I have to find a new MacDonald's

[CaroPhoenix]

What's even worse is that this is particular MacDonald's used to be the best one in the area!

Blas - When I have problems with my order, if I'm alone, I go in to the restaurant to have it fixed, but I'm usually in the drive-thru 'cos I have my daughter in my backseat and I don't feel like stopping, getting her & me out, going in and then having to deal with a screaming daughter because she wants to stay in the MickeyD's to eat, and Mommy doesn't want to.

Also, for the record, I do not MickeyD's food for breakfast/lunch/dinner, 7 days a week, 365/year (or 366 in leap year).

[MadRocketScientist]

Geez, I'm bad, I had a threadjack going on there.

idrinkarum, sounds like the Golden Arches Supper Club got themselves a new manager who is incapable of either training his/her staff, or in maintaining staff quality. Since you said it was a franchise, you could always write the owner.

[Becks]

And Becky, you may do with it as you please (The Universe knows I ain't gonna try and stop you, I've broken enough bones in my life, thank you )

Thank you most kindly.

[CaroPhoenix]

Aaaah. That's okay MadRocket

I wrote to the MacDonald's website, and they forwarded my complaint to the restaurant.

I'm just going to have to buy stuff for my daughter and get nothing for me.

[FuzzyKitten99]

Aaaah. That's okay MadRocket

I wrote to the MacDonald's website, and they forwarded my complaint to the restaurant.

I'm just going to have to buy stuff for my daughter and get nothing for me.

one way that I have started to ensure that my order was heard correctly is to ask them to repeat it back to me if the order screen isn't on or working properly, or if they don't repeat the order back automatically.

[CaroPhoenix]

Fuzzy, that might be a good idea. However, on the order screen, it said "Ranch Grill Snack Wrap". Oh well, now I'm hungry for MickeyD's, but I'm having a frozen square of lasagna and my daughter's getting left over spaghetti for dinner.

[HYHYBT]

Behold, the evil that is the Snack Wrap...

(I seriously hate those things. Not that they don't taste good, but they're an endless nuisance. They won't stay rolled up unless they're wrapped, nor wrapped unless you set them down so that you can't see which side of the wrapper is out, for one thing, and they won't let us "waste" stickers taping them shut)

[BookstoreEscapee]

the Golden Arches Supper Club

Hehe! I love it. Now I want a hamburger and fries (with honey, please!)

I never saw Supersize Me but I read the book. I also read Fast Food Nation. Both put me off fast food for a time but not permanently (but I don't get it all that often, anyway).

And I don't do drive thrus, because I figure if I am going to eat the stuff, I'll at least get my butt out of the car to get it. But then I'm usually by myself so convenience is not really an issue.

[MadRocketScientist]

Hehe! I love it. Now I want a hamburger and fries (with honey, please!)

All of my nuggets are available free of charge.

All I ask is to be remembered in your Will

[ArenaBoy]

The last time I set foot in a MacDonald's was to use the bathroom while my friends got food on the way back from Nashville.

I haven't eaten the stuff in 3 years for many reasons mainly because I felt like a slug after eating the stuff. I saw Supersize Me and all I could think about was simply telling myself to just forget about being a vegetarian and indulge. However, the side effects described got me to stay way from it. I also read Fast Food Nation and the stuff that goes on behind the scenes is disgusting.

Also having friends tell you horror stories of what goes on at fast food places will urge one to stay away from it.

[gunsage]

Actually, this reminds me...and hopefully you'll all be checking your receipts after this, too. Back in 2000-2002 when I was walking to/from school and work, I would often go to McDonalds' along the way and pick up my favorite quick meal: 20 piece chicken nuggets. Typically, I'd have it wolfed down in less than 3 minutes.

In any case, back then, it was $5. Then came along Supersize Me. For the longest time, they were recreating their menu, making claims about not doing supersizing anymore or something, and all kinds of stuff. Now...shortly after this "fiasco," they didn't have 20 pieces for a while...instead, they shortened the most basic package down to 5 instead of 6, but had them at a $1 a pop.

Now for those of you that aren't mathematically inclined...

4 orders of 5 chicken nuggets = 20 chicken nuggets

Or

4 X $1 = $4

Right? Right. Anyway, one day after leaving class, I went to the McDonald's near there and ordered 30 chicken nuggets (quite hungry, yes). Somehow, I'm charged $6.40. I don't think about it until later...but technically, it should've been $6, right? The next day, I order only 20 and end up paying...$4.

I looked over both receipts. For some reason, the 20 piece box was priced at $4.40. I'll say it again...the 20 piece unit price was GREATER than the 5 piece unit price. I could understand if it was the other way around. Hell, grocery stores do that all the time so as to encourage you to buy more, thus saving. It's all simple economics.

In any case, I've yet to confront them about this, but I felt I should relay this just in case anyone else was having similar issues.

[BookstoreEscapee]

All of my nuggets are available free of charge.

All I ask is to be remembered in your Will

I can remember you but I don't have anything to leave. Is it OK if it just says "Hi MadRocketScientist"?

(I don't eat nuggets much anymore, though. The honey is for the french fries. Sweet and salty, so good! )

[Kiwi]

I always order my drink with no ice

they always give me extra ice... then when I ask for it to be fixed the person who took the order argues with the person who poured the drink.....

[Seshat]

That is probably the original form (actually, the original is probably in Latin or Ancient Greek).

So you ever read Time Enough For Love or The Notebooks of Lazarus Long?

Yes. It probably is where I got it.

And I'm enough of a generalist to (probably) please Laz, too.

[MadRocketScientist]

I can remember you but I don't have anything to leave. Is it OK if it just says "Hi MadRocketScientist"?

(I don't eat nuggets much anymore, though. The honey is for the french fries. Sweet and salty, so good! )

Yeah, that's fine, I got plenty of money, it is immortality I am after.