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Re:Y Combinator Summer 2013 Demo Day, Batch 2 by jkaunisv1 on Tuesday August 20, 2013 @10:30PM (#6247820)
The key for me is the stuff like "fill my water glass" and "check please" - you can never get the waiter's eye for those, it seems.

I like what the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co does in this regard - a simple red/green two-sided sign that you flip to red when you want a waiter, otherwise they will ignore you. Beautiful.

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Re:Y Combinator Summer 2013 Demo Day, Batch 2 by robflynn on Wednesday August 21, 2013 @12:43AM (#6248230)
I agree. That also takes care of the overly attentive server as well. I had lunch with some co-workers a few weeks ago and the server stopped by our table so many times that we could barely have a conversation. It was mostly to ask us how everything was... over... and over... and over. I appreciate check ins but there are upper limits to their effectiveness. :)
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