In 1996, I "blacklisted" a certain fast food location in my area. I'd only used their drive-through twice, but both times they intentionally gave me the wrong items instead of telling me that they didn't have the stuff to make what I'd ordered. The final time they had their soda lines messed up, so they knowingly gave me a different drink, one that I'm allergic to. And since it was summer and I had no air conditioning, I discovered what they'd done right as I swallowed a good long drink of the stuff. It freaked me out so bad, that place was on my route to school/work for the next 8 years, but I never went there again.
Well, times change, and 16 years is at least two geologic eras in fast food time, right? The other day I was on my way to do my shift at the hospital with Mom when I realized I'd forgotten lunch, and that particular restaurant was the only option that didn't require a lot of backtracking, so I went for it. My bag had the right contents, and the drinks are now made by a machine tied to the ordering system. My receipt was right, the machine had made the drink right, and the button on the lid even matched. Awesome. And away I went.
Yeah, the drink? An hour later when I had time to sit down and eat, I discovered that they managed to hand me the only product they carry on the entire freaking menu, that I'm allergic to. Eh, maybe I'll try again in 2028.
Well, times change, and 16 years is at least two geologic eras in fast food time, right? The other day I was on my way to do my shift at the hospital with Mom when I realized I'd forgotten lunch, and that particular restaurant was the only option that didn't require a lot of backtracking, so I went for it. My bag had the right contents, and the drinks are now made by a machine tied to the ordering system. My receipt was right, the machine had made the drink right, and the button on the lid even matched. Awesome. And away I went.
Yeah, the drink? An hour later when I had time to sit down and eat, I discovered that they managed to hand me the only product they carry on the entire freaking menu, that I'm allergic to. Eh, maybe I'll try again in 2028.
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