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Window incident

Posted Wed August 22, 2012 1:54 pm, by Pat B. written to Burger King

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I have been a long-time customer of the local Burger King. I particularly liked the summer menu of pulled pork and chicken salad with cranberries and apples.

Some time ago I spent 25 minutes in a lunchtime line waiting to get to the speaker to order a salad. When I got to the speaker the salad was unavailable, they had discontinued the pulled pork so I ordered a burger. I asked at the window if they had some kind of problem. The person at the window was enraged by my comment. Since that time I've discovered she is the Manager. I apologized for the misunderstanding but ever since she runs away when she realizes I am at the window. She has someone else help me. I find this very childish, particularly for a manager supervising teens.

Thanks for letting me tell you this. I continue to be a customer, but today I got my favorite chicken salad "with cranberries," except it had no cranberries. Discrimination perhaps?

I would like the Manager at Moberly's Burger King to not continue this harassment everytime I come through the drive thru. It is insulting.

I actually wanted to know if they had equipment problems, etc. when I asked the question. The line was unusually slow compared to normal. She gave me no time to elaborate.


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by Ronnie D Posted Sun September 2, 2012 @ 12:30 PM

Hi there - First of all, I'd like to state that there's no way that I
would spend 25 minutes of my lunch time waiting in a drive through
line for any type of lunch.

If you want fast food from Burger King, why don't you just park your
car and go inside to order your lunch? Inside service always seems to
be quicker, and if there's a problem, it can be addressed right there
at the counter.

In my opinion, I think you should brown bag it from home and that way
you can get what you want because you've already purchased it from
either the grocery store or fresh fruit & vegetable market(including
the cranberries). Plus, you would also have your entire lunchtime to
do something else.

I don't think there is any type of discrimination toward you. Just
move on, or perhaps go to another fast food chain in the area.

Enjoy the day.


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by sarahsmile Posted Sat August 25, 2012 @ 6:14 PM

I'm just wondering if you are making it a point to look inside the
drive thru window to see if you can see the manager? I don't
understand why you just don't order your food/pay for food/get
food/drive away?


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by spunkyboy08 Posted Sat August 25, 2012 @ 9:00 AM

So how did you find out that she is the manager?


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by LadyMac Posted Thu August 23, 2012 @ 9:58 PM

Maybe they were out of cranberries?

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by RedheadwGlasses Posted Thu August 23, 2012 @ 2:05 PM

I don't think you understand what "discrimination" means.

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by sarahsmile Posted Thu August 23, 2012 @ 11:08 AM

Why does the manager need to serve you at the window? Why does it have
to be her and not just whomever is working at the window? I don't
understand why you care if she leave the window and someone else
serves you? As long as you get what you order, why do you care?

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by spunkyboy08 Posted Thu August 23, 2012 @ 9:05 AM

Perhaps the manager does not want to start an arguement, & so she has
someone else serve you.

I would not want to start an arguement with a customer either.

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I had a coworker try that with me once too (i mean a different one than the one from below) by PepperElf Thu August 23, 2012 @ 10:57 AM

by PepperElf Posted Thu August 23, 2012 @ 8:35 AM

Is that exactly what you said to them?

I ask because it can come off as being confrontational.


I mean sure I understand that it's disappointing when a restaurant
runs out of something. The knee-jerk reaction might be to lash out at
them for daring to have mistakes, because they should be prepared for
anything to happen, even alien invasions from mars, right?

The problem however is that we have humans and not robots. Starting
off on a confrontational foot - even if they are employees - does it
really do anything?


And now you're upset because she doesn't want to talk to you and
someone else serves you.

Ok so? You're still being served - you're just being blocked from any
confrontation with her. I don't see where you have a right to
specifically have HER serve you if she doesn't want to.



And discrimination? Against what? You've mentioned no discerning
factors. As far as we know you're from Raxacoricofallapatorius.


Perhaps the "discrimination" is just that she doesn't want to deal
with you specifically. Especially after a prior incident where you
two didn't get along so well.

And even then there's no real discrimination because you're being
served. You're only being blocked from contact with *her*.

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by sarahsmile Posted Wed August 22, 2012 @ 6:34 PM

No cranberries on your salad mean "discrimination against you?
"Manager runs away when she realizes you are at the window?

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Sounds like manager wants to avoid confrontation. by batmoody Thu August 23, 2012 @ 5:59 AM


Exactly - avoiding confrontation. Sounds like she's using a "trick" I use to use on a coworker... by PepperElf Thu August 23, 2012 @ 8:49 AM
by spunkyboy08 Posted Wed August 22, 2012 @ 4:48 PM

Your letter is a good example of why it is to the posters benefit that
he/she includes everything that happened regarding the complaint when
contacting the company.

The person reading the complaint can only go by what is indicated in
the complaint.

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by McJohn Posted Wed August 22, 2012 @ 2:41 PM

Does the fact that the manager have someone else help you hinder your
visit?

And I have to think the chicken salad comes in pre-made so I dont see
the manager picking out the cranberries from your sandwich.

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Window incident by My Lady Wed August 22, 2012 @ 3:13 PM
by sumric Posted Wed August 22, 2012 @ 2:28 PM

How is taht considered discrimination or harrassment? Are you just
playing all the cards you have?

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windor incident by My Lady Wed August 22, 2012 @ 3:14 PM

by spunkyboy08 Posted Wed August 22, 2012 @ 2:28 PM

I do not understand why the manager would want to discriminate against
you.

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