(1): Every person in the world damned near has gone to McDonald's at some point in their life. Why do people study the drive-thru menu like it's the Rosetta Stone and they are suddenly struck blind by the sheer magnitude of it all? How in the hell could you not already know what you want by the time you get to the speaker? There are no McSurprises-- there really haven't been any McDonald menu shocks since the McRib and... well, of course, when the FDA mandated that everyone provide caloric intake/requirements. Even then, we're all, to some extent like: "MAN! 5,000 calories for a Big Mac, fries and the biggest coke in the world?? Must be why it tastes so good.... I'll have a number 1 please..."
(2) When did giving "special orders" get to be an okay thing to do in the drive-thru?? I shit you not... this is what I heard tonight: (Mini-van Mom): "Huuunnnyyyy... ya'll tell me what you want (of course 5 kids in the car and a simple fucking Happy Meal for each would not do!)"...5 minutes later: "Ok... 2 cheeseburgers, .. no wait... no ketchup on one and no onions on the other; then 2 hamburgers, no ketchup but add extra pickles and leave off the onions; 1 just plain hamburger-- just meat... no bun either (I swear!)... fries... small.. uh-huh..small... and 2 chocolate milks, 2 plain milks, 1 juice. OH! Can we have toys too? I have 3 boys and 2 girls. I'll just take a Big Mac with no lettuce and no middle bun." At this point I was about ready to jump out of my car and strangle this mini-van lady. Ya have to know that the person taking the order wants to start strangling her too but I'm pretty sure that mini-van Mom got some "special sauce" on her made to order Big Mac as a result.
When I FINALLY got up to the speaker to order I did so in less than 30 seconds. I even had exact change/money ready to go to give to the drive-thru cashier when I got there. Know how long it took from the time that I drove up until I drove away? It took 16 minutes; it took me all of 2 minutes to actually get my stuff (so a total of 3 minutes so far...) but Mini-Van Mom ate up (literally) the remaining 13 minutes.
The idea people is fast food drive-THRU-- not DriveUpStopNWaitForYourMealToBeCookedEspeciallyForYou,YesThisMeansYouToo. Micky-D's is like the MRE's of the fast food industry. Key words here: FAST food; drive THRU. This is McDonalds, not Burger King... you can't have it your way and you certainly don't NEED it YOUR way in the freakin' drive-thru.
Labels: McIrritated
