Somedays you can't help but be a little sucky

[Mongo Skruddgemire]

So here we are. My mom went out to do some shopping and my sister was with her. My mom stopped at the local Burger King to get dinner. She ordered 16 cheeseburgers then asked if my sister wanted anything. My sister rolled her window down and said "And a small diet coke please"

Clerk - ok, lemme double check this. That's 16 cheeseburgers and a small diet coke right?

Mom - Yup.

Clerk - 16 cheeseburgers and a small diet coke?

Mom - Yes, 16 cheeseburgers and a small diet coke.

Clerk - (hands mom the change) please pull up to the second window.

Mom drives up

Clerk2 - Ok, that was 16 cheeseburgers and a diet coke?

Mom - <sighs>Yes, a small diet coke

Clerk2 - 16 cheeseburgers and a small diet coke.

Mom - Yes. 16 cheeseburgers and a small diet coke. Is there some problem?

Clerk2 - Uhm, this is a large order, would you mind pulling over into the parking spaces over there so I can clear out the rest of the line?

Mom - Sure (and drives over there since that isn't an unusual or an unreasonable request.)

A person comes out to the car not carrying any food

Manager - Ma'am, I just need to confirm this. You want 16 cheeseburgers and a small diet coke?

Mom - Lady, it's over a hundred degrees today, I've been running around like crazy trying to get my shopping done before rush hour starts, I'm too damn lazy to cook dinner tonight and my daughter is thirsty and I've already paid for it at the first window so I'm obviously not trying to pull a fast one on you.

Manager - Sorry for that...I'll bring you your food right away.

A few minutes later she comes out with the food and again apologizes for the delay.

Honestly, how hard is it to figure out that in a two window system, if the person already paid for the food it doesn't matter how insane the order sounds. It was already paid for at the first window so even if my mom did drive away they have lost nothing.

Sometimes you just have to raise your voice to get through the heads of some people.

Mongo

[IT Grunt]

Yeah, I can definitely see your point there. If it was a case of making the order, but you haven't paid for it yet, they're going to confirm and re-confirm 16 burgers because that is a large order. But to confirm and re-confirm 16 burgers after you've already shelled out the money for 16 burgers? Come on people! Bring out the burgers!

[Becks]

Maybe the "small diet Coke" made them question the order. It's happened.

[Mongo Skruddgemire]

Maybe the "small diet Coke" made them question the order. It's happened.

That's what I'm thinking. God knows how many comedy routines involve talking about the fat tub of lard ordering 19 artery hardening things from the menu and then asking for a diet something since they're on a diet.

But come on...Mom already paid for it and if for some strange reason she had left then there were 16 paid for cheeseburgers that staff could have divided amongst themselves.

M

[FenigDurak]

Just mildly OT, but I had a guy at a McD's drive through question my order once. I'd ordered the McNugget Meal, Large size, that I was going to split with my boyfriend (and cat! She loves fries) when I got home. I wanted a Diet Coke since I had a ton of studying to do and needed the caffeine, and all we had was Dr Pepper at home. When I paid, the cashier, a notably young looking boy, asked "Why do chicks do that? Order a Large Meal and get a Diet Coke? Do you think you're fat?" I was kinda stunned speechless.

[bigjimaz]

They were more likely questioning the 16 burgers with only 1 soft drink as opposed to anything else. Still, after you've paid for the food, it's time to quit questioning and start cooking.

This kind of reminds me of the lady in the restaurant I used to work at. She ordered the 2 pound rack of barbeque ribs, baked potato with butter and sour cream, a side salad with double ranch dressing and then proceeded to order a large water because she was on a diet.

[BookstoreEscapee]

Especially in a fast food drive through, it's perfectly reasonable to assume that the large amount of food is for a number of people waiting at home...and maybe the drink is for the ride home cuz you're thirsty...? How hard is that?

[Kara]

Speaking of high volume orders. A friend of mine in high school got a job at Burger King. Another friend thought it would be fun to harass her so at 8pm or so on her first night, the guy pulled up to the drive through and ordered 55 Egg McMuffins. She wasn't amused, and neither was her boss.

As for being an SC, nah, I don't think so. If you confirmed it 10 times previous, why do they think it was still wrong the next 10 times? And I agree, when it's paid for there is no further need for discussion.

[bigjimaz]

Diet coke as a drink with a small salad and cottage cheese with peaches would be a great way to lose weight, but when you combine that diet coke with the 6 - 8000 calories in the meal she ordered would be the same as trying to paddle an ocean liner with a stick.

[Velfarre2001]

So, as long as you are eating something fattening, you might as well make it MORE fattening instead of LESS while you are at it?

Good idea.

[Buglady]

I used to be guilty of laughing at the fattening item + diet pop orders (I worked at a German bakery - that is a nation that loves its cream...) but then I started having trouble with massive amounts of sugar myself. I'm skinny, but too much sugar makes me really woozy, especially pop since there's no actual food value there to buffer it. So I tend to order water, mineral water, or diet pop, since the regular pop tastes like syrup to me now and I associate it with feeling like crap. Every now and then someone will quiz me on it, but so far they've all backed off when I say I just prefer it.

Now that I'm biking to work (15 km each way - 12 if I take the hilly route, but I prefer to avoid the Cliffs of Insanity), I'm probably going to be eating a truly ridiculous amount of food just to keep the fuel tank full. Sugary pop burns off too fast and leaves me running on empty. I'm better off eating the same calorie equivalent in real food!

[Kilamon]

Jack in the box had a special once, $0.49 for a taco. I love their tacos. They make them soft and use a special thing to fry them closed and it holds all the contents in. Very tasty. Anyways, I rolled up to the drive through with my $10 and ordered 20 of them. The clerk confirmed it two or three times and rung me up, I paid and waited patiently. Tacos for 2 days ensued, of course, and the guy that brought the bag out asked me if I was going to a party.

[Lace Neil Singer]

So, as long as you are eating something fattening, you might as well make it MORE fattening instead of LESS while you are at it?

Good idea.

Actually, yes. Well, for me anyway; I reason that since I'm eating pure fat, I might as well drink pure fat too. So I order a milkshake to go with my ear burger and fries.

[blas]

I'd like to debunk that statement about the soda pop.

I consume between 6-10 cans of Mt Dew a day. Granted, that's a 12 oz can, but still 170 calories per can. I eat fast food nearly every day of the week. Look up the word "gluttony" in the dictionary and there is a picture of me.

I've never gained 30 lbs in a year from drinking too much pop.

[Seshat]

I'd like to debunk that statement about the soda pop.
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I've never gained 30 lbs in a year from drinking too much pop.

... and everyone's body is absolutely identical, of course.


What causes a person to gain or lose fat depends partly on what they eat, partly on what they do, and partly on how their particular, personal body works.

The only statement which I am aware of which is completely and totally true about fat gain or loss is this:
calories absorbed into the body tissues > calories burned = fat gain.
calories absorbed into the body tissues < calories burned = fat loss.

Note that this is not 'calories eaten' or even 'calories digested'. Some bodies don't digest calories efficiently, so 'calories eaten' isn't a reliable measure. Some people's kidneys will yank sugar right out of the bloodstream and into the urine, so 'calories digested' isn't a reliable measure.
(Note: Calories absorbed into body tissues other than fat cells are (almost) all absorbed for the purpose of being burned to make the cell work.)

Avoiding soda WORKS if you have a body that just looooves making fat from blood sugar and that's efficient at digesting sugary liquids.


The best way to lose fat is to manipulate the equation in your favour. Unfortunately, the best way to manipulate the equation in your favour varies from body to body. (Putting on muscle, however, is a GREAT way for almost every body. I highly recommend trying it.)