When supposedly "fast" things aren't fast: A Vent

[tigercat]

I can't have bread so when I go to Wendy's or wherever I will say I want ...chicken burger with all the trimmings just no bun, put it on a plate. They look at me as if I have 3 heads. They then ask me where they should put the bun?? I don't want the bun. They then will put the burger on a plate and hand it to me. I get it plain. I don't want it plain. I want the tomatos onions ect. I really don't know why it is so hard to put something on a plate and add all the ingredients that you usually would get. Today I got a falafal on a pita that included lettuce, tomato's onions and dressing. I asked for it on the plate with all the trimmings. What did I get?? 3 pieces of falafal. Nothing else. My daughter got the sandwich and got everything.
tigercat

 

[kaytieeldr]

In the supermarket or a retail store, the Express Lane is the Express Lane based solely on the number of items being purchased/scanned - so unless you're shopping at Luv Bunnies' former supermarket, any customer in that lane is as entitled as any customer in any other lane to 'argue' the price if something rings up wrong. Most of those stores have self-check lines where you, the customer, are in complete control of the speed of the transaction.

 

[LBIJim]

Dont get me started on the "fast food" place by my house. If there's more than 3 cars in the drive through its a minimum 20 minute wait. I swear one day I was there more than 40minutes and I was the 4th car in line.
The other night we were there for half hour or so and we pulled up to the car behind the speaker. IT IS THAT SLOW!!!

I feel like complaining to management but no good will come so I just drive elsewhere to avoid the frustration! lol

I find it's ALWAYS quicker to park, go in, place your order, wait a few minutes to get it, leave, get back in your car, and drive away if there's more than 3 or so cars in the drive-thru lane of many fast food places.

Sometimes there's like 10 cars in the drive-thru lane, but next to no one in the actual restaurant. You can go in, get served, eat, and leave before that 10th car even places their order. Many people are just too lazy to get out of their cars.

Jim

 

[Carly_Roach]

The very sweet sales associate wanted to show us a "5 minute" presentation about diamonds. We agreed, because she "promised promised promised" it would "really only take 5 minutes". It was a whopping 30 minute presentation. We shouldn't have been so polite and just said we wanted to see the wedding bands.

I'm an efficiency/time manager, so when someone says to me, "It'll only take 5 minutes" I'm likely to dig out my stopwatch from my purse and say, "It'd better. Go! *click*" DH probably might have been embarassed but I'm sorry, my time is valuable.

The presenter is getting paid to do the presentation. I'm not. That 30 minute presentation would have ended at 5 minutes whether the presenter was done or not. But that's just me. I take time management very seriously. When people stupidly say, "It'll only take a minute" I hold them to that.

 

[barkley]

I can't have bread so when I go to Wendy's or wherever I will say I want ...chicken burger with all the trimmings just no bun, put it on a plate. They look at me as if I have 3 heads. They then ask me where they should put the bun?? I don't want the bun. They then will put the burger on a plate and hand it to me. I get it plain. I don't want it plain. I want the tomatos onions ect. I really don't know why it is so hard to put something on a plate and add all the ingredients that you usually would get. Today I got a falafal on a pita that included lettuce, tomato's onions and dressing. I asked for it on the plate with all the trimmings. What did I get?? 3 pieces of falafal. Nothing else. My daughter got the sandwich and got everything.
tigercat

you would have the loved the area i used to live in. when the atkins diet got realy popular, there were so many people requesting fast food items without buns all the drive through places just began asking everyone if they wanted their order "regular" or "atkins".

i learned quickly in my new area that if you ask a fast food place for something with "cheese only"-that is literaly what you get. an order at taco bell for a crispy taco, cheese only means you end up with a taco shell filled with just shredded cheese (an abundence of vegetarians have created this issue).

 

[cm8]

I find it's ALWAYS quicker to park, go in, place your order, wait a few minutes to get it, leave, get back in your car, and drive away if there's more than 3 or so cars in the drive-thru lane of many fast food places.

Sometimes there's like 10 cars in the drive-thru lane, but next to no one in the actual restaurant. You can go in, get served, eat, and leave before that 10th car even places their order. Many people are just too lazy to get out of their cars.

Jim

 

[Imzadi]

Or Express lane at grocery store:
I will say something if the cashier won't about too many items.
And sometimes newer employees will be acting like they are in slow motion working the express lane.

In the supermarket or a retail store, the Express Lane is the Express Lane based solely on the number of items being purchased/scanned -

Yes, apparently, (from having spent eons waiting in various lines, ) Express has nothing to do with speed. In fact, I think the managers purposely put the new employees there, thinking less items per person is somehow easier for them.

 

[kaytieeldr]

Well, that's something I like about Hannaford/Shop & Save: they'll put a sign at the entrance to the register aisle, warning the customer that the cashier is new and in training. On the other hand, they always have a second express lane open when one is being used for training

 

[Hollywoodhaha]

What a Burger here is SO SLOW.
Sometimes they have the person pull over to keep the line moving..

But with the plain thing..I am extremely picky and always say "can I have a number 1 plain with only cheese"
and I get asked "do you want only a meat and bread?"
Erhm, that's kinda what I asked for..

Or if breakfast ends at 11 at Mcdonalds, I pull up at 10:00 and the lady says "i'm sorry m'am but we are serving lunch"

 

[rie'smom]

In our town, Burger King is the worst. If there are no cars in line, prepare to wait 20 minutes. My daughter likes BK but I will no longer patronize that place.

 

[Imzadi]

What a Burger here is SO SLOW.
Sometimes they have the person pull over to keep the line moving..

But with the plain thing..I am extremely picky and always say "can I have a number 1 plain with only cheese"
and I get asked "do you want only a meat and bread?"
Erhm, that's kinda what I asked for..

Or if breakfast ends at 11 at Mcdonalds, I pull up at 10:00 and the lady says "i'm sorry m'am but we are serving lunch"

According to the previous posts, at least your BK realizes you might want MEAT.


I went to one of those combo fast food places once, that have something like Kentucky Fried Chicken, Taco Bell & Pizza Hut. I drive up to the speaker and ask for the personal pan, Supreme pizza.

The girl over the speaker: You want what?
Me: The personal pan, Supreme pizza.
Girl: But, that's pizza???

So now, I am literally looking around for the hidden Candid Camera.

I stare at the menu board again, YES, Pizza Hut is there, listing the personal pan, Supreme pizza.

Me: Yes, I want the personal pan, Supreme pizza.
Girl: We sell Kentucky Fried Chicken.
Me: Yes, and you sell Pizza Hut pizza,too.
Girl: Wait a minute... (muffled voices over speaker) . . . Okay, one personal pan, Supreme pizza. Drive up, please.

I had to literally check the box when she gave it to me, to be sure it wasn't filled with KFC.

In our town, Burger King is the worst. If there are no cars in line, prepare to wait 20 minutes. My daughter likes BK but I will no longer patronize that place.

Oh, yes, I've been to those. They don't bother having any pre-cooked. They wait for each individual person to arrive. God forbid you want something normal, like a Whopper or cheeseburger, that everyone else might order, too, and might want to have a few of on hand.