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Napkins and Tissues

Category: Restaurants
Responses: 3 (2 in support, 0 neutral, 1 in opposition)
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At a lot of fancy restaurants that have linen napkins, I've found it difficult to obtain a paper napkin or a tissue to blow my nose. I often have to traipse to the bathroom for toilet paper or look for a paper bar napkin often to no avail.

So fancy restaurants should have a tissue box available maybe even discretely visible at the checkin desk.

This is another case -- like fancy beers without screw off tops -- where fancier products arbitrarily provide fewer services.

Ian Ayres, Mar 29 2005

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Since the restaurant theoretically launders the cloth napkins between users I suppose a cloth napkin could qualify as a handkerchief in an emergency.

sand, Sep 14 2006

Heck yes, sand! Not only are the napkins laundered, they're STERILIZED! Next time you need a nose blower, use the napkin (if it's not too stiff).

govspysite, Dec 07 2007

Not in a fancy restaurant. At McDonalds ok, because I'm already expecting to be grossed out while I'm eating. Back when people had manners they excused themselves to blow their noses, probably because it's one of the last things you would want to see/hear while you were trying to eat.

dgc, Apr 10 2008