Ok, either I am getting old and crotchety (don't tell me if I am!) or people are getting stupider by the day!
Case in point. I took the kids to the zoo yesterday. The zoo is a 45 minute drive from our house, so to save time, I thought I'd do McDonalds for breakfast. I know...really nutritious right? But hey, I figure once every few months won't kill them and the time saved was worth it (it also meant I didn't have to make breakfast for them! haha).
So. We pull into McDonalds and go in. I have long ago given up on drive thru. They screw up the order so often that I am tired of pulling away and getting a half mile down the road only to hear "Mom, my burger has ONIONS on it!"...ugh...so...
We stand in line and realize that at the late hour of 10:30 they no longer are serving breakfast. That should have been my first clue that this was not going to be a good experience! WHO in their right mind eats lunch at 10:30? Turns out, US! lol...
So the kids pick what they want. I order it and figure it is easy to understand. I don't have an accent. I don't have a speech impediment. I am articulate. So, here is what I said "I'll have one number 8 meal, no tomato, no sauce. I'll also have one number 6 meal just the way it is". Simple right? Apparently NOT. Her: "So that's one number 8 and one number 6". Me: "Yes, but the number 8 has no tomato and no sauce". Her: "No tomato or sauce on the number 8?" Me: "Right". Her: "And the number 6 has no changes?" Me: "No, no changes". So we wait THIRTY MINUTES!!! Hello, this was supposed to be a time saver!!!! We get the two drink cups and the kids fill them up. We finally get our order. A number 8 no sauce and no tomato. Uh...WHERE is the number 6? "Oh...you wanted a number 6?"
Ok, I am not trying to be rude or mean..but working at McDonalds does not require a degree and is NOT rocket science people!!! How hard is it to punch in a few buttons to reflect an order of two meals????
I guess I was being a bit hard on the poor gal though...after all, I HAD taken the kids to McDonalds last week (ok, that makes it more than once every few months but it's summer and my hubby is out to sea ok?!) and had the same problem placing my order. They screwed that order up too.
Needless to say, those two trips to McDonalds are it for us for the next few months...heck, it might be more than a few months.
I am now on the search for a quick (not McDonalds), reasonably healthy (NOT McDonalds!) restaruant where the employees are a little smarter than your average bear (DEFINITELY not McDonalds!!!).
Any suggestions?
Hugs to all,
Jaye
2 comments:
McDonalds (the world over) makes so many ridiculous mistakes like that that in my family, we term any bad experience with or at any service industry a "McDonalds experience." How's that for a legacy, McDonalds?! I prefer Wendy's. They're much quicker, and a special order (I rarely order anything exactly as it comes) doesn't confuse them or otherwise slow them down. Plus, they serve breakfast now!
You know, now that you've reminded me, I recall Wendy's also having some nice choices that aren't fat laden artery cloggers!
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