Jabba the Hut, McDonalds stoner, and Idiot College Boy!

[blas]

Yes this all happened in a HALF HOUR....

I just got back from the grocery store and McDonalds drive thru...

I only had two items at the grocery store, but needed a cart (two 6 packs of mt dew 12 oz bottles. They come a little case with plastic wrapping). I like pushing carts and I always return em, so don't give me shit for it lol.

I went to approach a checkout lane when Jabba the Hut HERSELF (not himself, herself! Wait, maybe it was Sally Struthers on South Park?) tried to beat me to it. I mean this woman was a HUGE, obnoxious looking slob. Since I'm smaller and faster, she failed. She was not happy with this.

Jabba had a small child with her, and the child was merely babbling like kids do. Not loud, not obnoxious, just talking to the air.....and Jabba flipped the hell out!Jabba was flipping out at the child for talking. "YOU BE QUIET! STOP IT!" she yelled with such a boisterous tone that everyone turned and stared at her.

The child asked a question and Jabba flipped out again, again using the outdoor voice. "NO WE AINT GOIN NOWHERE, YA HEAR ME?!"

I hadn't even gotten the chance to put my two items on the conveyer belt when Jabba started FLINGING items onto the belt. I shoved some of them back and put my two items on the belt (there were no separation blocks at this register). Jabba either snarled or hissed at me. I couldn't figure out which. Thankfully I didn't get a shower of spittle with it!

Jabba continued flipping out on the poor kid throughout my entire transaction. I felt so bad for that poor cashier........someone get Luke to help us all before Jabba screams and eats everyone in sight!

After that, I stopped at the McDonalds closest to where I used to live. A bad choice on my part, but it was right on the way. I had been on the side of town I used to live on and thought it dumb to go to the other side of town to go to another McDonalds.

Stupid stoner goes "Welcome to......McDonalds.....can I take your.........orrrrrrder?"

Again, like every moron that works at that McDonalds, he punches in "Only onions" instead of only ketchup. Since he seemed pretty slow, I made him assure me at the drive thru that he had fixed it and there would be NO onions on it. I'm sorry to come across as such a bitch, but I do not pay to eat food I don't want, and when I speak clear perfect English there is NO excuse to not hear what I say and no excuse as to lie and say they fixed it and I receive burgers with only onions on them. It has happened before. Person at drive thru says they'll fix it, and I still get only onions. Yeah, the bottom of the barrel people at that McDonalds.

There was another slow stoner working the 2nd window. He was holding my drink in his hand but looking the other way, talking to another employee. I gave him 30 seconds to turn around before I finally just snatched the drink. My God....pay ATTENTION. Are you stupid or something?! He then got my bag and tried to do the talk thing again with his back turned, but I quickly snatched the bag and he just rolled his eyes at me. Don't roll your eyes at me, stupid kid. Not even a word. Not even a "here you go" or "thank you, have a good day". Just an eye roll and a stupid Look.

I park and check my burgers out. The fucking retard sure fixed the only onion problem.....but what did he forget? ONLY ketchup. I had two plain burgers. I guess I shouldn't complain, but my God......so stupid, so stupid it hurts!

As I'm driving down the highway home, an Oldsmobile Bravada with a UWEC bumper sticker is in the lane next to me. Four guys occupy the vehicle. Of course, out of all 4, the ugliest nastiest looking one is the one who starts making hand gestures and sticking his head out the window and trying to "Woo hoo" me.

He kept with the waving and other gestures, and I stuck my arm out the window and gave him the one finger salute. He then made the "peace" sign and I figured he'd given up. Nope. I'd made it worse. He stuck nearly his entire upper body out the window and tried yelling stuff at me. I couldn't tell if he was swearing or still catcalling me.

After what was only 3 miles but seemed more like 30 (when you're uncomfortable like that, time crawls.....and with the way traffic was, there was no avoiding this clown), I finally got to make my right turn onto a residential street by where I live. There's a red light and I have to yield before turning right. He yells "CAN I GET YOUR NUMBER BEAUTIFUL!" and I yelled back "TAKE A SHOWER, NASTY!"

Thanks Jabba, Idiot Stoner, and Idiot College Guy, for ruining my afternoon errands.

[ditchdj]

Wow Blas. You still attract the best dont you.

[Ree]

Umm...we have a few people on the board who work at McDonald's. Your comments weren't exactly fair to them.

Way to generalize, just because you've had some bad experiences.

Sounds like you had quite a morning, though.

[JustADude]

Can't suggest much for #1 and #3, but report the McDonald's to Corporate!!

As a former McSlave, I can tell you for a fact that they come down hard on places that get too many customer complaints for crappy service, because one of the other franchise owners in the area lost their license to operate a McD's due to too many people bitching about just that. I know because the owner of the place I work at, and 2 others, bought the guy out (for a total of 4) since he had good sales, just lousy training and business practices.

[blas]

No no, I wasn't generalizing every McDonalds employee, I kept repeating myself "that McDonalds" "that McDonalds"....

I suppose with all that babble babble going on in there it was hard to catch that.

There are 5 McDonalds around here and the only one I ever have trouble with is that one. From now on I will not sacrifice value for what's closer or faster.

In all my stories ranting about McDonalds getting my order wrong, that's the one I'm talking about. Just that one. Just the people who work at THAT one.

Please people, I know better than to generalize all fast food workers.

[Sofar]

Stupid stoner goes "Welcome to......McDonalds.....can I take your.........orrrrrrder?"

Again, like every moron that works at that McDonalds, he punches in "Only onions" instead of only ketchup. Since he seemed pretty slow, I made him assure me at the drive thru that he had fixed it and there would be NO onions on it. I'm sorry to come across as such a bitch, but I do not pay to eat food I don't want, and when I speak clear perfect English there is NO excuse to not hear what I say and no excuse as to lie and say they fixed it and I receive burgers with only onions on them. It has happened before. Person at drive thru says they'll fix it, and I still get only onions. Yeah, the bottom of the barrel people at that McDonalds.

I greet customers like that every once and a while. I'm all bouncy and gay and smiling that cheeky smile of mine for three customers and then I break into a monotone for the last one in line. "welcome to hades burger home of the hades burger may i take your order."

The problem is those goddamn machines. You press a button and it instantly prints out in the kitchen. It's supposed to make things run quicker, honestly I think they should go back to the old way, make a pile of burgers and hand them out, people who want special orders can wait four minutes. I punch the wrong goddamn button on my register all the time. It's unavoidable when you're taking orders as quickly as I am, but on my register you can fix your goddamn mistakes. It don't print out until I tell it to. It's ricockulous to expect someone never to hit the wrong button, at least it should wait five seconds before printing out in the kitchen, or maybe they could go back to using the intercom. Remember those intercoms? But of course, my restaurant ain't that high volume. I feed about a hundred people in a five hour shift, a busy McDonald's can do ten times that.

[blas]

That's what I don't understand. I'm thinking the only onions button must be right next to the only ketchup button....

But if you hit the wrong button, and the customer corrects you, what's the best thing to do? Fix it and yell "Hey that's an only ketchup on those two burgers, sorry guys!" and that way the order gets fixed correctly OR not fix it or not tell the people making burgers about the change so they assume it's still only onions, and then risk the customer getting angry?

The whole thing can be avoided by just fixing the problem and not doing it half assed or lying and saying you fixed it but you didn't.

Again, I was not generalizing ALL McDonalds employees. It's just THAT McDonalds. Everyone that works there seems to only have 1 brain cell, if that. When I moved, I started going to a closer McDonalds to my new place, and they haven't screwed up my order yet, and I go there quite often and see many different people working there.

I guess each McDonalds is different and has different standards. But I've learned my lesson. I should have stopped going there even before I moved. From now on, I won't sacrifice for what's closest. I'll go to the other side of town if it means getting my order right.

Btw, a funny little fact about the other McDonalds, the better one. Their speaker has been blown out for a couple of weeks (I don't know why they haven't fixed it) or the person talking on it talks too loud, because every time I pull up, it sounds like Charlie Brown's teacher "Mrrrph bbrrrrmmp brrrrmp?" and I can't control my laughter. I laugh all the way to the first window, expecting the person to open up the window and continue with "Mrrph brrrmmp!"

[Bloodsoul]

That last comment makes me want to watch Space Balls, now. ^_^

..well, atleast Jabba didn't pull a rat out of her purse and start eating it.

[Becks]

"Welcome to......McDonalds.....can I take your.........orrrrrrder?"

Makes me think of Keenan and Kel doing their "Good Burger" skit before they made the movie.

[JustADude]

No no, I wasn't generalizing every McDonalds employee, I kept repeating myself "that McDonalds" "that McDonalds"....

I suppose with all that babble babble going on in there it was hard to catch that.

Actually, I got that completely.

I meant it when I said you should call corporate. Don't complain in general, report that specific McDonald's as having consistently bad service.

[tollbaby]

blas, no offense, but did you even bother saying, "excuse me?" to the guy at the 2nd window? I'd roll my eyes at you too if you just grabbed things out of my hands. Matter of fact, I'd probably comment. You mentioned "waiting for 30 seconds", but you never mentioned whether you actually opened your mouth. Kind of sounds like you set them up to fail in that instance (and yeah, if that McDonald's messes up your order EVERY time, stop going there!... Instead of getting pissed each and every time, why not just avoid it?)

[Greenday]

For future reference, hutts go through male AND female stages in their lives. I guess that hutt was just in their female stage.

This is why you should carry around some rotten fruit in your car. Just throw it at the morons and everything will be better.

[blas]

tollbaby I hadn't been to that McDonalds in a while. I figured since it was right on my way home, I'd just go there since it'd been a while.

How does a McDonalds employee open the window (signifying they are ready to give you your drink or your bag) and then proceed to just stand there with their back turned, dangling your drink? They usually keep the window closed until they are ready to give you your stuff. It was rude on both of our parts, but he should have kept me waiting with the window closed if he was going to just stand there.

No worries. I won't be stopping there again. I have others to pick from, and from now on, I won't be so hell bent on saving time or gas. If I want McDonalds so bad, I'll go to another one.

[redzz25]

yup

I greet customers like that every once and a while. I'm all bouncy and gay and smiling that cheeky smile of mine for three customers and then I break into a monotone for the last one in line. "welcome to hades burger home of the hades burger may i take your order."

The problem is those goddamn machines. You press a button and it instantly prints out in the kitchen. It's supposed to make things run quicker, honestly I think they should go back to the old way, make a pile of burgers and hand them out, people who want special orders can wait four minutes. I punch the wrong goddamn button on my register all the time. It's unavoidable when you're taking orders as quickly as I am, but on my register you can fix your goddamn mistakes. It don't print out until I tell it to. It's ricockulous to expect someone never to hit the wrong button, at least it should wait five seconds before printing out in the kitchen, or maybe they could go back to using the intercom. Remember those intercoms? But of course, my restaurant ain't that high volume. I feed about a hundred people in a five hour shift, a busy McDonald's can do ten times that.

I aggrizle. I punch dat wrong button all da time and my boss man be gettin all up in my grill bout it. It IS ricockulous to expect somebody to punch all da right buttons all da time! I think dey should go back to just plain hollerin at each other. Foget dat intercom shizzle mang! It be workin just to yell "hey Cletus! All onions on the bizzle my nizzle!"

[Eireann]

Blas, there's a Bloom Country cartoon that shows exactly what you mentioned. When several of the characters stop at a drive-thru to order, the loudspeaker says things like, "chzzzburgrrzzz n frizzzz". When they go inside to straighten things out, the employee behind the counter says amiably, "hmmpprrrzzz n frrrzzz."