Don't make the Drive-Thru people go bald!!!

[EricKei]

The best way I found to deal with these people, if they ignore my request for a moment, was to just allow them to keep ordering. Then, as soon as I'm back & ready to take their order, I'd thank them for their patience, and let them know I was ready to take their order. Not my fault they didn't have their listening ears on.

Absolutely. If they can't be bothered to listen, that's not your problem.

[Becks]

What is it about the Taco Place/Pizza Place you work in that attracts these people?

I'm going to guess the customers either are hardcore stoners or they were back in the day.

[mattm04]

SC: Hello? Hello?

Some of the most common words spoken by SCs. Clearly busy helping some else in plain sight? Just repeatedly yell "hello?"

[BeenThereDoneThat]

I'm going to guess the customers either are hardcore stoners or they were back in the day.

Precisely what I was thinking...especially when I remember back in MY day (no, I wasn't the stoner in question...)

[thatcrazyredhead]

We had a few items that weren't selling well at all, so the higher-ups dumped them. Among these was the original grilled stuffed burrito(replaced by the xxl grilled stuffed burrito), the grande soft taco, the cheesy double beef burrito and the mini quesadilla.

*cookies for Kisa*

I'm super sad to hear that there won't be regular grilled stufft burritos anymore! I loved getting the steak ones with extra baja sauce and extra cheese. I tried one of the new ones and it was good, but not as good as the old ones. Oh, well, I guess I'll adjust.

I do have a question, though. I LOVE the sauce they put on the cheesey gordita crunch! I know they're only on the menu at certain times, but I've ordered (and received) them when they haven't been on the menu. Does that make me an SC? I promise that if I was told I couldn't have one, I wouldn't yell at the employee.

[Kisa]

I do have a question, though. I LOVE the sauce they put on the cheesey gordita crunch! I know they're only on the menu at certain times, but I've ordered (and received) them when they haven't been on the menu. Does that make me an SC? I promise that if I was told I couldn't have one, I wouldn't yell at the employee.

At my store, it in't on the menu but we sell them anyways. Nobody minds in the least so no worries there! And if they say you can't have one, get a crunchy taco + baja sauce. It tastes almost the same.

[MadMike]

Among these was the original grilled stuffed burrito(replaced by the xxl grilled stuffed burrito

Yeah, I noticed that when I went to the local "Taco Place" for lunch last weekend. I really don't like guacamole or some of the other crap they put on the new one. I swear, someone's following me around to every place I eat, finding out what I like, and getting them to stop carrying it.

I'd hear tourists talk about the "sadj-you-air-ohs" and "Gill-uh Monsters" down by "Caah-suh Graand" until my teeth hurt and I found myself wanting to give them a Pescado fresco:

One time at the local burrito place, I was in line behind this old couple who were trying to decide what kind of "tor-TILL-a" they wanted. I had to bite my tongue to keep from laughing. And I almost lost it when they decided on "ja-LA-pe-no."

[notlovinit]

What is it about the Taco Place/Pizza Place you work in that attracts these people?

Trust me, it's not just her store. ALL the fast food places get these people. I think the main problem is that people don't listen to what the person on the other end of the speaker is trying to say. They anticipate the next question and answer it without actually listening. That's why we get this conversation all the time:
OT "What kind of drink would you like?"
SC "Large."
OT "Ok but what kind?"
SC "Large"
OT "Do you want Coke?"
SC "Large."
OT " I understand that it's large, but what kind of beverage do you want?"
SC " Large."
OT pulls out all their hair and shoots themselves.

[Kisa]

One time at the local burrito place, I was in line behind this old couple who were trying to decide what kind of "tor-TILL-a" they wanted. I had to bite my tongue to keep from laughing. And I almost lost it when they decided on "ja-LA-pe-no."

Once, woman came in who couldn't pronounce ANYTHING!!!
I say: Cha-loo-pah; She said: Kah- loo-ple
I say: Kay-sah-dee-uh; She said: Quay-sah-dill-uh
I say: Froo-tee-stah; She said: Fruitsy
I say: Em-pen-ah-dah; She said: Em-pin-yada

It was very....interesting

[thatcrazyredhead]

At my store, it in't on the menu but we sell them anyways. Nobody minds in the least so no worries there! And if they say you can't have one, get a crunchy taco + baja sauce. It tastes almost the same.

That's a relief! I'd hate to have been an SC without knowing or meaning to be.

Once, woman came in who couldn't pronounce ANYTHING!!!
I say: Cha-loo-pah; She said: Kah- loo-ple
I say: Kay-sah-dee-uh; She said: Quay-sah-dill-uh
I say: Froo-tee-stah; She said: Fruitsy
I say: Em-pen-ah-dah; She said: Em-pin-yada

This reminds me of that episode of Friends where Phoebe is trying to teach Joey a little bit of French.

Phoebe: Je
Joey: Je
Phoebe: Ma
Joey: Ma
Phoebe: Apelle
Joey: Apelle
Phoebe: Je ma appelle!
Joey: May pooh pooh!

[Lachrymose]

Kah-loo-ple is the greatest pronunciation ever.

[mikoyan29]

I still miss the chili cheese burrito.

[Mytical]

They still sale the Chili Cheese here.

[TruthHurts]

No. I can use my heat vision to cook it in 3 seconds. *BASHEEN!!* It's done.

I have a feeling that if you had heat vision you wouldn't be using it on the food. Ugh, the whole promo things. I worked at a BK and we had a Whopper for 99 cent promo. After the price returned to normal, I had to listen to dozens of people whining about it.

[Anakah]

My grandma would call them Quas-a-Dill-yahs. Cracked me up. But I do think I use too many no thank yous and stuff while ordering. I'll cut that out. I can barely hear the drive through speakers. I feel like an ass when I ask them to repeat themselves.

And damn, if you're out you're OUT. Just WOW! It's funny that all of us have to act for a living (act happy, and never angry) but we don't get to make millions of dollars like the "actors/actresses" Let's see them do your job!