This Isn't What I Ordered...

[esperandote]

i ordered no onions in carl's jr, guess what happend...

 

[Stoic raptor]

I was making an absolutely nightmarish trip down to Colchester from Sunderland in the very North East of England (google map it, it's a pretty long way) and my mate's sat-nav was taking us the long way (which incidentally would end up taking us about 8 hours) to see one of my favourite bands, cKy.

About 5 hours into the journey, we were all feeling a bit down and fractious so we stopped at a McDonalds to get some spirit lifting cheap food. We came through the drive through, made our order and were told to park in one of the spaces to wait for our food. 20 minutes passed. 3 other cars parked next to us and drove away before one woman came out with a brown bag towards our car, much to our jubilation.

My friend turned on the engine as we began to dish out the food, only to realise we had been given completely the wrong meals. Nothing was right at all. At this point my mate Dave totally flipped his shit, climbed out of the car, walked into the restaurant and proceeded to throw the bag at the woman behind the counter.

At first he simply informed her that they gave us the wrong order, to which she persisted in saying we had been given what we ordered, at which point he screamed "I DIDN'T ORDER A FUCKING FILET O FISH!" and tossed the receipt at her. Upon reading it the woman began hurriedly apologising and offered us some free McFlurries, which we were forced to decline because we were in a rush.


We ended up getting our food which was just the thing to lift our spirits and scared the hell out of some employees. Greatest McDonalds ever.

Your friend sounds like a really big douchebag.

 

[CoziestPigeon]

Yes, pretty much everyone has been

Everybody knows that places like Mcdonalds and Burger King get orders wrong alot, whats the point of this thread anyway?

The point is to discuss expiriences with fast food shortcomings. Don't be a dick.

 

[BonsaiK]

I eat mainly in Asian places where the staff are all Asian and although I know my kway teow from my bim-bim pab they still mess my orders up a lot. I don't like red meat and getting them to leave the pork off the noodles can be exceedingly tricky. If they get my order wrong I never complain, I just don't eat the bits I don't like. Never EVER complain in a restaurant about your meal. These people control what goes in your stomach. They have the power to do terrible things. Be nice to them.

 

[Macgyvercas]

Well, I once ordered a Quarter Pounder, hold the mustard and onions. I think the person thought I said "ONLY" mustard and onions. I hate mustard and I don't like onions unless they're dehydrated.

 

[Woodsey]

Not as irritated as I have been with Amazon.
Order: A Bitter harvest: A history of Aghanistan following the soviet invasion
Book Delivered: The Big Boys Book of Football.

Haha!

OT: When I bought Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time one of the bloody install discs was missing. I mean, the thing's got "Disc 1" written on it, nob head counter man, do you think that maybe there could be a second one to accompany it?!

Pffff. Breathe in, and out.

Luckily I got the other disc, and played one of the best games EVAR.

 

[wewontdie11]

Your friend sounds like a really big douchebag.

Believe me if you'd been driving the long way through the arse end of nowhere in a cramped car for 5 hours you'd have understood his reaction.

 

[cleverlymadeup]

I was making an absolutely nightmarish trip down to Colchester from Sunderland in the very North East of England (google map it, it's a pretty long way) and my mate's sat-nav was taking us the long way (which incidentally would end up taking us about 8 hours) to see one of my favourite bands, cKy.

you do realize you are posting this in a forum where 2 of the majour countries straddle 5 time zones right? a 5-8 drive isn't much

anyways to the topic on hand

i was at an mma/bjj seminar one time and a bunch of us, about 15, went out for dinner to a Brazilian buffet place in the most touristy part of Canada. anyways all of us got the buffet, so all the waiter had to do was remember our drinks on the bill. we spent another 30 minutes sorting out the bill and getting them again. granted we were having some fun at the table and such but it's not hard to figure out the drinks and he even missed a bill or two.

none of us left a tip or if we did it wasn't much, he missed out on a good 40-50 dollars worth of tip that night cause he couldn't give us the right bill, there were several copies of one. the worst part was the restaurant wasn't overly busy so he really had no excuse

 

[Stoic raptor]

Your friend sounds like a really big douchebag.

Believe me if you'd been driving the long way through the arse end of nowhere in a cramped car for 5 hours you'd have understood his reaction.

That is not a good reason, and you know it!

 

[wewontdie11]

That is not a good reason, and you know it!

That isn't how I personally would have reacted but I know my mate has a relatively short fuse sometimes. Some people just do. He's normally a pretty cool guy and actually knowing him, yes I can say that I understand his reaction given the circumstances.

I was making an absolutely nightmarish trip down to Colchester from Sunderland in the very North East of England (google map it, it's a pretty long way) and my mate's sat-nav was taking us the long way (which incidentally would end up taking us about 8 hours) to see one of my favourite bands, cKy.

you do realize you are posting this in a forum where 2 of the majour countries straddle 5 time zones right? a 5-8 drive isn't much

Huh? Fair enough you live in a bigger country than me but travelling over 500 miles in a day (that's including the return trip) is still a lot. Especially when on the way there you're on 40mph roads.

 

[Emperor Inferno]

Your friend sounds like a really big douchebag.

Believe me if you'd been driving the long way through the arse end of nowhere in a cramped car for 5 hours you'd have understood his reaction.

That is not a good reason, and you know it!

Hey, I would have reacted that way if someone in a restaurant was that much of a pissant. Again, I've worked in fast food myself, and the biggest thing to them is supposed to be 'the customer is always right' And, even before I worked in food, I always thought that somebody in a restaurant treating customers like crap is bull. I would have got mad to if some douche had the gall to basically call me stupid when they made the mistake. Guy's friend was right.

 

[Stoic raptor]

Your friend sounds like a really big douchebag.

Believe me if you'd been driving the long way through the arse end of nowhere in a cramped car for 5 hours you'd have understood his reaction.

That is not a good reason, and you know it!

Hey, I would have reacted that way if someone in a restaurant was that much of a pissant. Again, I've worked in fast food myself, and the biggest thing to them is supposed to be 'the customer is always right' And, even before I worked in food, I always thought that somebody in a restaurant treating customers like crap is bull. I would have got mad to if some douche had the gall to basically call me stupid when they made the mistake. Guy's friend was right.

She never called him stupid.
Ok, I get that he has a short temper and you guys were sore and bitter from a very long drive, but he should have calmly said we didnt get our food. She probably kept saying she got it right because your friend threw the bag at her.
There really shouldnt be any reason to act like that AT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Jedamethis]

I have never been give the wrong order. They're too intimidated to.
rightly so as well

 

[Emperor Inferno]

She never called him stupid.
Ok, I get that he has a short temper and you guys were sore and bitter from a very long drive, but he should have calmly said we didnt get our food. She probably kept saying she got it right because your friend threw the bag at her.
There really shouldnt be any reason to act like that AT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!

Excuse me, what?

1) By telling him he didn't order what he knew he ordered, yes, she did call him stupid.
2) He did tell her calmly at first, when she proceeded to call him stupid (see point no. 1)
3) She repeated that she got it right BEFORE he threw the bag, NOT the other way around.
4) Maybe he did overreact, but to get angry about it, at the very least, is absolutely and completely justified.

 

[Bored Tomatoe]

Almost ever time I go to Taco Bell, the completely fuck up my order. I still go because I love the food when they don't fuck it up...

 

[phattangent]

One time, at McDonald's, I ordered a f*n quadro-pounder with cheese, some fries, and a side of honey mustard. My first mistake was asking for a f*n quadro-pounder with cheese.

It took them five minutes to figure out what I was ordering. I mean, come on... it's obviously two quarter pound patties with cheese stuffed between two buns (none of that vegetable stuff). The nerve.

That's not the worst part either. When I got home, I realized that they forgot to give me my honey mustard. Epic mistake. Uber fail. I vented my frustration by substituting in my own personal supply of ketchup and by telling random people on the internet how much McDonald's had failed me.

 

[Stoic raptor]

She never called him stupid.
Ok, I get that he has a short temper and you guys were sore and bitter from a very long drive, but he should have calmly said we didnt get our food. She probably kept saying she got it right because your friend threw the bag at her.
There really shouldnt be any reason to act like that AT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!

Excuse me, what?

1) By telling him he didn't order what he knew he ordered, yes, she did call him stupid.
2) He did tell her calmly at first, when she proceeded to call him stupid (see point no. 1)
3) She repeated that she got it right BEFORE he threw the bag, NOT the other way around.
4) Maybe he did overreact, but to get angry about it, at the very least, is absolutely and completely justified.

Sorry you were right. I seemed to have overseen some details.
He still shouldnt have thrown the bag.

 

[andrat]

I'm a plain kind of guy. I order ketchup on my burgers usually.
What do I get?
Ketchup, Cheese, Pickles, Onions, Mustard, Lettuce.

Yay me.

 

[Emperor Inferno]

Sorry you were right. I seemed to have overseen some details.
He still shouldnt have thrown the bag.

Well, maybe not. I don't really know if I would have reacted any better, though, so I can't judge.