On Friday night I found myself at a local watering hole with a gal pal. When I returned from the bathroom, my girlfriend quickly warned me not to sit. The woman at the next table over had accidentally spilled her entire glass of red wine all over my chair and sage green Marc Jacobs hoodie! Horrified, I grabbed the waiter and asked for soda water to remove the stains. I glanced at the woman who quickly looked away. I was appalled at her lack of remorse. She barely apologized! I understand that it was a mistake, but I wish she had handled it differently. If I were in her situation, I would have at least gotten up and offered to help.
How about you? What would you do if you spilled red wine on a stranger?
Diane von Furstenberg
Karen Walker
Halston
At least be an adult and apologize, at the very least.
1How rude!!
2I certainly would have apologized and made some sort of gesture. Sad to see that she didn't have a grasp on common courtesy.
3Own up to it. It's not as if it was intentional.
4Awful! I would apologize, offer to foot the bill for the dry cleaning and probably buy them a drink.
5So rude, did the stain come out?
6I would definitely make an effort to show that I wanted to help by asking the waiter or anyone if they had a stain remover (you never know who has it in their purse or in the back of the restaurant.)
Then, I would buy you a drink at least! I'm surprised you didn't confront her. I would have said something.
7Isn't offering to dry clean the garment pretty standard? It's shocking to me that she just looked away. Some people have no class.
8I have definitely done it before - actually at a formal event (of course). And I learned an incredible lesson: white wine removes red wine - seriously!
9That's rude. I'd grab my Tide to Go pen and offer it to her or give money for dry cleaning.
I spilled red wine on my silk top at a wedding and my Tide to Go got it out.
10It's amazing to me how many rude people are out there in this world. She just looked away?! I would offer the dry cleaning at the very least!
11the first option! what else could i do? walk away? no!
12I can't believe the woman looked away. That is beyond rude.
13I have seen this happen before and the spiller ignored the situation. If I spilled I would offer to pay for some of the meal reimburse for the sweater or any damages to the other guest. Also the restaurant should have jumped to help. People are crazy,
14i can't believe she didn't even offer to help!
15I could never pretend it didn't happen. I'd be horrified and trying to clean it off the poor person. I'd also give them money for dry cleaning.
16I would finish it off with, "And if you think you can come crawling back to me later, FORGET IT!"
17A waitress once spilled beer down the back of my shirt and all over my coat and purse. She threw me a quick "oops, sorry" and I didn't even get a free drink. Nothing. Nada. Sorry to hear about your hoodie though. The beer came out. Did the wine?
18i would apologize and offer to pay for the cleaning of their clothes--more than likely they would say no worries--but it is polite to offer--and if they declined I'd send them a drink or dessert or something.
19Well, that's very rude that she didn't even apologize to you! I mean, accidents happen, but at least fess up to them.
I would apologize, and offer to get the garment cleaned. It's the right thing to do.
20To quote Stephanie Tanner "HOW RUDE!!!"
I would definately have gone out of my way to apologize & offer to replace the garment. What do you have to do to projectile spill wine to the table next to you! And a whole glass at that!
For future use though: White wine does remove red wine!
21And Salt is another genius item. We were having Christmas at our place & my coffee mug slipped out of my hand and splashed all over my BF's cousin's beige velour pants! I was mortified. Quickly we were able to change her into something I had & put the spray and wash on, and put it in the washing machine - no stain left, but when I returned I found coffee all over my light tan microfiber bench!
I was told to put salt on it, so I caked it on, probably an 1/8" of an inch thick, let it sit for about an hour or so, wiped it off & the stain was gone! It was pretty awesome, but I think you have to act fast in either case.
Sorry to hear about your hoodie, I would have been furious.
If they didn't want to take me up on the drycleaning offer I would send over a round of what they were drinking or buy their dessert for them.
22They'd have a hard time getting me to stop apologizing! I'd feel horrible and I'd offer to do something to clean the garment. I'd be embarrassed, sure, but everyone does something clumsy every once in awhile, so I'd try and make up for it.
23I would go with the first option. Only I would give her the money for the dry cleaning bill. Because, I wouldn't want a stranger taking my garment to the dry cleaners. Also, I would have helped clean up the mess.
This reminds me of a helpful tip.
If, you accidentally spill wine on some one's carpet (or your own)...don't touch the wine stain! Get salt, asap...Pour a heaping amount of salt on the wine stain. Then, just vacuum the salt up the nest morning. The salt absorbs the wine.
24SO RUDE! I would apologize profusely until it became borderline annoying and offer to dryclean DEFINITLEY.
25i would pay for the dry cleaning for sure! accidents happen. and white wine works wonders for red wine stains! my aunt has a whole bunch of cheap white wine just for this reason. because red wine+white carpet+two kids can too easily mean spills.
26I would feel so horribly guilty--there's no way I could just ignore the situation! I would definitely offer to pick up the dry-cleaning tab and apologize very sincerely. I know that's how I'd want to be treated if it was MY clothing that was ruined.
27OMG that's horrible...i hope the stain came out...and for the record i would totally offer my sincere apologies for being a klutz and offer to pay for dry cleaning or something! sheesh!
28I would feel SO bad and I would apologize profusely. I would also offer her money for dry-cleaning.
29I would offer to PAY for it--thats happened to me before and i think its soo rude
30I think the woman was more embarrassed than apathetic, but that is absolutely no excuse for a lack of an apology! I'd be steaming pissed
31I would have apologized and pay for part of their meal.
Spilling red wine on a Marc Jacobs hoodie is a serious faux pas. I would have been remorseful.
That woman has a character flaw. If I were you, I would have gently asked her,"Excuse me, did you notice what you did?"
32Ooh... that hag should've at least apologized! Karma will fix her wagon.
33This may sound a little weird, but I usually have a small bottle of Nature's Miracle (from a travel kit) in my purse because I am a complete klutz and can't go a day without spilling SOMETHING on myself. Following a profuse apology, and if my trusty lifesaver didn't save the day, I would offer to pay the dry cleaning bill. All else failing, I think it is only fair to offer to replace the garment or it's value.
34What a b**ch! I would probably buy the other person a drink and pay for the dry cleaning, and of course, apologize profusely. It's the least you can do!
35I'd exchange information and pay for dry cleaning OR replace the article of clothing if it was completely ruined. How embarrassing! I'd feel terrible.
36Thank God I don't drink red wine.
37I would definitely apologize and at least buy her a drink--and some white wine. White wine gets out red wine stains.
38I would have confronted that woman! How rude of her. If I did that, i'd apologize, offer to pay for dry cleaning, if she refuses that, then at least part of her meal.
39Often if you're charming enough, you can offer to pay while also getting asked out by the now-soaked gentleman. I'm just sayin'...
40she probably didn't know that SHE was the one who spilled it lol
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