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Recently, a radio personality was telling a story about going to a fast food chain restaurant that specializes in selling chicken (he didn't mention which one). When he got there, they were out of chicken, but had fish! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/eek.gif Chicken...fish... http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/confused.gif

As I recounted this story to some friends this past weekend, they too had tales to tell. Someone told of a Burger King that ran out of Whoppers. I suppose those two for one specials were too much for them to handle.

Someone else told about being the last car in a drive-thru and the restaurant closed before he could place his order. He drove to the window to ask if they could take his order since he was the only car not served, and they said no because they were closing.

So, does anyone else have a story to share?

My Dad and I went to McDonalds and they ran out of French Fries http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/eek.gif It was the middle of the day on a Saturday. My Dad was like "what the hell, don't you specialize in french fries? How can Mickey D's RUN OUT OF FRIES?

I guess they never heard of inventory control. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/rolleyes.gif

This is not a story per se, it is just an observation.
Whenever I patronize a black or west-indian restaurant, they NEVER have everything that is being advertised on the menu! You place your order and the waiter or waitress tells you that they are all out of that! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/mad.gif I'm telling you this happens to almost everytime!

I still love my peeps though! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/tongue.gif http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/tongue.gif :P

I went to a fast food resturant once and ordered a sprite with my meal. The person told me that the soda machine was out of order. O.K. no problem, didn't need one anyway! So, I told her to give me a cup of water instead. She told me the water was broken!!! I was like what the....?!?! How you be a resturant and have NO WATER??? I asked her how they were washing their hands then and she looked at me like I had lost my mind!! Needless to say I canceled the order and called the health department the next day! JUST NASTY!!!

DANG....

The caf here at work is ALWAYS out of something. How can a cafeteria run out of plain old basic American cheese? or butter? You have to get to lunch early or they will run out of everything.

This is in light of the fact that the caf at my old job, WHO WAS RUN BY THE SAME COMPANY, rarely ran out of anything because they had their stuff together.

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There's a new BK that just opened close to my house, I've been there twice and have ordered a milkshake--twice. Guess what? They were "just" out--twice.

I've also been to McDonald's that was out of french fries, but they were substituting hash browns! How 'bout, NOT!

Can you believe this? My family and I went to a Burger King for breakfast one Saturday morning following my little boy's basketball game. We drove up and were waiting to place our order when a young woman comes on the intercom and informs us that she can't take our order until the manager comes back with some change. What???? Needless to say, we decided not to wait and instead went across the street to the McDonald's.

Whoops....Sorry, I had to edit this post. I forgot to add that the manager was on her way to the bank to get change, not to the safe at the restaurant.

[This message has been edited by Sensational08 (edited April 11, 2001).]

Well, I can relate. I went to a Kentucky Fried Chicken in my area and not only did they not have chicken, but they didnt have macaroni & cheese either. Imagine pillin gup to the drive through after waiting for 15 minutes, only to see a sign that says "Sorry we out of chicken" (shaking my head)

Please tell me that is not really what the sign said. Please.

This is a little off, but what gets me is when I go to a restaraunt and order a Dr.Pepper and they say "We don't have Dr.Pepper but we have root beer." How in dee hell is root beer a substitute for Dr. Pepper?

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[This message has been edited by mizzkes (edited April 15, 2001).]

How about Kenny Roger's Roasters running out of Chicken. DAMMIT! That should never happen, but it did. Oh and one of KFC's in my area, was shut down by the health dept. What's up with that. They gave no explanation. And I've eaten there this year. GROSS!

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I went to Taco Bell and you know how they say "welcome to taco bell would you like to try one of our value meals today". Well I say yes, I would like a #3 ( you know how you have to place orders by numbers to make it easy on the workers) and they told me we are all out of combo meals today would you like to try our original taco. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/confused.gif

Okay I have one. Oneday I went to McDonalds. I don't know about everywhere else, but in Compton McDonalds stops selling breakfast at 10:50. So I go through the drive-thru @ about 10:55 and they tell me, "We're not selling lunch yet." I say, "Okay, well are you still selling breakfast?" The girl tells me no. So I ask them what are you selling? They told me to come back in 5 minutes. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/eek.gif
How are they not going to be operating for 5 minutes. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/confused.gif This is McDonalds!!! They don't all break at the same time. So what's the deal???

That has to be my most ghetto experience EVER!!! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/rolleyes.gif

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"I don't know. you be the judge."
~Hits

When I was in high school, I worked at Arby's Roast Beef. One day, we ran out of...guess??? ROAST BEEF!! It just happens sometimes... http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif

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"I am not yet the author of my life; I am still it's unenlightened protagonist"
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I once went to Churchs Chicken ( bad idea from the start) and they had run out of side dishes and had the audacity to ask if we could wanted biscuits instead of a side. Or some free hotpeppers..... :roll eyes: :roll eyes:

went to subway once and they had plenty of meat, cheese, bread and all..... but they didnt have any more paper to wrap the sandwiches in....

Yes ma'am, hence the quotes (hahaha)

THAT happened to me too! I was like, UNBELIEVABLE! How does a restaurant named Kentucky Fried Chicken run out of...chicken? And why does Bojangles always run out of wings? And someone else stated this: McDonald's shake machine,... is always out of order, or they're out of ice cream. It happens so often, I think they're just not trained to use the darned machine!

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"Things that make you go hmmmmm..."

-Arsenio Hall

hi all!

I have a theory about the shake machine @ McDonald's. They're not truly out of ice cream nor is the machine really broken. It's just that the ONE PERSON who knows how to put the machine back together (it has to be taken apart at night to be cleaned) is off that day.

CocoaCaramel, I'm feeling you on the breakfast/lunch time thing. In the Atlanta area, lunch starts at 10:30. I pull up at 10:20 to get a late breakfast, placed my order and got (sucking her teeth) "we ain't servin breakfast no mo." I thought, alrighty then, maybe they're starting lunch early. I begin to give my lunch order and she CUTS ME OFF "we ain't got nuthin ready yet. all you can get is something to drank." I said "not from this store" and drove off. That was the LAST time I went to that particular McDonalds.

Taco Bell is NOTORIOUS for being out of ground beef. ALL THE TIME!!!

Went to Applebee's over the weekend. My LS order a N'awlins Skillet. They were all out. So she ordered the Buffalo Wings. They were all out. How does a sports bar run out of wings??

I've noticed McDonald's milkshake machines are always down.

It seems the ghetto people working at Bojangles can't count. I go in and order an 8 piece. I open the box...7 pieces of chicken. Oookay,..."excuse me, miss, I ordered an 8 piece."
"oh, sorry suga, hold on..."she takes the box from me and disappears for a few minutes. She comes back and hands me another box. I open it. Guess what?...STILL only 7 pieces of chicken. "excuse me, ma'am, I still only have 7 pieces of chicken."
"Sorry baby, my mind is just not here today." she takes the box and comes back again. This time there ARE 8 pieces, but only legs and wings. I never went back to that particular Bojangles again.
~NoN

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*someday...if it's in God's will*

Well let me tell you all my story in Golden Girls style....

Picture it, Lunchtime, Burger King 2001..

There was a long line in the drive thru. There's a little cord on the ground that alerts the people inside that there is another customer at the speaker when your tires roll over it. Well I wasn't completely up to the speaker due to the car in front of me, even though my tires hit the cord. The ghetto girl proceeds with, can I take your order? http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/rolleyes.gif How about welcome to Burger King, would you like to try one of our value meals today and all that good
stuff anyway......Being that I wasn't close enough to the speaker, I waited until the line moved forward, then waited for the ghetto soldier to acknowledge my presence once again. Sistagurl had me sitting there for five minutes. I blew my horn in a polite way, just one "beep," ghetto soldier igged me. I'm saying to myself alrighty let me do this again, "beep." Sistergurl told me and I quote: "I just know you ain't blowing at me like that. When I asked to help you, you didn't say nothing. You must got....(yeah I said you must got) issues blowing your horn at me like that, now what do you want to order?" http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/eek.gif Um yall know I went off right? I told her she couldn't help me with a damn thang, got out of the drive thru parked my car and got out walking like Miss Sophia on the Color Purple....you told Harpo to beat me! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/mad.gif Anyway I asked for the manager and the 800 number, he told me he would handle it and I said, I bet you will. I saw the number on the wall and proceeded to call on my cell phone right in her face and explained the lack of customer service skills in that establishment. I'm supposed to have it my way...remember. I also told them not to take their anger out on me due to the career they chose. These folks were no where near highschool age and no where near elderly either. The next time I went there everyone was so polite and the ghetto soldier and manager were no longer employed. "Manager position open, apply within" was the sign that greeted me http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/wink.gif

[This message has been edited by Total Elegance (edited April 12, 2001).]

HIGH-larious.


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i went to jack-n-the-box, the "we don't make it till you order it" people. it was me and 2 friends. we all ordered then we rolled to the window, he informs us that "the grill don't work" now that's ridamndiculous!! everything they make is made on the grill!!!

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I hope life isn't a big joke, because I don't get it.

Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes.

Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words - "mank" and "ind". What do these words mean ? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind

ROTFLMAO!!!!! You go, girl!!!! I've got to share this story!!

My boyfriend says the same thing in these type of situations. You are too funny, Total Elegance. By the way, I love the way you started that in the Golden Girls style.

Oh, yeah, this happened to me as well. I went to the good colonel's place, you know, Kentucky Fried Chicken. They told me: We don't have any more chicken. I was like, it seems to me that if your specialty is chicken , and you have none, perhaps it's time to close shop!!! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif What was worse, it was a Saturday evening, in an urban area, there was a line forming...people were H-O-T!

This weekend, I was at the mall, and one of the lil' stores was open. The cashiers and other related personnel were at the register. We wanted some drinks, and they said "You can't have anything to eat, we're closed". We wanted drinks. I'm like, why are you all still here? http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/eek.gif If you are not cooking no grub, don't look as if you are fully open and ready to serve! DANG, man! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/rolleyes.gif
But they served our drinks anyway. Now does that make sense? I'm thinking: Alrighty then: "We're closed, but we'll still serve up the drinks.!" (ugh)

Here's an off-topic comment, but I feel obligated to post this: Why do people go to McDonald's for a McRib when they specialize in burger-making? http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif Why go to a burger place for seafood? (yuck) Good gracious, if it's not their specialty, it probably won't taste good. YOU KNOW that the Rib Joint or Red Lobster is down the street, don't pull up into Mickey D's MAN! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif



[This message has been edited by nikki25 (edited April 12, 2001).]

I know that's right!

When I go into a service establishment, I expect that I will be greeted and assisted by servicing professionals...or at least with some decorum! I've been known to complain to management when receiving sub-par treatment. I know my rights! My green is important to me, so treat me as if you want the green, man!

I was in that restaurant where: "When you're here, you're family". The service was pish-posh. I complained to management the next day, with a desire to complain to national management. They compensated me right there with fair compensation. Everyone: Please know that if you are a customer, you should expect good customer service. When you don't get it, allow the appropriate persons to know of your disdain so that they can correct it disallowing it from happening to another person in the future! They will appreciate you, and in turn, they will often compensate you. It only can help!




[This message has been edited by nikki25 (edited April 12, 2001).]

Nikki25,

I think you know the words I deleted from your post. If you have any questions, e-mail me.

Total Elegance, I wish I did what you did in my story as described below:

Picture it, McDonalds, 1999 *I couldn't resist* http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif

I placed an order for my food, and paid my money. I gave her some change with my payment so that I could get my change back in whole dollars, not coins. She said, "Too late". I asked then if she could give me a dollar bill for a dollar in change. She said "I can't do that". I then said, "I thought the customer was always right." She said som smart@$$ remark and then started to use profanity at me. Seeing that this was an escalating into a shouting match, I shouted, "I WANT A REFUND!" She said some other smart@$$ remark, I said again, "I want a refund! Just give me my money, please!" This lady was still talkin' mess. I gave her the talk-to-the-hand gesture and said, "Feed the hand" (read: give me my money). When I got my $, she was still talking mess. I said whateva, ok, bye-bye *blew her a kiss to aggravate her* and left. I never went back to that McDonalds again.

Is it me, or is fast food becoming SLOW FOOD!
I mean, there is a Mickey Ds right across the street from my grad school and they are slower than a constipated mule. On Saturday mornings, the line looks like 1st of the month at the welfare office. I hate going there. I have nothing against young folx trying to make some $, but it seems that all the fast food joints are staffed by ignant teenagers who are there solely to make a buck. And they know that fast food help is hard to come by, so they knowingly do the minimum work and drag their [butts] b/c they are needed more than they need their jobs.

Am I on track or out in left field?

MG73

Rain Man, you are running right on schedule.

LOL @ 12dn94dst's theory. LOL @ Total Elgance's "ghetto soldier". And Miss Discreet, you've had me walkin' around here sayin' "ridurndiculous" !

Shalom Everybody~

ROTF! ROTFL! ROTFLMHO!!!

See now, you all remember I swore off to eating at Fast Foods after viewing those pics from the Black Planet site---but now you all have really made me stick to my commitment of not going to Fast Food Joints (again, sorry Dave)!

Total Elegance and Rain Man, my mom would have only one comment for you two..."Leave them craza folks alone"! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif

Shalom~

I am so mad that I can just spit. The boys and I decided to have pizza today. I called the Pizza Hut nearest to me. They said that they were out of stuffed crust. I had to go across town (20 minutes) just to get stuffed crust. Before I left, I called to place my order. I simply wanted one pepperoni and one itallian sausage. When I got there, I had to wait over 40 minutes. Finally, the young girl said, "Miss, your pizza is ready, but he forgot to make itallian sausage." I was on fire!!!!!

And then you should have said well I'm about to forget to pay. That's just ridarndiculous....I like that word http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif

In the Austin Powers sequel, Dr. Evil says rig**damndiculous. It's not right, but in the context it was said, I have to admit it was funny for a split second.

Where do you all live?

I mean, I ain't ever had an incident like you all speak of. I visit fast food joints on a REGULAR basis...

The only thing close is that there is a wait on pizza deliveries like 1.5 hours, but that's it!

My Mickey D's incident happened around my Aunt's house in Hollis, Queens.

I want to know where those Taco Bell's are that run out of beef http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/eek.gif That's "ridurndiculous" http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif