Your five biggest pet peeves about the fast food service industry?

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birdboy

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at the mcdonalds i work at, ketchup doesn't cost anything, but then again, maybe that's just australia...
it would be nice though if people didnt assume that their meal automatically comes with ketchup, if you dont want to ask for it after youve got your order, ask forit at the beginning
 

conceptual

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The laundry list of peeves here is why I only go to In 'n out burger and subway when I want fast food.

Great things about In 'n out: good quality food, workers aren't paid minimum wage (it's about $11 an hour I think for starting salary) and their menu could easily be written on your average napkin.

Great things about subway: Also great quality food, and they make your sammich right there in front of you. So when you see those dreaded (insert filling of choice here), you can say "hey! none of that now!"
 

Labyrinth

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Seriously though. I have an inate loathing of fast food and chain stores in general. I'm very much a cafe kind of person.

Starbucks is not a cafe. Nor is Gloria Jeans. Cafes generally serve coffee.
 

ZenMonkey47

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I always hated getting drinks that a half ice. I can understand if I'm going on a long road trip, but if I'm gonna be drinking it in the next 5 minutes that's just stingy.

Oh, and a fun way to blow your local order taker's mind is to ask for a cheeseburger but hold the cheese.
 

milskidasith

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jim_doki post=18.72287.754145 said:
its not a comeback, its a direct shot. people in the fast food industry have enough to worry about (ie minimum wage, the fact they get no respect from anyone, the abuse they cop on a daily basis, often family to support) without you yelling at them
Ok, somebody has self righteousness issues. I never said I yelled at people in the fast food industry... I don't. I also don't argue about crap or do any of the things you complained about (unless asking about putting onions on a burger qualifies). You seem like a disgruntled employee who thinks that because he has to work for minimum wage, you are entitled to be able to stereotype all customers who find anything wrong with *insert fast food joint here.*
 

MRMIdAS2k

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Ago Iterum post=18.72287.755009 said:
MRMIdAS2k post=18.72287.754967 said:
WHEN I ASK FOR A PLAIN BURGER I DO NOT MEAN I WANT KETCHUP, THAT NEGATES IS BEING PLAIN YOU STUPID FUCK!
I work at McDonalds, and the most annoying thing ever is when people don't make it clear enough what they want, if they're annoyingly picky. We're given our pre-sets, of what we make. And in some places, plain burger means just ketchup, therefor, if you weren't so stupid, you'd learn from experience and tell them at the till NO KETCHUP. It's NOT the cashiers fault what happens, and I hate people, with a passion, who have a go at cashiers for the kitchen workers mistakes. We're all human, just trying to earn a fucking living. Lay off man.
Yeah but PLAIN means PLAIN, not PLAIN WITH KETCHUP MUSTARD AND FUCKING GHERKINS.

If I ASK for a hamburger meal, I'd expect it, but PLAIN hamburger meal, means I WANT IT PLAIN. WHERE is the problem? It's not that I forget, I've ALWAYS eaten burgers plain, and I've been ordering them plain for 14 years, it's just the thick as shit people behind the counter don't understand the word plain MEANS plain, not "put what the fuck you want on it", I KNOW for A FACT there is a specific button in Burger King for PLAIN, it's just the dumbass operating it CAN'T BE FUCKING BOTHERED!
 

beemoh

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milskidasith post=18.72287.754061 said:
#2: Mayonaise. Why is it that it has to come on nearly all food nowadays? I remember when the only thing that went on burgers by default was ketchup...
Seals the bun.

IIRC, Ketchup is water-based and will soak into the bun, making it soggy, while Mayo is oil-based and won't, at least not as quickly.

If your burger-builder is doing it right, then the Ketchup goes on the patty and the Mayo on the bun, shielding the bread from the Ketchup.
 
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beemoh post=18.72287.755522 said:
milskidasith post=18.72287.754061 said:
#2: Mayonaise. Why is it that it has to come on nearly all food nowadays? I remember when the only thing that went on burgers by default was ketchup...
Seals the bun.

IIRC, Ketchup is water-based and will soak into the bun, making it soggy, while Mayo is oil-based and won't, at least not as quickly.

If your burger-builder is doing it right, then the Ketchup goes on the patty and the Mayo on the bun, shielding the bread from the Ketchup.
How do you know that?

For me It would have to be just the general quality of the food, Mcdonalds I'm looking at you.
 

Reaperman Wompa

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People who act rudely.

It's part of your job to put up with assholes with a smile so stop being a dick and take my order.

Other than that I've never had many problems.
 

Digitalpotato

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5. People who don't even give full orders and assume your psychic.
"I'll have a footlong." (Well what do I put on it?)
"I'll have a turkey sandwich." (Well how big?)
"I'll have Cheese." (What kind?)
"Sauce please." (Well what am I gonna put on it? For all I know you could even want me to reach other and put Marinara on it.)
"I'll have a wheat."

4. Customers who ignore you when you ask "Do you want this on your sandwich?" and then say when they do want it when you have to reach to the other side of the line.

3. People who complain about the line being slow when there are only two people on line and one person on one register for at least 50 people in line.

2. Mumblers and Grunters. Especially mumblers who get angry at you when you ask them to repeat themselves.

"Welcome to Subway how can I help you today?"
"illhavfootlongwheet."
"Excuse me?"
"ilhaffolongwee."
"Excuse me?"
"I SAID I WILL HAVE A FOOT LONG WHEAT I SAID IT THREE TIMES!"

"Welcome to subway how can I help you today?"
"I'll uuh foot long whuuut."
"Would you like cheese on that?"
*grunt*

"Do you want a copy of your receipt?"
"*Unintelligible response*"
"Excuse me?"
"*unintelligble response*"
"Is that a 'yes' or a 'no'?"
"*squeak*"

1. Rude customers who assume you don't speak english when you clearly just spoke fluent english to the last twenty people, ask for Herbs and Cheese bread when you JUST told the last FOUR people very clearly that you don't HAVE any herbs and cheese bread, try to scam you for a $5 foot long ("I'll have a footlong half-BMT half Turkey...wait that's not $5?"), accuse you of scamming them when a footlong costs way more than the menu price, don't shut off their mp3 players and make you repeat yourself when they don't hear you, put the ENTIRE line on hold instead of the person on the phone or the text message, order six foot-longs and complain when it takes forever to make 'em (That's why you CALL IN), and most importantly, people who PURPOSELY try to gum the line up as much as possible.

"Are you still doing a $5 foot long special?"
(They say this right next to a $5 foot long banner about 6 feet tall)
"I'll have a foot long double meat chicken breast."
(This takes awhile to microwave)
"NO NO NO WAIT! I'll have a double meat BMT!"
(They wait until you put it in the microwave to say this)
"Hmmm Provolone, Pepper Jack, White american? How about Swiss?"
(When there's a sign saying "We do not carry Swiss, sorry for the inconvenience" RIGHT in front of them)
"No sauce please...Just lettuce. *waits until it's being cut* NONONO WAIT I'll have Tomatoes on that! Is that all? yes....NONONO WAIT! I decided I want green peppers...I meant jalepenos! And I think I'll have Mustard on that....I meant Dijon mustard! That's all...NO WAIT! Salt and Pepper!"
(Holy cheese MAKE UP YOUR MIND!)
 

wewontdie11

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I know it takes a little extra preparation, but I hate it when I order a vegetable burger or something, and the person behind the counter looks at me like I've just clambered over and crapped on their face.

They're sitting there slack jawed, gawking at the cue like they have some kind of mental affliction only bothering themselves to do their minimum wage job when prompted to by their supervisor, and they have the gall to judge me because I eat vegetables instead of something that's probably less than 40% meat anyway? The bare faced cheek of it.
 

milskidasith

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I suppose the mayo thing makes a bit of sense.... But why not just put the ketchup in between the burger and something else? I mean, besides McDonald's, which doesn't even have mayo on the burgers anyway, most all joints have something besides the burger patty on it. Wouldn't putting it between the patty and the cheese or the lettuce work? (serious question, I'm actually kind of curious).

On another note, I actually like soggy burgers. Yes, it's weird, but eat a few White Castle Slider's and come back to me. Those things reek of onions and are soggy, and I love both aspects. Too bad we moved out of White Castle teritory a few years ago. :*(