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  • I'm trying to decide if i should report this.

    Me and a couple of my lovely co-workers went to KFC after work the other day, they gave me a lift in their car which was nice of them.

    Anyway, into KFC, and there's a huge queue, no problems there, we end up at the front and place our orders, i get a 16 piece value bucket, gravy and a bottle of pepsi, my colleagues get hot rods box meals.

    When we'd placed the order the server then informed us that there was a five minute wait for chicken. Again, fair enough, sometimes they run out, so we step to one side and wait.

    And wait....and wait, fifteen minutes later we hadn't heard anything and we begin noticing people who arrived after us leaving with value buckets and so-on, so we go forward again and ask where our food is.

    We're told there is no record of our order, so we show our receipts. "Oh." says the server.

    They begin making our food and it comes out, two hot rods boxes and a zinger meal....i point out the error. "Oh." Says the server.

    So, they get my value bucket sorted, but in the meantime my colleagues had checked their food and found that one box was missing its burger. They point out the error. "Oh." Says the server and hands them another one.

    Meanwhile i've checked my bucket and discover i'm missing two portions of fries, and my gravy. I point out this error. "Oh." Says the cashier and hands me two more portions.

    Then, you guessed it, my colleagues realised something else was missing, they'd requested paper plates and plastic cutlery, there weren't any in the bag. They request them again and are handed them with bad grace.

    Finally all the meals are with us and complete, therefore we leave. They dropped me off at home where my friends who were round for a girls night in were beginning to think that the great and awful retail monster had eaten me.

    Not one word of apology was offered, however they were very busy, nevertheless, a small mistake i can understand fine, but this seemed a bit OTT.

    I'm just debating whether to call the customer relations line and let them know. There were quite a few of us with wrong orders.

  • #2
    I say this again and again...

    Empathy does not turn you into a doormat. Simply because you understand how bad service CAN happen without malice or incompetance, does not entitle random strangers to abuse you. If you feel it is worth your time to pursue, go for it.

    Myself, I simply avoid places that provide such bad service. In my experience, all of my personal sightings had multiple warning signs that the bad service was known, tolerated or simply uncared about. Was the place ill-kept? The staff was rude, slow, incompetant and simply unprofessional. Methinks no-one in the chain of command gives a damn, the place makes money the way it is, and it is going to stay that way if you complain or not.

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    • #3
      Chances are that complaining won't accomplish anything. Me, I'd just never go there again.
      Quote Dalesys:
      ... as in "Ifn thet dawg comes at me, Ima gonna shutz ma panz!"

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      • #4
        Call the Customer Relations line. That's what it's there for. USE IT.
        Ridiculous 2009 Predictions: Evil Queen will beat Martha Stewart to death with a muffin pan. All hail Evil Queen! (Some things don't need elaboration.....) -- Jester

        Ridiculous 2010 Predictions: Evil Queen, after escaping prison for last years prediction, goes out and waffle irons Rachel Ray to death. -- SG15Z

        Ridiculous 2011 Prediction: Evil Queen will beat Gordon Ramsay over the head with a cast-iron skillet. -- FireHeart

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        • #5
          Quoth Evil Queen View Post
          Call the Customer Relations line. That's what it's there for. USE IT.
          I can't help myself with this one.

          *disembodied voice* "Luke... Luke... use the targeting computer. That's what it's there for"

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          • #6
            Since KFC is a gigantic fast food chain and they don't like bad PR, if you complain to corporate they'll probably throw a bunch of coupons at you. It'll probably be enough to get another meal of about the same size for free, just don't go back to that particular store again.

            In this case it was genuine idiocy and/or laziness on the part of the employees. If it was a simple accident, such as missing an item which was promptly replaced, that'd be okay. But you had to pester them to put your entire order together, reminding them every step of the way what your order consisted of even after showing them the receipt.

            I wouldn't eat at the same restaurant though, but there should be plenty of other KFC places nearby, hopefully with less inept employees.

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            • #7
              Herein lieth a lesson for next time.

              The first time you discover something's missing, ask for it. The second time you discover something's missing in the same order - stop and check the ENTIRE order. You (and colleagues) would have been out faster if you'd realised by 2 or 3 mistakes that it was a good idea to stop and check everything.

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              • #8
                Quoth Crazeyal View Post
                Empathy does not turn you into a doormat.
                [snip]
                In my experience, all of my personal sightings had multiple warning signs that the bad service was known, tolerated or simply uncared about. Was the place ill-kept? The staff was rude, slow, incompetant and simply unprofessional. Methinks no-one in the chain of command gives a damn, the place makes money the way it is, and it is going to stay that way if you complain or not.
                I am very empathetic towards retail workers usually however i am also far from being a doormat, so to a certain extent i can't understand why i feel so bad about being upset about it....i'm usually the first to ask for a correction if there is a problem.

                As for the store, it was disorganised and dirty. Thing is i've been there before and they're usually prety damn good, and the servers are nice. I still think someone in management dropped the ball and under-staffed them or they had a lot of new trainees in that day.

                Or maybe i'm just an optimist and i don't want to believe they are actually as incompetant as the incident made them look.

                Quoth Chanlin View Post
                *disembodied voice* "Luke... Luke... use the targeting computer. That's what it's there for"
                *gigglesnort*

                Quoth One-Fang View Post
                Herein lieth a lesson for next time.

                The first time you discover something's missing, ask for it. The second time you discover something's missing in the same order - stop and check the ENTIRE order. You (and colleagues) would have been out faster if you'd realised by 2 or 3 mistakes that it was a good idea to stop and check everything.
                Ugh, definitely, once we realised there had been two mistakes we went through the whole thing, even down to counting the pieces of chicken in my value bucket.

                Anyway, i called customer relations today about it tand they are "Starting an investigation" and they said they would confirm their findings in writing in a few days, i'll just wiat and see what the result is and keep everyone updated.

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                • #9
                  What the starting an investigation would normally mean in fast food terms is simply that your comments have been noted and will be forwarded to the District Manager (usually via a minor ass chewing) who will then forward the comments to the GM of the store you were at with a major ass chewing. Who will then chew out the shift managers who will yell at and discipline the crew members who fucked up.

                  And yes, I agree that you should have called the customer care line. I also think that you should have called the store the next day and talked to the Manager there, he/she could also deal (possibly better at times) then corporate can with jerkoffs fucking it all up like that.
                  My Karma ran over your dogma.

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                  • #10
                    From what I've seen in teh last five years, this has become par for the course with KFC. I have stopped going entirely, because of bad service, surly employees (and especially delivery drivers!) horrible food (had food poisoning twice) and just general inattention to what tehy're doing.
                    GK/Kara/Jester fangirl.

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                    • #11
                      I think it depends on the store and how well they are trained/managed by the management.

                      That said, the local KFC here absolutely rocks. The girl who is usually on drive-thru has become a good friend (we have a deal here in B.C. called Toonie Tuesday where you can get a leg, thigh and small fries for a Toonie - which is a $2 coin.)

                      This past Tuesday when I went to get the special and pick up 2 for my folks, she not only gave us a large fries but threw in 2 extra pieces per box "just cuz." Sometimes she'll even throw in breast pieces instead of thighs. I found out from talking to her one day that she usually walks over to the Quiznos a ways up the street, so I'm going to get her a gift card, just as a thank-you.
                      The large print giveth, and the small print taketh away.

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                      • #12
                        It doesn't seem worth contacting someone, but maybe you could fill out a comment card if they have them?
                        It is a terrible thing to see and have no vision.
                        -Helen Keller

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                        • #13
                          Well, we got a result.

                          I got a very nice apology letter today from the head office plus a voucher for a free 16 piece bargain bucket.

                          So, yay, good result.

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                          • #14
                            I'm going to agree with everyone saying you did the right thing calling the customer relations line... There is definitly a huge difference between being an SC and expecting people to do their jobs properly...
                            If you wish to find meaning, listen to the music not the song

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                            • #15
                              Considering corporations cave to blackmail and idiocy all the time, it's nice to hear when they do the right thing for an honest complaint. Good for you for keeping it above board.

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