# McDonald's gave me an extra hash brown **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 28, 2015, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-gave-me-an-extra-hash-brown/729216 "2015-08-28T21:00:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2015, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-gave-me-an-extra-hash-brown/729216/21 "2015-08-29T02:55:28Z")
One time I was at Wendy’s with a friend ordering inside. He ordered first and ordered a drink and the cashier accidentally handed him two cups instead of one. I looked at the cashier and she looked at me. I saw in her eyes that she was about to take the extra cup back but couldn’t because health code laws don’t allow you to take stuff back after it’s been handed to a customer. I was planning on ordering a drink too but then I didn’t have to because we had the extra cup. The cashier looked at me with contempt as I ordered my food and no drink. I was a criminal but it’s ok for poor people to steal from businesses because they make enough money anyway and they overcharge for soda. All fast food is too expensive now anyway. what circle of Hell does this earn me ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2015, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-gave-me-an-extra-hash-brown/729216/22 "2015-08-29T02:56:49Z")
> [@usedtobe](#): > > (yeah, I hate McD’s idea of ‘hash brown’ - they have a grill, they know how to defrost crap - why can’t they do real hash browns\*?) > > - > - which have no relationship with a deep-fat fryer. Because the ones they serve can be eaten with one hand while driving. They’re damn good, too. ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2015, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-gave-me-an-extra-hash-brown/729216/23 "2015-08-29T05:55:06Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Because the ones they serve can be eaten with one hand while driving. They’re damn good, too. This thread just turned from ‘slightly amusing’ to ‘downright scary’. Ya know those ‘no driving while phoning’ rules? I have a suggestion to make… ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2015, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-gave-me-an-extra-hash-brown/729216/24 "2015-08-29T06:37:05Z")
I went to Jack in the Box the other night and ordered a 7-piece order of stuffed jalapenos, and they only gave me _6 pieces_! So I’m the one who karmically paid for your extra hash brown, clearly. You’re welcome. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2015, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-gave-me-an-extra-hash-brown/729216/25 "2015-08-29T13:25:32Z")
I have been the recipient of an extra McNugget and after a brief rush of happiness comes the paranoia that the McDonald’s Police are going to grab you on the shoulder and say, “We’d like to have a word with you, Sir.” So you gobble it quick to hide the evidence. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2015, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-gave-me-an-extra-hash-brown/729216/26 "2015-08-29T15:36:39Z")
I’m reminded of the time that I worked for an RV dealer. The nearest place to eat was a Wendy’s. First time I went over there, the cashier looked at my company shirt and said, “Oh, you’re new over at A&M?” She filled my order of a burger and fries and handed me a rather large bag. Didn’t think anything of it until I got back to the dealer and opened the bag. No burger, but a double cheeseburger: hmmm. A second bag crammed full of fries: huh?. A large order of chicken nugget type things: WTF? I pointed it out to another salesman, who told me that they always hook up the sales people that come in. Sweet. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2015, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-gave-me-an-extra-hash-brown/729216/27 "2015-08-29T16:06:42Z")
I went through one time, paid at one window and drove to the next. They must have gotten the orders out of sync, because all I ordered was a double cheeseburger, and they tried to hand me a huge bag of food. I corrected them. Which reminds me of the story of the guy who drove through, and they handed him the day’s cash, which they apparently were going to take to the bank in a food sack so as to be inconspicuous. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2015, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-gave-me-an-extra-hash-brown/729216/28 "2015-08-29T17:06:52Z")
Nah, just eat it. These kinds of mistakes are just part of the fast food industry. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2015, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-gave-me-an-extra-hash-brown/729216/29 "2015-08-29T18:35:12Z")
> [@PSXer](#): > > what circle of Hell does this earn me Dante Alighieri’s gonna get right on figuring that out, and then put it in terza rima. 🆒 Someone I know was just at a fast food place and ordered a “classic lemonade”. It took them five tries to get that order correct. :eek: When they finally did, they handed her one of the incorrect beverages for free because the cups were all over the place by that point. ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2015, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-gave-me-an-extra-hash-brown/729216/30 "2015-08-30T00:11:22Z")
> [@usedtobe](#): > > This thread just turned from ‘slightly amusing’ to ‘downright scary’. > > Ya know those ‘no driving while phoning’ rules? > > I have a suggestion to make… I usually don’t have to take my eyes off of the road to look at the contact list on my hash brown (It is always… my mouth). The conversation also usually doesn’t take too much concentration… usually it is just chew, chew, swallow. Are you really saying that eating something while driving is “downright scary?” ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2015, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-gave-me-an-extra-hash-brown/729216/31 "2015-08-30T23:45:14Z")
They’re conditioning you. Next time you start to order, you’re going to think, “You know, that third hash brown really hit the spot last time. I’ll go ahead and buy an extra this time.” ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-gave-me-an-extra-hash-brown/729216/32 "2015-08-31T03:53:45Z")
> [@usedtobe](#): > > This thread just turned from ‘slightly amusing’ to ‘downright scary’. > > Ya know those ‘no driving while phoning’ rules? > > I have a suggestion to make… It’s McDonald’s’s fault. I have eat one H/B, then one sausageeggandcheeseMcMuffin, then one H/B, then one SEACMM, down to a science. It was the third H/B that made me go through the kind of emotional rollcoaster **Quimby** describes upthread and take my eyes off the road in nonplussedment. Then I dropped the burning hot H/B on my crotch. ---
**Author:** ![Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/try2b_comprehensive/32/65_2.png) [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-gave-me-an-extra-hash-brown/729216/33 "2015-08-31T04:26:57Z")
> [@](#): > > I did make through the heaviest traffic we have here (aka more than five vehicles), and had to negotiate that area where there is a flagman and only one direction can go at a time because they’re tearing up the street…don’t I deserve an extra patty of salt and fat and a little potato? Yes, you deserve it. But from here, you should aspire to live a life free from handouts, perfectly self-reliant and pure. Maybe take it to the point where you are a source of handouts. Got that kind of moral fibre? ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-gave-me-an-extra-hash-brown/729216/34 "2015-08-31T13:25:26Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > I’m reminded of the time that I worked for an RV dealer. The nearest place to eat was a Wendy’s. First time I went over there, the cashier looked at my company shirt and said, “Oh, you’re new over at A&M?” She filled my order of a burger and fries and handed me a rather large bag. Didn’t think anything of it until I got back to the dealer and opened the bag. No burger, but a double cheeseburger: hmmm. A second bag crammed full of fries: huh?. A large order of chicken nugget type things: WTF? I pointed it out to another salesman, who told me that they always hook up the sales people that come in. Sweet. Ok, I’ve made myself an “A&M RV Dealership” shirt… now, where’s this Wendy’s? ---
**Author:** ![dba\_Fred](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c37758/32.png) [@dba\_Fred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dba_Fred)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-gave-me-an-extra-hash-brown/729216/35 "2015-08-31T14:23:19Z")
> [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](#): > > \ Got that kind of moral fibre? Is moral fibre the same as dietary fiber? ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-gave-me-an-extra-hash-brown/729216/36 "2015-08-31T16:40:10Z")
> [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](#): > > Yes, you deserve it. > > But from here, you should aspire to live a life free from handouts, perfectly self-reliant and pure. Maybe take it to the point where you are a source of handouts. Got that kind of moral fibre? I have moral fibre – I make regular donations. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2015, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-gave-me-an-extra-hash-brown/729216/37 "2015-09-01T02:11:33Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Because the ones they serve can be eaten with one hand while driving. They’re damn good, too. Yep. Tasty little treats they are. When I go to McDonald’s, driving or not, I don’t want to be fiddling around with a knife and fork (yes, this means no McDonald’s pancakes for me, but I don’t particularly like pancakes, anyway.) I want food that can be eaten out of hand, dammit! (And, seriously, eating a hashbrown while driving is “downright scary”? I suppose no beverages while driving, either?) ---
**Author:** ![Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/try2b_comprehensive/32/65_2.png) [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2015, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-gave-me-an-extra-hash-brown/729216/38 "2015-09-01T05:22:01Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > I have moral fibre – I make regular donations. Well there ya go. Your OP indicates you had built up a little karma, and it got discharged in the form of a free hash brown (minus chicken nugget I guess). You aren’t a karma drain, you give back, so don’t be a karma clot and take it once in a while when it comes your way. ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2015, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-gave-me-an-extra-hash-brown/729216/39 "2015-09-01T06:52:09Z")
> [@Spud](#): > > \ > > Are you really saying that eating something while driving is “downright scary?” No, I’m suggesting that anyone whose opinion of a McD’s ‘hash brown’ is that ‘They’re damn good, too’ just might not be the person I’d want to be driving a car. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2015, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-gave-me-an-extra-hash-brown/729216/40 "2015-09-01T16:53:15Z")
> [@usedtobe](#): > > No, I’m suggesting that anyone whose opinion of a McD’s ‘hash brown’ is that > > ‘They’re damn good, too’ > > just might not be the person I’d want to be driving a car. :eek: When is the last time you had one? Hee. I almost wrote “That’s it! French fries at dawn!” when I realized that’s what hash browns are. French fries at dawn. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-gave-me-an-extra-hash-brown/729216.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-gave-me-an-extra-hash-brown/729216.md?page=3)