How hard is it to order some lunch?
 

Quite hard it seems.

While I was in the Mall today I decided to grab some lunch as a little treat.

Off I went to a well know fast food joint and placed my order.

Do you want the original? yes I replied

Do you want to supersize? No I replied

Do you want fries? Then I repeated my whole order and said yes I want fries with that :confused:

For gods sake I just want my lunch, when she said how much it was the alarm bells started to ring, I thought she made an error, maybe she had superzied my order. Not wanting to get her into trouble I just put the change in my pocket and waited.


Anyway the order came and she had included poutine as my fries order, that's a damn meal in itself.

I looked at it then looked at her and said whats this :confused: Poutine she says, I said I said all I wanted was fries.

She told me to wrap it up for later :blink: I said well you placed my order wrong! I was starting to get annoyed by this.

I repeated again and said I didn't want it, all I wanted was fries. The manager came over asked the employee if she had asked me for poutine and she said yes. I then said no I didn't! How am I going to eat all this by myself? She then informs me that they don't normally refund food and what I had ordered would have to go in the bin :frown: I never asked for it!

I stood my ground and in the end they gave me my fries and refunded the difference. They wanted my signature and my phone number, I signed it then informed them I was on holiday and don't live here :o I know, but I don't want them having my number.

Why do they ask all these damn questions, I told them what I wanted its so annoying.

Re: How hard is it to order some lunch?
 

well thank God, at least it wasn't the US. :thumbup:

I don't think you can get poutine here. You can get poontang, but that's a whole different subject.

Re: How hard is it to order some lunch?
 

I didn't know what it was until today.

Very odd, a mixture of fries, sloppy gravy and chicken

Re: How hard is it to order some lunch?
 

Had to look up poutine, now I want some cheese curds (you can't buy them here).

Re: How hard is it to order some lunch?
 

So you didn't give them your number?

Re: How hard is it to order some lunch?
 

This is possibly the most interesting thread since the 'I pulled something that grows out of the earth to make soup and there was dirt in it' thread

Re: How hard is it to order some lunch?
 

No, I don't understand why they would need it.



I take it this isn't a compliment.

Re: How hard is it to order some lunch?
 

Cassie...I think this thread should have been posted in the Maple Leaf.

Re: How hard is it to order some lunch?
 

Probably so corporate could call you and reimbur$e you for your trouble. It's pretty standard in situations like this. You're SOL now.:(

Re: How hard is it to order some lunch?
 

Do you think I would get more sympathy ;)

I didn't make an error, I did post it in the lounge.

Re: How hard is it to order some lunch?
 

Most of the folk in The Lounge are from the US...they tend not to be too bothered about what happens in Canada. :D

Re: How hard is it to order some lunch?
 

Nope, they did refund me.

Next time I'll speak up when I notice something isn't right, but I hate complaining.

Re: How hard is it to order some lunch?
 

Not a chance. ;)

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I'm sure they care about their neighbours..........reallly. :unsure:

Re: How hard is it to order some lunch?
 

Ooh look! Another Richmond Hill poster!

Re: How hard is it to order some lunch?
 

Just try and get it without Tomato ("Tomaahtoe"). They never get that right:frown:

I have been reduced to dispensing with what little diginity I have left and using the "TomEhto" pronunciation to have any chance of not getting what I dont want:unsure:


Cant believe you didnt want to try the (KFC presumably) poutine...its one of lifes great experiences!

Re: How hard is it to order some lunch?
 

Thanks for the support :p

Re: How hard is it to order some lunch?
 

Oh, that's a good one. Do you know any more?

Re: How hard is it to order some lunch?
 

Your putting me on the spot now, you're making me nervous. :unsure:

Re: How hard is it to order some lunch?
 

Hard to sympathize if you ordered fries with your fries. :rofl:

Re: How hard is it to order some lunch?
 

you lost me :confused:

Re: How hard is it to order some lunch?
 

Steer clear of Subway too....too many questions and options, your head might well explode! Takes my dad about 5 minutes of holding the line up 6" or a foot, which bread, toasted? Cheese? Which Cheese? Which filling, what topings, Sauce, which one? Mayo? Salt and pepper... to go or not, meal deal with that ...

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHH just give him a cheese and branston butty and he will be happy!

Re: How hard is it to order some lunch?
 

Funny, that happened earlier when I was moonlighting at the foodcourt.

Re: How hard is it to order some lunch?
 

Just my point, all I wanted was my combo meal, wrap, fries and drink.

I kept repeating myself and it also didn't help that it was quite noisy and she wasn't the loudest of speakers.

Like I said before, I generally don't complain.

Re: How hard is it to order some lunch?
 

Tell them your number is 9113485

Re: How hard is it to order some lunch?
 

Sorry, but what have I said?

Re: How hard is it to order some lunch?
 

See, you're doing it again.

Re: How hard is it to order some lunch?
 

Canada being a nation of sub optimal english speakers, I find it best to stick to the NUMBERS when ordering, along with pointing at the lavish colour pictures of food that looks NOTHING AT ALL like what finally arrives in the brown paper bag;)

Re: How hard is it to order some lunch?
 

I had problems in there as well; the anxiety it caused was never compensated by the food. But, after persevering I've now got it down as long as I stick with one particular type of sandwich. They also tend to be incredible rude which doesn't help.

Re: How hard is it to order some lunch?
 

Give up.

Sorry I posted :(

Have a good day

You win, can't be arsed!

Re: How hard is it to order some lunch?
 

This all reminds me of when I first arrived in California in 1977.

I was in a gas station and asked if they had a map.

The server looked at the floor and asked what I had spilled.

Re: How hard is it to order some lunch?
 

hhhhhmmmmmmmmm poutine,personally I like the poutine at Swiss Chalet

Re: How hard is it to order some lunch?
 

Sad man, VERY Sad man.

Re: How hard is it to order some lunch?
 

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

Re: How hard is it to order some lunch?
 

I hate Tim's and fast food places for the same reason. I half expect to be asked how many grains of sugar with something.

Egg and bacon sounded so complicated at Montreal airport once. :lol:

Re: How hard is it to order some lunch?
 

Its daunting until you figure out that if you tell them EXACTLY what you want up front, then they dont have to ask you 20 questions to figure it out.

I guess Im saying you get used to it, and the choice / customisation level is actually a good thing, once you know what you want... unless you dont want tomato and still insist on speaking english proper like.:D

Re: How hard is it to order some lunch?
 

Calm, deep breath.

Eats shoots and leaves.

Or summat.

Re: How hard is it to order some lunch?
 

Are you suggesting it's tomahto?

Re: How hard is it to order some lunch?
 

Im suggesting that sometimes you have to do what you have to do to get what you want;) "When in Rome" and all that... I still feel dirty afterwards though:(

Re: How hard is it to order some lunch?
 

I know, they do some funny things in Rome (so I've heard).