I'm waiting for my order inside McD's. I overhear the following bizarre conversation between some middle-aged guy and the order taker:
SC: I want a medium #4 meal, a medium #5, both with Cokes, and large milkshake.
Worker: What flavor milkshake?
SC: Whatever the original is.
Worker: I'm sorry? I don't know what you mean. We have chocolate, vanilla, stra--
SC: I just want what the original flavor was.
Worker: We've always had more than one flavor.
SC: No, you haven't.
Worker: [ to a co-worker, possibly supervisor ] Excuse me? This gentleman is asking for a milkshake...
SC: [ over ] You don't know your own products! This is insanity!
Worker: [ ignoring SC ] ...in the 'original' flavor. Do you know if we had an original flavor?
[ other worker walks to counter authoritatively ]
Other Worker: Sir, did you want a chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, or--
SC: Listen, my wife texted me what she wanted. She asked for a milkshake without saying what flavor it is. I assume that means she wants whatever the original flavor is.
Other Worker: Sir, we don't have an original flavor. For as long as I've been here we've at least had chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry at the very least as milkshake flavors. I suggest you just text your wife asking which flavor she wants.
SC: Are you sure?
Other Worker: I'm positive. We haven't ever had only one flavor milkshake.
At this point my order had come up, and it seemed things were wrapping up between the customer and the worker. Thankfully there wasn't a line at that point that he was holding up, but geez. This guy didn't understand the basic concept of milkshake ordering.
SC: I want a medium #4 meal, a medium #5, both with Cokes, and large milkshake.
Worker: What flavor milkshake?
SC: Whatever the original is.
Worker: I'm sorry? I don't know what you mean. We have chocolate, vanilla, stra--
SC: I just want what the original flavor was.
Worker: We've always had more than one flavor.
SC: No, you haven't.
Worker: [ to a co-worker, possibly supervisor ] Excuse me? This gentleman is asking for a milkshake...
SC: [ over ] You don't know your own products! This is insanity!
Worker: [ ignoring SC ] ...in the 'original' flavor. Do you know if we had an original flavor?
[ other worker walks to counter authoritatively ]
Other Worker: Sir, did you want a chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, or--
SC: Listen, my wife texted me what she wanted. She asked for a milkshake without saying what flavor it is. I assume that means she wants whatever the original flavor is.
Other Worker: Sir, we don't have an original flavor. For as long as I've been here we've at least had chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry at the very least as milkshake flavors. I suggest you just text your wife asking which flavor she wants.
SC: Are you sure?
Other Worker: I'm positive. We haven't ever had only one flavor milkshake.
At this point my order had come up, and it seemed things were wrapping up between the customer and the worker. Thankfully there wasn't a line at that point that he was holding up, but geez. This guy didn't understand the basic concept of milkshake ordering.
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