I've never been comped at any restaurant or bar.

I always thought that was a casino thing (to keep you drinking so that you gamble more) but I've never been to a casino. I live in Canada though, so we might have laws against that sort of thing.

Have you tried being really, really, ridiculously good looking?

Ahhh, I see. So the GP's whole spiel was just a humblebrag.

you don't have to be good looking. you just have to go to the same place frequently, and be friendly.

You don’t have to be, but it helps not to be bad looking.

I guess you missed the part where I talked about being friendly (or friends) with the waitstaff. Nice to know that you think I'm good looking though!