Surveillance in restaurants? An experiement... [View all]

[Kitchari]

So my hubby and I just got back from dinner (yes, we are OLD farts) at a place someone gave us a gift certificate: Olive Garden. Normally we cook at home, so this was a little treat. On similar occasions, I've had the feeling that our conversations were being monitored--so in the car on the way I proposed an experiment, and this is what we did:

After the server took our order, and we were by ourselves, although nothing was wrong with the water glasses on our table, I mildly complained about the water-- I said, "Something is wrong with this water, I wish we had better water, I don't like how this water tastes." I didn't say anything to the server. Sure enough, in a few minutes (about 10 minutes) and before our food came, she reappeared with two new water glasses.

She said, "Here is some new water for you." Our water glasses were still mostly full, so I said, "There is nothing wrong with our water, why did you bring this?" She said, "Just in case." This restaurant has these electronic monitors on the table where you can swipe your card for payment and view your receipt, and I theorize these may be like Alexa, recording everything in the vicinity.

I would be interested if anyone else would like to experiment with this, or if anyone has had a similar experience.