Today [6]

[Kari]

Sometimes it's really frustrating when people in customer service decide they are powerless in front of computers.

We went earlier today to have a fast lunch in McDonald's when shortly in town for shopping. I like milk a lot, I drink it often with certain types of food. I noticed they had milk, so no problems. Wrong!

Angie ordered a salad menu, me the Big Mac menu. "What would you like to drink?", asks the young girl serving us. "A mineral water" says Angie, while I tell the girl I would like to have a milk (which they have in 25 centiliter / 8.8 fluid ounce plastic bottles).

McD: "You cant have milk. A soda or mineral water?"
Me: "Why? You have milk?"
McD: "Yes, but you can replace soda with milk only in children's Happy Meal."
Me: "I do not want a Happy Meal. I want a Big Mac meal, milk instead of soda."
McD: "It's not possible. The cash register does not allow me to do that."
Me: "I really do not want to argue. OK, forget the Big Mac menu. Give me a Big Mac burger, normal fries and a milk."
McD: "It's not possible, sir. The cash register does not know the price for a milk alone."
Me: "That's not true. I can see the price on the price list on the wall."
McD: "That's only the price of additional milk if you order a Happy Meal."

We went to Burger King, other side of the street. I had a Double Whopper meal with milk.

Kari

 

[Shadowjk]

Sometimes it's really frustrating when people in customer service decide they are powerless in front of computers.

We went earlier today to have a fast lunch in McDonald's when shortly in town for shopping. I like milk a lot, I drink it often with certain types of food. I noticed they had milk, so no problems. Wrong!

Angie ordered a salad menu, me the Big Mac menu. "What would you like to drink?", asks the young girl serving us. "A mineral water" says Angie, while I tell the girl I would like to have a milk (which they have in 25 centiliter / 8.8 fluid ounce plastic bottles).

McD: "You cant have milk. A soda or mineral water?"
Me: "Why? You have milk?"
McD: "Yes, but you can replace soda with milk only in children's Happy Meal."
Me: "I do not want a Happy Meal. I want a Big Mac meal, milk instead of soda."
McD: "It's not possible. The cash register does not allow me to do that."
Me: "I really do not want to argue. OK, forget the Big Mac menu. Give me a Big Mac burger, normal fries and a milk."
McD: "It's not possible, sir. The cash register does not know the price for a milk alone."
Me: "That's not true. I can see the price on the price list on the wall."
McD: "That's only the price of additional milk if you order a Happy Meal."

We went to Burger King, other side of the street. I had a Double Whopper meal with milk.

Kari

:roflmao:

Reminds me of the canteen saff at my school

They thought food waste (Part of my Citizenship Homework) was Food miles

 

[A Guy]

Sometimes it's really frustrating when people in customer service decide they are powerless in front of computers.

It's actually not the employees fault. Their registers are set up to just press preprogramed keys for the various items. It's McD or the franchisee that is at fault for not putting the choice there. A Guy

 

[Shadowjk]

Still... I would expect the staff to remember at least some of the prices of items

 

[Kari]

Still... I would expect the staff to remember at least some of the prices of items

The price is registered in cash register. They just do not sell the milk if you are not ordering a Happy Meal.

 

[A Guy]

They probably have just a key for Happy Meal + Milk, rather than just the Milk key...I could be wrong. A Guy

 

[johnwillyums]

I think that's a big up for Burger King, which I prefer anyway
I had a great time with some UK computer retailers today. At the beginning of this week my PSU failed. This is a total bummer. I built the pc in October 2009 so it's less than a year and half old!
Anyway my Be Quiet Dark Power Pro 850 watt psu had died.
I found the manual; and learned it had a 3 year warranty from Be Quiet but I required the receipt plus the original packaging. I can find neither. Receipts and boxes for everything else in the build but not the psu. typical.
I had used two main retailers for the build-Overclocker.co.uk and Scan. I rang them and they both looked back on my orders and told me that I had not got it from them.
I tried a couple of other's I'd used in the past. Negative.
Lastly I rang CCLonline.co.uk, a company I was aware of but didn't think I'd ever used, and YES
I explained to the guy what the problem was plus no receipt or packaging and he said-no problem, put it in a box with some bubble wrap and we will RMA it to Germany for you
So I reckon that's a big up for CCLonline. Some companies would have left me making international calls to Be quiet in Germany I'm sure.

 

[LADYPINKtomato1]

JOHN.. wow you hit the jackpot !!!!...good for you and theguy at the company helping you ..some people are just more helpful than others.
Congrats .. let us know how this ends for you.

 

[Shadowjk]

I think that's a big up for Burger King, which I prefer anyway
I had a great time with some UK computer retailers today. At the beginning of this week my PSU failed. This is a total bummer. I built the pc in October 2009 so it's less than a year and half old!
Anyway my Be Quiet Dark Power Pro 850 watt psu had died.
I found the manual; and learned it had a 3 year warranty from Be Quiet but I required the receipt plus the original packaging. I can find neither. Receipts and boxes for everything else in the build but not the psu. typical.
I had used two main retailers for the build-Overclocker.co.uk and Scan. I rang them and they both looked back on my orders and told me that I had not got it from them.
I tried a couple of other's I'd used in the past. Negative.
Lastly I rang CCLonline.co.uk, a company I was aware of but didn't think I'd ever used, and YES
I explained to the guy what the problem was plus no receipt or packaging and he said-no problem, put it in a box with some bubble wrap and we will RMA it to Germany for you
So I reckon that's a big up for CCLonline. Some companies would have left me making international calls to Be quiet in Germany I'm sure.

Glad you got Lucky BUT it shouldn't have failed in the first place

 

[Mashed1316]

Today, my 2 years old niece will come to my house with her mother (my older sister) to stay for my little sister's sweet 15 (March. 6th)

She's on the stage of her life where she can't see any decoration that's near her.. because she will take it and throw it away (or worst, eat it) and i have WAY too much glass decoration in my house (glass sculptures, glass tables, and so on) i guess it's time to hide them and put them in a really BIG box with bubble wrap really far away from my niece's little evil hands

 

[Joan Archer]

I don't move my ornaments when my grandchildren come to visit, one brother is 15 months and the other is 2½, I just tell them NO don't touch, or move them away from the shelves. It helps as well because I keep a bag of toys that are theirs so they've got something to take their minds of wanting my ornaments.

 

[Mashed1316]

Good point, i might just teach her a lesson today :devil: the thing is that i don't have the will to say "DON'T TOUCH THAT" because i've never been a father so i don't have kids to yell at hehe

But nice suggestion let's see how it goes

I'll try to be subtile

 

[johnwillyums]

Yeah. I've got a lot of glass.Some Murano but a lot of lovely Polish vases, small sculptures etc, which were a really good price. I love glass.
Agreed Shadowjk. I's not good and the last thing I would have expected to fail. Hopefully I was just unlucky and got a Friday afternoon one' They have a good rep.

 

[Hopalong X]

Wrap it all up in bubble wrap then duct tape!




The kids of course not the glassware. Wrapping the kids will be much quicker.

You can't say you didn't think about it for at least a moment and grin!!!!:roflmao:

 

[Mashed1316]

LOL. i immediately thought about this :roflmao:

 

[The Howling Wolves]

The duct tape is for Hoppy......Bubble wrap is for the kids.

 

[Hopalong X]

Punkster that will work also! :roflmao:

 

[thefabe]

Today I just boght my first cell phone in over 12 years I bough t this one The Wireless Store I went with T-mobile since my brother has had both At$t and Verizon where I'm moving to and says he's had the best luck with T-mobile we'll see.


The price was right with a 2year contract (errr) it was Free. I hope I made a good choice so let me know what you think I can take it.

Their are so many phones out there It took me weeks to pull the trigger on one. I also bought the 6.99 a month replacement option for lost /stolen or broken replacement since I haven't had one in so long wouldn't surprise me to leave it somewhere LOL.
Fabe

 

[The Howling Wolves]

Today I just boght my first cell phone in over 12 years I bough t this one The Wireless Store I went with T-mobile since my brother has had both At$t and Verizon where I'm moving to and says he's had the best luck with T-mobile we'll see.


The price was right with a 2year contract (errr) it was Free. I hope I made a good choice so let me know what you think I can take it.

Their are so many phones out there It took me weeks to pull the trigger on one. I also bought the 6.99 a month replacement option for lost /stolen or broken replacement since I haven't had one in so long wouldn't surprise me to leave it somewhere LOL.
Fabe

I would have given you my cell phone for free...........It's only 3years old with no dings or dents on it..

 

[noobvious]

Today I just boght my first cell phone in over 12 years I bough t this one The Wireless Store I went with T-mobile since my brother has had both At$t and Verizon where I'm moving to and says he's had the best luck with T-mobile we'll see.


The price was right with a 2year contract (errr) it was Free. I hope I made a good choice so let me know what you think I can take it.

Their are so many phones out there It took me weeks to pull the trigger on one. I also bought the 6.99 a month replacement option for lost /stolen or broken replacement since I haven't had one in so long wouldn't surprise me to leave it somewhere LOL.
Fabe

Looks like a nice one....don't lose it!