[DiSaidSo]

Originally Posted by JEBWrench

And fast food joints rarely get my orders wrong, but that's because I don't put anything on the burgers.

I find it fascinating (relatively speaking) the way one fast food joint can screw it up 98% of the time while another right across the street gets it right 99.9% of the time. I'm equally as picky, equally as nice.... staff is similar.... Makes me wonder what the critical factor is. Maybe I should think about other things for a while.....

[DiSaidSo]

Originally Posted by Davec

Sometimes they just unwrap it, remove the offending item, and re-wrap.

Well, that's the thing about hating lettuce.... it's really difficult to remove shredded lettuce. It'd be faster to just cook a new burger.

Originally Posted by Dave

The servers must find that rather odd when you order breakfast.

Dude, they put lettuce all over everything. Why don't they just put it over by the napkins and sauce packets? Seriously. Someone in the lettuce industry must have some kind of power over the fast food establishment. I don't care if it's breakfast.... I will still stress the importance of NO LETTUCE! It's my wire hangers, y'all.

Originally Posted by El Dave-O

Am I dropping in the standings?

Who's to say you're not #1?

[Davec]

At least I stayed mum about the shorts.

[JEBWrench]

Bah, nothing wrong with the shorts. Do not question the shorts!

[~Candy~]

Originally Posted by JEBWrench

Why ask questions?

Now, we're on the same side of the swimming pool

[DiSaidSo]

Originally Posted by JEBWrench

Bah, nothing wrong with the shorts. Do not question the shorts!

LOL That's right.... The shorts are infallible!

[~Candy~]

Originally Posted by DiSaidSo

My mom always told me to adjust my order in some way. That way, you always get a hot burger instead of one that's been sitting under a heat lamp.

And it doesn't matter what I'm ordering... I ask for NO LETTUCE... every time. Why people have to smother everything in those soggy shards of lettuce is completely beyond me. Shredded lettuce is probably in my top five pet peeves. So much hate.

I agree. I get mine as plain as possible, then take it home and pile on the "STUFF"

[Island Girl]

Originally Posted by JEBWrench

I shall never speak of it to anyone! Ever! Nope. Not ever! What aren't we speaking of? It doesn't matter!

And fast food joints rarely get my orders wrong, but that's because I don't put anything on the burgers.

Hi Jeb! Sounds like you need a little chuckle...
Once I had to serve a customer who was a tall bearded man wearing a robe, a Bra over a turtle neck and he was carrying a pink purse Only in Canada you say? Not too freakin likely

[~Candy~]

Originally Posted by DiSaidSo

I find it fascinating (relatively speaking) the way one fast food joint can screw it up 98% of the time while another right across the street gets it right 99.9% of the time. I'm equally as picky, equally as nice.... staff is similar.... Makes me wonder what the critical factor is. Maybe I should think about other things for a while.....

At the risk of offending anyone, do both places have about the same workforce?

[Davec]

Originally Posted by JEBWrench

Bah, nothing wrong with the shorts. Do not question the shorts!

That's close to what I was going to say, but not quite.

[JEBWrench]

Originally Posted by Island Girl

Hi Jeb! Sounds like you need a little chuckle...
Once I had to serve a customer who was a tall bearded man wearing a robe, a Bra over a turtle neck and he was carrying a pink purse Only in Canada you say? Not too freakin likely

Was this in Peterborough?

[Island Girl]

Originally Posted by JEBWrench

Was this in Peterborough?

It certainly was!

[DiSaidSo]

Originally Posted by AcaCandy

At the risk of offending anyone, do both places have about the same workforce?

I think so.... I will be perfectly frank.... and I think I should be able to talk about age, gender, and race without fear of being called an agist, sexist, or racist. Another peeve! Don't you think it's silly that we have to preface everything with a disclaimer?

Ahem.

When I patronized both places (before the Boycott of '05 began), I went during the day, so any high school kids are taken out of the equation. They are mostly adult Hispanics, speak English just fine, all that jazz. The Taco Cabana (the one who messes up EVERY TIME like clockwork) has had a white female manager, white male manager (who used to hit on me constantly... which is fine.... if you don't manage a Taco Cabana.... ooooh I'm mean!), and a hispanic female manager. The Taco Bell (messed up my order twice.... in about three years.... once they gave me someone else's order and once they left the lettuce on one taco) has had a white male manager. He is the only one who is gone. The black female manager and hispanic female manager have been there since I discovered my little fast food oasis of perfection and they are still there. So see? It's pretty similar. Must be the work environment or something because the differences in service is STAGGERING! I always waited at the Cabana. If I wait more than three minutes (from getting into line to driving out of the parking lot) at the Bell, I know a customer ahead of me is harassing them. They are amazing. Burritos are rolled tight so nothing ever falls out of them. It's always hot and melty and if half of the sit-down restaurants I go to put that much effort into their service, they would get 30% tips from me.

I *heart* my Bell. As if you didn't already know. Seriously, come visit me and I will take you to the Best Taco Bell in the World. It's right down the street. I can almost see it from here.

[DarqueMist]

Originally Posted by DiSaidSo

I *heart* my Bell. As if you didn't already know. Seriously, come visit me and I will take you to the Best Taco Bell in the World. It's right down the street. I can almost see it from here.

wow ... Taco Bells there must be significantly better there than here, the few we have offer brutally bad food served by brutally inept staff. But then I may be spoiled, I have a little family owned (Mexican immigrants) Mexican Restaurant just down the street from me, the quality of their food and service is unbeatable and served with the most pleasant shock you could ever hope for ....... very reasonable prices

[Island Girl]

From what I hear ( I don't get to the U.S. very often but my son who loves to eat does) the fast food especially Pizza is a whole new realm of delight compared to Canada... So does your food at Taco Bell actually resemble the pictures they display? If so you're to be envied!