Menus (or "Forgot my Glasses" again)

[Papa]

It never fails... I didn't bring my reading glasses for golf. But, the group decided to go to Cane Garden for dinner after we finished the round. I found it quite difficult to read the menu.

Don't you think that, given the demographics of The Villages, menus should be available in LARGE PRINT?

[graciegirl]

It never fails... I didn't bring my reading glasses for golf. But, the group decided to go to Cane Garden for dinner after we finished the round. I found it quite difficult to read the menu.

Don't you think that, given the demographics of The Villages, menus should be available in LARGE PRINT?

I dunno about that, but if you order their burger, you can never go wrong.:read:

I feel so superior because I don't need glasses yet but can't hear a thing without my "hearers".

[memason]

It never fails... I didn't bring my reading glasses for golf. But, the group decided to go to Cane Garden for dinner after we finished the round. I found it quite difficult to read the menu.

Don't you think that, given the demographics of The Villages, menus should be available in LARGE PRINT?

It would be nice if they had loaner reading glasses....less expensive too. ...or, maybe you could keep an extra pair of reading glasses in your golf bag.

When we go out with friends, it seems that someone is always passing their reading glasses around the table... :D

[Uptown Girl]

I have trouble too, especially if I am seated in a dimly lighted spot, or it's been a long day and my eyes are tired.

I now keep cheapie glasses stashed permanently in the glove box of the car and golf car. I grab them if I need 'em.

Maybe you could stash a pair in your golf bag. They might not be the best, but will work in a pinch!

[JoeC1947]

It never fails... I didn't bring my reading glasses for golf. But, the group decided to go to Cane Garden for dinner after we finished the round. I found it quite difficult to read the menu.

Don't you think that, given the demographics of The Villages, menus should be available in LARGE PRINT?


If you're like me, I have trouble reading the menu if it's too dark without reading glasses but the wait staff usually has little flashlights that work well.

[chuckinca]

I dunno about that, but if you order their burger, you can never go wrong.:read:

I feel so superior because I don't need glasses yet but can't hear a thing without my "hearers".


Or Lobster Pizza or Sicilian Meat Loaf at Cane Garden!

.

[l2ridehd]

Or the restaurant management could just for once make a smart decision and print their menu's in large bold print with a good contrast between print color and background color. ANY Villages restaurant that made that change would increase their business by 10%. But that would require thinking on their part. Something they consistently have a lack of understanding of the market and demographics of the environment in which they survive.

[skyguy79]

I used to have that problem before I went to wearing glasses full time. To resolve the problem I bought a cheap pair of magnifying glasses, probably at a drug store, and my wife carried them in her purse in case I needed them to see the menu. I also bought another pair and kept them in the car. You could do the same thing and keep them in your car, cart, golf bag or even your purse if you carry one!

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BTW, have you tried or thought of asking the wait person if they have either a magnifier or small flashlight for people to use that have a problem seeing the menu? Doesn't hurt to try!

[rayschic]

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[2BNTV]

At my age I need my glasses more than I need sex. :jester:

I have found it difficult to read in darkened restaurants. I try to have a pair on my person and in every place I used them, especially around the house. It saves me from trying to hunt them down.

It would be nice for restaurants to include some menus with larger print.

[KayakerNC]

Sounds like vanity induced amnesia. Been there, done that.:1rotfl:
Glasses! I don't need no stinking glasses!

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[njbchbum]

and who is expected to bear the burden of the increased cost to have restaurant menus reprinted with large/bold typeface? the same folks who don't leave the wait staff a tip and caused some restaurants to include the gratuity on the bill regardless of how good/bad the service was?

puhleeze! forgetting your glasses for menu reading is an infrequent experience for most of us. why is anyone trying to solve a problem that does not seriously exist?

[Rickg]

If you're like me, I have trouble reading the menu if it's too dark without reading glasses but the wait staff usually has little flashlights that work well.

Most if not all smart phones have a flashlight app already built into them. I've found this very useful for all kinds of things.

[JoeC1947]

Most if not all smart phones have a flashlight app already built into them. I've found this very useful for all kinds of things.

I still have a stupid phone!

[Cantwaittoarrive]

i always use someone elses eyes at the table and just say something like "oops left my glasses can you please tell me what they have for steaks or whatever"

[JoeC1947]

and who is expected to bear the burden of the increased cost to have restaurant menus reprinted with large/bold typeface? the same folks who don't leave the wait staff a tip and caused some restaurants to include the gratuity on the bill regardless of how good/bad the service was?

puhleeze! forgetting your glasses for menu reading is an infrequent experience for most of us. why is anyone trying to solve a problem that does not seriously exist?

In your opinion.

[BobnBev]

At my age I need my glasses more than I need sex. :jester:

I have found it difficult to read in darkened restaurants. I try to have a pair on my person and in every place I used them, especially around the house. It saves me from trying to hunt them down.

It would be nice for restaurants to include some menus with larger print.

I tried to have sex once, without my glasses, in a darkened restaurant. Boy was the waitress mad!!!:D:highfive::22yikes::pepper2::MOJE_whot:

[rubicon]

I believe they should have talking menu's using touch screens I Pad's:D

[2BNTV]

I tried to have sex once, without my glasses, in a darkened restaurant. Boy was the waitress mad!!!:D:highfive::22yikes::pepper2::MOJE_whot:

Good one. :1rotfl:

[kittygilchrist]

LOL! I was at a business meeting recently where print was in an 8 point font. I pulled out a magnifying glass, and however eccentric I might have seemed I could at least read it. Next I'll be carrying my miner's light, which I put on when I really need to see close up.

[Suzi]

I"m rarely without a pair of reading glasses because I stash them on my head. In fact, I have been known to find several pair "up there". Sometimes I find them "up there" in the morning when I go to shower - having read in bed before I went to sleep. Nothing better than wearing sunglasses and going into a dimly-lit store, go to put them "up there" again only to find a pair or two of reading glasses. How silly I must look!!!!!

[JoeC1947]

I tried to have sex once,

Your should try again but this time think of baseball!

[TrudyM]

and who is expected to bear the burden of the increased cost to have restaurant menus reprinted with large/bold typeface? the same folks who don't leave the wait staff a tip and caused some restaurants to include the gratuity on the bill regardless of how good/bad the service was?

puhleeze! forgetting your glasses for menu reading is an infrequent experience for most of us. why is anyone trying to solve a problem that does not seriously exist?

Additional menus are printed for any resturant on a regular basis even if there is no menu change as they get dog eared doing a run in large print would have no additional cost to the business. Good customer service and discreat help to those who need it builds a good customer base and can mean the difference between a business that makes it and one that doesn't. This has been my expierience at least. Every time I have joined a company corporate has come down after a few months to find out why my figures have gone up and it was always customer service training and convience items that make it easier for the customer.

[Mikeod]

Not trying to be unsympathetic, but when does someone forgetting their reading glasses become the restaurant's problem? As others have posted, borrowing a pair from a fellow diner, or asking the server's assistance would seem more appropriate than having special menus printed.

[njbchbum]

Additional menus are printed for any resturant on a regular basis even if there is no menu change as they get dog eared doing a run in large print would have no additional cost to the business...snipped

you might think there is no additional cost - however - when the large/boldface print causes the menu to increae in volume from one to three pages, or from six to twelve pages as the menus @ denny's, perkins, two jay's, applebee's, cracker barrel, etc are likely to do - and - be further complicated with the cost of lamination and those add'l copies you mention - I think the cost will increase.

[rubicon]

It would seem that with the increasing aging population globally that competitive minded owners would recognize the advantage of meeting aging customers needs. Such subtilties pay off well. Meeting customers needs vis a vis exceeding their expectations by anticipating their needs before they do is why some companies remain in bisness for generations.

I can'timagine a restaruant owner telling a customer that is having difficulty reading a menu ""Hey pal it ain't my problem". The ain't is used only for emphasis for those members who cringe over the misuse of the King's English