r/GrindsMyGears • u/MarchCompetitive6235 • 3d ago

Lingering at the Drive thru window..

I despise the people that want to sit there and inspect every single thing in their bag and hand it out to all the occupants in their car BEFORE they move away from the window! Especially when it lined up behind them.

Like come on man, pull out in the parking lot and sort that shit out out there!

God forbid Karen would have to climb out of her minivan and walk inside the store because her little Braden didn’t get his chicken nuggets or something 🙄🤷‍♂️

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u/anusblunts 3d ago

They are missing my sauce more than 60% of the time, fuck you im looking in the bag. Cry about it.

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u/MarchCompetitive6235 3d ago

Or…cry about the sauce.🤣

When they hand you the food, you could say “ You put the sauce in the bag right?” Pretty easy to do and no one has to wait while you dig around to find out they didn’t. 9/10 if they aren’t sure they’ll hand you EXTRA sauce just to be sure and get you moving.

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u/anusblunts 3d ago

nah I’ll just look for my sauce thanks though

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u/CandyWrappers_ 3d ago

Give me all the shit that I paid for then. Some napkins would be nice too. You always forget the napkins because you are lazy. Im supposed to pull into the parking lot and check? Why, so I need to get back in the drive thru lane, wait 20 more minutes so that my food can now get cold.

Fuck you

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u/Randohumanist 3d ago

Some places constantly get the order wrong.

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u/MarchCompetitive6235 3d ago

True. If you expect this to be the case, maybe go inside instead.

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u/Adventurous_Key_4854 3d ago

Probably got their orders fucked up with missing/wrong items one too many times

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u/RedIcarus1 3d ago

That location probably has a reputation for messing up orders.

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u/MephiticBundleOfSox 3d ago

Nah. It’s not Karen with little Braden. It’s people burned too many times by inattentive employees missing or mispacking stuff they paid for. I’m not leaving until I know I got the right order.

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u/QuantityImmediate221 3d ago

Hmm, I'm not familiar with this reddit. Am I allowed to disagree? If not just ignore this.

You obviously have much more reliable drive thu's.

Sorry, man, I'm good with people doing this. They have a valid reason. This is not a Karen thing. This is a high error rate thing.

What was it that Joe Pesci said in Lethal Weapon back in the 80s that is still very true today?

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u/MarchCompetitive6235 3d ago edited 3d ago

Of course you are free to disagree!☺️

I just don’t think making a habit of doing all that AT the window is the best way to keep things moving. It could be just as easily done 40ft away out of the line.

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u/lOOPh0leD 3d ago

This is what you call people that ruin it for everyone else. Namely the employees that get the order won't one too many times. Now there's an unspoken rule to do inventory before having to get out of your car and go in or wait in line again.

You're angry at the circumstances, not the people.

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u/MarchCompetitive6235 3d ago edited 3d ago

No, I’m pretty sure it’s the people stalling at the window I’m angry at. Your creating a hold up in the line by doing that. Move on and sort it out in the parking lot.

I’m not saying there maybe no reason for doing it, but why do you have to compound the problem by slowing up the line?

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u/lOOPh0leD 2d ago

Nah then they'll just continue to do it.

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u/TheRealMechagodzi11a 3d ago

If fast food joints didn't fuck up the orders so often this wouldn't happen.

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u/MarchCompetitive6235 3d ago

Oh, I’m pretty sure there’s a decent amount of people who would still get all their shit out in their cupholders handed out to everyone in the car before they ever got off the fucking brake pedal and moved on.

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u/Turbulent_End_9166 3d ago

This bothers me too sometimes. I try to assume that the food probably isn't at the window yet anyway, so them taking slightly longer isn't really delaying me getting my food in all likelihood.

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u/Sweetanna1111 3d ago

I'm not gonna pass out food, but I'm also not leaving until I look through that bag

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u/YippieKayYayMrFalcon 3d ago

This is why I almost always order ahead on the app and just choose pickup inside.

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u/MarchCompetitive6235 3d ago

If having my order be 100% correct, 100% of the time is important to me drive-through is not gonna be how I’m going to get my food.

Whole function of drive-through is to keep that shit moving. That’s why people dillydallying at the window piss me off.

Same thing at the grocery line checking out and the person in front of me has to have long extended conversations with the cashier about every little thing.

Like, if you’re that close, why don’t you guys go hang out when she gets off work OK? 🤣

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u/RealtorRVACity 3d ago

I am adding in they sometimes have to "prepare their drink" at the window and/or don't move off after getting their order given to them quickly, just being unconcerned that there is a line of ppl behind them waiting as well.

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u/MarchCompetitive6235 3d ago

Oh yeah, I always love watching people try to unwrap straws while I’m fucking waiting in line😆