An alternative Subject for this Foolishness...Or Is It? could have been...
There Are Too Many Lawyers Out There
Because There Are Too Many Lawyers Out There we are required to “Cover All Bases” in everything we do. Allow me to prove my point...
A restaurant wants to offer a coupon to draw customers. The cook and the manager come up with wording for their coupon that reads like this... “This coupon may be used to purchase one (1) Classic Soup, Salad and Breadsticks Lunch Combo for $5.00”.
Because they have been sued before, they run it by their lawyer. The lawyer looks at them with distain and says, “When will the two of you ever learn? You have not Covered All Bases”.
He then proceeds to add on the necessary disclaimers to keep the restaurant from being sued by his brother-in-law and a whole raft of other savvy diners.
The list of disclaimers below was taken from an actual restaurant coupon I had in my possession.
- This coupon may be used to purchase one (1) Classic Soup, Salad and Breadsticks Lunch Combo for $5.00 (excludes children’s menu items, soup, Garden Salad, pizza, tax and gratuity).
- Maximum value of discount offer is $4.30.
- Valid Monday – Friday until 4 p.m.
- Limit one (1) Classic Soup, Salad and Breadsticks Lunch Combo per coupon.
- One coupon per visit, per table.
- Coupon must be surrendered at time of use, and any unused value will not be refunded.
- Coupon may not be redeemed for cash or combined with any other offer.
- Dine in only.
- Cash redemption value 1/20 of one cent.
- Coupon may not be reproduced, sold, transferred or traded.
- Sales tax paid by the bearer.
- Valid at any Mama Mia Gonzales Restaurant location in the U.S. Code: Lunch5.
- Expires 10/17/14.
The only thing I changed in this list was the name of the restaurant.
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It is a wonder the restaurant lawyer did not put in a few more like...
- Mama Mia is not responsible for soup splashed on any piece of clothing.
- Mama Mia will not be held responsible if any of our patrons dies from Ebola after leaving our restaurant.
- Some forms of our pasta have holes in the middle of them. These holes are the exclusive responsibility of the manufacturers of the pasta. Mama Mia is, therefore, not responsible for anyone consuming this type of pasta in our restaurant who is allergic to holes.
Would I kid u?
Smartfella
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