Wednesday, November 21, 2007

American Fast Food, Gotta Love It!

This afternoon I decided I wanted a burrito from Taco Bell. SR and I were driving though White Hall after going into Pine Bluff for a dishwasher part. (Been washing dishes by hand...I'm thankful for my dishwasher) We pulled up at the drive through and first had to wait about 10 minutes for a carload of high school girls to decide what they wanted to order. We pull up at the speaker and tell the young man I want a beef burrito, with nothing on it but cheese. No sauce, just cheese and a Sierra Mist to drink. He asked "Do you want Red or spicy sauce with that?" After we figured out what he said, we told him "no" and pulled up behind the afore mentioned carload of girls. Evidently, they ordered enough for a party, because eventhough this is a fast food place, it took another 10 minutes for their food to be passed through the window. Or maybe they were flirting with the kinky headed kid at the window, who knows?
Anyway, we finally get to the window and my burrito and drink are handed over. No napkins.
"Could I have some napkins?"
"Uh yeah, I'll have to get some, I just ran out." ...... ...... .......
While we are waiting, I open my package to see that there are ONIONS on my burrito. When he comes back to the window with the napkins, he sees the look on my face and asks if something is wrong. We give him the burrito back and tell him I ordered it with nothing but cheese. "Nothing but cheese and meat. No Sauce." ...... ....... .......
Finally it's handed over and we pull out of the lot onto the highway. When I open it up to chow down, it's a BEAN burrito. Turned around, went back and went inside...... ...... .....

"Can I help you?"
"Yes, I got this at the drive through, but I ordered a beef burrito and this is a bean burrito."
"Oh, ok."
The girl walks past another girl who walks over to me and asks, "What?"
"I bought this at the drive through. I ordered a beef burrito with nothing but cheese and meat. But the first burrito had onions on it, and when the guy gave me the second one it was a BEAN burrito." So she tells the workers to make me a beef burrito with nothing but meat and cheese.
The person putting it together looks at me and says.............
"You want Red or Spicy sauce with that?"..................................

"NOTHING BUT MEAT AND CHEESE. NOTHING BUT MEAT AND CHEESE." She smiles and I watch her as she puts only meat and cheese on the burrito. She passes it off to one of the other workers who then gives it to me, without an "I'm sorry." "Have a nice day." "Go play in the street."........

Finally I have my beef burrito, but I can only eat half of it because it's so darn greasy I can't stand it. Ahhhhh, the joys of fast food in America. I'm soooo thankful for it. Aren't you?

6 comments:

Les said...

I loved this post! I hate that you had to go through all of that, but your post so accurately describes fast food chains!

Sooz said...

First off I hate talking into those machines at the drive ups because 99% of the time I have to repeat myself more than once! I usually give up and go in most of the time. I'm too picky to order at the window. Richard calls me the "On The Side Girl". So what if I don't want sauce slopped all over my burgers and burritos? I'm with Les..this is a great post even though it was a "headache" for you and your sweet honey.

Michelle said...

LOL! I totally get where you are coming from with this. We've all had an experience like this one, especially if the said fast food chain is located in Jefferson County... .... ....

LC said...

I too have had a similar experience at Sonic in PB. I handed the girl my money and she point blank asked me if I wanted my change. My total was around $5 and I gave her a $20. Yeah I want my change back! Then she asked me how much she needed to give me back! SERIOUSLY? What are the qualifications for these jobs? Shouldn't they at least be able to understand elemntary math!!

LeLe said...

Future generation...what is the world coming to? And you know my feelings about Toxic Hell, I mean Taco Bell.

Y said...

If ya' want to order in California you better take your English to Spanish dictionary with you! Once you're at the pick-up window you get what you get, use Creative Sign Language 101 or speak the 'official language' of Mexifornia!!! Sheeesh!