# Is it stupid to use a drive-thru when the business is still open?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-stupid-to-use-a-drive-thru-when-the-business-is-still-open/668862>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 14, 2013, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-stupid-to-use-a-drive-thru-when-the-business-is-still-open/668862 "2013-09-14T20:03:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2013, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-stupid-to-use-a-drive-thru-when-the-business-is-still-open/668862/81 "2013-09-19T18:58:44Z")

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Sorry Unc, I frequently read the prominently placed menu before I order. What’s more, I don’t feel the least bit guilty about it!

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**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2013, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-stupid-to-use-a-drive-thru-when-the-business-is-still-open/668862/82 "2013-09-19T19:59:11Z")

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> [@Fear\_Itself](#):
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> Sorry Unc, I frequently read the prominently placed menu before I order. What’s more, I don’t feel the least bit guilty about it!

I hope your hair catches on fire from my fiery and hateful glare tomorrow.

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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-stupid-to-use-a-drive-thru-when-the-business-is-still-open/668862/83 "2013-09-20T02:52:53Z")

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Just lay on your horn nonstop. That works wonders.

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**Author:** ![Mgalindo13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea5d25/32.png) [@Mgalindo13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mgalindo13)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2013, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-stupid-to-use-a-drive-thru-when-the-business-is-still-open/668862/84 "2013-09-21T23:01:11Z")

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I prefer to go in because I like to double check my order after I receive it and I don’t want to hold up others behind me. I order my items with no onion or ketchup, only about 50% of the time do they actually get it right.

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