Stuff I never knew

[susandennis]

My first job was not at McDonald's. There were no McDonald's in North Carolina when it was time for me crack that virgin paycheck. I worked for a family friend in her low end dress shop. (I sucked at it.) 

silverthief2 mentions parenthetically (literally) in an entry just now:

(why does McDonald's get your food to you so fast? Because there are LOUD ALARMS that don't stop beeping until an outstanding order is fulfilled)

I never knew this.  There is a McDonald's about 3/4ths of a mile from here.  It is very near a KFC/Taco Bell joint and an Arby's and a Jack in the Box.  I often think I'd rather have a Jack in the Box burger, one of Arby's interesting specials or a taco salad onI know that whether I get out and go in or drive through, I will be thoroughly pissed off by the time I finally get my order.  If I want slow food, I'll go to a slow food place.  When I want fast food, I'm honestly interested in fast. Only McDonald's understands this.  

The McDonald's nearest me is nearly too fast.  They don't give me enough time to make up my mind.  I rarely have enough time to dig out exact change.  And this is in the middle of the day - at the height of the lunchtime rush.  They get it every single time and now I know why.  

Cool and thanks, Ronald.  I wonder why the other places haven't figured this out yet.

Comments

[pisceandreamer.livejournal.com]

My first job was in a Dress Barn. Thank god I wasn't on commission.

The local McD's is kind of hit or miss on speed - they tend to get so wound around the axle on drive through orders, and then they don't have enough people working the inside registers.

[susandennis]

I think I might have an exemplary McD's. They are always on point and both the cash taking person and the food giving person are always as sharp and as nice and as pleasant as can be. It's amazing. I probably stop there 3 times more than I actually want to because of it.

[silverthief2.livejournal.com]

Yep, that's a typical McDonald's for you, though not all are perfect at it. Airport locations are particularly good examples: act as though every customer has a flight to catch!

[susandennis]

Wild. I've always wondered but never knew how they did it.

On the other hand, had you tried to buy your lightbulb at my closest Target, you would still be standing at the checkout counter waiting... I've seen people celebrate birthdays there.

[ruralrob.livejournal.com]

Supersize me please!

[susandennis]

Whatever you want... I'm so glad to have you back. Actually, the only ship voyage I was ever on was an ocean liner from NY to Bremerhaven when I was a kid. The food was elegant and I was a kid. I wanted a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, which, we found - amazingly enough - in Bremerhaven just after we got off the boat!

[ruralrob.livejournal.com]

Wel, they have a buffet that has everyting for breakfast. Peanut butter and jelly would work. Even donuts, along woth smoked salmon and the fancy stuff . .

[howeird]

Trying to visualize a low end dress.

[babsbuni.livejournal.com]

I pulled up your webcam page earlier and saw Travis sleeping in his bed. Awww. I just flipped back over and saw Travis and then an EYE to the right of the computer web cam. That was a bit freaky. I didn't know you had a computer on that side of the room. I just assumed you would be facing the other way when in that room since the monitor is across the way.

[susandennis]

Oh I can see your confusion...

The computer in the webcam photo - the one with the green lights - does not belong to the monitor you can see in the webcam. The computer running the monitor you can see in the webcam, is under the desk out of view. The monitors for the green computers are the ones I'm facing.

Does that help?

And I'm with you on the Travis in the bed awwwwww. It just delights me to bits.

[babsbuni.livejournal.com]

Ah yes, I see now.

[steve98052.livejournal.com]

The KFC nearest my parents' place (downtown Bellevue) is so fast that the orders are done about as fast as you describe. Last time I was there was July 4, when all of downtown Bellevue (KFC in particular) was absolutely packed with people pouring in to watch fireworks, and that's how fast they were. They're fast when they're not busy too.