In which I accuse McDonald’s Drive Thru of stealing my Chicken Selects
I swear, it’s either I am losing my mind, or that McDonald’s Drive Thru is stealing my food.
Each time I go through the Drive Thru and order something - and I have done this a fair amount of times ‘coz c’mon, I have two little kids - they almost always manage to ‘forget’ my order of Chicken Selects.
Today I had this nagging feeling that they would screw up again, and so I parked at one of those conveniently Check If We Facked Up Your Order bays located right next to the Drive Thru lane AFTER you pick up your order?
Lo behold, THEY DID IT AGAIN.
And it was my Chicken Selects AGAIN.
I mean, what the heck?
This is the FIFTH GODDAMN time.
And you know what’s weird?
When I went in to claim my chicken (I was jabbing angrily at my receipt at the words CHICKEN SELECTS 5PCS over the din of screaming babies and frying…food), this lady looked at me with eyes as round as saucers, exactly the way Rae looks at me when I catch her trying to do something illegal, like trying to eat lip balm.
And from a corner of those metal counters and shelves with blinking lights, she fished out my box of Chicken Selects, quickly stuffed them in a bag and thrusted it to me.
It felt like she’d just handed me a colourful paper bag of coke, I shit you not.
I mean, aren’t there a MILLION Chicken Selects in there? WHY MINE?! I had carrot sticks for breakfast, for God’s sake!!
I wish I could say I will never go to a McD’s Drive Thru again but I really can’t. I love their Iced Coffee too much. And their Chicken Selects.
MY Chicken Selects.
Sheesh.
Posted in Imperfect America
June 8th, 2007 at 2:30 pm
Did you watch, “Super Sized Me”? Ever since I’ve watched that I haven’t step into any fast food joints…well, except In&Out.
June 8th, 2007 at 2:53 pm
We always do what we call “Item count!” right there at the window. Do NOT drive away before doing your item count. Check for the important things - that you have the proper number of sandwiches and fries. That the happy meals have apples NOT fries; that the cheeseburgers have that little slip of paper stickered to them that means they DID hear you say “PLAIN CHEESEBURGER” and you won’t have to deal with a tantrum when you get home because god forbid they put ketchup, mustard, pickles and the ever-dreaded onions on the cheeseburger.
If they screw up your order, you’re still at the window, and you can rap on it, or wave your hands wildly to get their attention again (because by this time they’ve turned around and are busy messing up the next customer’s order) and get it fixed. Without having to get OUT of your car.
Taco Bell is notorious for messing up the item count. Sometimes the item count has been correct, but what we actually get in the wrappers is a surprise. I’ve gone so far as to call the place we just drove through, ask for a Manager and tell them we didnt’ get our XYZ when we went through. Do NOT fall for their “can you come pick it up?” trick. Tell them no, and they will mail you a coupon to replace the item that was stolen from you.
June 8th, 2007 at 5:32 pm
It felt like she’d just handed me a colourful paper bag of coke, I shit you not.
LMAO.
June 8th, 2007 at 6:43 pm
LOL….you are hilarious! Hey The McDs drive thru here is the just the same. When I asked the lady at the counter where my fries are, she looked at me as if I was speaking to her in Japanese. No apologies too!
June 8th, 2007 at 8:48 pm
I’ve been having problems getting my iced coffees. Somehow they don’t fall into the items they pay attention to category. They don’t fit in a bag/box and are not auto dispenced at the window. Thats amazing that you have lost your chicken so much though! What luck! LOL
June 9th, 2007 at 1:09 pm
You guys laugh it up. Mark my words, ure next! Nancy: I try doing that I’m never fast enough and I end up feeling so guilty holding up the line u know. Which is why those Check If We Facked Up bays are really quite handy. See, it happens so many times they make parking lots JUST for that!!
Jill: Yea!!! The first few times Im like, maybe they didnt hear me (and Im often already on the way and cant find my receipt to check if it’s on there), but it;s happened so many times I’m beginning to think it’s a conspiracy, that the employees of that McDonald’s are somehow spiriting away food for their families or something. And what better to steal than Chicken Selects, one of their ‘premium’ products.
June 10th, 2007 at 6:49 am
AkakakakaKAKAKA…Hic. Shit.
June 11th, 2007 at 5:48 pm
They’re slick aren’t they? And the few times I get MORE than what I ordered for *free* I let out a loud YESSS! Very funny.