McDonalds Drive through (Memphis, Collierville: how much, school, stores)

[cheapsk8]

I don't go through them often but the kids wanted a quick burger at McDonalds. Went though the one in Collierville on Poplar.......

1. Didn't say a word when I got to the paying window
2. No nothing, no words spoken as they handed me my food.
3. They forgot the straws and I waited and they got an attitude about it
4. Daughters sandwhich was wrong.
5. Went inside for 7 minutes (only one other guy in there) to get the right order
6. Two people out back argued over who was going to make the burger
7. No apology from the manager, nothing.....


A good attitude goes a Loooooongggg way, and theirs sucks. I travel often to the South (Florida) and I swear, I get as far as Corinth, MS on my trip to FL and the attitude change is a 180

Just venting

[ShelbyCop]

You are talking about McDonald's. What kind of service did you expect for somewhere with a dollar menu? I like Backyard Burger personally. They are fast food, but they are always fast and polite when I go there.

[fittoac]

That sucks. It's so frustrating to have experiences like that. Not all fast food places are like that though. Every time I go to Chick Fil A it always strikes me how friendly and polite their employees are.

[strumpeace]

Cliche but true: You get what you pay for.

[hex_haight]

hey cheapsk8 you should check out the backyard burger on summer near perkins. seriously the best fast food service i have ever encountered anywhere, memphis or otherwise.

the mcdonalds on union near cooper has terrible terrible service. just plain unfriendly and near angry. like oh sorry, i asked you to be doing your job, i can see the concept of working for your paycheck is foreign to you.

[DubbleT]

We'd go past two different Mc D's every day after picking the kids up from school. The one at Summer and White Station was usually good, the young employees would even hold the door open sometimes as we would come in. The one at Summer near Perkins was sometimes awful, bad enough that I once or twice made a complaint to their corporate office. Funny how the two could be so entirely different in their attitudes to the customer.

[rsgillmd]

I went through the drive-thru at one on Thomas St (Frayser?) near the Kroger.

Since I was still in my jogging clothes, out of modesty, I picked the drive-thru. It took quite a while. It would have been faster for me to suck it up and walk in. No obvious reason why it moved so slowly. I won't be going back there again. I think the others are right -- you get what you pay for.

I'll have to look for a Back Yard Burger near Mud Island. Any suggestions from those that might know?

[fittoac]

Originally Posted by rsgillmd

I'll have to look for a Back Yard Burger near Mud Island. Any suggestions from those that might know?

There really isn't one too close to the island. The closest one is on Union, just west of McLean. It's near Schnucks.

[(901)]

Yep, Mickey D's here in Memphis are horrible.

As cheapsk8 has said, the further south you travel the freindler/cleaner stores you will find. I stop at the Mickey D's in Opt, Alabama every year on my way to Florida. The food is always fresh, the service is always fast & friendly and the resturant is spottless everytime.

As Shelby Cop has said, when I want a good fast food hamburger I only go to BYB. I just knew we would agree on something eventually S C

[rockadoodle]

When we were younger, my husband and I took a road trip out west and were floored at how much better the drive thru service was when we got to Oklahoma. We nearly fainted at how much better it was in LA. It was...well, fantastic. We had no idea it could be so much better.

Then we travelled more out east, north, and south.

Memphis, by far, has the worst drive thru/fast food labor in the U.S. There are a few gems around town, but in general you may as well just expect crap service. Count your burgers, fries and drinks before you drive off and be glad you got something remotely close to your order in the sack.