14 Happy Meals? Really?

[dakcp2001]

If you are going to order 14 happy meals, yes 14, with special orders ( no onions on 2 of them, no mustard on 2 of them, no pickles etc etc) PLEASE GO INSIDE NOT IN THE DRIVE THROUGH. It was the most bizarre thing I have ever seen. Some of this person's questions after ordering 14 happy meals:
"Do you have french fries"
Uh yea
"Do you have grilled chicken sandwiches?"
Yep
"Can I get grilled chicken sandwiches?"
Yes, how many would you like

that was about all I could stand before getting out of there as the drive thru line grew and grew. If it is your first time at McDonalds, and you are ordering enough for a million people, please go inside.




Guess who I was behind today while trying to get my large diet coke. Ended up stopping at the gas station instead.

 

[Miss Peach]

I disagree.

There is nothing that implies the drive up window is for small, simple orders. The drive up window is for convenience if you have a baby sleeping in the car, or a dog, or an infirmity or lots of other reasons.

But it doesn't mean it is going to be quicker to use it.

Although I may be mistaken, I don't eat fast food, and there may be an unwritten rule of some kind that I am unaware.

Cathy

 

[MIGrandma]

If you are going to order 14 happy meals, yes 14, with special orders ( no onions on 2 of them, no mustard on 2 of them, no pickles etc etc) PLEASE GO INSIDE NOT IN THE DRIVE THROUGH. It was the most bizarre thing I have ever seen. Some of this person's questions after ordering 14 happy meals:
"Do you have french fries"
Uh yea
"Do you have grilled chicken sandwiches?"
Yep
"Can I get grilled chicken sandwiches?"
Yes, how many would you like

that was about all I could stand before getting out of there as the drive thru line grew and grew. If it is your first time at McDonalds, and you are ordering enough for a million people, please go inside.




Guess who I was behind today while trying to get my large diet coke. Ended up stopping at the gas station instead.

I disagree.

There is nothing that implies the drive up window is for small, simple orders. The drive up window is for convenience if you have a baby sleeping in the car, or a dog, or an infirmity or lots of other reasons.

But it doesn't mean it is going to be quicker to use it.

Although I may be mistaken, I don't eat fast food, and there may be an unwritten rule of some kind that I am unaware.

Cathy

I agree with you, Miss Peach. I think the drive-up window is for the convenience of the person ordering.

To the OP, if she would have gone inside to order her 14 Happy Meals and you were behind her then too, would you have still complained?

 

[Tozzie]

If you are going to order 14 happy meals, yes 14, with special orders ( no onions on 2 of them, no mustard on 2 of them, no pickles etc etc) PLEASE GO INSIDE NOT IN THE DRIVE THROUGH. It was the most bizarre thing I have ever seen. Some of this person's questions after ordering 14 happy meals:
"Do you have french fries"
Uh yea
"Do you have grilled chicken sandwiches?"
Yep
"Can I get grilled chicken sandwiches?"
Yes, how many would you like

that was about all I could stand before getting out of there as the drive thru line grew and grew. If it is your first time at McDonalds, and you are ordering enough for a million people, please go inside.




Guess who I was behind today while trying to get my large diet coke. Ended up stopping at the gas station instead.

Why do they have to go inside? Drive throughs are a convience not express line .

 

[Bob NC]

Although I may be mistaken, I don't eat fast food, and there may be an unwritten rule of some kind that I am unaware.

Cathy

There is.

 

[lizabu]

sorry...I was hungry

 

[dakcp2001]

That depends on how considerate you are to others, I guess. Ordering 14 happy meals is probably going to hold up the line a bit, wouldn't you think? And since we are on the topic, if you are order 14 happy meals, wouldn't common sense dictate calling ahead with your order?


Going inside there is more than one line,and others inside can choose another. In the drive through, there is just one line.

If I had a large complicated order, I would go inside.

 

[Sarah_Rose]

Yup, I use the drive thru so I don't have to carry multiple meals (along with multiple drinks) out of the store, along with a cranky toddler in tow. I worked at a McDonalds for 7 years (grade 10 high school through the end of college) and believe me, we saw it all. It's probably faster and easier for you to park and run in to buy your single drink.

Now, a Panda Express with a drive through opened up near our house, and that one is always good for a laugh. At least the ordering process at McDonalds is pretty straight forward..... watching someone pull up to Panda Express and order "chicken" is pretty funny. The look on the person's face when they were charged $14 for a large entree orange chicken (enough to feed a large family.... I assume they were looking for a single combo) was pretty good!

 

[Coconut36]

I disagree.

There is nothing that implies the drive up window is for small, simple orders. The drive up window is for convenience if you have a baby sleeping in the car, or a dog, or an infirmity or lots of other reasons.

But it doesn't mean it is going to be quicker to use it.

Although I may be mistaken, I don't eat fast food, and there may be an unwritten rule of some kind that I am unaware.

Cathy

I agree. IMO the drive up window does not equal small or fast orders. It simply means you don't want to get out and go in. Big or small I don't think it matters. The people standing inside have to wait for them to do this just like you do in the car so it really doesn't matter. Me, I would rather be sitting in my car listening to music/the radio than standing inside waiting because the person in front of me has a giant order. Big order is a big order..somebody has to wait while they order and process it and I am totally unaware of any rule that indicates you can't do that in the drive through.

Then you have to factor in..how is someone placing a large order like 14 Happy Meals and 14 drinks (as drinks come with them) going to easily get it to their car? That type of situation is perfect for a drive through.

 

[dakcp2001]

I am actually so shocked by the responses, I had to post a poll. I have always been under the impression the dt was for simple and quick. I have always gone in if I had anything complicated or special order that might tie up the line.

 

[dakcp2001]

I agree. IMO the drive up window does not equal small or fast orders. It simply means you don't want to get out and go in. Big or small I don't think it matters. The people standing inside have to wait for them to do this just like you do in the car so it really doesn't matter. Me, I would rather be sitting in my car listening to music/the radio than standing inside waiting because the person in front of me has a giant order. Big order is a big order..somebody has to wait while they order and process it and I am totally unaware of any rule that indicates you can't do that in the drive through.

Then you have to factor in..how is someone placing a large order like 14 Happy Meals and 14 drinks (as drinks come with them) going to easily get it to their car? That type of situation is perfect for a drive through.

Not for everyone behind them.

 

[Coconut36]

Why do you assume it is for simple and quick? I think it is for convenience not speed or simplicity.

What is better about making people wait inside vs in their car?

 

[Scurvy]

I agree with previous posters. If I was ordering 14 meals and drinks I would definitely be using the drive through because there's no way I'd be able to carry all that out to my car!

ETA - I've never thought of the drive through as being an express line. I think it's for people who can't or don't want to go in to order for any reason. I do think it's considerate to those behind you for you to be as quick as possible when placing your order and paying, but that's the case inside as well. I find complicated orders easier to deal with inside, but sometimes it just isn't possible to go inside to order even when the order is more complicated.

 

[Tozzie]

That depends on how considerate you are to others, I guess. Ordering 14 happy meals is probably going to hold up the line a bit, wouldn't you think? And since we are on the topic, if you are order 14 happy meals, wouldn't common sense dictate calling ahead with your order?


Going inside there is more than one line,and others inside can choose another. In the drive through, there is just one line.

If I had a large complicated order, I would go inside.

Are you kidding me, the person isn't considerate because she chose to use the drive thru instead of going inside. Ordering 14 happy meals inside is going to hold up that line as well, THE DRIVE THRU IS NOT AN EXPRESS LINE NOR IS IT MEANT TO BE. It is an option to purchase your food regardless if you are purchasing $2.00 or $100.00 worth of food.

 

[Coconut36]

Not for everyone behind them.

OK so what about the people inside waiting? It's OK for them to have to wait but not the people sitting on their hiney in the car? The drive through is NOT express or speedy. It is simply a way to order without going in. I have never amongst friends and family or former fast food workers ever received a hint anyone views it as an express way to order or that it is intended for only small easy orders.

 

[FlyingDumbo]

OK so what about the people inside waiting? It's OK for them to have to wait but not the people sitting on their hiney in the car? The drive through is NOT express or speedy. It is simply a way to order without going in but I have never amongst friends and family or former fast food workers ever received a hint anyone views it as an express way to order.

There are multiple lines inside.

I am from New England and I agree with the OP. DT is for quick orders and meant to be speedy! I get peeved if the dt moves slow. Especially for my coffee!

 

[Bob NC]

THE DRIVE THRU IS NOT AN EXPRESS LINE NOR IS IT MEANT TO BE.

The CAPS finally convinced me, I was on the fence until now.

 

[Coconut36]

There are multiple lines inside.

I am from New England and I agree with the OP. DT is for quick orders and meant to be speedy! I get peeved if the dt moves slow. Especially for my coffee!

I am in the SW and I disagree there are multiple lines open. In my experience 1 is open, maybe 2 during peak times. There are waits inside just like in the drive through. 14 happy meals inside or out, it doesn't matter. It will take time and people behind will have to wait. Me, I think it is better to wait in the comfort of my car with music and a/c or heat vs standing in the crowded noisy interior of the establishment.

ETA-In some places during slow times the drive through person and the counter person are one in the same so there is one person servicing inside and outside.

 

[Tozzie]

The CAPS finally convinced me, I was on the fence until now.

You are very snarky which is unessesary especially since I quoted the original poster because she seems to think it is an express line, but if that's what makes your day...

 

[MIGrandma]

There is.

I've never heard of one. Please tell us what the "unwritten rule" entails.