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It baffles me, by going in the restaurant (usually McDonalds) I usually beat the drive in line by about 20 minutes. But I'm not obese, obesity has a close relationship with avoidance of any exercise. And the idea of idling pollution into the air (and wasting gas) is appalling to me. When people don't exercise, they don't care about bad air quality, they just want to stay in the A/C.
I fail to see the point of the drive-thru. When I'm hungry and wanna eat something fast (my sole reason for getting fast food), I want to eat it right then. That means going inside and ordering, so I can get my fresh, hot food on a tray. And I can eat it right then, getting refills on my drink as needed.
In a car, where am I gonna eat? I'm terrible at spilling things and making messes in the car, so having lunch while parked under a tree (if I can find one) just doesn't work for me. Eating and driving? Gosh no, that's about as bad as using the phone while driving. I like not getting into accidents - doesn't everyone?
Most people take their food home, I suppose? Jeeze. If I'm going home, I'll just frigging wait to fix me a sammich at the house - cheaper, tastier and just as fast. Why would I pay eight or nine dollars for cold fries and a lukewarm burger with soggy lettuce? Fast food is tolerable when it's hot and fresh - once that ten-minute shelf-life runs out, it's just plain gross.
Oh, when it comes to Chick-fil-A, the line inside is *always* much shorter than the drive-thru.
Gotta admit I've had this thought, too.
I always go in. I'll note the last car in line and see if he's still waiting when I come out.
I'd say it's about 50% of the time it is faster.
Some people ARE lazy, but many people have a good reason for not going in. So thanks for this post.
Most people take their food home, I suppose? Jeeze. If I'm going home, I'll just frigging wait to fix me a sammich at the house - cheaper, tastier and just as fast. Why would I pay eight or nine dollars for cold fries and a lukewarm burger with soggy lettuce? Fast food is tolerable when it's hot and fresh - once that ten-minute shelf-life runs out, it's just plain gross.
I don't know. The food in my house might be healthier, but I can't (and don't have the inclination to) make anything like even warm McDonald's fries.
I don’t mind the drive thru because it gives me a few minutes to think, listen to the radio, or just look around. I know eventually I’ll get there! I really love the Chic Fil A’s that use the green light system for pulling forward. They control the ordering and exactly how the line flows. Great idea!
While some are creatures of habit I dare say I've yet to see an "always" or "never" hold true in the entirety of a persons life. Barring the outside the norm. Meaning: I never went to the moon. Well neither did billions of others...they were busy racking up the numbers for mcds to chant how many burgers they served.
I worked fast food years ago...often wondered if the average consumer understood fast doesn't mean instant. The level of impatience continues...
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