Plymouth State University Commuter Food Week #3: Wendy's
I knew this day would come! My boss had me working on a project, so by the time I headed out the door, I knew I'd be in a goddamned hurry. Time to pull over for one of the speedy food establishments along my way to school.
I had five bucks in my wallet and I had remembered to bring my own bottle of water, so I didn't have to pay for a drink. I HATE soda of any kind, (unless it's Mountain Dew that sometimes finds its way into my Sangria), so the drink choices would have been extremely limited for me anyway.
I was the only car in the Drive-Thru when I pulled up at 5:00 sharp. As usual, the voice immediately asked me if she could take my order. I have no frigging clue! Tell me something.... why do people get their first glimpse of a menu right when they get to the intercom thing? Is Wendy's Corporate office hoping I'll order that $7.99 Pretzel Burger when I see it? Do they want me to feel guilty about retracting my order when I realize I could buy a pound of grass-fed beef and a high-quality gluten-free roll to make the thing myself for less? I wasn't buying their attempt to lure me into using a credit card. I asked the voice to give me a minute while I perused the menu of offerings, which were fairly foreign to me. I only eat at Wendy's about once in every 10 years.
I opted for the cheap eats from the cheapo menu. After dropping only half the money from my wallet, I sped onto I-93 with a Junior Bacon Cheeseburger and 'value fries'. I honestly believe that the cheeseburger was every bit as filling and delicious as that Pretzel Burger would have been, at a fraction of the cost. The fries, however, were limp, cool, and greasy. As I locked on the cruise control for my journey north, it surprised me that the fries were so bad. I would have thought that Wendy's would have made every attempt to lure and retain a customer, no matter how much I spent. For a few bucks, I got what I paid for, but if those fries were better, I may have become a Wendy's customer who visited more than once per decade.
The Drive-Thru girls were very sweet, though! read more