Maybe this has been covered before, and if it has I’m sorry to open an already discussed subject.
Here’s my peeve: I just came from lunch at Taco Bell, and I’d like to know why the hell they don’t put the cheese next to the meat so it’ll melt, instead of on top of the taco so it falls out. I mean, does this make sense to anyone elase but me? Or am I just that anal retentive?
Wait, don’t answer that.
That’s why I eat at White Castle. You simply can’t improve on the old fashioned “slider.”
My favorite fast food peeve? When McDonald’s cashiers assume that you want the combo when you order a Big Mac. Sometimes, I don’t want the fries and I order a Big Mac and a Coke. Whenever I do this, I get “Is that a Big Mac sandwich or a #1 combo?”
Dammit, if I wanted the #1 combo, I’d say “I want the #1 combo, please…”
And don’t even get me started about the cashiers that try to unload month-old apple turnovers on you.
Unfortunately, White Castle is not available in the South, unless you want the frozen ones in the grocery store, or you go to Georgia for a Krystal, which isn’t nearly as good as those gut bombs of White Castle’s.
What gets me is that they put maybe 1 spoonful of meat, 3 strands of cheese and 16 pounds of lettuce on a taco. I realize lettuce is cheap, but come on, even up the ingredients amounts a little.
I hate that they give you 3 ketchup packets. Especially when you are obviously ordering for more than one person.
3 packets? That’s enough for 2 fries.
And then, when I ask for more, what do they give me? 3 more packets. Even when I initially say, “Can I have a WHOLE BUNCH of ketchup?” They only give me about 5. Grrr.
I hate when you order coffee in the drive-thru, and they place your stirrer and creams and sugar packets ON TOP of the cup, and then try to hand it to you through the window with all that stuff balanced on top.
Why can’t they put the creams and sugar packets IN THE BAG?!? Or would that just make too much sense?
Sunshine, my McD’s has a sign up about how many sauces you will get with nuggets. I think it is 2 for the six-pack, 3 for a nine-pack and 5 for the 20-pack. Any more than that and they are .25 cents apiece. I don’t know if they charge for extra ketchups. I would certainly hope not.
I quit eating at taco bell because it takes so much to fill you up. I don’t wanna have to order 5 tacos. And I hate lettuce, but they do let you leave it off. The dirty looks are worth the effort.
One thing I wish Wendy’s would do is set a chain wide standard on how often you clean the grill. Sometimes the burger you get is a real-live “Slider” or greasebomb. Othertimes they are nice and dry. I love them both ways, just wish they’d make up their minds.
*97 to go!
“Yes, I’d like a large Coke, no ice please.”
Acne-faced high school drop-out (attention span 1 millisecond) promptly grabs cup, and plunges it into the ice trough, leaving enough room for maybe an ounce or two of Coke in a 24 oz cup.
Drives me crazy!!
I actually calculated out how much food you get (measured by weight) per dollar at every fast food place once. (Yeah, I know, I don’t have a life.) It wasn’t super scientific, but what I found is that you get more-or-less the SAME amount of food per dollar whether you go to Wendy’s, McDonalds, Burger King, or Taco Bell. The Wendy’s $.99 Super Value menu is an exception to this, as is KFC. The Super Value menu is a bargain, while KFC is expensive. WHY this is so I have no idea-I thought chicken was the cheapest meat to produce.
But now Wendy’s has removed the 1/4 double-decker burger from the $.99 menu, so it’s not as good a deal now as it used to be.
I have noticed this trend, too, and I don’t like it. They used to just throw a handful of ketchup packets in the bag, and now, if you don’t ask for it, they won’t give you any. When I ask for ketchup, and get 3 packs, I smile and say, “Can I have some more ketchup?” Or, if they actually ask how much I want, I say “a lot.” If they get really anal and ask “how many?” I say, “ten.”
One time I asked for “extra ketchup” and the woman smiled at me and put one (count 'em) one packet in the bag. I didn’t realize until I got home.
My biggest pet peeve is about Burger King. The only reason I don’t eat at Burger King is that their food and service vary way too much from store to store. I can’t count on getting my fries and my burger hot and fresh every time I go there nor can I count on getting my food quickly every time either, but at McD’s, at least they have a minimum standard that they all seem to meet for food and service.
UNSALTED FRIES!! I mean, YUK, who wants bland fried potatoes? I can deal without ketchup (altho lately I’ve noticed a craving for it), but not without the salt.
Oooo. I have a peeve!
Not being a real regular patron at any particular fast food place, I don’t know the menu by heart, and I don’t know what I want before I walk in.
So, I stand wayyyyy back from the counter and look at the menu, making sure I don’t make eye contact with the counter person, trying with every body language trick I know to say “I’m not ready to order…”
And they scream (because I am so far away): MAY I HELP YOU?
Well, no dumbass. When I’m ready to be helped, I’ll get within 30 feet of the counter.
Well, this is mine: People taking my order at the drive thru that don’t have sufficient knowledge of the English language to be doing so. It makes things difficult, to say the least. But I guess that’s why they don’t sell 39 cent burgers at In-N-Out.
A girl
P.S. Know what they call a Filet-o-Fish in Japan? A Fish Burger!! Or, precisely - Fishu Baagaa.
Similar to this, I hate the way every drive through fast food place hands you back your change with the coins on top of the dollars. I have probably lost $10.00 this year alone from all the dimes, nickels, etc. that have fallen on the ground due to this. Why can’t they hand you the coins first, then give you the dollars??
I don’t know what sort of claw-mandibles you have, but I would much prefer to lose a few cents in change than that $5 and a $1 when they hand the change back to me. The change is meant to anchor the paper down, so that you can then grab it. God I love these opposable thumbs!
Not after eating at Taco Bell, you won’t be.
Or when they hand you the receipt with your change. If I wanted a receipt, I would ASK for it!!! Or why not just PUT IT IN THE BAG??? If I want it, I’ll take it out of the bag!!! :mad:
I hate it when they won’t repeat the amount due when you drive up to the window. Sometimes, while I’ve been busy getting my money ready, I’ve confused myself. “Did she say $2.84 or $2.48?” It’s much nicer when I can get to the window and hear “That’ll be $2.48.”
Also, when they don’t say “Thank you.” Too many of these folks seem to think that they did me a favor by handing me the bag. I always want to say, “Did you notice which way the money went in this little transaction? And do you notice that there’s a Wendy’s right across the street?”
My pet peeve? The vast difference between the fantasy world portrayed in any McDonalds/Wendys/Burger King/etc commercial, and the surly crew you have to deal with in the real world. Yes, I know working at a fast food restaurant sucks, but (a) I didn’t force you to work there, so (b) if you don’t like it, take it out on your boss or quit!