Huh?
Scattered thinking person tries to order a coffee.
Baristas have a tough job… because people are pretty particular about their coffee preferences. I imagine the short tempered coffee-making people have some THING they do to vent… like yoga, or running, or punching punching bags.
I just love people who can make decisions, don’t you?
Perfect portrayal of both coffe-detail obsessed customer and a barista who is too new or too polite to mouth off. Written evidence is always good, too.
Oh, those high-maintenance customers. Note to self: Don’t be one.
Assuming the order can be read through all those cross-outs and changes…
Yat… sadly, this is me a lot of the time. Sigh.
Judy… Yes. Written down= clarification… and non-screwing up.
EofO… I agree… be agreeable and NICE to those who are service-peoples.
Robert… hahahah… yah.
It reminds me of my Wife. We go for something and she goes through the torture of deciding what she wants. I order my tea and the poor barista and I wait for several minutes while she dithers over what to get. It usually included, at least one, what do you think I should have? As I do not drink coffee AND she does, I have no idea on the subject.
WOO! Finally got this page to load! I don’t know why but for some reason my computer wouldn’t allow it. But it was worth the wait! Having worked fast food for years, I sympathize here….. many customers need to step back, get their thoughts straight, and then try again. Usually these people show up in drive thru, in a rush, in packs. The usual way to handle it? Invite them to come in and spend a second deciding. Where this usually happened….. Ah well.
Ying… hahahahah… You get sucked into the vortex of indecision… my condolences. I am a decide-a-phobe… but I try my best to make it easy on people. I really try.
Trev… Really? You had page-load trouble? hmmm. Sorry but glad you can relate to this toon.
I imagine there is a lot of humor involving fast food ordering. Along the same lines… Ever hear the Doc Demento skit about trying to order a large orange drink? Go here: https://youtu.be/qto0vMaPu3g
Found it was a glitch in my computer that was giving me trouble. Got that resolved finally. As for humor in fast food….. depends on the day. On a good day, yeah! Lots of funny stuff, lots of fun commentary and jokes, it helps when the customer is aware of their problems. On a bad day? Significantly less than funny, especially if the customer is NOT aware they are screwing things up for you! Just for future reference to anyone that reads this? Any modifications to your order, please say them when you order the specific item to be modified and NOT at the end of the order! You will save everyone many, many headaches by remembering things get punched in AS you order them and punch ins are linear….. you can’t typically go back and alter them!
Glad the glitch got gone. I imagine you would need a strong sense of humor in dealing with hungry people in a hurry.
In regards to fast food orders, my dad would always order “mustard and pickle only” on his burgers… and it seemed like 9 times out of 10, he would use expletives when he checked (a habit he got into… checking before he left).
I know I mentioned this before, but another example happened today. We were at a ballgame and they mentioned a frozen yogurt place in the stadium. Wanting some, my Wife sent me to see what types they had and I had to text her all of the flavors. I had said she always gets vanilla, but she had to have the list. Her final choice? Vanilla.
Ying… Yup. I probably would’ve said that, too. I usually look for mint and chip. When I go to MYO… I look at all the flavors… but, like your wife… I will usually wind up with Vanilla and maybe a chocolate. Basic.
Oh, I hated customers like that! Flakey orders like that earn you the dagger stare as soon as your back is turned! I tried to suggest a sign over the counter that said “Have precise coffee order ready!”, but they thought it would turn customers off for some reason…funny….
Jon… yes, the register is for people that KNOW what they want. Customer service is NOT for the weak. It is a sure way to learn patience… or, in some cases I witnessed, to become a horrible complainer and hothead and volatile employee on their way out.
Whenever I go to a fancy-schmancy coffee place, it’s always the same conversation:
Me: I’ll have a large coffee, black, no sugar. That’s it.
Barista: Sugar?
Me: No.
Barista: Espresso?
Me: No. Just black coffee. Large. No sugar.
Barista: Flavor?
Me: No.
Barista: Anything else?
Me: No.
That’s me. Large coffee, black, no sugar, nothing else. Adding anything is gilding the lily.
Pete… You throw them for a loop (I wonder where that phrase comes from..??) … anyhow.
My dad did not like the whole “coffee boom” and froo-froo coffee craze. He liked his Maxwell House… and he just wanted the plain-est of plain coffee… and black. The whole “tall-grande-venti” thing drove him nuts.