I walked up there for lunch and placed a to-go order at the counter. The cashier asked me what kind of drink I wanted.

"Small," I said. I didn't specify which size meal I wanted.

"No, what kind of drink do you want, sir?"

"Huh? Uh, Dr. Pepper."

Now, Wendy's has a self-serve soda fountain. I don't think I've ever been asked what kind of drink I wanted for a to-go order at the counter before. When my food came up, sure enough, I got an empty cup as usual and prepared my own drink.

So what the hell was the point of that?

IT REALLY MAKES YOU THINK!

6/18/2009 12:38:02 PM

I typically don't slum when I eat fast food, so I wouldn't know.

6/18/2009 12:40:21 PM

^lol

but arent you eating fast food?

[Edited on June 18, 2009 at 12:41 PM. Reason : f]

6/18/2009 12:41:10 PM

was it one of the retards? cause every Wendy's I've been to has at least one downy working there.

6/18/2009 12:51:45 PM

No! It was a lady who was just a little bit commanding.

6/18/2009 12:52:30 PM

SOMETIMES when you order "to-go" they fill the cup for you

6/18/2009 12:53:30 PM

One possibility is that they have to enter the drink type into the computer where it's sent to a database that utilizes complex algorithms in order to estimate ice/carbonated water/soda syrup usage based on what/when you ordered and size so that it can be integrated into supply chain management software to ensure that there is not an interruption of soda to the dining room.





The other possibility is the person was stupid.

6/18/2009 12:55:12 PM

today i went to subway and got a 6-inch chicken salad.

the lady asks me "what kind of cheese would you like?"

"no cheese please"

she immediately follows up with "provologne, swiss, cheddar, or pepperjack?"

"...no. no cheese."

then she stared at me a bit before continuing to my banana peppers.

6/18/2009 12:55:19 PM

maybe she needed to know if you wanted a water or not which would've been free or cost less or something. They ask at burger king all the time but if you look at the register it just says soft drink when they punch it. Some places you can substitute the regular soft drink with like an orange juice or coffee as well.

As for the cheese lady give her a break, she says the same thing 500 times a day and was probably just having an off day. You don't discover the cure for cancer every day at your job do you?

6/18/2009 1:03:01 PM

Maybe they were trying to curb people who ask for water then use the self serve to get a soda.

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"The other possibility is the person was stupid. "

6/18/2009 1:03:20 PM

this reminds me of the piff diatribe.

6/18/2009 1:04:54 PM

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"enter the drink type into the computer where it's sent to a database that utilizes complex algorithms in order to estimate ice/carbonated water/soda syrup usage based on what/when you ordered and size so that it can be integrated into supply chain management"

Or, you know, they could simply take note how often they replace the syrup...

6/18/2009 1:04:59 PM

^^^^ i more got the feeling that she disagreed with my decision to go cheeseless. i could see her judging me.

[Edited on June 18, 2009 at 1:05 PM. Reason : cf]

6/18/2009 1:05:21 PM

willy nilly has no understanding of enterprise supply chain management.

6/18/2009 1:05:46 PM

That piff/pith thread was pretty fucking awesome, and if I could have one thread restored to the Wolf Web, it'd be that one.

P.S. Fuck OmarBadu for moving my joint from the Lounge to Chit Chat. RACIST.

6/18/2009 1:06:05 PM

yeah i remember it for a reason ok

6/18/2009 1:06:40 PM

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"Maybe they were trying to curb people who ask for water then use the self serve to get a soda."

one time at taco bell on campus i saw a kid walk up with a sprite bottle and a coke bottle and fill his bottles from home up with soda and not even get anything from taco bell. he just looks at me and goes "I can't believe i didn't think of this earlier". Needless to say he had a jewfro.

6/18/2009 1:07:27 PM

man pilgrimshoes thank you for that

6/18/2009 1:07:40 PM

frosh you should post in one of the hate omar threads to show tww how you really feel about it

6/18/2009 1:07:51 PM

IT'S A BULLSHIT MOVE

I MADE MY FEELINGS KNOWN

LET'S MOVE ON AND BE CONSTRUCTIVE

6/18/2009 1:08:31 PM

IT REALLY MAKES YOU THINK!

6/18/2009 1:12:55 PM

Quote :

"willy nilly has no understanding of enterprise supply chain management"

Sure I do. Fortunately, that has nothing to do with my point, so we need not go into that subject. Asking customers what soda they're going to get doesn't really provide any useful information other than what could already be gathered by taking note of when you change each different soda flavor syrup concentrate pack. Plus, relying on customers for that information is unreliable. Of course, you're probably just trying to troll me, in which case, you win.

6/18/2009 1:13:55 PM

Chicken sandwich?

6/18/2009 1:14:12 PM

"what kind?"? how about "The drink should be delicious please"

6/18/2009 1:46:33 PM

i was expecting a picture of a bowl movement

6/18/2009 1:47:33 PM

or a phone flushed down a toilet

6/18/2009 1:49:04 PM

I love a good bowl movement.


Especially if there's ice cream in said bowl, and the movement is toward my general vicinity.

6/18/2009 1:49:14 PM

i like to movement movement

[Edited on June 18, 2009 at 1:49 PM. Reason : e]

6/18/2009 1:49:42 PM

i, too, have been asked this question

6/18/2009 1:50:04 PM

It's whatever.

6/18/2009 1:50:43 PM

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"No! It was a lady who was just a little bit commanding."

lol

6/18/2009 1:51:25 PM

Then this chick comes up to me and she's all, like, " Hey, aren't you that dude?" And I'm, like, "yeah, whatever!"

6/18/2009 1:51:43 PM

The wendy's by me doesn't have the drinks out front, they fill them behind the counter and make you wait in line for refills. PITA

Also they have a designated ketchup pumper who pumps the ketchup into the cups, which is nice when our hands are full

[Edited on June 18, 2009 at 1:55 PM. Reason : and yes. 80 percent of the times its a downy and he's get too agressive with the pumping]

6/18/2009 1:54:24 PM

Quote :

"Also they have a designated ketchup pumper who pumps the ketchup into the cups, which is nice when our hands are full"

How much do you have to tip the bathroom attendant?

6/18/2009 1:55:59 PM

50 cents for a piss, a dollar for a shit

6/18/2009 1:57:33 PM

remember when wendy's used to have buffets with tacos

you could make some rawkus nachos and shit at wendys

yeah that's right

im throwing it back to the early 90s

6/18/2009 1:58:24 PM

I would steal the pepperonis and trade them for jolly ranchers at school

6/18/2009 1:59:02 PM

SUPERBAR.

6/18/2009 1:59:16 PM

me and some friends got kicked out of wendy's buffet once

i guess we were pushing the boundries of "all you can eat" by lounging around reading newspapers and hanging out in the dining area from lunch until dinner.

but of course, when you're young and a prick, things like this amuse you

6/18/2009 2:00:32 PM

Who read's newspapers when they're 14 ?

We once got asked to leave Cici's for spelling PENIS with our crusts

6/18/2009 2:01:38 PM

nintendo power didnt hold my attention too long

6/18/2009 2:02:06 PM

Quote :

"Also they have a designated ketchup pumper who pumps the ketchup into the cups, which is nice when our hands are full"

6/18/2009 2:02:47 PM

No he just pounds the button with his index and middle finger

like he's trying for the turbo boost in Tiger Woods

6/18/2009 2:04:45 PM

Quote :

"and yes. 80 percent of the times its a downy and he's get too agressive with the pumping"

The Chickfila in the Townridge Shopping Center (off of Glenwood near Pleasant Valley) has a special person that opens the door for you, walks around and hands out mints, and will get you refills.

6/18/2009 2:05:42 PM

probably too eager with the refills...everytime you take two sips they try to top it off

6/18/2009 2:06:38 PM

It's good that they give people like Willy Nilly some way to feel good about themselves.

6/18/2009 2:06:39 PM

You were probably dealing with an ambitious employee trying to climb the corporate ladder.

6/18/2009 2:07:31 PM

1)Complain to Dave Thomas the internet.
2)...
3)Megaprofit!!!!!!!

FreshMaker

6/18/2009 2:11:35 PM

Quote :

"probably too eager with the refills...everytime you take two sips they try to top it off"

nah, she comes by and asks if you want a refill. I prefer to get my own b/c I watched her one day getting refills and her hands were all up inside a customer's cup.

6/18/2009 2:12:54 PM

they don't cut corners

6/18/2009 2:12:55 PM