# Dear Mr. in the Box: You owe me 12 minutes of my life. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 16, 2003, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-mr-in-the-box-you-owe-me-12-minutes-of-my-life/182317 "2003-06-16T22:16:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2003, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-mr-in-the-box-you-owe-me-12-minutes-of-my-life/182317/61 "2003-06-18T07:00:38Z")
Thanks, **Mr2001**. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2003, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-mr-in-the-box-you-owe-me-12-minutes-of-my-life/182317/62 "2003-06-18T12:59:51Z")
Haj, bite me. I was having a rough day. I overreacted. Sorry to have offended you. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2003, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-mr-in-the-box-you-owe-me-12-minutes-of-my-life/182317/63 "2003-06-18T14:18:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mr2001 \* > \*\*The only places I’ve ever seen here that _don’t_ take Visa/MC are: > > 1. Black market activities > 2. Vending machines, parking meters, and other coin-ops (except the AMC automated box office and some automated car washes) > 3. Jack in the Box > 4. Costco (which does take AmEx and ATM debit cards) > 5. Loosely organized “businesses” like school car washes, lemonade stands, street performers, and panhandlers > 6. The Department of Licensing (Washington’s DMV) (though you can renew your car registration online with a credit card) \*\* There’s one type around here that’s not on your list, the small-market computer store. My brother operates one, he’s the only employee and has been burned by credit users so much that he refuses to accept their cards. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2003, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-mr-in-the-box-you-owe-me-12-minutes-of-my-life/182317/64 "2003-06-18T14:21:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Missy2U \* > \*\*Haj, bite me. I was having a rough day. I overreacted. Sorry to have offended you. \*\* You didn’t offend me. You just said something stupid and I called you on it. I’ll be happy to take you up on that bite offer though. Email me and we’ll hook up, Babe. Haj ---
**Author:** ![Ms2001](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ms2001/32/18463_2.png) [@Ms2001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms2001)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-mr-in-the-box-you-owe-me-12-minutes-of-my-life/182317/65 "2003-07-03T23:10:02Z")
Update: My local Jack in the Box has [this sign](http://hansprestige.com/pics/jbx_cards.jpg) on the drive-through, stating that as of July 31, they will stop accepting checks and start accepting credit cards. ---
**Author:** ![Mercury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e95f7d/32.png) [@Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mercury)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-mr-in-the-box-you-owe-me-12-minutes-of-my-life/182317/66 "2003-07-03T23:33:02Z")
Well, I have sympathy for you! I used to go to school near four fast food places, and the lunchtime confusion was awful! The phrase “jerk in the box” cracked me up! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-mr-in-the-box-you-owe-me-12-minutes-of-my-life/182317.md?page=3)