Over the three years I spent working in fast food, this is an exchange in the drive-thru I wish I could say wasn’t a common occurrence.
Customer: “Can I get a [burger]?”
Employee: “One [burger]. Would you like to make that a combo today?”
Customer: “No. Then can I also get fries and a [soda] with that?”
Employee: “Okay. I’m going to ring up those three as a combo for you; that way, it’ll be a little bit cheaper.”
Customer: “I don’t want a combo.”
Employee: “You have a sandwich, fries, and a drink. That makes up a combo. If we ring them all up separately it’ll actually be more expensive for you than if we were to put them together.”
Customer: “I said I didn’t want a combo!”
Employee: “…All right, then. One [burger], fries, and a [soda] will be [total]. Thank you and please pull forward.”
Customer: “Why does it cost more than what’s on the menu?”
An Annoying Combo Of Rude And Stupid
Over the three years I spent working in fast food, this is an exchange in the drive-thru I wish I could say wasn’t a common occurrence.
Customer: “Can I get a [burger]?”
Employee: “One [burger]. Would you like to make that a combo today?”
Customer: “No. Then can I also get fries and a [soda] with that?”
Employee: “Okay. I’m going to ring up those three as a combo for you; that way, it’ll be a little bit cheaper.”
Customer: “I don’t want a combo.”
Employee: “You have a sandwich, fries, and a drink. That makes up a combo. If we ring them all up separately it’ll actually be more expensive for you than if we were to put them together.”
Customer: “I said I didn’t want a combo!”
Employee: “…All right, then. One [burger], fries, and a [soda] will be [total]. Thank you and please pull forward.”
Customer: “Why does it cost more than what’s on the menu?”