Would you like fries with that?

THL · 02-02-2008, 19:45 PM

All I wanted was a large iced tea and a filet-o-fish sandwich!!

So I tell that to the lady on the other side of the speaker at McD on my way to work tonight. I look at the screen and it has a DOUBLE filet-o-fish and a large SWEET tea.

So I try again.

This time the screen says TWO large SWEET teas, a regular filet-o-fish and she asks me what size fries I want.

Take three.

We add to the screen above a large iced tea. So I ask her to remove the fries and the two sweet teas.

Chicken McNuggets appear!!

I ask politely into the speaker, "Are you serious?" At this point everything goes away and a man's voice comes over the speaker confirming that I want sweet tea and a double filet-o-fish and asking what size fries I want.

I can now hear the guy in the car behind me hanging out his window laughing. I don't know what he was laughing about - he was up next.

I tell the guy behind the speaker that I am going to start over, and I do. I, as politely as I can, order a filet-o-fish sandwich and a large REGULAR PLAIN OL' iced tea. The screen is correct. I get to the window, hand over my card, and the lady (who has reappeared) asks if I want any sauce with that. I look at her, blink, take a deep breath and said "no thank you".

I get to the next window and the boy there did not have on head phones, so he did not get the chance to hear that whole exchange. He asks me also if I would like sauce. So I ask him, "Out of curiosity, what would I put the sauce on?" His reply? "The McNuggets."

Well OF COURSE!! *sigh*

I ended up with a large iced tea (Yay!) and a chicken McNugget happy meal with an apple juice.

No toy. No filet-o-fish. No sauce.

All I wanted was a large iced tea and a filet-o-fish sandwich. Which, strangely enough, is what my receipt says I should have gotten.

dave lukins · 02-02-2008, 19:56 PM

You are not having the best of weeks. Are you sure that the "speaker" guy isn't a Security guard from another place!!!

THL · 02-02-2008, 20:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dave lukins

You are not having the best of weeks. Are you sure that the "speaker" guy isn't a Security guard from another place!!!

Yeah. I am pretty much ready to go home, climb in bed and not come out until the groundhog says its ok.

(which, btw, happened in PA this morning and, Phil, the groundhog, said that there will be 6 more weeks of winter)
Punxsutawney Phil

dave lukins · 02-02-2008, 20:05 PM

"Groundhog"...so it's the same again tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow

Just watched the link..so so funny..I had to have a heart spray. .."Gobblers Knob!!! OH my God !! pass me me spray again. (The wife is trying to calm me down.)

THL · 02-02-2008, 20:09 PM

But here in IL, Woodstock Willie says winter will end soon:
Woodstock Willie

Ya gotta like a groundhog named Woodstock Willie

dave lukins · 02-02-2008, 20:19 PM

Please..me poor heart cant take much more:

"The groundhog whispers into my ear, then I have to convene with the Inner Circle, and collectively the Inner Circle interprets the prognostication, which this year was very positive," Sager said.

The Woodstock mayor translated for the crowd.

"I definitely did not see my shadow," he said, "so it looks like an early spring for us."

WOMAN!! call 911

Mobbme · 02-02-2008, 20:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by THL

All I wanted was a large iced tea and a filet-o-fish sandwich!!

So I tell that to the lady on the other side of the speaker at McD on my way to work tonight. I look at the screen and it has a DOUBLE filet-o-fish and a large SWEET tea.

So I try again.

This time the screen says TWO large SWEET teas, a regular filet-o-fish and she asks me what size fries I want.

Take three.

We add to the screen above a large iced tea. So I ask her to remove the fries and the two sweet teas.

Chicken McNuggets appear!!

I ask politely into the speaker, "Are you serious?" At this point everything goes away and a man's voice comes over the speaker confirming that I want sweet tea and a double filet-o-fish and asking what size fries I want.

I can now hear the guy in the car behind me hanging out his window laughing. I don't know what he was laughing about - he was up next.

I tell the guy behind the speaker that I am going to start over, and I do. I, as politely as I can, order a filet-o-fish sandwich and a large REGULAR PLAIN OL' iced tea. The screen is correct. I get to the window, hand over my card, and the lady (who has reappeared) asks if I want any sauce with that. I look at her, blink, take a deep breath and said "no thank you".

I get to the next window and the boy there did not have on head phones, so he did not get the chance to hear that whole exchange. He asks me also if I would like sauce. So I ask him, "Out of curiosity, what would I put the sauce on?" His reply? "The McNuggets."

Well OF COURSE!! *sigh*

I ended up with a large iced tea (Yay!) and a chicken McNugget happy meal with an apple juice.

No toy. No filet-o-fish. No sauce.

All I wanted was a large iced tea and a filet-o-fish sandwich. Which, strangely enough, is what my receipt says I should have gotten.

That happens all the time here. Do you guys have "hip hop minded" uniforms? Well, the workers are also "hip hop minded" over here. If you order and you confuse them, all you get from the workers is kissed teeth. You know that annoying sound one makes when kissing their lips/teeth together making that squishy sound? I've seen it happen at three different McDonalds, pisses the living HELL outta me.

Southie · 02-02-2008, 21:10 PM

Out of curiosity...did they speak english? You got your iced tea, but I would have gone back and said since you screwed up my order I want my toy!

**Shek** · 02-02-2008, 21:25 PM

Not McD's, but close enough

**Ironduke** · 02-02-2008, 21:44 PM

Big Mac Rap:

THL · 02-02-2008, 22:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Southie

Out of curiosity...did they speak english? You got your iced tea, but I would have gone back and said since you screwed up my order I want my toy!

If that was the only problem I could have handled it. I have actually given up at a drive through window before and ordered in spanish...AND got the order correct! This person actually spoke as good of or better English than I do!!

sappersgt · 02-02-2008, 23:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Southie

Out of curiosity...did they speak english? You got your iced tea, but I would have gone back and said since you screwed up my order I want my toy!

The other night I ordered the burrito platter and got a cheeseburger and fries. I did think it was kinda strange when he asked if I wanted ketchup. Ketchup on a burrito with beans and rice? I didn't check the bag until I was two exits down the freeway headed for home. Did I tell you Del Taco makes a passable cheese burger? Who woulda thought? Maybe I was just really hungry.

Debbie · 02-02-2008, 23:22 PM

All of this explains why fast food is merely a treat in my belly not to be partaken of anymore than once every few months.

**TopHatter** · 02-02-2008, 23:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by THL

I have actually given up at a drive through window before and ordered in spanish

But how did they understand you with that funny Costa Rican accent of yours?

Capt Bluesman · 02-03-2008, 13:02 PM

There is a reason why most fast food employees work there instead of, say, aeronautical engineering firms. Oh, you get the occasional budding genius saving money for college, but there ain't many of 'em.

Sorry you were deprived of your fishy goodness!

02-02-2008, 19:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
THL *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 06-23-05 Location: 35 minutes outside Chicago (please don't refer to it as "Chi-Town"...that's annoying) Posts: 5,711 Country:	Would you like fries with that? All I wanted was a large iced tea and a filet-o-fish sandwich!! So I tell that to the lady on the other side of the speaker at McD on my way to work tonight. I look at the screen and it has a DOUBLE filet-o-fish and a large SWEET tea. So I try again. This time the screen says TWO large SWEET teas, a regular filet-o-fish and she asks me what size fries I want. Take three. We add to the screen above a large iced tea. So I ask her to remove the fries and the two sweet teas. Chicken McNuggets appear!! I ask politely into the speaker, "Are you serious?" At this point everything goes away and a man's voice comes over the speaker confirming that I want sweet tea and a double filet-o-fish and asking what size fries I want. I can now hear the guy in the car behind me hanging out his window laughing. I don't know what he was laughing about - he was up next. I tell the guy behind the speaker that I am going to start over, and I do. I, as politely as I can, order a filet-o-fish sandwich and a large REGULAR PLAIN OL' iced tea. The screen is correct. I get to the window, hand over my card, and the lady (who has reappeared) asks if I want any sauce with that. I look at her, blink, take a deep breath and said "no thank you". I get to the next window and the boy there did not have on head phones, so he did not get the chance to hear that whole exchange. He asks me also if I would like sauce. So I ask him, "Out of curiosity, what would I put the sauce on?" His reply? "The McNuggets." Well OF COURSE!! sigh I ended up with a large iced tea (Yay!) and a chicken McNugget happy meal with an apple juice. No toy. No filet-o-fish. No sauce. All I wanted was a large iced tea and a filet-o-fish sandwich. Which, strangely enough, is what my receipt says I should have gotten. __________________ "To dream of the person you would like to be is to waste the person you are."-Sholem Asch "I always turn to the sports page first, which records people's accomplishments. The front page has nothing but man's failures."-Earl Warren "I didn't intend for this to take on a political tone. I'm just here for the drugs."-Nancy Reagan, when asked a political question at a "Just Say No" rally "He no play-a da game, he no make-a da rules."-Earl Butz, on the Pope's attitude toward birth control

02-02-2008, 20:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
dave lukins *Military Professional* Join Date: 01-04-07 Location: cheshire uk Posts: 5,509 Country:	"Groundhog"...so it's the same again tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow Just watched the link..so so funny..I had to have a heart spray. .."Gobblers Knob!!! OH my God !! pass me me spray again. (The wife is trying to calm me down.) Last edited by dave lukins : 02-02-2008 at 20:13 PM.

02-02-2008, 21:10 PM	#8 (permalink)
Southie USAF Retired TSgt *Military Professional* Join Date: 04-09-07 Location: Tampa FL Posts: 1,719 Country:	Out of curiosity...did they speak english? You got your iced tea, but I would have gone back and said since you screwed up my order I want my toy! __________________ "A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked." ~ Bernard Meltzer

02-02-2008, 21:25 PM	#9 (permalink)
Shek *Military Professional* Moderator Join Date: 02-23-05 Location: Krblachistan Posts: 7,958 Country:	Not McD's, but close enough __________________ "So little pains do the vulgar take in the investigation of truth, accepting readily the first story that comes to hand." Thucydides 1.20.3

02-02-2008, 21:44 PM	#10 (permalink)
Ironduke Burgomaster Join Date: 08-02-03 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 6,973 Country:	Big Mac Rap: __________________ The Buck Stops Here

02-02-2008, 19:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
dave lukins *Military Professional* Join Date: 01-04-07 Location: cheshire uk Posts: 5,509 Country:	You are not having the best of weeks. Are you sure that the "speaker" guy isn't a Security guard from another place!!!

02-02-2008, 20:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
THL *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 06-23-05 Location: 35 minutes outside Chicago (please don't refer to it as "Chi-Town"...that's annoying) Posts: 5,711 Country:	But here in IL, Woodstock Willie says winter will end soon: Woodstock Willie Ya gotta like a groundhog named Woodstock Willie

02-02-2008, 20:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
dave lukins *Military Professional* Join Date: 01-04-07 Location: cheshire uk Posts: 5,509 Country:	Please..me poor heart cant take much more: "The groundhog whispers into my ear, then I have to convene with the Inner Circle, and collectively the Inner Circle interprets the prognostication, which this year was very positive," Sager said. The Woodstock mayor translated for the crowd. "I definitely did not see my shadow," he said, "so it looks like an early spring for us." WOMAN!! call 911

02-02-2008, 23:22 PM	#13 (permalink)
Debbie WAB Cautioner of Poo *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 11-20-06 Location: BOONEYVILLE Wisconsin Posts: 4,102 Country:	All of this explains why fast food is merely a treat in my belly not to be partaken of anymore than once every few months. __________________ Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow up to Be Cowboys *Waylon Jennings*

02-03-2008, 13:02 PM	#15 (permalink)
Capt Bluesman Bluesman's beloved *Military Professional* Join Date: 12-23-07 Location: Vacaville, CA Posts: 144 Country:	There is a reason why most fast food employees work there instead of, say, aeronautical engineering firms. Oh, you get the occasional budding genius saving money for college, but there ain't many of 'em. Sorry you were deprived of your fishy goodness!

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