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09.09.03
Stores That Have Wronged Me, Part 2
09:51 PM[I knew I was forgetting someone in my last rant ...]
There is a national sandwich chain that has much, much better food than Jared's place. Problem is, the local franchise of this chain is The Store That Basic Deli Procedures Forgot.
The staffing goes like this: one person "takes" your order (which is to say, halfway listens to what you're telling her and proceeds to do whatever she wants), builds part of your sandwich, and loads it into the Magic Toaster Pedway. At the other end of that, another worker adds more fixin's, and a third works the register.
And none of these people talk to each other, or communicate your order to each other in any way. No computer tracking, no order slips on tear-off pads, nothin'. Which means you have to repeat your order to every one of them, and monitor each one as closely as your dog watches you unwrap candy, because otherwise they will completely ignore what you've said five times already.
Throw in the fact that sandwich-shop workers tend to be a vacant lot – I half expect to see Jessica Simpson behind the counter one of these days* – and the whole process takes ten minutes if there's no one else in line.
All in all, if the food choices near my workplace weren't so few, the tastiness wouldn't be worth the annoyance of the service. Not even the Honey Mustard Chicken with Bacon. Salty and crumbly though it is.
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* Which would be acceptable only if hubby Nick were there too. Shirtless. Not singing.
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