Originally Posted by
flyquiet
I wondered if that was my confusion, and it seems correct. It could have been presented much less unappealingly even on the same dish, however. It was consistent with the crew's level of care regarding PDB (none), nuts (warmed but cooled off before serving), cookie (ditto), etc.
Regarding the PDB, once in awhile I will be on board without IROPS and no PDB is offered, and no explanation is offered. Not the biggest deal but I always wonder why crew don't simply advise the J pax "sorry folks, but no PDB due to X reasons"... I'd rather have a reason provided than zero communication at all, and in your case it seems the latter for everything.
And yes, when you fly 400+ flights a year, raising this (politely) with crew gets tiresome. But then again, it's partially my fault you got this shoddy service.