Will you soon have to make a reservation for your handbag too?
An interesting phenomenon that we’re only going to see more of: your handbag is being treated as a fully fledged guest in a restaurant. Well, perhaps not entirely fully fledged. But your handbag certainly deserves a place: in the real high-end restaurants, it gets its own stool.
Is this going to be the new high chair? When I still worked in hospitality, that was the question that was asked very often—and it could genuinely be a dealbreaker if they had run out.
Romantic table for two plus designer handbag?
I’m assuming designer, by the way: this is a phenomenon that occurs in more upscale restaurants, where people who have a bit of money to spend often go. Okay, and I also know this from personal experience, because I recently heard a story that only the ladies who had a designer bag were offered a stool, while those who had shopped their accessories at Zara and H&M were skipped over. Remarkable.
For the—uhm—wine?
And I’ve actually experienced it several times myself, although I really wish I’d known this was a thing before being confronted with it: I had absolutely no idea what was going on. What was that stool suddenly doing next to me? I’m pretty sure I seriously said to my dining companion ‘that it might be for the wine’, before the kind waitress explained that it was the resting place for my bag.
Next step: a menu for your handbag?
You know how this goes: first a stool, and before you know it our bags will have their own glass of sparkling water, a mini dessert and a personal sommelier asking whether the suede is in the mood for red or white. Just wait—soon your bag will be having a better time than you are, with a softer cushion and better lighting.
And what about upgrades? An XL stool for Balenciaga-sized shoppers, or a vintage bar stool for your chic clutch? Give it a little more time and we’ll have a proper handbag seating menu to choose from when making a reservation: “A low seat, please, not too close to the door, and some extra legroom for my Louis Vuitton.”
No stool, no food
I’m curious—what do you think? Is this a little extra service, or is it a bit excessive? And would it also be a dealbreaker if the handbag stools were all taken, meaning you’d choose another restaurant?
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