A Never-Ending Love and other stories from Taco Hell

[Norton]

This however did not scare me as much as the time a goth girl came in and placed an order. When I finished the order the total came to.......$6.66

At my last job, a lovely young goth couple purchased a few items. Total: $6.66. Funny thing is, I had been at that job for over two years at that point, and never had anyone purchase items totalling $6.66 before. The couple and I were very amused.

Another menue item they can't seem to pronouce is the new Cheesy Double Beef Burrito.

Just the other day my boyfriend took me to the TB drive-thru. Since he was driving, he ordered for me. I forget exactly how he fumbled the name, but he ordered something like a "Beefy Cheesy Double-stacked Burrito Supreme."

My mother really gets flummoxed when ordering at TB. She often orders "Chalapas" and "Speecy Crunk Wraps Supremo".

[rerant]

And this, friends, is why I usually just ask for a Number One with rootbeer.

[RebeccaOTool]

Mmm...Oompa Loompa. XD

[Becks]

What do Oompa Loompas taste like, anyway?

And it better not be chicken.

[draftermatt]

I read (or saw on TV) about the Taco Bell Sauce proposal.

Apparently this guy and his girl liked to take a Fire sauce with them every time they left a Taco Bell. So he had a special one made up with the help of the corporate offices or something.

But I can't find anything on Google about it

[RebeccaOTool]

I assume like Caco beans--that's what they lice on, according to the books.

[JLRodgers]

Customers love to rename things. For years, when I was a kid, you went to Little Caesars to have "crazy bread" but after I started working there, they simply became breadsticks.

If I kept track of the people that made mistakes with what we had at Little Caesars -- I'd have to say it amounted to 60% of the calls. We just ignored their mistakes and converted it to proper things -- just told them. Like if they ordered "hand tossed crust [with whatever toppings] with crazy bread" they'd be told it was "we just have one crust type, so a regular pizza [with whatever toppings] with bread sticks?"

[BaristaTrav]

Mmm...Oompa Loompa. XD

Veruca Salt?

[AdminAssistant]

When I go to Little Caesars, I order Crazy Bread, not breadsticks - because Crazy Bread is more fun to say.

I try really hard to pronounce things properly - I do okay with Spanish/French/Italian food names. I don't really eat Chinese or Japanese food (unless I'm at home, where there is an awesome hibachi steakhouse w/ sushi bar). But Indian food always trips me up. And I looooovves me some Indian food. Luckily the wait staff at my usual place are really patient and nice.

[Geek King]

What do Oompa Loompas taste like, anyway?

And it better not be chicken.

Nah...Orange Roughy

[depechemodefan]

I read (or saw on TV) about the Taco Bell Sauce proposal.

Apparently this guy and his girl liked to take a Fire sauce with them every time they left a Taco Bell. So he had a special one made up with the help of the corporate offices or something.

But I can't find anything on Google about it

That's hilarious. When I worked at Walgreens a woman with her grandkids bought some stuff and it came up to $6.66. She sent her grandkids to go get some gum or something else to change the total. Hee.

And I agree with Peppergirl. The word used was "hilarious" not stupid. Though I agree with the sentiment it's not nice to make fun of some how mangles a language. Unless the person says he took 3 years of a language, and then mangles it.

[Anakah]

A guy came into my window with a two hundred dollar ticket and I asked him how he wanted it and he said:

SC: One hard, one soft.

I was like WTF...

So, I just handed him one hundred dollar bill and the rest in twenties.

Or C Note for a hundred. Things like that.

[Megg]

My last day at Toxic Hell is tomorrow! HOORAY!!

I think the mispronunciation that gets on my nerves the most is how folks around here say Quesadilla. (Kay-suh-dilla) The L's are silent, dildoes, and just because we live in Idaho does NOT mean Napoleon Dynamite was a good movie. Yes, they mispronounce it on purpose. Then giggle. /sigh

Before my shift starts, if I am on the tills, I put a dime into my drawer out of my purse. The reason for this is two-fold. #1, I am lazy and hate counting 99 cents, and #2, if a total comes up $6.66 I can give them $x.35 back, effectively changing the number of the beast to 665.

I am so glad to be leaving this job. After 4 years, I am done.

[McGoddess09]

I got a good 666 story.

On June 6th, 2006 (6/6/06), my mother,my sister, and I went to the mall and decided to go to Waldenbooks (waay before we got a Barnes and Nobel). My mom buys a manga for my sister. So they do the transaction. The cashier starts laughing and says "Your change is $6.66."

We proceeded to laugh.

Never again have I, my mom, or my sister ever had any type of change or total of $6.66

[BlaqueKatt]

Let me repeat that, with emphasis:
"I want one large topping pizza."

wouldn't you love to have a giant pepperoni at that moment