Did you ever try to find her on social media after that? My best friend had almost the same thing happen at a diner in Chicago. She went every Sunday for like two years and the waitress always had her coffee ready and knew her usual eggs benedict order without asking. Then one weekend the waitress just wasn’t there anymore, and nobody at the diner would say where she went. Later my friend found out from another regular that she had moved to take care of her sick mom in Florida. My friend still talks about her sometimes, like she lost a close friend, not a waitress. It’s funny how someone you never really talk to can become such a steady part of your week without you noticing.

Wait till you get a driver who throws the bag on the seat and those snap lids pop right off. I ran a biryani popup for two years and switched back to foil after compartment boxes cracked in the cold during winter deliveries. The plastic gets brittle under 40 degrees and the hinges snap, then you got sauce mixing into rice and a customer who thinks you're cheap. Foil tins might dent but they never split open, and a little extra tape around the paper lid stops most leaks. You traded three spills for a new set of problems that show up when it gets cold or the driver stacks too many bags.