Main image via Twitter
Valentine’s Day is usually packed with couples at diners celebrating the day of love and all that shebang but this guy decided to go on a mission – to get free food instead.
if I went to Outback Steakhouse by myself tonight and asked for a table for 2, then got progressively sadder as the night went on alone, do you think they’d give me my steak for free?
— Phteven (@baconflavoring) February 14, 2019
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Stephen Bosner didn’t have a date on Valentine’s Day so he decided to dress himself up in a suit and pretended to wait for his non-existent “date” that “ffk” (stood up) on him at a steakhouse… hoping that they will sympathize him and offer him a free steak!
in case you were wondering whether I’m taking this seriously...
— Phteven (@baconflavoring) February 15, 2019
y’all. i wore a suit jacket. pic.twitter.com/Xlae1xXQxi
The waiter asked him whether he’s okay with a 10-minute wait and he said that it’s fine because his date “said she was running a bit late anyway.” And proceeded to leave a “let me know when you’re on your way” voicemail as the waiter passes by.
there’s still a 10ish minute wait though.
— Phteven (@baconflavoring) February 15, 2019
“oh that’s okay, this works perfectly - she said she was running a bit late anyway”
i just pretended to leave a voicemail saying “I’m here, let me know when you’re on your way” as my waiter walked by
— Phteven (@baconflavoring) February 15, 2019
He even stuffed a shoebox into a paperbag and pretended he bought his date a present.
“Happy Valentine’s Day, my love” pic.twitter.com/juSnmtXNmn
— Phteven (@baconflavoring) February 15, 2019
Then he proceeded to make himself look sadder and sadder as the night went along, including stuffing a whole loaf of bread into his mouth and drinking straight from the jug.
the second log of bread came. didn’t cut it. took it to the face and finished it in less than 60 seconds. pic.twitter.com/SChl6Rfw4w
— Phteven (@baconflavoring) February 15, 2019
“hello darkness my old friend” pic.twitter.com/2i6rQS260j
— Phteven (@baconflavoring) February 15, 2019
He then ordered his steak 15 minutes before the kitchen closed and faked a voicemail asking his date if she was still coming and “hope everything is okay.”
i ordered my steak. this dude is walking on EGGSHELLS around me. i’ve never seen someone scoop glassware as smoothly as he took the untouched glass and empty decanter from the table
— Phteven (@baconflavoring) February 15, 2019
audio of a fake voicemail I just left in earshot of anyone still at the bar pic.twitter.com/LfIttzT3u6
— Phteven (@baconflavoring) February 15, 2019
... and then he proceeded to CRY!
i have started crying.
— Phteven (@baconflavoring) February 15, 2019
To make him look more pathetic, he ate a piece of mac and cheese that he dropped on the floor and stared at his untouched steak 25 minutes after the restaurant’s closing time.
10 minutes have gone by. haven’t touched the steak. the restaurant closed 25 minutes ago pic.twitter.com/rA2Ni6kaQt
— Phteven (@baconflavoring) February 15, 2019
After 2 hours of pretend sadness, a couple at the bar decided to pay for his meal. He then decided to donate $50 to the American Civil Liberties Union as a gesture to spread the love and left the waiter with a $20 tip.
as a thank you to that couple who bought my dinner, I’ve donated $50 to ACLU.
— Phteven (@baconflavoring) February 15, 2019
spread love y’all.
i took all my food to go. all. of. it. ate three bites of mac n cheese and never once touched the steak. my mans gave me a to go Dr Pepper so I’m leaving him a $20 tip pic.twitter.com/9tjOy7K0FG
— Phteven (@baconflavoring) February 15, 2019
The steakhouse also replied to his tweets, saying they will pay for his meal if he actually brings a date to the restaurant!
so....now i need a date https://t.co/UZMD50j54V
— Phteven (@baconflavoring) February 15, 2019
Some twitter users however aren’t too happy about what Stephen did, saying that he wasted the waiter’s time and that the restaurant could’ve earned much more if he didn’t take up the space.
So this dude conned your employees and wasted everyone’s time, got STRANGERS he doesn’t know to pay for his meal and y’all give him more?
— Tyler Conway (@jtylerconway) February 15, 2019
Gonna wear an all-black suit today and go into your restaurant crying pretending “my wife” died
Can y’all comp a few meals for me too??
UGh. Dude, you took up a waiters spot for an entire evening and left a crap tip. That server would have made a TON more without you holding up the table and it sounds like they had to wait for your stunt to end too before they could go home. Go back and give a real tip.
— Clint Sears (@clintisawesome) February 15, 2019
What do you guys think? Is this a genius plan or was he just mean to the waiter? Let us know!
This waiter though:
one last thing - the waiter came to clean my table as I left. he put his hand on my shoulder, looked me dead in the eye like a father about to tell his son that grandma died, and said
— Phteven (@baconflavoring) February 15, 2019
“take care of yourself. don’t let them get you down.”
put this man in the waiter hall of fame
Info via Mashable
