2 days ago
Awkward four-word detail on cafe receipt raises eyebrows: 'I am guilty of this'
A couple were left highly amused after noticing a very bizarre detail on their receipt after ordering drinks at a cafe.
The pair were drinking a latte and cappuccino at Willo Café in Kew, east Melbourne, when they were handed a receipt.
A very amusing four-word description of the couple had been left at the top by the waiter.
'Those weird people outside,' it read.
The couple shared a video of the receipt to TikTok along with the caption: 'Cafe description a bit different today.'
Social media users immediately saw the humour in it and shared their own experiences.
'I once wore a black jacket and a black dress at a restaurant and when I was paying the bill said "Batwoman",' one wrote.
'Once my barista pre-emptively said "your receipt says clown on it but it's only because your t-shirt has a clown on it and we can quickly identify you",' another said.
'Mine once had written on it "special needs" when I asked for a dairy-free alternative,' a third person wrote.
Some claimed to be baristas who had deliberately left their own tongue-in-cheek notes on receipts.
'If a lady was ever rude or condescending to me I would always put "older lady" and the colour of their shirt,' one said.
'Sorry but I am guilty of this,' another said.
'I keep forgetting table numbers so I need a way to describe the customers. "Bald dude", "beard dude", "person with the coloured top", "person with the kid".'
'Honestly I always say if customers could see the notes we use to describe them we'd be out of a job,' a third chimed in.
A Willo Cafe manager clarified to Daily Mail Australia the pair were well known to staff.
'There's a few couples that we have a bit of fun with and do descriptions of and we've become friends with them,' they said.
They said the pair had previously been described on their receipt as the 'gorgeous couple outside' and that staff were coming up with more creative and funny alternatives.
