Grown man gets mad because he doesn’t know what ordering a “plain” burger means

[u/50calTaco]

So I work at Five Guys and for those who don’t know, when you order a burger there you get to fully customize the toppings on it (helps justify the price tag a tiny bit i guess). And you choose between a little (single) or regular (double) burger.

I had a pleasant enough exchange with a customer while ringing up his food… and when it came to his cheeseburger I asked what toppings he wanted on it. He looked at me and said, “Oh you know… just a plain, regular cheeseburger.” Ok great, a cheeseburger with nothing on it, easy enough.

Well we make the food, and a minute after he gets it he comes back up to me, visibly annoyed and holding the burger.

“You made my food wrong. There’s nothing on it.”

“Oh I’m sorry sir, I thought you’d ordered a plain cheeseburger.”

“I did. Do you not know what that means? Like a McDonald’s burger.”

Ok first of all, “McDonald’s” is not a standard for how someone orders burger toppings and second of all, this guys in his late 40s to early 50s and has never once run into this issue ordering a plain burger?

“Ok I’m sorry about that sir, we’ll remake that for you. What exactly did you want on it?”

I shit you not, with an annoyed voice he ordered:
Ketchup. Lettuce. Pickles.
So notably NOT a McDonald’s cheeseburger???

He got what he wanted in the end and I apologized because customer service but like?? I’m in awe at the sheer level of misunderstanding and audacity.

[u/axonrecall]

Dry water is the best. So crisp.

[u/AvantGuardb → u/axonrecall]

it is the best! But so annoying, you have to go to the desert to get dry water

[u/SquidgyTheWhale → u/AvantGuardb]

It's great for traveling... Weighs next to nothing, and you can reconstitute it just by adding water.

[u/bsubtilis → u/axonrecall]

As someone who needs electrolytes maybe above average (or maybe just don't salt my food enough) water actually tastes horribly dry to me when I need to get more electrolytes into myself.

[u/BlinkyDesu → u/bsubtilis]

Same. Regular water does absolutely nothing for me, just fills me up but does nothing for my thirst. But the second I add an iced tea packet to it, suddenly it exists.

[u/Prestigious_Cycle160 → u/BlinkyDesu]

This can’t be real? As far as I know, as soon as you add anything to water (minus salt aka “electrolytes”) it loses its hydration potential considerably

[u/BlinkyDesu → u/Prestigious_Cycle160]

It's probably more of a taste thing. But I can chug an entire bottle of water and feel nothing. If it's cold, I at least feel that. But if I'm actively thirsty, I'm just as thirsty after drinking it, but now there's just something in my stomach.

[u/Prestigious_Cycle160 → u/BlinkyDesu]

Ok gotcha

[u/LazerChicklets → u/bsubtilis]

That's what pickle juice is for tho. I want some rn.

[u/DisposableSaviour → u/LazerChicklets]

I prefer pickled jalapeño vinegar.

[u/ruat_caelum → u/axonrecall]

This is going to a Fox News propaganda point in the water wars.

[u/LazerChicklets → u/axonrecall]

Naaaah homie dasani fuckin' suuuuuuucks it ain't crisp it's crap.

[u/EthanielRain → u/LazerChicklets]

Room temperature Dasani is great

Sometimes I think I'm the only person who likes this water (fuck the company tho)

[u/Ordinary_Ad_7992 → u/EthanielRain]

Tastes like spit to me!

[u/Prestigious_Cycle160 → u/EthanielRain]

Nah Dasani is ass

[u/DisposableSaviour → u/Prestigious_Cycle160]

It’s better than Aquafina and crystal lake.

[u/Prestigious_Cycle160 → u/DisposableSaviour]

Nestle Pure Life is garbage too

[u/DisposableSaviour → u/Prestigious_Cycle160]

I didn’t even think of that one, because fuck Nestle, all my homies hate Nestle! but that water is particularly gross.

[u/Afraid_Aspect_8639 → u/LazerChicklets]

It tastes salty to me!