Hot Right Now: The Maccas Fries Bluff

We told you about the KFC Screw Up in an earlier post, but it seems that McDonalds are the latest fast food retailer to fall victim to incompetency.

Service assistants are so consumed by getting the paper bag through the window within the 3 minute time limit, that they become customer service 'attention road kill'. They are forced to operate within strict parameters as a result of the new guarantee McDonalds is offering (your meal in 3 minutes or a free burger on your next visit). 


This has sent the morons into a state as it now means that they need to complete their 3 step production work tasks to a time limit.


The phenomenally dopey thing is that in their rush to get the bag to the consumer they cannot be sure that the orders are complete.  It would be a bit much for us to expect that McDonalds staff can think of two things at once so you can't blame the bastards. 


Enter the cunning junk food consumer...

It is a sure bet to success if you complain of an incomplete order, call bluff at the cashier and demand that the 'missing fries' be added to your order. Potency to your argument is assured with a simple loop around the car park to add legitimacy. 


The drive through staff will not get into a war of "he said, she said" regarding your deep fried spuds and will 9 times out of 10 offer you a large fries for the inconvenience. Win.


Your chances of bluffing your way into more significant meal items increases with graveyard shift staff. 


They, if possible, are even worse communicators, and if you can point and grunt well enough, they will throw food at the problem rather than try and workshop a solution.


It is hot right now to get bang for your buck. Exude confidence, and get that freebie. Their lack of quality control is your full tummy.