutes later

Waitress brings me a bowl of potato soup.

Me: “I ordered gumbo….not potato.”

Waitress: “You said potato.”

Me: “I canceled my salad order and  just wanted a bowl of Gumbo.”

Waitress leaves bowl of potato soup in front of me and walks away.

3 minutes later

Waitress: “Excuse me, I am really confused.  What did you want again?”

Me: “Gumbo.”

Waitress: “You ordered potato but you want gumbo?”

Me: “No, I ordered seafood gumbo…a bowl of it.”

Waitress brings me gumbo 2 minutes later and all is well.

Moral of the story- don’t confuse the waitress by canceling part of an order.

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