On 13/04/10 10:59, Dave Smith wrote:
> ImStillMags wrote:
>> On Apr 12, 12:57 pm, Mark Thorson > wrote:
>>> Unrepentant criminal complains about harsh justice.
>>>
>>> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1265398
>>
>> These cafe owners are idiots. I had people bring in their brown bag
>> lunches because they were eating with someone who
>> had popped into their office and said 'let's have lunch'. They
>> brought in their lunch and the other person bought theirs from me.
>> The person who brown bagged it would always buy a drink and a dessert
>> and we would take their brown bag lunch to the kitchen
>> and plate it properly for them.
>>
>> You cannot build a good will image in your community by actions as
>> stupid as these.
>>
>> They will lose customers....as well they should.
>
> Most restaurants don't mind losing customers when they are taking up
> space and not buying their food there. They aren't really customers, so
> losing them is not a problem.

Simple. "Customers must purchase food". The old bag hadn't, but her
daughter had - £20 worth, apparently.