# I pit drive-throughs

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drive-throughs/945345>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [June 30, 2021, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drive-throughs/945345 "2021-06-30T17:35:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2021, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drive-throughs/945345/6 "2021-06-30T18:01:19Z")

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I support this pitting, I used to try to beat the car queue by dashing inside if I found the counter area was clear.

Now I skip the anxiety using a mobile app. I park, relax and soon my order appears at my window. I usually get out of the lot faster than the person I would’ve been behind if I joined the queue.

> [@McDonald's app, are you loving it? What other apps make your day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-app-are-you-loving-it-what-other-apps-make-your-day/944467/1):
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> I have to admit I am liking the Mickey D’s app, for some of the deals and mostly for avoiding the lines at the drive thru. It’s life in the fast lane! When I decide I want a little lunch or a breakfast nibble before I head out to run errands I fire up the app, place my order then drive to town. It thrills me to glide past the double line of cars, trucks with trailers etc piling up and coast into a reserved parking spot for mobile orders. Within 5 minutes a friendly employee brings me my orde…

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