My problems with the world

Yeah, i got some beefs with the world, some complaints. Everybody has them, and you're gonna hear about mine. They may seem small, but they're very annoying to me. I will stop at nothing! Nothing I say! To rid myself of them! ;-)

Drive-Thru non-listeners

Ok, the drive-thru attendants, the ones that take the orders, at Mc'Donalds in particular (before I boycotted them)..they just don't listen. They have this agenda it seems, like they're a robot with programmed responses. Here's the thing: the super-value meals. I usually get #7, with cheese, no tomatoes, large, diet coke. I order it so much I got it down pat that I can just rattle it off. And to be nice, i put a generous one second pause between each item. BUT when i get up to do it, i get off "#7..with cheese.." and right before i got to say the next item, they come back with "What size?". My initial thought is, "I'm getting to that, don't interupt me please" One time is ok, then it started happening every time, and I just hated getting interupted, when, if they would have shut up and listened, i would have gotten around to everything their little heart desired. So I figure, ok, let me rearrange myself here. I'll say #7, then the size right away, that'll fix it. So i go "#7..la" (cut off) "What size?" grrrrrr!!
The latest trial (and successful I might add) was to start off with "large #7..". That actually stopped the interrupting. Unless they ask me "What kind of drink?" as soon as they hear "large" come out of my mouth.

Drive-Thru gloomy glums

Yeah, more drive-thru complaints. This one goes out to the attendants that actually hand you the food. More and more lately, they say "Have a nice day" without a "have a nice day" ethusiasm. This, to me, is insulting. I'm sure they're required by management to be courteus and say it, along with "welcome to Mc'Donalds" and the like..but I feel that if you're not going to mean it, don't say it. You can tell when someone says "have a nice day" and doesn't mean it, or has a look on their face like "get me out of this place before I blow my brains out". If you're going to mean it, fine, say it, i'll be happy. If you dont mean it, dont say it, it's truly insulting.
Lastly, sometimes they dont even look at you when they hand you the food. They'll hand it to you, and be looking at the next car behind you, or around where they're standing in there. The worst is the combination insult! The "have a nice day" without even looking at you!

Department store sales...NOT!

Ok..I'm a huge fan of the Bon-Ton. For those of you not in the loop, the Bon-Ton is a higher-class clothing store. Like a Macys or a Bloomingdales. I buy quite a bit of designer clothing there. CK, DKNY, Jones NY, Claiborne, etc..
Being a big purchaser and what they call a "marqee member" I get sale papers every so often. 20% off sale, 25% off everything! My problem is with the "everything". They always put an asterisk (*) next to it, and the asterisk reference, in fine print, says something like "Excludes fragrances, fine jewelery, CK, DKNY, and other designer clothes (about 25 more items)".. which all the stuff I buy is listed under there. So the sale does absolutely nothing for me! How can you say "everything", when you dont MEAN "everything"???? If you wanna be HONEST, gawd help it if they were honest, say "25% off almost everything" and then put your asterisk and your list. Which, obviously i still wouldn't be happy about it, that all my stuff is excluded, but i'd be content with the fact that they disclaimed themselves truthfully with the "almost"

Starbucks non-listeners

Yes, I know, more customer service complaints. I love starbucks, err, let me rephrase.. I LOVE coffee..I adore starbacks. The problem here is 2 small things
1. When i say "no whipped" meaning no whipped cream, when i give my order..i expect it to be followed, i KNOW they heard me. Yet, the person that makes the coffee drinks still asks, "Do you want whipped cream?" grr. write it on the cup! NW, no whipped, very simple.
2. When someone says "extra shot" this means extra ESPRESSO shot. It doesn't mean, extra FLAVOR shot. The ESPRESSO version is/should be assumed. If you're not sure, ASK ME

Media Race

Now this is insecure. TV, Newspapers..news flash. It's not a race. You don't have to be the first to get a story out. I don't care! Whether it's ABC, CNN, NBC, whoever.. just because i hear the story from you first in your "exclusive", doesn't mean I'm going to like you any better. EPSECIALLY when your information is WRONG or PREMATURE. The 2000 election is the perfect example..when you're saying what candidate (bush/gore) won each state..dont say it unless your sure. What's the point? I mean, first you say bush won florida, then no, it's gore, oh wait, no, it's bush now. Which is it?!?! (granted, that counting was fucked up to begin with, but they did this for other states too)
Personally, I dont think they should say who won which state or the election until ALL the polls are closed. What if someone is watching TV BEFORE they vote, and see that candidate X is way ahead. That person may then change their vote, or worse not go vote at all if they were planning on voting for candidate Y. That's a little fucked up. "Well, it looks like my guy isn't gonna win, what's the purpose of voting now..?" If 3,000 or so people did that in the past election, all because of victory predictions, and someone else becomes president, that's one big impact! One that we should not have to worry about.
So just dont tell me who won, until the next day. I'm NOT going to lose sleep over it.

You're a great guy, but..

Ok, women, explain this to me like i'm a 5 year old..why, when you break up with a guy, right before-hand, you tell them "You're a great guy" or "You're one of the greatest persons I've ever met" or "You're a special person"?? If they are so great, why are you breaking up with them??? Don't give us something positive to work with. Esp. if it sounds ludicrous. I'd rather you say "You're a jerk..so i'm breaking up with you". And I know it's not all women, but there's a good portion.

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