I never leave bad reviews. Usually, if I can't say something nice, I don't say anything at all…read more If I could contact the owner of this Wendy's (#00001555 at 2427 Harrison Ave, Olympia, WA), I would, because they need to know how many customers they're losing, including myself and everyone who was waiting in the lobby with me, I would imagine, just based on the comments I heard. Even people in the parking lot were complaining as I was walking out to my car.
This is the fourth time I've been to this location, and out of that, my order has been wrong twice, and I've had to wait between 20 and 30 minutes both times I've come into the lobby to pick up my order. I have never waited even a third of that time for any order at any other Wendy's in the state of Washington. Or any other state, for that matter. While I was there, I watched one of my fellow sufferers finally get their order, check the bag, and then, have to wait even longer for her missing fries.
What I witnessed, both times I elected to come inside, was a complete lack of urgency on the part of the employees and manager. Everyone...every single person...looked like they were wading through quicksand. No one looked to be at all concerned that they had a lobby full of customers on a slow boil, and a drive thru line looped all the way around the parking lot. Everyone was moving in slow motion. There were a couple of lukewarm, pro forma apologies/promises to get to me once they had done other things first, given by the ONE person working the front register (and packing orders for delivery), but not a single employee looked to be in a hurry. I think that is what had everyone so mad...waiting three times as long is bad enough, but to do it while you watch people work in slow motion, as if they couldn't care less? That would grind anyone's gears.
At first, I assumed it was because they were understaffed, but during the time I was there, I counted five employees and one manager just in the visible front part. I don't know how many were in the back, doing the cooking. I feel like that's enough people to get an order to me in less than 20 minutes. And I'm talking 20 minutes from when I arrived inside...that's not even counting the time from when I placed the mobile order and drove over to pick it up.
Then, to top it off, they gave me the wrong order! I had ordered two Dave's Singles, and when I got home, I had two Double Stacks (an inferior item, if you're unfamiliar). I looked in the bag before I left the parking lot, and I saw two burgers (though smaller than I remember Singles being...I just figured that was due to "shrink-flation" and maybe running out of the foil wrappers), so I didn't realize the problem until I got home and unwrapped them.
I'm done calling them back, only to be told I can "come back and get replacements". How is that making it up to me? I have to use my time and my gas to go all the way back, just so they can maybe manage to give me what I originally ordered? Has anyone at this Wendy's location ever heard of "good customer service"? I'm absolutely done with this location, and since I can't even get a complaint through to corporate due to a lame website, I think I'm just done with Wendy's in general. Because, honestly...it's just really becoming not worth it. Everything is getting too expensive, and I should just be cooking at home, anyway.
But, for the sake of others, I hope the location's owner sees this and fixes the problem. Maybe they could take their employees on a field trip to Chick-Fil-A to see what efficiency with a smile looks like. I don't love Chick's politics, but they definitely know how to run a shop. Or, if it's a problem with the owner, themselves, maybe they could consider buying one less Mercedes, and using that money to pay for better training and incentives.