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Most of us are happy to just be able to get some food during these difficult times and view time spent in a queue as just part of the process. But some are a little more impatient.
A man claimed that he was just minding his own business, placing his order at a McDonald’s drive-through when a lady behind him began blasting her horn to get him to hurry up.
Finding this behavior rather rude, he hatched a plan to teach the annoying driver a lesson. And it worked.
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Tensions at drive-throughs are somewhat understandable. Last March, when restaurant sales sharply fell after governors banned in-person dining and consumers began working through their glut of stockpiled groceries, a new trend took hold, illustrated by long drive-through lines that stretched around the perimeter of fast-food locations.
Take Checkers and Rally’s for example. With more than 800 locations, it’s the largest restaurant chain with double drive-thru lanes in the country.
“We had the most tremendous year last year,” CEO Frances Allen told CNBC. “We recorded record same-store sales gains and have created significant momentum.”
The pandemic coincided with the chain revamping its menu, helping revive sales. To keep up with the spike in demand, about two thirds of Checkers and Rally’s restaurants even shifted one of their drive-through lanes to handle digital and delivery orders.
After decades as a fast-food staple, drive-through lanes became the superstar, helping chains’ sales rebound faster than those of its full-service brethren. By December, drive-through lanes accounted for a whopping 44% of off-premise orders across the entire restaurant industry, the NPD Group reported.
Furthermore, as vaccine distribution ramps up across the United States, the popularity of drive-through orders appears to have staying power. However, industry experts predict that it will moderate some. Hopefully, petty drive-through wars will also cease.
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What do you think ?
Ian Smith 3 years ago
The first time I read this I thought it was awesome. Now I realize that the McDonalds staff had to deal with the woman he tricked.
Ssss 3 years ago
That's what I was thinking too. She probably didn't join the queue again and just demanded the food from the last window. Poor staff
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Angela Robinson 3 years ago
I'm not defending either side (if it did, in fact, happen), but I really wish drive-thrus would put extra menu boards where people waiting in line could see them and start deciding their order before getting to the speaker. Menus change, specials change. I hate making people wait, but I don't always know what I'm going to order and going inside isn't always possible.
John C 3 years ago
Yeah, I'm not a regular at fast food, and so I don't know what they have or what I want - so it takes me a little longer to decide and order. I am sorry, it's not my intention to hold up the line; I'd be happy to let the person go ahead of me but that doesn't work so well in drive-thrus.
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Rob 3 years ago
I call BS. This story has been going around the internet for years; every few months it pops up again. I think he just copy-pasted the story to get some internet points.
Bobert Robertson 3 years ago
I call BS. This story has been going around the internet for years; every few months it pops up again. I think he just copy-pasted the story to get some internet points.
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Ian Smith 3 years ago
The first time I read this I thought it was awesome. Now I realize that the McDonalds staff had to deal with the woman he tricked.
Ssss 3 years ago
That's what I was thinking too. She probably didn't join the queue again and just demanded the food from the last window. Poor staff
Load More Replies... Angela Robinson 3 years ago
I'm not defending either side (if it did, in fact, happen), but I really wish drive-thrus would put extra menu boards where people waiting in line could see them and start deciding their order before getting to the speaker. Menus change, specials change. I hate making people wait, but I don't always know what I'm going to order and going inside isn't always possible.
John C 3 years ago
Yeah, I'm not a regular at fast food, and so I don't know what they have or what I want - so it takes me a little longer to decide and order. I am sorry, it's not my intention to hold up the line; I'd be happy to let the person go ahead of me but that doesn't work so well in drive-thrus.
Load More Replies... Rob 3 years ago
I call BS. This story has been going around the internet for years; every few months it pops up again. I think he just copy-pasted the story to get some internet points.
Bobert Robertson 3 years ago
I call BS. This story has been going around the internet for years; every few months it pops up again. I think he just copy-pasted the story to get some internet points.
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