I went to dunkin’ the other day and asked for an iced latte with less ice because it’s winter and I wanted less ice. They gave me a cup that was halfway full of coffee. So I asked why and they told me they press a button on a machine, it fills it halfway full with coffee and then they add ice. So when you get a medium iced latte, you’re not actually getting a medium latte, you’re getting a small or a kids size nowadays of coffee, and then they just fill the rest of it with ice. If you ask for less ice, no screw you, you’re not getting the full amount of coffee that you paid for…
I have never heard of this in any other country. What the hell?
You asked for a hamburger with no toppings and are surprised that you just got meat and buns.
They didn’t give you less meat they just gave you less toppings. You’re noticing the sandwich is pretty empty, because you ordered it that way
This is rather silly. I’ve seen people order drinks with no ice tons of times, and they always fill it to the top. That’s probably what they would’ve done here, too, if given the choice.
But they explained it isn’t the choice
The explanation was fabricated to make the customer ‘go away.’ Which they should: to a different location that isn’t so profit oriented and staffed with drones that lack common sense.
It’s not fabricated, the machine dispenses a fixed quantity, expecting ice.
A subway sandwich is made to have a fixed quantity of deli meat, even if you ask for no other toppings. You’ll find the sandwich is quite empty in that case. Sure an employee could just load that bitch up, but I bet they wouldnt want their manager to “know” actively. In the case of the coffee, they’d have to mix a second portion of drink in s, m or l, and hope it fits in the m cup. That’s way more obvious, and more effort than the subway employee just slapping a few extra slices on the otherwise empty Sammy.
Indeed folks should prefer small coffee chains. The product is way better and the servings aren’t portioned by a machine, and asking for adjustments at such a place doesn’t put the employee in a spot of potentially getting in trouble.
You don’t know the Starbucks employee’s life, and them following the rules isn’t choicefully being a “drone”. They just want their wage, and want to serve customers shit off the menu.
Arguably they have more “common sense” to keep their manager off their ass by just serving from the menu, rather than doing custom stuff