Pam and Nic have the greatest laughs, at my expense – when it comes to McDonalds.
McDonalds Leads Me To Insanity
Is it just me or does McDonalds have one of the most confusing menus known to man?
Let me tell you how I see it so you can better understand then.
They’ve got Supersize, Upsize, Meal-Deals and whatever else. In my mind, the guys and gals behind the counter seem to give me the impression that each and every customer knows their products and individual menu items, intimately.
I just want an Angus burger with some fries, OK?
“Did you want a meal deal?”. “What?”, I say. This some how involves a drink and I’m led to believe that there’s different size meal deals so the drink size and the fries size are locked in so I cant simply deduct one price of a small fries and have a large drink.
Now They Confuse With The Favourite Angus Burger, Damn Them
“Did you want to Grand Angus or the Special Angus?”. So I need to slide across and see that one has bacon now. Christ, why can’t I just get a freaking Angus Burger and Fries like I ordered?
Understandably, Pam laughs and also gets a little anxious in seeing my rising stress levels in all this, after a few past episodes. She’s taken on the role of the official McDonald’s Order Taker now. Even still, last night she orders some chocolate Frappa which is quickly dispatched and the young girl places an appropriate straw with the drink, alongside the other two thick shakes.
Now I’m wondering why these other thick shakes don’t have straws which is a little odd. Obviously, I felt compelled to ask the girl and she retrieved two different looking straws so I’m presuming that thick shakes come armed with alternative straws than the Fraps – odd.
Yeah sure, McDonalds is a well known franchise that’s been around since before the Dawn of Time.
It’s one of the most popular fast food destinations.
It caters to billions of burgers the world over.
It employs and fosters the training of millions of young people too, I’d wager.
Give The Old Folks A Break, Huh?
Can they also start thinking of customers as potential new customers who might not have ever visited?
They just might improve their service standards into not requiring older folks like me into thinking I need a McDonalds Menu PhD.
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Well thank goodness I’m not the only one who thinks way :)
Every time I try and grab a quick snack from McDonalds, I’m bombarded with all these freaking options of supersize or mean deal things.
Will they just learn to serve a customers needs?
First of all, you just made my mouth water! Kenya doesn’t have any McDonalds! :( It’s just KFC here, where I hardly find anything under the veg. category. I used to eat at McDonalds in India, but it’s been over a year since I’ve been there!
You’re really right about the different faces of one body – Special (they might have added some different sauce), grand (huge, of course) and the meals …Oh boy! I compare the things at the end, when I’m stuffed, and all I find is a different of some cents!
But no regrets – I love McDonalds! Or as they like us to say – I’m lovin’ it!
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hahaha hey there Raaj, you found me on my play site – well, where I post about any old crap that comes into my head :) Main site is in the CommentLuv link, if you care for a wander.
Yeah, you might be lovin’ it but I freaking hate it when I need to interact with McDonald’s staff – I guess that’s the reason I have a wife, isn’t it? :)
Hopefully they’ll quickly get to work and build you a huge McDonalds Kenya, once they read this post and understand that you yourself will support the establishment with that huge burger appetite of yours :)
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Yeah, I’ve been through your site quite a few times, but there’s nothing I can comment on because I would be replied back with “Look who’s talking!” because I’m the one who’s not into relationships for some time now :D I have like a 100 things to do which are really more important than that at this stage :) But I would really like to appreciate the blog! It’s fantastic! Moreover, the pictures of you show me how much you’ve traveled round the globe! I’m jealous :P
Yeah, McDonald’s soon introduces itself here in Kenya because I would be leaving this country in the next 2.5 years, and then it would be America where I could get anything I ask for! Yay! Can’t wait for it!
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