Where do you draw the line at wrong food orders?

[LoboTBL]

The Real question is who or why would you mix Bourbon with anything? Unless it's shit bourbon.
Had a Buddy that was gifted a Bottle of Pappy Van Winkle, He mixed it with Coke! What a waste!!

There's sipping bourbon then there's mixing bourbon. A bottle of Pappy is no mixer, that's for sure. But I was trying to convey that the only way Coke is drinkable is with bourbon, not that bourbon needs coke.

There is really only good bourbon and bad bourbon and life is too short and precious to buy bad bourbon.

[yoni]

I don't order out, for all of these reasons.

What I do is plan my food for the week. Sundays is F1, shooting, and cooking most of our food for the week. We are both busy, so I take care of the stuff that goes in the smoker, she takes care of other stuff. Some of the food we eat can't be dome this way but most of it takes 15 to 20 minutes to cook, so it is no big deal.

I like good food, and since I know what will really piss me off is substandard food (seems to be the norm today), then an order done wrong. So I just skip the whole process. My work week is 50 to60 hours a week, and I still get my own better tasting, better for me food done.

[markm]

I don't order out, for all of these reasons.

Same here. Lazy American Slobs from whomever takes the order to the troll that delivers it. The women in my office order out almost every day.... and they still seem shocked that the orders are messed up regularly.

I either eat in the restaurant or pick it up myself so I can verify/check when I take delivery.

[BVickery]

I worked food service, actually ran a casino kitchen. If I'm eating in, as long as its hot and right, I'm pretty chill, unless its crazy late. I am always polite, and know being a known good tipper 1) The girls WILL fight over you to be in their section and 2) They WILL make it right for you and bitch at the staff. Seen it from both angles.

When I get carry out, if its missing something minor, no big deal. But if I order a $20 large specialty pizza and a get a small cheese, because the delivery guy ****ed up the order, I don't care. I'm bitching, but friendly like. I am now known to tip well so my order is 95% of the time correct, and the one time it wasn't the 3rd party driver went back and got it fixed for me. I have 2 that are now my regulars.

[Diamondback]

I worked food service, actually ran a casino kitchen. If I'm eating in, as long as its hot and right, I'm pretty chill, unless its crazy late. I am always polite, and know being a known good tipper 1) The girls WILL fight over you to be in their section and 2) They WILL make it right for you and bitch at the staff. Seen it from both angles.

When I get carry out, if its missing something minor, no big deal. But if I order a $20 large specialty pizza and a get a small cheese, because the delivery guy ****ed up the order, I don't care. I'm bitching, but friendly like. I am now known to tip well so my order is 95% of the time correct, and the one time it wasn't the 3rd party driver went back and got it fixed for me. I have 2 that are now my regulars.

So much this. Another trick with dine-in is get to know a few regular servers who usually do well by you, stick by them and build rapport... regularly ask about their family, always have a joke or amusing anecdote, basically nurture a business relationship that they WANT to see you come through the door because even though you may have challenging requests they actually LIKE having you around. (My regular morning sandwich shop, I even make up mini Christmas stockings of goodies for every year.) There's actually one gal at a local place I frequent who's not afraid to let the cook have it if she sees something not right... THAT's the kind of service trying to be the kind of person you'd want as a customer in your own workplace gets you. Sure, you will run into a shitbird or a completely irredeemable shop here and there, but generally treating others well and making them feel appreciated inspires them to see to it that you are served well in return.

[OutofBatt3ry]

I'm calm. If I didn't want people to get a good laugh, I'd have never taken the time to post it.

I was laughing while reading it = )

[nick84]

I've learned a lot about cooking the last couple years. Jus sayin' The more I did it, the better and more efficient I got and the less it bothered me when I was done and tired.

If I'm gonna tie one on, I make sure to order a pizza ahead of time for the inevitable munchies. Occasionally get 3rd party delivery at work, if it's a weekend and I didn't prep enough, but that usually goes wrong at least some way or another. Most of the delivery drivers seem pretty godawful with following instructions. I usually roll my eyes and let it go, but I'm not picky and have no allergies. I just make a note to order from somewhere else in the future.

[DixieGuns]

Typically if they give me the wrong food I’ll still eat it as long as it’s something I like. I’m in the never send food back camp.
Since the draconian shut downs we rarely eat out but when we do it’s usually a Mexican restaurant in town. Like another poster said, it’s hard to mess that up and it all tastes the same. Zero fast food with Chick-fil-A being the only exception maybe once every couple months.
Luckily I’m married to an awesome little Cajun lady that really knows how to cook lol.

[P2Vaircrewman]

The local Popeye's is notorious for screwing up orders. After about the 10 time I when back to the counter and politely asked if there is invisible writing on my forehead that only Popeye's employees can read that says fook this mans order up.

[davidjinks]

I work 60-80hours a week (Think skilled trade) I get paid well (enough)

At the end of the day, most days, if it's more than 12, I'm done; I'm not cooking. Once or twice a week I order out. In the past month I've had more than 3 orders that were missing 20% of the food or flat out wrong(someone else's order). I spent 2 hours on the phone tonight trying to get it corrected or at least a refund. I'm meeting with the manager at a store to get the $8 worth of bottled Cokes missing from my order. Am I a crazy asshole? First world problems?

You couldNF have sorted all that out prior to leaving said establishment? You do check your order before you leave, right?