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From: mjr@panda.UUCP (Michael J. Repeta)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: Those twits at McDonalds have done it to me for the last time!
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Date: Thu, 11-Apr-85 16:41:16 EST
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Posted: Thu Apr 11 16:41:16 1985
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Reply-To: mjr@panda.UUCP (Michael J. Repeta)
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Organization: GenRad, Inc., Concord, Mass.
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Summary: 

>>Why is it, everytime I walk into a McDonalds and order a "Quarter
>>Pounder" they consistantly ask me "with cheese?"  Now obviously if I
>>had wanted it with cheese I would have ordered it that way.
>
>And why do they always ask if you want an apple pie, or fries, or etc.?
>If I wanted them I would have ordered them! This isn't the fault of the
>crew, they can get into big trouble if they don't ask you this. It's the
>fault of the management. I want what I ordered and nothing else!
>

It's called "Suggestive Selling", and is Standard Operating Procedure for
all McD's.  It works a good deal of the time.

Try following up your order with the words "That's all" or something to that
effect.  If they still ask, you can always: 1) walk out;  2) use abusive
language on the counterperson;  3) complain to the management;  4) (works in
drive-thrus only, especially at off-peak times) order a lot of stuff and
take off;  5) burn the place down;  6) etc.  (The effectiveness of each of
the above may vary from store to store.  I have only personally tried #1 and
#3.)

Alas, some people really don't know what they want until someone tells them!

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