In reply to DarkMonohue :
There's nothing private about my campaign.
*Was definitely a Circle K as the Canadian option would always be my first choice for bags of homo
In reply to DarkMonohue :
There's nothing private about my campaign.
*Was definitely a Circle K as the Canadian option would always be my first choice for bags of homo
Toyman! said:Ultra-pasteurized, shelf-stable milk is available on both sides of the border. Neither country drinks it in any quantity because large parts of the population aren't educated enough to understand the benefits of the process. The biggest of which is less expensive milk and milk products.
My wife uses that because she likes cereal and milk, but she doesn't go through milk that quickly. So she buys little single-serve cartons of shelf stable milk.
When my dad lived in the Virgin Islands, that was the primary way to get milk down there. Longer shipping times. Less access to reliable refrigeration.
Beer Baron 🍺 said:Toyman! said:Ultra-pasteurized, shelf-stable milk is available on both sides of the border. Neither country drinks it in any quantity because large parts of the population aren't educated enough to understand the benefits of the process. The biggest of which is less expensive milk and milk products.
My wife uses that because she likes cereal and milk, but she doesn't go through milk that quickly. So she buys little single-serve cartons of shelf stable milk.
When my dad lived in the Virgin Islands, that was the primary way to get milk down there. Longer shipping times. Less access to reliable refrigeration.
My parents keep it on the shelf at both of their houses (lake house and "full time" house, full time in quotes because it's pretty close to 50/50).
They mostly use the typical refrigerated milk, but it's nice to keep on the shelf in case a grandkid needs it and they don't have any milk, or else they've been gone for 2-4 weeks and don't want to run out to the grocery at 11pm or before breakfast if they're having cereal. They probably use about 4 half gallons (or quarts? Not sure what size) a year.
Is every fast food joint going to these god awful kiosks? Just order from the kiosk. No, I'd like to see a menu. See what's cheap. These things are confusing as hell. And berkeley no, I'm not getting the app. I already walked out of Wendy's. Now add Taco Bell to the list.
You want to lose money with everyone who isn't Generation Z? This is a good start. I just want trash, not to play Streetfighter II with the menu.
Appleseed said:Is every fast food joint going to these god awful kiosks? Just order from the kiosk. No, I'd like to see a menu. See what's cheap. These things are confusing as hell. And berkeley no, I'm not getting the app. I already walked out of Wendy's. Now add Taco Bell to the list.
You want to lose money with everyone who isn't Generation Z? This is a good start. I just want trash, not to play Streetfighter II with the menu.
PREACH!!
They dont want to pay staff. Kiosk eliminates the need for 2 or more workers. Its only a matter of time before they eliminate the speaker at the drive through and have app-only ordering.
This is America and some businesses can't justify extra cost for improved customer experience because their customer's primary shopping criteria is price.
That said, the kiosks don't bother me, but I've only ever used one at McDonalds. I've never had to wait in line for one, and that part is nice. I'm not on board with the apps though - I dont want an app on my phone for every possible restaraunt I may eat at.
I don't mind the kiosks because the less I have to deal with most people the better. But they do annoy me at times... when The Dancer and I were driving between my family's and hers we didn't think about the fact it was Christmas Eve and a LOT of places (including where we usually get lunch on the road: Subway) were closed and we ended up having to get lunch at McDonald's. They had no cashiers working and you had to use one of like 4 kiosks- which I was pretty much fine with, but it did annoy me when they made us pick what kind of fountain drink we wanted and then just gave us cups to fill them ourselves. Don't get me wrong, I prefer doing that myself since I can mix things as I please- but why make us waste the time picking what drink we want when you're just going to give us empty cups?
I prefer places with people. Which is why I'm going to little Tokyo for dinner. 6.99 hibachi chicken special. Waitress. Fresh ingredients and local business.
Why can't more people do this and be grateful to do so, instead of spending twice that much on E36 M3ty fast food and bitching about it?
ShawnG said:In reply to Antihero :
Not sure what you guys put in your dairy but I'm not going to drink milk that has an expiry date 30+ days away.
If it's not lumpy, drink it.
If it is lumpy, heat it and make cheese
TravisTheHuman said:They dont want to pay staff. Kiosk eliminates the need for 2 or more workers. Its only a matter of time before they eliminate the speaker at the drive through and have app-only ordering.
This is America and some businesses can't justify extra cost for improved customer experience because their customer's primary shopping criteria is price.
Have you seen the prices at McDonald's lately? Apparently they're doing something wrong.
I think it's only a matter of time before all fast food restaurants eliminate in-restaurant eating and go drive through only.
Dusterbd13 said:I prefer places with people. Which is why I'm going to little Tokyo for dinner. 6.99 hibachi chicken special. Waitress. Fresh ingredients and local business.
Why can't more people do this and be grateful to do so, instead of spending twice that much on E36 M3ty fast food and bitching about it?
If I had more than 15minites to hork down "lunch" I would have.
berkeley you Taco Bell, the mexican place down the street is getting your money from now on.
In reply to Peabody :
Portillo's has a bunch of restaurants around the country - beef sandwiches, hot dogs, fries, shakes - you know the place.
They just opened their third drive thru / take out location - you called it - it reminds me of the Michael Keaton, Ray Kroc movie when he went to McDonald's the first time.
Dusterbd13 said:I prefer places with people. Which is why I'm going to little Tokyo for dinner. 6.99 hibachi chicken special. Waitress. Fresh ingredients and local business.
Why can't more people do this and be grateful to do so, instead of spending twice that much on E36 M3ty fast food and bitching about it?
If I take your meaning correctly, same here. Mrs Monohue is partial to a familiar guilty pleasure and will appily idle in line for ten minutes for the privilege of paying twelve dollars for a five dollar hamburger from your various multinational chains. This offers neither low prices nor convenience, but she takes comfort in the predictability and the "luxury" of sitting in her own car.
I'd much rather exit the vehicle and spend seven or eight bucks for a burrito or a burger made with identifiable ingredients from a mom-and-pop joint. And it's probably faster.
I pick my battles.
In reply to DarkMonohue :
Same. Why bojangles? Burleson square is cheaper, better and faster but doesn't have a drive through....
Im glad I'm not alone here.
I ordered new tail light assemblies for the Tahoe as some of the mounting tabs are broken and they have a bunch of holes drilled in them for strobes (ex-Sheriff truck). I figured I'd upgrade to some stock looking LED assemblies. I purchased a set on eBay, which got delivered on Friday.
Guess what they fit? If you guessed a 2007-2014 Suburban, Tahoe or Yukon, we were both wrong. They fit a berkeleying Silverado. Now I'm fighting with the seller for a return. Awesome 😡
Dusterbd13 said:In reply to DarkMonohue :
Burleson square is cheaper, better and faster but doesn't have a drive through....
Yeah, but it's hours away. Maybe when I pick up the tow dolly I'll stop in there, LOL.
I get where you're coming from, though. That's why I eat at the Mexican joint up the street and other places like it.
RE: Ordering fast food
I order ahead using the respective website. I too hate that every damn thing has an app now.
Usually when I order fast food, I had a E36 M3ty day and I want as minimal human interaction as possible. So I order through the website and pick it up in the drive thru. I have to say like 4 words in total.
That way I can take it home and eat it in my cave, er, house like a goblin.
Apps have become as bad as the days when everyone wanted you to have a customer card for the store.
And it's still just for data mining.
Tim Hortons doesn't need access to my contacts, just so they can screw up my double-double and bacon farmer's wrap 9 times out of ten.
Appleseed said:Is every fast food joint going to these god awful kiosks? Just order from the kiosk. No, I'd like to see a menu. See what's cheap. These things are confusing as hell. And berkeley no, I'm not getting the app. I already walked out of Wendy's. Now add Taco Bell to the list.
You want to lose money with everyone who isn't Generation Z? This is a good start. I just want trash, not to play Streetfighter II with the menu.
On the contrary, I prefer to use the kiosks because I'm not dealing with people. And I can customize the hell out of my order and not have to worry about the person taking my order not understanding what I'm saying and mercilessly berkeleying up entering the order.
In reply to ShawnG :
Didn't they get busted a couple years back collecting a lot of info they shouldn't have?
I don't install anything on my phone
The seller of the tail lights finally responded:
WTF is this? No, I will not take $5 as a refund. That's just insulting. How about you send me the correct item for free? Or maybe I should open a dispute with PayPal? I'm half tempted to click "Reply with offer" and it will just be a picture of a middle finger.
In reply to stanger_mussle (Supported by GRM undergarments) :
Look at their feedback rating. It's below 97%. They're not interested in making it right.
Open a dispute with eBay or PayPal.
ShawnG said:Apps have become as bad as the days when everyone wanted you to have a customer card for the store.
And it's still just for data mining.
Tim Hortons doesn't need access to my contacts, just so they can screw up my double-double and bacon farmer's wrap 9 times out of ten.
Everyone is data mining. I tried to look at a camper the other day at Camping World. The girl at the counter wanted my name, address, email, and phone number just get a sales man to show it to me. She actually couldn't understand when I told her she didn't need that information for me to look. She kept insisting until I started to walk out and her manager called her off.
If your business model requires an app or any form of sign-in for in-person purchases, I will not be your customer. If you ask for an email or phone number at the register, the answer is no. If your employees try to force the issue, I'll leave with my money.
In reply to Toyman! :
My phone number is 867-5309
Early last fall, The Dancer's Colorado had a few hiccups that caused us to consider more seriously whether we should be looking at replacing it again- which she was all in favor of since she has never stopped wanting to go back to having a black truck vs. the metallic gray that the current one is (they didn't have any black ones when we traded the previous one in because it was in the middle of the supply chain crisis). The urgency of when we should replace it bumped up considerably in early November when since we expect that the price of pretty much all new vehicles (and parts) is going to go up after the administration change. That was 2 months ago- I have been trying to get her out to the dealership to look at and test drive just any of the new ones (since the current ones are a new generation vs. the last two), but she's just not been able to make the time.
Yesterday I apparently had pestered her enough about it and since she was at home the whole day unexpectedly because the schools decided to stay closed, she finally agreed to go out late in the afternoon. We went in to the dealership, did some test-fitting with the current clamshell cover on our truck (despite the new generation coming out 2 years ago the maker of the cover we have now has still not made a cover for the new ones- so I'm going to have to work out mounting our current one to one of the new trucks if we get one) on the new trucks (they changed the body lines, so it will look a bit odd where it would stick out but should work) and she got to look them over and take one on a test drive.
Almost immediately she notices that the new trucks all seem to have a sliding rear window which our current one (and most of the older generation ones I remember seeing) doesn't have- and that she has a MUCH harder time seeing out of the back window because of it and that the side mirrors on the new trucks are about 1/4 to 1/3 smaller than those on the current one and (consistent with their overall design choices for the new body) are much more angular and less rounded. The side mirrors are likely something that she would just need to get used to- but the visibility out the back is something she's really worried about, so when we get back home I dig a bit into the configuration settings on Chevy's website to see if we can get one without the sliding rear window.
The answer? Yes... with about a million asterisks after it. At least when configuring a build on the website, the only way to get a truck without the sliding rear window is to not add anything in the way of features to the truck. Everything- every option, and definitely every package, requires the addition of the Package 1- which includes the sliding rear window. And since having a remote start is a requirement for her (as is cruise control for me- and I would really like the dual-zone climate control...) it looks like there's no way to get any of those without being forced (even if we were to build and order one) to get the sliding rear mirror.
Why even BOTHER with making it an option? If you want anything beyond an absolute barebones truck, you have to get that feature.
Finally- when she mentioned the issue with the visibility out the back and the smaller side mirrors to the sales guy who was helping us, his response was to ask if we'd seen the 360-degree view mode on the camera and that it could be used to make up for those problems. I don't think he was paying very much attention to her as the look she gave him in response to that would absolutely have drawn a reaction from most people.
Also kind of frustratingly, the local dealership doesn't have any black Colorados- and the one that they did have until a short while ago was one of the models with the factory 2" lift (which is a non-starter for her given her height). Also- for some reason (I'm guessing that they think people will want it) every one of the Colorados they have has the option for the fancier 20" wheels instead of the standard 17-or-18" ones, which also add additional height to the step into the truck (granted, they only effectively add about 1/2"- but she already has to practically jump down and haul herself up).
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