Today's PSA

[KevShmev]

If you go to a place like Quiznos, Subway, etc., and you have an order for like five or six people, and you wait till you get there to order them all, thus making everyone behind you wait all day for you since there is only one line, instead of calling them in ahead of time, you are a jackass.

That is all.

[El Barto]

What's better is when they pay for each one of the separately.  One of the consequences of nobody ever using real money any more is that nobody can split a check properly.  I've been behind people trying to sort out 8 orders with 8 credit cards.  Sun-cannon test subjects if you ask me.

[Dr. DTVT]

Sun-cannon test subjects if you ask me.

My legacy has been cemented!

I'll toss in people who have no idea what they want, but don't step aside while they decide.  Not knowing what you want is fine, but don't make others wait as well.

[lonestar]

Sun-cannon test subjects if you ask me.

My legacy has been cemented!

I'll toss in people who have no idea what they want, but don't step aside while they decide.  Not knowing what you want is fine, but don't make others wait as well.

So true. Your paying for it, get what you want. If your gonna make me wait, better slip me a buck too.

[Dark Castle]

Damnit you guys, now I want Subway.  That aside, I used to work at Subway and god people are fucking idiots, and I hated those people who ordered 4-5 subs by themselves.  I was always okay with a group, since each person would get their sandwich ordered under the same bill, but the rogue person with a list I hated.

[PuffyPat]

Afternoon thread. I'm off to go jam with some good friends of mine, but I shall be back later today. Good day to you all.

EDIT: I had no idea that I posted this in here. I was wondering where it went. Sorry for the inconvenience.

[TL]

What's better is when they pay for each one of the separately.  One of the consequences of nobody ever using real money any more is that nobody can split a check properly.  I've been behind people trying to sort out 8 orders with 8 credit cards.  Sun-cannon test subjects if you ask me.

Things like group food orders are actually exactly why I usually make a point of having some cash on me.

[Blazinarps]

They pay the same amount per sub that you do. They take as much time per order as individuals would.  Give yourself more time next go around and SMILE!

[Jamesman42]

They pay the same amount per sub that you do. They take as much time per order as individuals would.  Give yourself more time next go around and SMILE!

But the point is that it is something that could save time by calling ahead. I used to work at Boston Market, and every once in a while these corporate executive douche bags would come in and place insanely huge orders that they wanted right then and there. Kinda like Subway where it takes some actual time to get the food ready. As a manager, I would tell these guys to call ahead to save themselves time, to help us get their food to them and be prepared and not hold up a line of 12-15 people. But they never did that and they would end up waiting 15-20 minutes for their order because of the amount of food they would order and how much time that sort of food takes to fully get ready. People behind guys who did that would then get irritated because we only have one register and punching in that order takes time as well. Also, by surprising us with such a big order, we ran the chance of holding up certain food items to have readily available for other customers since the sort of food we made wasn't a simple "put in microwave and nuke it" recipe. Shit took some time and care, no matter how much prep you did beforehand.

/rant

[YtseBitsySpider]

Fact of the matter is that Subway isn't fast food at all. Not in quality (it's obviously better), nor in delivery (it can't be fast), nature of the subway beast is that even at the best of times you're going to wait.

[Sir GuitarCozmo]

Back to this rant.  The meeting I was in went well past noon, which means the Subway next door will have a line a mile long.  If you get there about 10 minutes before noon, you're golden.  So I'm waiting in a line a mile long, then the lady in front of me orders 4 subs for her office.  Ugh.  Irritating!

[black_biff_stadler]

I sincerely apologize if any female members take this as any kind of sexism because I can't think of a more sensitive way to phrase this. Why is it that female office workers (generally past the age of 35) refuse to ever pay for food in any environment as one entity. In my nearly decade of waiting tables I've seen countless occasions where even if the bill is around $10, both women will HAVE TO break out credit cards. What's worse is the domineering asshole types that try to stop their more understanding friend from paying for the whole bill which, god forbid, would save my ass a little time. Jeez, they'd rather make a complete buffoon of themselves in front of a stranger (me) by childishly getting in some kind of standoff with their sensible friend as opposed to having their friend who's known them for years suddenly think they're the cheapest scoundrel on earth just because she got a free scone and latté off of them 

[Gadough]

This is also annoying in fast food drive-throughs. If I'm in the car with a group of friends, nothing is on a separate order. I pay for everyone's with my card and then my friends pay me back in cash later. I'll be damned if I make the people behind me wait while they sort out everyone's individual payment.

[Dark Castle]

This is also annoying in fast food drive-throughs. If I'm in the car with a group of friends, nothing is on a separate order. I pay for everyone's with my card and then my friends pay me back in cash later. I'll be damned if I make the people behind me wait while they sort out everyone's individual payment.

[JayOctavarium]

This is why when my buddy and I go to a fast food place... we just let one of us buy, and then the next time the next person buys... it goes back and forth. we usually get the same freaking meal anyway... so its even. lol

[KevShmev]

I sincerely apologize if any female members take this as any kind of sexism because I can't think of a more sensitive way to phrase this. Why is it that female office workers (generally past the age of 35) refuse to ever pay for food in any environment as one entity. In my nearly decade of waiting tables I've seen countless occasions where even if the bill is around $10, both women will HAVE TO break out credit cards. What's worse is the domineering asshole types that try to stop their more understanding friend from paying for the whole bill which, god forbid, would save my ass a little time. Jeez, they'd rather make a complete buffoon of themselves in front of a stranger (me) by childishly getting in some kind of standoff with their sensible friend as opposed to having their friend who's known them for years suddenly think they're the cheapest scoundrel on earth just because she got a free scone and latté off of them 

I second this.  The worst is at a bar.  The bartender will be busy as hell, three girls order the same three frozen drinks, and then insist on paying for them all separately on credit or debit cards.  I guess this is the drawback to debit cards, as a lot of people don't carry cash on them, so the girls probably figure it is just easier to pay individually, especially if two of them don't have the cash to give to the one who is paying for them all on her card.  Still annoying as hell, though. 

[El Barto]

Especially since they're probably going to drink 3 rounds anyway.  ALTERNATE, BITCHES!

Restaurants are apparently a different story.  I asked my step broth, a career waiter, about it and he doesn't care if it's split over 6 people or all together.  POS handles the tricky part--no problem for him.  If anything,  each person leaving their own tip probably helps him out a bit. 

[black_biff_stadler]

Especially since they're probably going to drink 3 rounds anyway.  ALTERNATE, BITCHES!

Restaurants are apparently a different story.  I asked my step broth, a career waiter, about it and he doesn't care if it's split over 6 people or all together.  POS handles the tricky part--no problem for him.  If anything,  each person leaving their own tip probably helps him out a bit. 

It's a crap shoot. You'd be surprised how many times I've overheard these stingy degenerate types say stuff like "look he already has $__ for a tip, I'm just leaving $1.00" as if it's their god-given responsibility to ensure I don't get over-tipped.

[Fuzzboy]

I always tip quite well, I think. Maybe 30% on average and 35-40% if I can afford it. My dad says I'm just throwing money away, but I like to think it evens out for all those people who are as stingy as possible.

[black_biff_stadler]

I always tip quite well, I think. Maybe 30% on average and 35-40% if I can afford it. My dad says I'm just throwing money away, but I like to think it evens out for all those people who are as stingy as possible.

People like you are what helps servers who dread going to work sometimes make it through those really bad shifts. I just hate it when some people think that 20% is the ABSOLUTE ceiling regardless of how much they ran you and how well beyond the call of duty you went to ensure they had a fantastic time. Those same idiots don't seem to be unhypocritical enough to believe in a 15% "floor" and will think nothing of going 5-10% if their cheap ass somehow feels "justified."

You sir are awesome.