A bartender at Twin Peaks faced a “nightmare situation” when a customer took a photo of her without her consent. In a video with over 103,000 views, Angelina Puglisi (@angelinafaithp) shared how a regular at her local restaurant told her about a man taking inappropriate photos of her.
While working a regular shift, she had a customer wave her over. The man asked her about Twin Peaks’ photo policy, and she mentioned how customers have to ask for photos. That’s when the regular told her another man snapped photos of her.
Puglisi immediately went to get her manager and let him know about the exchange. The manager approached the alleged photographer and asked him to show his camera roll to him. He also asked to see the man’s recently deleted camera roll. There was nothing that indicated he had taken a photo, but Puglisi asserted that the customer had “enough time” to delete the evidence.
After that exchange, she went back to her regular to ask if he was “absolutely sure” about the photographer. They said yes, which aggravated the bartender. Later, when she went to check how much the alleged photo-taking table had tipped, she saw a $1 tip on a $128 check.
Twin Peaks Girls and photographs
You might have seen a photo of a friend on Facebook with a Twin Peaks girl, and that’s because, as Puglisi mentions, “ if you ask, we are more than happy to get a photo with you.”
Twin Peaks has social photography guidelines for its “Twin Peaks Girls,” which include smiling and looking happy in any photos taken of them, and they’ll generally say yes to posed photos with customers. That doesn’t include photos from behind, however.
Some commenters disagreed with this sentiment, arguing that Puglisi agreed to any photography by working in a public-facing role. “He’s in public..he can take a picture of anything,” one commenter wrote.
“Like I would tip some whiny waitress claiming I took a photo that I didn’t,” said one user.
“It doesn’t matter, it’s not illegal. You’re at a place of business,” another added.
@angelinafaithp The audacity some people have is bewildering? #bartender #storytime #twinpeaksgirls #serverlife #rant ♬ original sound – angelina puglisi
Technically, however, Twin Peaks is not a “public space.” It’s a private franchise and business. Many businesses ask customers not to take pictures of their staff. While the man did not need to show his camera roll to the manager since it’s his property, they can ask him to leave the establishment or to show the camera roll. That’s because Twin Peaks is within its right to ask a customer to leave or ban a customer for “any reason,” as long as it isn’t discriminatory.
Other commenters thought the customer should have tipped Puglisi. “Yikes, these comments are GROSS,” one commenter said. “You’re at YOUR JOB. You should feel safe at your place of employment and not be worried about creeps taking unsolicited photos of you!”
The Mary Sue has reached out to Puglisi and to Twin Peaks’ press team.
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