Complimentary

I received a coupon from La Madeleine for a complimentarty pastry for my birthday - I thought that was nice, although somewhat creepy that I received more Birthday wishes from restaurants this year than from friends (La Madeleine, D&B, Rockfish, Il Sole, On the Border, Blue Mesa, and BRIO). But, I found the advertisement misleading. I went to pick up my pastery, taking my time to select the perfect one. Yet, after taking my pastry and quickly removing myself to a quiet corner of the restaurant, I found that the pastry was not complimentary at all. No matter how I attempted to engage said pastry, it remained mute uttering nary a word, complimentary or otherwise. I would've liked it to at least muster up some tiny word of acknowledgement, even if no compliments came to mind. But, alas, complimentary pastries appear to only exist in fairy tales.

Blog by Matthew Tait Lifto