What do you think about drive thrus?

Question

i used to work at a fast food joint...it seems more people preferred it over everything else. and they would order 20 dollars worth in food. people chose to use drive thru and then complained to me that it took long when they knowingly drove into a line that already had 6 cars. it didnt help that we were always understaffed (my reason for quitting).

i thought it wasnt fair to those who got of their butt and came inside to order their big orders, cuz they had to wait second to those in the cars.

and with gas prices the way they are, you would think people would be less lazy and get off their butts and take the 30 second walk to the door.

but drive thru would go faster if there were limitations on how much you can order. (this is something most of you wont understand unless you have actually worked the drive thru before).

when i worked there it definately made me want to go to college.

so whats your opinion on drive thrus?

Answer 1

i used to work fast food too. and we were understaffed. but that wasnt by choice. its just that we didnt have enough ppl. so think bout this one...i was the only one that knew how to operate the drive thru besides managers! and the managers arent supposed to operate the drive thru, bc they have to help the manager on duty. or something like that.

oh and i hated it, thats why i quit. however i had the most fun working there and i loved it for awhile and i miss it. but customers in the drive thru...is what made me quit.

i had a 80 dollar order before in drive thru! and then we had a 40 dollars order and then they would purposely drive off! and then for that 80 dollar order, ppl would complain, bc its "fast food" and theyre waitin 20 min for their food.

thats why i always want ppl work in fast food to learn what we have to go thru. instead of sayin "oh those workers are low payin no good job getting dropouts"

i worked there, and i graduated from high school when i was 16! and fast food was all i could get at age of 16. i wish ppl would understand, ya know?

EDIT: one of the answerers above said that if the drive thru line is too busy, she would go inside and if the workers arent doing it fast enough, its their fault. but however drive thru is busy and theyre trying to make 8 combos for that car which is taking so long, and (at wendys we cook our own meat on a grill) so what if they took all the done meat? there is wait. we can only make food so fast. we arent machines. give them a break.

Answer 2

I enjoy the convenience of Drive-Thrus.  In my area, it's the best option for a single woman's safety when out at night.  My McDonald's has two drive-thru lanes because they are always busy 24/7.  I've never been there when there wasn't a row of cars in front of me.

Answer 3

dont like it cuz when ur ordering they make a mistake like no pickles or onions im mcdonalds they pput it ON THERE ANY WAY !!!!!

Answer 4

in the mornings drive trus are always croweded so i go in!!!

Answer 5

well, i am glad you went to college... everyone is better than fast food... but nothing is better than a tasty BIG MAC!!! yummy yummy!

Answer 6

I don't use drive thru's. The only time I ever do is when the dining room is closed. I do think there should be limitations on what people should be allowed to order. It clogs up the line and unlike in the dining room, you can't walk over to teh side.

The only people that I feel should always use them are women who have young children, handicapped individuals (ie: Has the licence plate or tag) and in certain circumstances women who are pregnant.

On an average day I do think there is way too many people that use the drive-through because of their laziness!

Going through a drive-thru doesn't always save time. A lot of times I remember where I would have pulled in and about 3/4 of the time I am gone w/ my food and they are still waiting to order.

Answer 7

ok most drive thrus pull there cars or at least are supposed to.... i believe f*g in the bag( jack in the box(my 2nd fav)) they dont but i am pretty sure everyone else does..... my pit peeve are the ediots that pull up tell you hold on continue talking on the phone about what suse said then after finally getting off the phone take 10 more mintes to figure out they wan t a small cone.... or how about the one who pull up and ay lil john you want a burger or chicken, you want sprite? and so on.... figure out what your kids want before you pull up to the speaker!!!

Answer 8

I see nothin wrong with them...

its not always about being lazy, its convenient, its hard for some people to go in like if there disabled or if they got kids in the car and its a hot day or somethin its a lot takin them in and out of there car seats...

and yeah if theres a lot of cars in the drive thru i usually do go in  but when i don't. i expect a little bit of a wait but sometimes it is too long, and it is the employees not doing there job fast enough I'm not sayin its like that all the time but yeah sometimes it is there fault.

Answer 9

i don't mind going to the drive thru once in a while. i hate it when somebody ahead of you has two,or three different orders  and has to pay for them all separately they take up to much time. if somebody has more then one order they should go inside instead of wasting people's time in the drive thru.  thats what the drive thru is far to get in and out quick. i know it is hard work working for the public, i  work in a large department store it can be a pain. people that come in  their are  dumb and lazy,they only think about them self they don't care about other people.i don't blame you for wanting to go to college,i wish i went to college too.

Answer 10

I only use it if I'm in a really big hurry and I'm by myself.  If I'm with my husband or a friend, we go inside unless it's past a certain time and only the drive-through is open.  I hate it when people go through the drive-through and order a whole c**p-load of stuff.

But, if I really have a choice, I'd prefer to go to the grocery store and guy food and make it myself.  It's just better that way.

Answer 11

I use it for convenience’s sake, unless there is a really long line.

The people who complain about it taking too long are the same disgusting slobs who complain about a pizza taking an hour to be delivered on a Friday night when it would be ready in 15 minutes for carry out.

Answer 12

i think drive thru's are great. They allow people to get their food faster.