Hungry?
23rd September 2011 | Drama, Family, Life, Money | 0 comments
Have you ever walked into a McDonald’s or a Wendy’s, placed your order, and then either the order was wrong or you changed your mind? Did you ever watch to see what they do with the food and/or drink you no longer want? This is something that has caught my attention over the past year.
My daughter and I walked into Wendy’s the other day. We both ordered a chocolate frosty. When they presented the first frosty to us, I commented that the frosty wasn’t filled to the top. I asked that it be filled. We’re paying for a frosty and I want the cup to be full. The employee said I would have to talk to the manager and I said that was fine. The manager explained that they are only allowed to fill the frosty to the line that recently showed up on the cups. I asked when this rule went into effect. He said it was a new rule, but would fill the cup to the top for us.
In the background, the employee who waited on us picked up the original frosty she gave us and tossed it into the trash! My daughter and I were surprised and wondered why she didn’t just add more frosty to it. There wasn’t anything wrong with the drink she gave us; I just wanted the cup filled to the top. Everyone knows that Wendy’s charges an arm and a leg for all their fancy drinks.
Another day, my daughter and I walked into McDonald’s. We wanted the new Coke glasses they are advertising. I ordered one of the meals that includes the sandwich, a drink, and fries. I didn’t realize the meals now came in various sizes. The one meal contains just the sandwich and nothing else. The middle meal comes with a medium drink, medium fries, and a sandwich. The large meal comes with a large drink, large fries, and the sandwich. I thought I only had to order the meal to be able to get the Coke glass. When I didn’t get the glass, I asked for it. I was then informed that I had to order the large meal to get the glass. So I apologized and asked if I could exchange mine for the large meal so I could get the glass. They said that wasn’t a problem and the cost was $0.60 more.
Instead of giving me the same sandwich, putting the fries in the large holder and adding a few more, and giving me the larger cup, they threw everything in the trash and started over! It used to be they would give you the unwanted food and also give you your new order. When did we become so wasteful? No wonder the fast food companies have to shrink the container sizes or raise the prices of the food. They waste so much when they just throw it away. There wasn’t anything wrong with the sandwich I ordered. I could have easily eaten the original sandwich rather than have them make a new one. I would have been perfectly happy with the same fries just put into a larger container. Nothing was put into the cup, so I don’t understand why it couldn’t have been used for another order.
I am sure my daughter and I could easily survive on just the food McDonald’s and/or Wendy’s throw away every day. We wouldn’t have to buy any food, we could just eat whatever the fast food companies throw away!