I stopped by here last Friday (6/17/2022) around 6:45 pm and went through the drive-thru.
We frequent McDonald's so we have a regular order that we get every time, however, this was our first time at this location. I pulled up and the person on the intercom said "what?". No greeting other than that. I began my order which is fairly simple:
-Happy Meal Cheeseburger - Ketchup Only w/fries and chocolate milk
-(2) Double Cheeseburgers Plain
-(1) Large HiC Orange
I had to repeat the order THREE times before they finally "listened", meanwhile in the background, I could hear all kinds of commotion which sounded like kids messing around. I asked for the order to be repeated because it did not show up on the screen and immediately got an attitude from the drive-thru employee. She repeated the order and I pulled around. I provided my app to scan and paid. While I was paying, another employee was talking to the drive-thru employee, showing her phone to her and saying "I was high in this picture". Okay, fine. We live in a legal state (I am an MMJ card carrier so it's not a big deal to me) but there is a time and a place for these kind of conversations.
I pull up to the second window and was handed food that was not mine. It was someone else's order completely. When I mentioned it, I was greeted with yet, MORE attitude and asked to pull forward. Before I pulled forward, I just asked if they wouldn't mind putting some ranch in the bag for my daughter's fries.
I pull forward and wait for my food which did not take too long, thankfully. The person comes out to bring my food (a different one than before) and she was actually pleasant!
However, I realized, that there was not any Ranch in the bag, no straws for our drinks, and no napkins at all. So I had to park my car, get my 6-year-old out of the car and go back inside to get these items. I asked nicely at the counter and again, was greeted with attitude. Also, there were at least 5-6 teenagers just standing around with what looked like a manager on duty who was maybe in her early 20's, and they were all looking at their phones and laughing and carrying on, with a lot of "F" words, in front of my 6-year-old. Again, I cuss. A lot. But there is a time and place for it and the front counter of McDonald's probably is not it.
I should not receive an attitude toward simple things. I am a kind person and I have worked in fast food and in the service industry and treat the workers in these places with respect. But the amount of disrespect given to us in this VERY short drive-thru visit was unacceptable. read more