Spreading Joy

Making a Difference One Person At a Time One Day At a Time

  • Home
  • Blog
  • Warm Welcome
    • Spreading Joy Daily
    • Work with Me
    • Quick Links
  • Spreading Joy
    • JOY for the Journey
    • 30 Days of Spreading Joy
    • Videos
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Our Passion
  • Resources
    • Where We Link UP
    • Books
    • Christian Resources
    • Singing and Such
    • The Bible in 90 Days
    • Freebies
  • Christian Social Media Kits

February 3, 2009 by Spreading Joy

The Hairy Shrimp

[Translate]

Yes, this is a real shrimp that I had from a restaurant. I understand that it isn’t hairy – but you have to agree that it is a bit weird looking.

The thing that gave me the idea about this story is that when I held it up to show my Mom, the waitress was over at the table in a flash asking if everything was OK. She was extremely concerned. I told assured her that everything was fine and we continued on with our meal. I was impressed with the speed and concern that she showed us.

So, by now you must be wondering what in the world this has to do with Spreading Joy. I was relieved to see such customer service. Lately there is a lot of talk that people just don’t care – but that isn’t true. There are some wonderful people giving great customer service.

But….on to the next part of this entry. (You knew there was a catch didn’t you?)

What about those of us that expect perfect customer service? Do you blame the waitress if the food isn’t right? Why? She didn’t cook it. When things heat up at the restaurant, you have an awesome chance of Spreading Joy! Your actions could literally make or break someones day. You don’t know what they have been through and how you handle yourself could make a huge difference in someones day – all without costing you any more than your meal.

I was with my Mom (whom I totally adore) and daughter (adore her too) and we were eating out at my favorite restaurant for dinner when it happened. “Oh my gosh” I said to my Mom and started laughing. I was eating my delicious homemade smashed potatoes when I saw it. At first I was unsure of what it was because it was triangular shaped and black. Could it be a guitar pick? We were still laughing because I actually even asked if it was a boomerang. I don’t even begin to know why in the world I thought it was a miniature boomerang – I must be losing my mind. So, by this point, me being the silly person that I am – I’m laughing and crying because I keep hearing myself asking my mom about the boomerang. We fish out the triangular substance and realize that it is folded over. We unfold it and finally figured out that it was the label from the potato. How funny is that? We are laughing so hard that no one around us realizes that “something” was in my food.

Knowing that all potatoes at the fine establishment is washed very carefully, I decided that we must inform the manager. I’m serious. I did not want a free meal and I did not (and told her so) want the cook or any of the preparers to get into any kind of trouble – I simply wanted to let them know that they need to watch for those pesky labels. Plain and simple. (Joy at it’s best!)

She was a little surprised. I didn’t want any trouble and in fact we were still laughing at my ridiculous suggestion of boomerang. I just wanted to keep them from having any future troubles out of their customers. I know that people have a bad day and then the food that you are purchasing isn’t right and things tend to go down hill from there, but sometimes it just gets out of control.

We enjoyed our meal, tipped our Waiter nicely and headed back out to enjoy the remainder of our day.

That experience could have cost someone their job (depending on how many times they had messed up before) or at the very least, caused a Manager of a fine Restaurant to think that some Witch Hazel will really give some bad word of mouth advertising. But no – everyone enjoyed their evening and hopefully a Manager went home and told her husband – you are not going to believe what happened….but these silly ladies….. Hopefully a Manager realized that someone really cares about helping others and Spreading Joy and isn’t out there to skin alive those that mess up.

Am I going to receive bad customer service – probably. How will I handle it? Who knows, but it is my desire to handle it the way I would want someone to treat me when I mess up.

My joy for that day – ease the Managers mind while letting them know that some labels are so much in love with their potatoes that they do not want to let go!

That’s what I consider true generosity. You give your all, and yet you always feel as if it costs you nothing. – Simone De Beauvoir

© 2009, Spreading Joy. All rights reserved.

    Related Posts:

  • Eve, Where Are You?: Confronting Toxic Practices Against the Advancement ..

    Eve, Where Are You?: Confronting Toxic Practices Against the Advancement ..

    Author Dr. Nicole L Davis has beautifully touched on a subject that most ..

  • Research-Backed Mindfulness & Wellness Serene App

    Research-Backed Mindfulness & Wellness Serene App

    Meet SereneJournal, meditate and feel calm and relaxed and solve your ..

  • Letting Go

    Letting Go

    We all hold on to so much junk and past hurts. What ..

  • Don’t Quit

    Don’t Quit

    So many people are facing more issues than ever. Health issues, employment ..

  • Exploring Wisdom from Proverbs

    Exploring Wisdom from Proverbs

    I love the wisdom found in the book of Proverbs! Common sense ..

  • Resolutions You CAN Keep

    Resolutions You CAN Keep

    I love the possibilities of a new year! I love the fact ..

❮❮ Previous Post
Next Post ❯ ❯

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

CommentLuv badgeShow more posts

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Our Mission: Empower and serve everyday ordinary people

Our Vision: Transforming communities and inspiring individuals through acts of joy.

Give a Tax Deductible Gift today

Thank you for your donation! Spreading Joy doesn't have any employees and all expenses are paid for by the founder. This enables us to take 100% of the donation you make and help meet the needs of others. Thank you for Spreading Joy with us!

Hang out With Us

We Love Mail!

You can send in your donation or Cards for Veterans or send us a letter of your Spreading Joy Experience to PO Box 1771 Denver NC 28037

Voice Over

Get More Joy for your Journey

Free tips, encouragement and ideas!

Thank you!

We look forward to Spreading Joy with Y O U!

Are you Spreading Joy Daily?

Are you Spreading Joy Daily?

Get your Copy Today

Recent Articles of Encouragement

  • Eve, Where Are You?: Confronting Toxic Practices Against the Advancement of Women
  • Research-Backed Mindfulness & Wellness Serene App
  • Letting Go
  • Don’t Quit
  • Exploring Wisdom from Proverbs
  • Resolutions You CAN Keep
  • Families Are Thankful
  • 103 Powerful Affirmations on Gratitude
  • Merry McSparkles
  • Psalms to Comfort

Work With Me

Work With Me

Give a gift of Coffee! Or Treat Yourself!

Bean Box Coffee Gift Guide

Happy Mail for the Kids

50 Ways to Make a Difference

Make a Difference

Regardless of the resources you feel you don't have, you CAN make a difference! We will show you how!

Affiliate Disclosure

This Site may contain Affiliate links. At no additional cost to you we could receive a small percentage of any purchases you make. This will help us as we are Spreading Joy Daily and should flood your heart with JOY as you purchase something you want, knowing it gives back to an organization who cares.

Blog Archives

Looking for Something Specific?

You Are Invited

Son, Always Remember

Sticky Jesus

13 Things the World Needs Us to Be

Return to top of page

Copyright © 2021 · Design byEkko Web Solutions · WordPress · Log in

Pretty Chic Theme By: Pretty Darn Cute Design

English English Afrikaans Afrikaans العربية العربية Беларуская Беларуская български български català català česky česky Cymraeg Cymraeg dansk dansk Deutsch Deutsch ελληνική ελληνική español español eesti eesti فارسی فارسی suomi suomi français français Gaeilge Gaeilge galego galego עברית עברית हिन्दी हिन्दी hrvatski hrvatski magyar magyar bahasa Indonesia bahasa Indonesia íslenska íslenska italiano italiano 日本語 日本語 한국어 한국어 lietuvių lietuvių latviešu latviešu македонски македонски bahasa Melayu bahasa Melayu Malti Malti Nederlands Nederlands norsk norsk polski polski português português română română русский русский slovenčina slovenčina slovenščina slovenščina shqipe shqipe српски српски svenska svenska Kiswahili Kiswahili ภาษาไทย ภาษาไทย Filipino Filipino Türkçe Türkçe українська українська tiếng Việt tiếng Việt ייִדיש ייִדיש 中文 (简体) 中文 (简体) 中文 (繁體) 中文 (繁體) powered byGoogle