Iced coffee at Hardee's?!?
Husband and I went through the drive through to order a post morning church (mass) breakfast and I decided I wanted an iced coffee that was advertised on their window but didn't want to hold up the drive through so while he completed the transaction, I ran inside and ordered it.
The woman took my order and I requested the "classic iced coffee." (The menu offers two types: classic or vanilla)
She said, " so which kind do you want, the regular one or vanilla?" I said, "if classic is regular, then that one." She couldn't be bought with a smile or pleasantness, just looked like I was torturing her. I asked if it has any sugar in it and she said no just cream and I said great, could you add these three Splenda packets to it before you pour? (had gotten them from the condiment bar, that's how some Starbucks handle it and ask me to hand them the sugar substitute so they can mix it in)
She straight up refused and said I can do that myself. Now, at this point I decided it just wasn't even worth explaining how it's hard to stir up a full drink with ice in it and get the sugar substitute to dissolve and distribute evenly, without making a mess all over me and the car and that's why I asked of it that way.... sighhhhhh...
Sooo she comes over from the drive through with a cup filled to the top with ice...
I want very badly to tell her to take some of that out because I'm about to have about 2 ounces of coffee, for three times the price of a regular hot coffee and a whole bunch of ice... when a fellow employee who was incredibly observant noticed and said to her, that's too much ice- he turns to me and asks me if I want that much and I said no, I actually was thinking the same thing when ms sour pants began her rant- her very loud and rude complaining about how if they are gonna be making them THAT way, they'll need to be upcharging... and repeated herself many times over as she prepared a whole new cup...instead of simply removing some ice...
and I just stood there :/ ...
being berated
Over and over....
and she turned to me before adding the cream and said, is THAT enough cream or want more, as snotty as she possibly could, I said, again trying hard here, "No, that's perfect! :) Just more coffee... ."(because I can see the cup is 2/3 full) and she starts again into her rant about how they are gonna have to start charging more for light ice in these drinks.... etc etc - sorta talking to the young fellow worker who was so thoughtful but mostly just out loud for my benefit.
I FINALLY decide enough and tell her that it would be ridiculous to upcharge for light ice when it's never an issue with any other beverage and I'm already paying additional for "cold brewed coffee." She simply shuts me down with letting me know I'm wrong and the amount of ice I want is NOT up to me.
I get my drink and add my own darn Splenda and leave.
I decided to share here where others can know what to expect rather than give her more of my time because unfortunately she was miserable and trying to make me the same.
Iced coffee ultimately wasn't nothing special, no different really in a flavor profile than their hot coffee so don't expect much.
*Pro-tip: skip getting iced coffee here and get it from the* Kroger Starbucks, cost about the same, service is better and coffee MUCH BETTER. read more