They F*ck You at the Drive Thru
As I went through the Mickey D’s drive thru yesterday to grab a quick and fattening-but-oh-so-tasty lunch, I placed my usual order:
McDouble, no onions
Large Fries
Sweet tea, no ice
Yes, I’m one of those people, the ones who want to break away from the default not-so-fast-food preparation and get it my own way. It’s not because I’m trying to be a pain though I don’t really care if I am one. I just want what I want, is that so bad? I mean, I am paying for it, so it seems I should get what I’m paying for, no?
I don’t get onions because they give me bad breath. I don’t like onion breath. On me or anyone else.
And I don’t get ice in my tea because if I do, then the cup is 2/3 full of ice and only 1/3 full of tea. That’s just not good economics, in my humble opinion. Why pay for ice? If I want ice, I’ll add it when I get home. But it’s tea, people. And hot, warm or cold, it still tastes like tea. So going sans ice is no problemo for this chick.
Anyhoots. I always watch the order screen as I place my order at Mickey D’s. When I say “no onions,” then “no onions” shows up on the screen. And ditto when I say “no ice” in the Sweet Tea. That’s just visual confirmation that I am indeed going to get what I ordered. But yesterday, when the gal took my order, I did not see “no ice” under my order of Sweet Tea. So, just to be clear, I repeated it for her: “and no ice in that Sweet Tea, please.” To which she replies, “yes, OK.”
So I pull up to the 1st window, which still amazes me is in use, by the way, for the simple fact that it was put to use as a means to speed up the “fast food” process. But I personally haven’t noticed any change in pace at the drive thru since the extra window’s implementation, so what is the point? But I paid for my order and pulled ahead and waited (naturally) for my food and beverage.
The giddy gal at window #2 [and why is she so giddy if she works at Mickey D's?] hands me my Sweet Tea. And what is that noise I hear inside my decidedly un-eco-friendly styrofoam cup? Um, that’s right. It’s ICE. So, being that I’m one of those people, I promptly hand my environment-killing cup back to her and say, “I requested this with no ice. Twice, in fact.” And as I did so, I couldn’t help but flashback to one of my all time favorite movie moments. It’s from Lethal Weapon 2. The Drive Thru scene. Where Joe Pesci’s character, Leo Getz, lays the much needed smack down on drive thru service everywhere. And I literally laughed out loud, right there in my car.
If you’ve seen it, you know what I’m talking about, but if you haven’t, you have to see the clip. [CAUTION: Rampant F-Bombs Ahead!]
That scene with Leo still gets me every time I see it. He is oh so right. They F*ck You at the Drive Thru. But thanks to Leo, I always check my order, before I drive away.
I’m sure the drive thru gal thought I was insane, sitting there laughing to myself in my car. But she pretended not to notice and apologized for the fast food faux pas with my tea as she handed me a new one, without ice. And I’m equally sure she had a good laugh herself with a co-worker or two after I drove away.
Coworker, to the snickering drive thru gal: What is so funny?
Drive thru gal: Nothing. Just one of those people.
When I move out of texas, I’m gonna miss my sweet tea.
Our McD’s screws up our order every time. But usually,it’s forgetting to put straws in the bag, or giving my boy a girl toy, or my girl a boy toy, in their Happy Meal. Let me just say that the wrath of a child who doesn’t get the Happy Meal toy that they were expecting, and gets the wrong GENDER toy, is not fun to endure in the car!
I hear you on that, gigi! My grandson has had a meltdown or two under similar circumstances. LOL
I’m very, very, very picky about my food. I could write a book about the things I won’t eat because it looks funny, smells funny or I don’t like the name of the food. (Yes, I know this is weird. I do not care.) So when I order something (even a friggin drink) I’m very specific about how I want it. I almost never leave the restaurant without checking my order and I’m the customer that will drive back to a place from miles away with the messed up order to get it straight.
Well I have been known to drive back to a restaurant a time or two myself, P.S., so I can relate there. I just want what I ordered and what I paid for.
Stopping by from SITS – great post! I am one of those people too, except I always request extra ice in my tea! I know I’m not getting as much tea for my money, but I cannot drink it luke warm or even cool. I’m obsessed with all drinks freezing cold and refreshing. I guess I should just stick to slurpees.
My Hubs is like that too, Veronica. He wants ice, and lots of it! I don’t mind warm tea. Now pop would be another story…yuck! But tea for me, no problemo. Thanks for visiting!