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missyS
this is directly from my head to this board...i hope no one gets offended!
dear restaurant owners,
The world is well aware of that fact that much of America is obese. But pretty much every educational/scientific journal I come across about Eating Disorders, I am informed that they are on the rise and are running quite rampant in our country. This piece of information got me to thinking; if Eating Disorders are so prevalant, why are restaurants only catering to the obese? Take for instance the chairs in ur facility, you gladly widened/re-enforced them with steel to better suit ur larger customers, now how about offering some seating with extra padding for those of us who lack the padding ourselves? And how about not freezing us out while we are there? I realize that the obese customers are sweating their brains out and require the A/C, but how about offering a seating section where the heat is on full blast all of the time? Now about your menu, I notice that you have taken great care to allow customers the option to supersize their meals, now how about also offering teeny tiny portions, and making the salads automatically come without dressing unless otherwise specified (this would make our orders alot easier to make the waiters/waitresses to understand!). And lastly, when the server delivers the check with those peppermints as they always do, could you make sure that they also bring along a bottle of scope for my bulimic friends? I mean come on, they are going to do it anyways so why not provide them with the comfort of fresh breath? I thank you for this time and would like to close this letter with the notion that if you were to make the changes as I have above described, that you will see a mass amount of new business, because as I have already told you EDs are on the rise!
Sincerely,
Missy
dear restaurant owners,
The world is well aware of that fact that much of America is obese. But pretty much every educational/scientific journal I come across about Eating Disorders, I am informed that they are on the rise and are running quite rampant in our country. This piece of information got me to thinking; if Eating Disorders are so prevalant, why are restaurants only catering to the obese? Take for instance the chairs in ur facility, you gladly widened/re-enforced them with steel to better suit ur larger customers, now how about offering some seating with extra padding for those of us who lack the padding ourselves? And how about not freezing us out while we are there? I realize that the obese customers are sweating their brains out and require the A/C, but how about offering a seating section where the heat is on full blast all of the time? Now about your menu, I notice that you have taken great care to allow customers the option to supersize their meals, now how about also offering teeny tiny portions, and making the salads automatically come without dressing unless otherwise specified (this would make our orders alot easier to make the waiters/waitresses to understand!). And lastly, when the server delivers the check with those peppermints as they always do, could you make sure that they also bring along a bottle of scope for my bulimic friends? I mean come on, they are going to do it anyways so why not provide them with the comfort of fresh breath? I thank you for this time and would like to close this letter with the notion that if you were to make the changes as I have above described, that you will see a mass amount of new business, because as I have already told you EDs are on the rise!
Sincerely,
Missy
missyS
i love u guys! u ARE so AMAZING! lol i cant wait to see the responses!! keep us updated =P
missyS
so any word from the restaurants guys?
deleted_user
Hey Ive worked in Restaurants for 10 years I KNOW that they exploit peoples obsession with food. And knowing some of the places Ive worked I can think of one with two awful owners that I would love to send the letter too. They are so dense they will try to tell you that they WILL cater to you....really Ill give you the address, they won't send me my $50 epi pen back!
deleted_user
Nothing yet.
missyS
damn owners probably dropped ketchup from their french fries while reading it...and now they cant read what is written...or maybe they are too busy laughing their asses off at us to respond.......
deleted_user
Probably...WAHAHAHA.
missyS
i think that we should send it to subway...they are all on this health kick thing it seems.........even though my ED sits there during the commercials thinking "people add mayo, cheese, and oil....and then they get the whole sub......do u know how many calories that is?"....totally ruins subway for me.......
missyS
still no word yet u guys?
deleted_user
no reply yet from mine, but i'll let you know if i hear...
deleted_user
nothing yet still waiting.
missyS
so has anyone heard any thing from mcdonalds or from any other restaurant? if not, i think maybe mcdonalds should grow themselves a pair of nuggets (instead of balls), and deal with us! =P
deleted_user
no nothing! the idiots haha.
missyS
haha maybe we should reach out to the nicer sit down restaurants then...what do u guys think?
deleted_user
Good idea, I have a list of places I used to work and that I hate ;o) The owners of the one in Boston are such butt kissers that they would tell you whatever you wanted to hear to get you to eat there...lol they would probably say they would hold your hair for you too.
deleted_user
God dammit, McD's never wrong me back. RAR.
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