Overnight

So...last Saturday I worked an overnight. Boy, those are interesting. Obviously around 2 o'clock, we get pretty busy, however that is not usually when the funniest people come about. By 2, everyone is so drunk and trying to be so careful and quick so as not to get in trouble that they are not really amusing. It's those that come before and after; the ones who are too drunk to stay at the bar till 2 or are too wasted at 2 to drive home.

This past Saturday I had some surprising groups--a truck with 3 people who were not college students, but rather in their late 20s early 30s. Listening to them order was hilarious, 1 girl who was obviously a very vocal belligerent drunk was screaming about how she wanted a double cheeseburger, "make sure you got my double cheeseburger!" over and over again. Also insisting she was not an alcoholic, to which I responded, "I'm not here to judge."

Then as the night went on, it was breakfast time, this is when I start to get groggy and boring. Well, one girl looked like she had walked all the way to McDonalds in the pouring rain, got in some car when she got to our parking lot and then ordered. Poor girl had mascara and makeup all over her face, she was trashed and could barely order. Shortly after this is when all the hunters come in their camo get ups and dragging a long their sons to come camping with them. It's pretty cute actually. Lastly, some rude old man comes through--after interrupting me on the speaker and being pretty much all around rude he comes up to the window, "good morni--" i try to say, until he interrupts me and says "ya, ya, ya..." throws his money at me, tells me to keep the pennies and drives away.

People are so great.

Man in Suit

If only he read blogs...

Scenario:
Man in a suit comes storming into McDonalds, goes immediately to the bathroom. A few moments later said man comes out to wait in line. ::PAUSE:: To set the scene, there are two people in drive thru: one at the window handing out food and the other taking orders. One girl on front counter, taking/getting the order of the person two ahead of man in suit. My manager is on the phone with a complaint and I am standing where the future McCafe will be, making condiment bags--obviously busy obviously not on front counter. ::PLAY:: Ok, man in suit looks at the woman in front of him (mind you he just walked into line)
Man: Ma'am, have you been helped yet.
Woman: Um...no, but I am in line waiting.
Man: (looks up at me with a glare) is someone going to help us?
Me: (staring blankly) Of course, as soon as she is done taking other orders. She'll just be a moment.
Man: Well, this is ridiculous, I've been in line for 5 minutes waiting for service and all of you are standing around.
::PAUSE::
This man was so rude and out of control and oh ya, NOT in line for 5 minutes...literally 10 seconds.
::PLAY::
Me: Well sir, (pointing to drive thru) those two are taking orders in drive thru, my manager is on the phone with a complaint and the girl who should be taking your order is helping the people ahead of you.
Man: Well, this is just ridiculous we should have service and should not have to take this long. What about you? What are you doing? YOU take my order.
Me: I'm not actually on a register sir, I am not allowed to.
Man: Well, do it anyway.
Me: Um....(at this point I'm like WTF?!)
So we walk over to a register and I end up taking his order, mind you this whole time I am killing him with kindness trying to make him stop being an ass--it's not working. I take his order, someone else brings him his food before he's even paid and proceeds to tell me that "This service was ridiculous and should not have taken him 10 minutes for fast food. I do pay your salary you know!" To which I respond "Thank you sir, have a great night, sorry about the wait."

Now, I would like to note that this man was in the store for no more than 5 minutes, literally. And while customers coming to the store makes the business flow, etc and ultimately he does pay my salary; unless he was going to hand me the amount of money I earned taking his order, then he can wait just like everyone else.

Happy Meal Toys

Ok...remember the mini Beanie Baby toy craze? When everyone and their mothers would collect these miniature versions of the real thing and there was a crazed mom at every McDonald's asking for toys 1, 6 and 11 (I don't even know which those are.) Well, for some reason even the not so popular toys tend to spark interest in people. Recently we had had Wizard of Oz toys, which I'll be honest, if I didn't work there and have access to I would be one of those crazed people, but back on topic; the Wizard of Oz toys seemed to ignite some weird crazy flame within every person in Fredonia. Every day, without fail, some jerk would come in looking for the "Lollipop guy" or "The Wicked Witch," thus holding up the drive-thru line while we scrummaged through boxes and bags of happy meal toys. Thank heavens those are gone...

On a side note however, next are Madagascar 2: Back to Africa toys and OMG am I excited. They look pretty cuuuute! ;-) I'm in college, I swear.