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From: holt@parsec.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: McDonald's counter people - (nf)
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Date: Wed, 28-Dec-83 22:34:35 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec 28 22:34:35 1983
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parsec!holt    Dec 28 13:52:00 1983

    Well, from my long past days as a McDonalds counter person...

	"Would you like a drink (fries, pie, etc) with that?"

is known as "suggestive sell".  It is a merchandising technique used by
a fast food institution to try and sell more product to a customer who
is already in the store.  "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."
>From my experience as the counter person, (who, by the way, is instructed
to ask this of every customer) this sometimes helps people remember to
get something which they forgot to mention.  Granted, if you say 
"NO, that's all I want", then the counter person should'nt ask you
if you'd like a hot apple pie for dessert.  
    In conclusion, don't get irate at the fast food employee for asking
these kind of questions.  They are instructed to do this by their 
management, which is trying to sell more product.  If you want to get irate
at someone, write the fast food chain a letter.  At best, this will net
you a dozen coupons for free Big Macs or the like.

				Dave Holt
				{allegra,ihnp4,uiucdcs}!parsec!holt