Mind Numbing Fast Food

Reports on the healthy quality of fast food are abundant. There is also a myriad of writings about the quality of service at such places. This blog has nothing to do with either.

No, my complaint concerns the marketing powers that be. Do these educated people even have a clue? I am not so sure they do. Here are the examples.

Taco Bell: They ask for a first name for the order. You pay and they hand you a ticket with a customer number on it. When the order is ready they call that number. Why did they need your name? What if there are two people awaiting their orders that have the same first name?

Einstein's Bagels: After you order they give you a ticket with a customer number on it. When your order is ready they call off the items ordered, such as "bagel with cream cheese." What are the chances that someone else has the same order? The chances of someone else having the same ticket number is zero. So why spend the energy listing off ingredients instead of simply shouting out a number?

Panda Express: Just go ahead an order a drink. The clerk will ask, "What size?" and your response is, "What sizes do you have?" The answer, which is the winner of all, will be, "Regular and medium."

What? Regular or medium? These are two comparative terms from different types of classifications. Who thought of this? It wasn't the clerk behind the register. No, such decisions derive from suits with college degrees. Egads.

So, once again, it is time to rise up and defend our sanity. The next time they ask you for a first name give them "Bob." Everyone - say that your name is "Bob." It will blow fuses. And if they say that the drink sizes are regular and medium, then reply with "I will take the usual."

Fight back, people!