WARNING: Auckland's Dominion Rd Wendy's
MorrisTheCat
Posting this for the benefit of Aucklanders as well as out of towners...
If you happen to be taken by the urge to have fast-food DO NOT experience
the DRIVE THRU at Wendy's, Dominion Rd.
The order taking system falls over so badly you won't believe it. I (have in
the past ) often frequent the place out of convenience and have tolerated
the odd missed item but last night was the last straw.
I ordered a mozzarella chicken burger combo with a Coke & a hamburger
Go to 1st window... paid the guy $10.65(! over charged by one $)... sends me
to pickup and they hand a single burger out the window. HALLO.... (huge
argument ensues).
I ask for the manager. Answer "he's very busy", I tell them the guy at the
pay window cocked up so i'm not going to move....
Hell breaks lose. Another person appears and asks what's wrong (this one can
speak understandable English) . Eventually another bag of food is almost
thrown at me plus a drink (FANTA?). Window slams shut. No sorry or anything.
I know for sure now that because a BURGER FUEL has opened directly across
the road i'll be going THERE in the future.
Wendy's... you suck.
... (and i've always wondered why the fat Wendy's telly adds character NEVER
EATS THE PRODUCT in the add).
Rant over
Morris
Shelby Macdonald
"MorrisTheCat" <petebl...@clear.net.nz> wrote in message
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>
> Hell breaks lose. Another person appears and asks what's wrong (this one
can
> speak understandable English) . Eventually another bag of food is almost
> thrown at me plus a drink (FANTA?). Window slams shut. No sorry or
anything.
>
Oh boy! I think i would have gone in the shop because 1) I don't like fanta
& that wasn't what I ordered 2) I don't owe Wendys $1 extra for bad service
or for anything.. The nerve, "thanks for your money, here's half of what
you ordered, now piss off". Arrrrrr. I particularly like ordering the Taco
Salad & they forget the chili. Yum: Cold salad & corn chips for tea! I
havent been in over a year so I guess I got the message.
Joy
Why don't you go to the supermarket and buy a nice steak and salad for the
same price? You only have to throw it in a pan for 5min and save yourself
from eating all that fat.
Joy
MorrisTheCat
"Joy" <jh...@clear.net.nz> wrote in message news:3ddfd404$1...@clear.net.nz...
... my answer Joy to that is i'm at work (shifts) and i'm just up the road
from SUCKIE WENDY'S. Sure i could make sandwiches and take them to work but
part of going out to get a feed is the 10 or 15min break i have away from
the job without anyone being able to contact me. This is the only break i
get in a 9 hr shift shut indoors, no windows to look out of.
Agreed though Wendy's is crap food.
MorrisTheCat
"Bluebird" <jhu...@ihug.co.nz> wrote in message
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> might be scarred for life.
>
> Bluebird
I think you are missing my point in my rant. The thread is that in NZ making
a complaint about bad service just results in more BS from pathetic badly
trained staff. Kiwis are renowned for NOT standing up.
In the US they'd bust their ass to put things right or probably wind up
fired.
You appear to be one who'd just put up with it and let the culture continue.
Joy
"MorrisTheCat" <petebl...@clear.net.nz> wrote in message
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>
> "Joy" <jh...@clear.net.nz> wrote in message
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> >
> > "MorrisTheCat" <petebl...@clear.net.nz> wrote in message
> > news:3ddf...@clear.net.nz...
>
> from SUCKIE WENDY'S. Sure i could make sandwiches and take them to work
but
> part of going out to get a feed is the 10 or 15min break i have away from
> the job without anyone being able to contact me. This is the only break i
> get in a 9 hr shift shut indoors, no windows to look out of.
>
> Agreed though Wendy's is crap food.
It's the only excuse you give yourself silly. Take sandwiches and go for a
15min walk. Save yourself heaps of money too. $40per week equals the funds
needed for a nice break somewhere warm in the middle of winter.
Why fund the sleek cats when you can be sleek too.
Joy
Bruce Simpson
>Why don't you go to the supermarket and buy a nice steak and salad for the
>same price? You only have to throw it in a pan for 5min and save yourself
>from eating all that fat.
I hope you're not talking about those supermarket coleslaws... they're
lethal.
Just read the consumer reports on the bacterial levels found in those
little witches brews at certain times of the week.
The last time I was silly enough to buy some supermarket coleslaw I
was violently ill and the bag itself blew up like a balloon. Never
again!
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RK
"Bluebird" <jhu...@ihug.co.nz> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 24 Nov 2002 07:22:25 +1300, "MorrisTheCat"
> <petebl...@clear.net.nz> wrote:
>
> >I know for sure now that because a BURGER FUEL has opened directly across
> >the road i'll be going THERE in the future.
> >
> >Wendy's... you suck.
> >
> >
> >... (and i've always wondered why the fat Wendy's telly adds character
NEVER
> >EATS THE PRODUCT in the add).
> >
> >Rant over
> >
> might be scarred for life.
>
> Bluebird
>
A comment such as the one above simply leaves all your posts from now on
open to the same, sarcastic belittlement.
Shelby Macdonald
"Bruce Simpson" <fake.ad...@d.my.sig> wrote in message
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>
> Just read the consumer reports on the bacterial levels found in those
> little witches brews at certain times of the week.
>
> The last time I was silly enough to buy some supermarket coleslaw I
> was violently ill and the bag itself blew up like a balloon. Never
> again!
>
I agree, there's definitely something wrong when you take the lid off a
salad and it goes "psssstttttt"!
Bah
> I think you are missing my point in my rant. The thread is that in NZ making
> a complaint about bad service just results in more BS from pathetic badly
> trained staff. Kiwis are renowned for NOT standing up.
So will you stand up and be complaining to the manager?
Why not write to Head Office?
Joy
> On Sun, 24 Nov 2002 08:30:56 +1300, "MorrisTheCat"
> <petebl...@clear.net.nz> wrote:
>
> >
> >"Bluebird" <jhu...@ihug.co.nz> wrote in message
> >news:efkvtu885ch0o9utg...@4ax.com...
> >> On Sun, 24 Nov 2002 07:22:25 +1300, "MorrisTheCat"
> >> <petebl...@clear.net.nz> wrote:
> We were around 12 minutes late getting there. When we did get there
> we found they had given our table to someone who had come in off the
> street. They did offer to make up a table for us in the bar and give
> us free coffee but we declined. We were definitely NOT impressed as
> the place was in the middle of nowhere and we had to drive for an hour
> to find somewhere else to have lunch. I phoned the manager THREE
> times to complain and got his answer phone every time. I left
> messages every time. He never phoned back. I will NEVER attempt to
> go there again.
>
> Really pissed me off though, especially as the bastard didn't even
> have the courtesy to phone back. Mind you they won't care. It is the
> only place for miles around there and they are always busy. What's
> one lost customer?
> Bluebird
You are the customer from hell, didn't they offer to make you up a table?
It would have taken all of 2mins waiting time, instead, you drove around for
an hour, steam billowing out of the window and out of your cell phone. If
it's knowing the universe doesn't revolve around you that you needed to
realize, how many more examples do you want?
Joy
Joy
"Bruce Simpson" <fake.ad...@d.my.sig> wrote in message
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You poor thing, yuk.
No, I was meaning the salad leaf mixes in the vegetable dept. They're
expensive by my standards but tasty.
Joy
Joy
"Bah" <hum...@nz.invalid> wrote in message
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Sure there's bad service around, no doubt about it, but as you can see from
the driving standards on the road, people expect instant service to a
standard that doesn't hold them up more than 2 secs and they like to pay
peanuts so there are two sides to this story.
Joy
MorrisTheCat
"Bah" <hum...@nz.invalid> wrote in message
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Letter will be going snail-mail later today. I think Dom Rd outlet is a
franchise so they'll receive a copy too!
MorrisTheCat
"Joy" <jh...@clear.net.nz> wrote in message news:3ddf...@clear.net.nz...
True enough, if you met me you'd see i need a major extended session in a
gym with a personal trainer. Things have sure gotten away on me in the last
few years typical of middle age. The fast food habit hasn't helped.
Joy
> On Sun, 24 Nov 2002 11:48:01 +1300, "Joy" <jh...@clear.net.nz> wrote:
>
> >
> >"Bah" <hum...@nz.invalid> wrote in message
> >news:3DDFFB50...@nz.invalid...
> >> MorrisTheCat wrote:
> >>
> >> > I think you are missing my point in my rant. The thread is that in NZ
> >making
> >> > a complaint about bad service just results in more BS from pathetic
> >badly
> >> > trained staff. Kiwis are renowned for NOT standing up.
> >>
> >> So will you stand up and be complaining to the manager?
> >>
> >> Why not write to Head Office?
> >
> >Sure there's bad service around,
>
> draw it to the attention of people who can do something about it.
>
> no doubt about it, but as you can see from
> >the driving standards on the road, people expect instant service to a
> >standard that doesn't hold them up more than 2 secs and they like to pay
> >peanuts so there are two sides to this story.
>
On the road, some people nowdays pay scant respect for other users, same as
customers from hell who pay no respect for the people giving the service,
some of whom, I agree, don't deserve any, but some customers assume from the
outset that service people equal bad people and treat them like scum and
still expect to be treated royally. Totally absurd.
Joy
Joy
And I'm sure you need a break on an Island in the middle of winter too.
Joy
G Swaine
I am a semi-regular customer of that branch of Wendys (usually getting
a bit of late lunch before I go and visit my elderly mum for a few
hours once a week)
Although I've never used their drive through, I've never observed any
such problems while dining in. (Depending on ones position within the
restaurant, one can overhear/oversee the drive-through)
A small piece of advice: your wording sounds like someone who didn't
get their way, and is throwing a tantrum.
A mistake on Wendys part should be brought to their attention, but
screaming "I want the manager!" and throwing a tantrum is not the way
to solve the problem.
[quote]
> Hell breaks lose. Another person appears and asks what's wrong (this
one can
> speak understandable English) . Eventually another bag of food is
almost
> thrown at me plus a drink (FANTA?). Window slams shut. No sorry or
anything.
[end quote]
That shows that you'd been obnoxious to them, so they're just trying
to get rid of you, and get on to a nicer customer. The response you
got mimicked the way you dealt with them.
How would you have responded to such a customer if the situation was
reversed, and you were the staff member on the drive-through window?
Remember : "Treat others how you would like to be treated"
Simply move the car through to the drive-through holding/waiting bay
(I assume there was another car behind yours, so you wont be holding
up a queue of hungry Aucklanders), get out, and walk into the
restaurant, and have a quiet word with the person behind the counter.
Say something like "I think you've made a mistake", show them the
order you received (and a docket if you got one when you got your
order), tell them what you ordered (they should be able to look this
up as a "drive-through order history") and you'll find that they'll be
happier to fix the order, and you'll be treated much better (you might
even get a "sorry we made a mistake" bonus of a free upsize of your
order or drinks)
I have had a few problems with fast food chain stores over the last 20
years or so, (the most recent was about a couple of months ago
[incidentally it was also at the Dominion Road Wendys store]). She'd
given me my change, and gone off to get my order, and I checked my
change - it was 30c short, so I pointed this out to her when she came
back with my order about a minute later, and let her check it, and the
till, and she called the manager who unlocked the till, and I was
given the small shortfall. (a 20c piece had fallen in amongst the
50s) The whole thing was sorted out amicably in under two minutes.
I've been back there a few times since, and no problems have arisen
since - and the same girl was still working there a few weeks back
when I was last there
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> "MorrisTheCat" <petebl...@clear.net.nz> wrote ...
> > True enough, if you met me you'd see i need a major extended
> > session in a gym with a personal trainer. Things have sure gotten
> > away on me in the last few years typical of middle age. The fast
> > food habit hasn't helped.
>
> And I'm sure you need a break on an Island in the middle of winter
too.
Just a minute - I think there's one gonna leave soon.
"Hey, Gilligan - when's your next sailing?"
[grin]
Bratt
> eat in the restaurant. We had booked to eat in the restaurant. It is
> a BUSY restaurant and they recommend booking - which we did.
Yup, you booked.... as you said, it's a BUSY restaurant and they probably
have people who book and don't show... so when someone is more than a couple
of minutes late I don't blame them for handing over the table!
I would
> have thought that as we had taken the trouble to book a table IN THE
> RESTARURANT that we would have been entitled to it and the people who
> came in off the street be made up a table in the bar.
>
> >It would have taken all of 2mins waiting time, instead, you drove around
for
> >an hour, steam billowing out of the window and out of your cell phone. If
> >it's knowing the universe doesn't revolve around you that you needed to
> >realize, how many more examples do you want?
> >Joy
> >
> We did not drive around for an hour with steam billowing out of any
> windows but took a nice leisurely drive to another restaurant which
> were able to accommodate us with a table in their dining area and not
> their bar.
>
> I think it is people like you who accept such bad service that need to
> take a good look at why our service industry is so poor. If you order
> goods or a service then what you order is what you should get - not a
> poor substitute.
>
> Next time you book to dine out for a special occasion and you are
> offered a table in the smokey bar instead of a pleasant quiet
> restaurant I hope you enjoy it and remember to lick boots and thank
> them for allowing you in at all.
They had your table there for the time you had booked. You weren't there so
someone else got the table... standard practice in busy restaurants.
>
> Bluebird
Enkidu
<petebl...@clear.net.nz> wrote:
>
>... my answer Joy to that is i'm at work (shifts) and i'm just up the road
>from SUCKIE WENDY'S. Sure i could make sandwiches and take them to work but
>part of going out to get a feed is the 10 or 15min break i have away from
>the job without anyone being able to contact me. This is the only break i
>get in a 9 hr shift shut indoors, no windows to look out of.
>
>Agreed though Wendy's is crap food.
>
Cheers,
Cliff
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MorrisTheCat
"G Swaine" <g.sw...@the.gluepot.com> wrote in message
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Thanks for the lesson in negotiation. I'll apply it to other situations.
I guess i've developed a different attitude when it comes to fast food
drive thru environments. It aint exactly rocketry now is it?
I've foolishly believed they were in business to supply
their customer quickly and accurately. Most of them do but
for some reason the Dom rd one just doesn't seem to be able to do it.
It's not the 1st time i've had problems, wrong items, items missing,
mis-comunications etc.
In the industry i work in if i don't do exactly what our customers are
needing and expecting i sure as eggs wouldn't be working there for long.
.
Bobs
Good to see you stuck up for yourself, good sir. Too many people just bend over
and take it up the arse these days. Although I would have remained until I got
completly what I ordered.
MorrisTheCat wrote:
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brevis
>They offered to make us up a table IN THE BAR, we were expecting to
>eat in the restaurant. We had booked to eat in the restaurant. It is
>a BUSY restaurant and they recommend booking - which we did. I would
>have thought that as we had taken the trouble to book a table IN THE
>RESTARURANT that we would have been entitled to it and the people who
>came in off the street be made up a table in the bar.
>
Jesus F. Christ on a bicycle, you were LATE, they were BUSY, and you hadn't
PHONED to let them know you were running late.
YOU broke the contract, and you think they are at fault?
Get over it.
brevis
<petebl...@clear.net.nz> said
>
>I guess i've developed a different attitude when it comes to fast food
>drive thru environments. It aint exactly rocketry now is it?
>I've foolishly believed they were in business to supply
>their customer quickly and accurately. Most of them do but
>for some reason the Dom rd one just doesn't seem to be able to do it.
>It's not the 1st time i've had problems, wrong items, items missing,
>mis-comunications etc.
Gee, I wonder if the fault is all on one side?
>In the industry i work in if i don't do exactly what our customers are
>needing and expecting i sure as eggs wouldn't be working there for long.
Then you should be more sympathetic with other workers, instead of treating
them like morons.
brevis
>I hate Wendy's. I haven't been to one in years. Overpriced cat food.
>
>Good to see you stuck up for yourself, good sir. Too many people just bend over
>and take it up the arse these days. Although I would have remained until I got
>completly what I ordered.
>
As opposed to what you deserve? They don't carry that size in stock, it
could be a long wait :)
Dane H
> Hi,
>
> Posting this for the benefit of Aucklanders as well as out of towners...
Are the drive thru drones programmed to say "anything else with that"
after you have already told them "that is all"
Dane
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Al Bundy
sub...@workitout.myrealbox.com (Dane H) wrote:
|Are the drive thru drones programmed to say "anything else with that"
|after you have already told them "that is all"
yep, sadly so. It raises a smile though, if I'm in a charitable mood.
Miche
"MorrisTheCat" <petebl...@clear.net.nz> wrote:
> "Joy" <jh...@clear.net.nz> wrote in message news:3ddfd404$1...@clear.net.nz...
> > Why don't you go to the supermarket and buy a nice steak and salad for the
> > same price? You only have to throw it in a pan for 5min and save yourself
> > from eating all that fat.
> > Joy
>
> ... my answer Joy to that is i'm at work (shifts) and i'm just up the road
> from SUCKIE WENDY'S. Sure i could make sandwiches and take them to work but
> part of going out to get a feed is the 10 or 15min break i have away from
> the job without anyone being able to contact me. This is the only break i
> get in a 9 hr shift shut indoors, no windows to look out of.
What's to stop you taking your sandwiches outside? Sit in the park or
something.
Miche
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going to brush its teeth. So there.
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Mark Derricutt
and is now an extension to Video Easy, I guess having the 24 hr supermarket
around the corner just didn't give them much custom...
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Karen Hayward-King
wrote:
>On Sun, 24 Nov 2002 20:57:39 +1300, sub...@workitout.myrealbox.com
>(Dane H) wrote:
>
>>MorrisTheCat <petebl...@clear.net.nz> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Posting this for the benefit of Aucklanders as well as out of towners...
>>
>>Are the drive thru drones programmed to say "anything else with that"
>>after you have already told them "that is all"
>>
>>Dane
>
>
>Yes I believe they are. Did you know it seems to be spreading to the
>vets as well? I went in for flea stuff for our dogs and got asked if
>I'd like some worm stuff with that. aaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!
I went into Burger King recently. Their menu gives you a choice of
small, medium or large combos. I ordered a small combo, the person
behind the counter asked me if I wanted to 'super size'
it.....sighhhhh....
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Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction'
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** Well they surly must be in this part of the world, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Sorry I don't smile when asked I get annoyed, so much so, sometimes I tell
the manager and then leave.
The one that really gets me is when I ask for a "hamburger" and then I am
asked if I would like cheese on it. I try to explain that if I did then I
would have asked for a "cheeseburger". That always ends up like trying to
explain the theory of relativity to a 4 year old..
Karen Hayward-King
<petebl...@clear.net.nz> wrote:
>I think you are missing my point in my rant. The thread is that in NZ making
>a complaint about bad service just results in more BS from pathetic badly
>trained staff. Kiwis are renowned for NOT standing up.
>
>In the US they'd bust their ass to put things right or probably wind up
>fired.
You are kidding , right?
I have had some extremely bad service in the US and have had a devil
of a time getting 'things put right'. I have also had instances where
a store has bent over backwards to 'put things right'.
Both of the above have happened in the US and NZ....though I have had
more bad service here in the US.
Miche
Bluebird <jhu...@ihug.co.nz> wrote:
> On Sun, 24 Nov 2002 20:57:39 +1300, sub...@workitout.myrealbox.com
> (Dane H) wrote:
> >Are the drive thru drones programmed to say "anything else with that"
> >after you have already told them "that is all"
They have to say it or their managers get on their case.
> Yes I believe they are. Did you know it seems to be spreading to the
> vets as well? I went in for flea stuff for our dogs and got asked if
> I'd like some worm stuff with that. aaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!
That's just common sense -- fleas and worms are often "fellow
travellers".
Jason Rumney
> They offered to make us up a table IN THE BAR, we were expecting to
> eat in the restaurant. We had booked to eat in the restaurant. It is
> a BUSY restaurant and they recommend booking - which we did.
Do they also recommend turning up late for your booking?
MorrisTheCat
"Karen Hayward-King" <kiwi...@yellowsub.net> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 24 Nov 2002 08:30:56 +1300, "MorrisTheCat"
> <petebl...@clear.net.nz> wrote:
>
>
> >I think you are missing my point in my rant. The thread is that in NZ
making
> >a complaint about bad service just results in more BS from pathetic badly
> >trained staff. Kiwis are renowned for NOT standing up.
> >
> >In the US they'd bust their ass to put things right or probably wind up
> >fired.
>
> You are kidding , right?
>
> I have had some extremely bad service in the US and have had a devil
> of a time getting 'things put right'. I have also had instances where
> a store has bent over backwards to 'put things right'.
>
> Both of the above have happened in the US and NZ....though I have had
> more bad service here in the US.
All i can say is wow, how long since you left NZ? Seems then that the
particular Domininon Rd outlet is doing everything right by your expected
standard.
All i know is that when i've been in the US and found reason to have
Fast-Food, the person serving me was really 'on to it' with fantastic
communication skills, thus doing a mighty fine job.
The Wendy's outlet i'm bringing everyone's attention to was pretty good some
2 years ago when it opened. Now they seem to consistently miss items or hand
you a wrong order. It means everytime you visit that you have to hold up the
cue and check the bag they've handed out. When you have to ask for the
corrections they come across as being really stressed out, even rude. It
seems it starts with the staff member who simply can't communicate properly
with you in the 1st place over their talkback system at the drive thru.
Nevermind, after my RANT here i'm never going to have the problem again
because there are plenty of other food places in the area and waiting a few
minutes extra is fine.
Morris
MorrisTheCat
"brevis" <bre...@vvv.frak.qq> wrote in message
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I wasn't treating anyone like a moron. The guy on the cash counter (whom i
assume does the talkback) just could not understand me and kept allowing
that auto(?) slidding window to close as i tried to talk to him. That was
rude. That made it worse. I never shouted or yelled or had any tantrum
(like others have said in this thread). I admit that i said i'd keep my car
put if they didn't hand me what i'd paid for. That seemd to hurry things up.
I shouldn't have had to stoop to such tactics and the fact the manger wasn't
available came across as a fob-off.
Wendy's is a service industry, like where i work. If you can't do it then
you shouldn't be there or the very least, a bit of decent training might be
the go?
Paul Gunson
> Wendy's is a service industry, like where i work. If you can't do it then
> you shouldn't be there or the very least, a bit of decent training might be
> the go?
agreed - i had a 'wrong order' experience at wendys Constellation Drive
on the shore last week, ordered chicken fillet burgr, drive thru, get
handed baked potato and chilli, "ahem excuse me but" door slides shut.
they prbly just had an older potato that they wanted to get rid of...
wouldn't surprise me... ;)
Dane H
> In article <tq11uu8i2gdbqeom1...@4ax.com>,
> Bluebird <jhu...@ihug.co.nz> wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 24 Nov 2002 20:57:39 +1300, sub...@workitout.myrealbox.com
> > (Dane H) wrote:
>
> > >Are the drive thru drones programmed to say "anything else with that"
> > >after you have already told them "that is all"
>
> They have to say it or their managers get on their case.
Do they have to say it even after you have told them you dont want
anything else?
Steve B
wrote:
>On Sun, 24 Nov 2002 20:57:39 +1300, sub...@workitout.myrealbox.com
>(Dane H) wrote:
>
>>MorrisTheCat <petebl...@clear.net.nz> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Posting this for the benefit of Aucklanders as well as out of towners...
>>
>>Are the drive thru drones programmed to say "anything else with that"
>>after you have already told them "that is all"
>>
>>Dane
>
>
>Yes I believe they are. Did you know it seems to be spreading to the
>vets as well? I went in for flea stuff for our dogs and got asked if
>I'd like some worm stuff with that. aaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!
>
My father used to cut my hair and on my first (or at any rate one of
my first few) visits to an outside barber, he asked me the traditional
"will there be anything else sir", thus quite possibly offering me the
wherewithal to commit an illegal act. (I don't know if it was ever
true in NZ, but in the 50s in England when a barber said "anything
else" after a haircut he meant "do you need any condoms?")
I was about 12. "Progrrammed" is right.
Steve B.
PAM.
> My father used to cut my hair and on my first (or at any rate one of
> my first few) visits to an outside barber, he asked me the traditional
> "will there be anything else sir", thus quite possibly offering me the
> wherewithal to commit an illegal act. (I don't know if it was ever
> true in NZ, but in the 50s in England when a barber said "anything
> else" after a haircut he meant "do you need any condoms?")
>
> I was about 12. "Progrrammed" is right.
And? What's the answer?
PAM.
Steve B
wrote:
At 12, I didn't know what he was referring to; I said no anyway. And
always thereafter. I bought them at chemists and at a famously seedy
grocer's shop in Hampstead run by a Welshman. His name was on the
sign, but I've forgotten it, because he was only ever known as "The
Welshman".
"Got to pop out to the Welshman's"
(insert one of several sniggering comments here).
"No, honestly, I've run out of milk..."
Steve B.
MorrisTheCat
I copped "Anything for the weekend Sir" after a haircut from the old Barber
when is was in the UK. Had me wondering for a while so to shocked the 'ole
boy by saying; "nope, the missis is on the pill" which quickly killed all
conversation...
Nicolaas Hawkins
wrote:
> My father used to cut my hair and on my first (or at any rate one of
> my first few) visits to an outside barber, he asked me the traditional
> "will there be anything else sir", thus quite possibly offering me the
> wherewithal to commit an illegal act. (I don't know if it was ever
> true in NZ, but in the 50s in England when a barber said "anything
> else" after a haircut he meant "do you need any condoms?")
>
> I was about 12. "Progrrammed" is right.
Maybe he thought your pet white mouse might have wanted a new
sleeping-bag. 8-)
--
Regards,
Nicolaas
Chrissy
>
> I think you are quite right. My comment was tongue in cheek and aimed
> at the PC stuff about counselling for every little thing.
> >In the US they'd bust their ass to put things right or probably wind up
> >fired.
> >
Better still - make NZ a better place to live for decent people and you go there.
> >You appear to be one who'd just put up with it and let the culture continue.
> >
> Nope, not me. I'd be beating on the window demanding they get my
> order right or my money back.
Of course you would - how dare any one not treat you like a queen.
You would not think of being nice, decent etc - accepting that others
sometimes make a mistake - why would you - you NEVER it your
self - do you? You are so much better than "those" people who
serve you.
> Just recently we booked into a restaurant for lunch (Cooks Landing).
> We were around 12 minutes late getting there. When we did get there
> we found they had given our table to someone who had come in off the
> street.
What? They did not lay out the red carpet for you - OMG - the cheek of them.
> They did offer to make up a table for us in the bar and give
> us free coffee but we declined.
Good on you - why should you be treated like just anyone - you are SO
important - you deserve SPECIAL treatment.
> We were definitely NOT impressed as
> the place was in the middle of nowhere and we had to drive for an hour
> to find somewhere else to have lunch.
Poor poor thing - I hope it was not too upsetting for you.
> I phoned the manager THREE
> times to complain and got his answer phone every time.
OMG - you mean he was not sitting by the phone just waiting for
queen Judy to phone. Something very serious must have happened
for him not to have been there when you wanted him.
> I left
> messages every time. He never phoned back. I will NEVER attempt to
> go there again.
He must so SO upset about that.
> Really pissed me off though, especially as the bastard didn't even
> have the courtesy to phone back. Mind you they won't care. It is the
> only place for miles around there and they are always busy. What's
> one lost customer?
Actually he knew who you were. He was told what you were like and
did not want you to come to his place. He has standards that preclude
people like you. He did not phone back for a very good reason - look
in the mirror - reflect on your attitude - work out if you would want you
in as a customer. This guy knows what is good for his business and
that is for you not to be there.
Chrissy.
Chrissy
I know one person who once said that he would have something else then they
still asked if he wanted something else. He keeps adding to the order then
when there is nothing left to add (he had one of everything) he changed his mind
and asked for the original order. He actually thought that they would change
but next time he went back there they still asked if he wanted something else
with his order.
Chrissy.
Chrissy
> Bluebird said
But they dared to treat her as other than special - she is not used to that.
She is not different - she is special.
Chrissy.
Enkidu
<petebl...@clear.net.nz> wrote:
>
>I copped "Anything for the weekend Sir" after a haircut from the old Barber
>when is was in the UK. Had me wondering for a while so to shocked the 'ole
>boy by saying; "nope, the missis is on the pill" which quickly killed all
>conversation...
>
Cheers,
Cliff
--
The Nats held a Party and no one came.
l...@darkmere.gen.nz.invalid
At $10 you can eat quite well at other places that isn't Wendy's,
KFC or McDs. Obviously time of day and the actual day itself
makes a difference in the variety of choices you will have.
Here's some meal ideas from around that area (if you don't cook):
1. Foodtown
There's a 24 hour foodtown nearby. If you are spending $10 for a meal
at Wendy's, you'll get a very nice bag of soup or one of the pre-cooked
meals from the fridge section.
There's some reasonably tasty food there.
If there's no microwave at home to heat it up then perhaps it isn't an
option.
If it is before 10pm or so, you could probbaly get a whole roast
chicken (still hot) from the hot food section (between the bread
and deli section).
2. Kebabs
There's a few kebab places around the area depending on which direction
you start from and what time of day it is.
For example there's one at the corner of Mt Eden and Valley Rd that
is often open till around midnight. Otherwise the ones along dominion
rd from Wendy's tend to close by 10pm.
There's a 24 hour kebab place near the corner of K'rd and Mercury Lane
3. Star Mart
there's a 24 hour star mart opposite that Wendy's. You can get the
frozen meals in the freezer section and perhaps even soups to heat up
SOme star marts have microwaves where youc an heat up the food.
This is where it is an advantage to buying from foodtown if you don't
have a microwave at home (or work).
4. 2 Monkeys
a vietnamese place a few doors away from the Wendy's. Open till 10pm
5 Chinese diner
There's one a few doors away from that wendy's that is open till 3 or
4am. They can easily do a fried rice or something you won't mind
eating (sweet and sour something on riceetc). There's another a few
kms away (just after the balmoral rd lights on dominion rd) that is open
till 2am.
If you are looking for food before 10pm there's a few more chinese
diners along dominion rd to choose from.
6. Burgerfuel
opposite Wendys. Lovely burgers. $10 gets you a huge burger.
Unfortunately they are shut by 10pm (around there) unless it is a fri
or sat evening.
FWIW of the takeaways (KFC, MCDs etc) Wendy's is probably the
one place you are likely to be able to have an healthier meal.
They have salads and baked potato.
Lin
MorrisTheCat
<l...@darkmere.gen.nz.invalid> wrote in message
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> What time of day was this and what day is it?
Saturday Evening 7.30pm...ish
> At $10 you can eat quite well at other places that isn't Wendy's,
> KFC or McDs. Obviously time of day and the actual day itself
> makes a difference in the variety of choices you will have.
Agreed but i am at work and have less than 10mins to go out and return.
Wendy's drivethru is the convenient thing here.
> Here's some meal ideas from around that area (if you don't cook):
> 1. Foodtown
> There's a 24 hour foodtown nearby. If you are spending $10 for a meal
> at Wendy's, you'll get a very nice bag of soup or one of the pre-cooked
> meals from the fridge section.
>
> There's some reasonably tasty food there.
>
> If there's no microwave at home to heat it up then perhaps it isn't an
> option.
I'm at work, yes there's a microwave oven available.
> If it is before 10pm or so, you could probbaly get a whole roast
> chicken (still hot) from the hot food section (between the bread
> and deli section).
...uck, gave up eating those. They've more fat and grease than anything else
i know of. Ever let one go cold and cut it up? Disgusting things.
> 2. Kebabs
> There's a few kebab places around the area depending on which direction
> you start from and what time of day it is.
> For example there's one at the corner of Mt Eden and Valley Rd that
> is often open till around midnight. Otherwise the ones along dominion
> rd from Wendy's tend to close by 10pm.
... and the ones i've been to are fine but you have to park so far away that
its a joke (remember i'm shooting in and outta work as quickly as i can).
> There's a 24 hour kebab place near the corner of K'rd and Mercury Lane
> 3. Star Mart
> there's a 24 hour star mart opposite that Wendy's. You can get the
> frozen meals in the freezer section and perhaps even soups to heat up
> SOme star marts have microwaves where youc an heat up the food.
> This is where it is an advantage to buying from foodtown if you don't
> have a microwave at home (or work).
> 4. 2 Monkeys
> a vietnamese place a few doors away from the Wendy's. Open till 10pm
> 5 Chinese diner
> There's one a few doors away from that wendy's that is open till 3 or
> 4am. They can easily do a fried rice or something you won't mind
> eating (sweet and sour something on riceetc). There's another a few
> kms away (just after the balmoral rd lights on dominion rd) that is open
> till 2am.
> If you are looking for food before 10pm there's a few more chinese
> diners along dominion rd to choose from.
> 6. Burgerfuel
> opposite Wendys. Lovely burgers. $10 gets you a huge burger.
> Unfortunately they are shut by 10pm (around there) unless it is a fri
> or sat evening.
And they're where i go now. I even phone my order thru so it's waiting when
i arrive and all i do is pay. No waiting. Finding a fu#king carpark within a
mile is the biggest hassle though.
>
>
> FWIW of the takeaways (KFC, MCDs etc) Wendy's is probably the
> one place you are likely to be able to have an healthier meal.
> They have salads and baked potato.
And completely stupid people who can't communicate, let alone get an order
right along with being rude to you. Nevermind i will NEVER visit again after
my last experience.
> Lin
l...@darkmere.gen.nz.invalid
> <l...@darkmere.gen.nz.invalid> wrote:
>> What time of day was this and what day is it?
> Saturday Evening 7.30pm...ish
Well that is reasonably early...
> Agreed but i am at work and have less than 10mins to go out and return.
> Wendy's drivethru is the convenient thing here.
I think the perception with drivethroughs is you save time because
you don't have to park and get out of the car to stand in line. IMHO
in reality you are in line in your car and sometimes it can go quite
slowly.
In fact I seem to recall a couple of occasions in the distant past
when I had got out of my car to order at the counter rather than
join the queue of cars waiting to go through the drive through.
It sounds like you can phone up an order and go pick it up. What I
suggest is to collect takeaway menus and then ring up about 10 - 15
mins before your break to order. Let them know when you'll be there to
pick it up. What I suggest is over the next few meal times you spend a
min visiting a place to pick up their takeaway menu.
The following has takeaway menus you can take with you
Max - a Malaysian and chinese diner. It is in the Eden Quarter shops.
You can drive in and park outside to pick up your food. They have
takeaway menus.
There's a set of takeaways, diners and restaurants just after the lights
(as you head away from the city) at the corner of Valley rd and dominion rd.
Parking should be ok. At most you may have to park and walk across the
road. It includes a chinese takeaway (that makes burgers, fish and
chips etc), an indian restaurant - Divas, and a kebab shop
>> Here's some meal ideas from around that area (if you don't cook):
>> 1. Foodtown
>> There's a 24 hour foodtown nearby.
> I'm at work, yes there's a microwave oven available.
Well there's lots of meals. head to the end where the yoghurts and
milk are. That's where the frozen meals are and the fridge section
for meals you can heat up. Take the express queue.
>> 2. Kebabs
>> There's a few kebab places around the area depending on which direction
>> you start from and what time of day it is.
>> For example there's one at the corner of Mt Eden and Valley Rd that
>> is often open till around midnight. Otherwise the ones along dominion
>> rd from Wendy's tend to close by 10pm.
> ... and the ones i've been to are fine but you have to park so far away that
> its a joke (remember i'm shooting in and outta work as quickly as i can).
well that one is a drive through kebab place. It was (ages ago) once
a petrol station.
>> There's a 24 hour kebab place near the corner of K'rd and Mercury Lane
Actually near that corner is also a subways.
>> 4. 2 Monkeys
>> a vietnamese place a few doors away from the Wendy's. Open till 10pm
pick up their takeaway menu. There's a chinese takeaway next to it too.
There's parking right next to it and so it'll be a fast in and out
if you ordered ahead. The chinese takeaway has ready made hot food I
believe under hot lamps.
>> 6. Burgerfuel
>> opposite Wendys. Lovely burgers. $10 gets you a huge burger.
>> Unfortunately they are shut by 10pm (around there) unless it is a fri
>> or sat evening.
> And they're where i go now. I even phone my order thru so it's waiting when
> i arrive and all i do is pay. No waiting. Finding a fu#king carpark within a
> mile is the biggest hassle though.
well if you find that ok then you'll have no problems with the food
places just after the lights nor 2 monkeys and the chinese takeaway next
to it.
regards
Lin
Philip Crookes
> >
> My father used to cut my hair and on my first (or at any rate one of
> my first few) visits to an outside barber, he asked me the traditional
> "will there be anything else sir", thus quite possibly offering me the
> wherewithal to commit an illegal act. (I don't know if it was ever
> true in NZ, but in the 50s in England when a barber said "anything
> else" after a haircut he meant "do you need any condoms?")
>
a chemist and put a half-crown (an enormous silver (well, cupro-nickel)
cartwheel of a coin worth an eighth of a pound, or 25 cents) on the counter.
If you were lucky, you got a chemist that gave you the Silvertex you were
looking for. If, however, you got the young female assistant who had
obviously just graduated summa cum laude in nubility class, you bought yet
another toothbrush to add to your growing collection.
Until the glorious day that it dawned on me that if they were selling the
stuff, they couldn't be that bothered about it, & so I just asked out loud
for 'a packet of rubber johnnies'. And got it.
And very useful they were.
Philip
Bob
"Paul Gunson" <spam...@traintracks.com> wrote in message
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job and just
can't do it correctly.
I haven't had problems with Wendy's myself but Mc Donald's is another
story..... And there
salads are not fresh by any means.
PIG SLOPS = Mc Donald's.
I have decided to try out Burger King and so far find them far better.