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Complaint Review: McDonalds - Store #31333

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  • Submitted: Mon, March 07, 2011
  • Updated: Wed, May 04, 2011

  • Reported By: J — Pennsylvania U.S.A.
McDonalds - Store #31333
Island Avenue Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States of America

McDonalds - Store #31333 Lying Owner and GM Really Do Not Care About Their Customers Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

*UPDATE EX-employee responds: Good Idea / Bad Idea

*Consumer Comment: You would drive a person to drink!

*Consumer Comment: Simple answer...

*Consumer Comment: Semantics

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I have had problems with this McDonald's for the past 3 to 4 years.  The only time I go there is when I have my grandson and he asks for one of their sandwiches.  After this last incident though they will never see me or my money again, although I am sure the owner does not give a damn!

I used their drive-thru on February 24, 2011 at about 4:55 PM.  Among other things I ordered a Quarter Pounder with Cheese PLAIN and a Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese also PLAIN.  When I got my order I looked to be sure everything was correct.  I found that both of the sandwiches, while being plain, had no cheese on them.  This was despite the fact that each sandwich had a paper attached to it; one of them showing "DBL QTR CHEESE PLAIN" and the other "QTR POUNDER CHEESE PLAIN".

I asked the worker at the window to get the store manager.  When a woman came to the window I asked her if she was the store manager and she said yes she was.  I proceeded to tell her what happened and she had the nerve to tell me the cheese was not put on because the papers said "PLAIN" on them.  I asked her why wouldn't I have asked for just a plain hamburger if I did not want the cheese and she refused .  I knew I was not going to get anywhere with her so I asked her for McDonald's corporate switchboard telephone number. She told me it was on the bag.  I replied that the number on the bag was to customer service and not to the corporate switchboard.  She insisted it was and I insisted right back that it was not.

She asked me to wait a moment and she left.  I thought she was going to get the number for me.  Instead another woman came to the window and asked if she could help me.  When I told her the manager was already helping me she told me she, not the other woman, was the manager.  I asked this person why the other woman told me she was the manager.  The reply I got was her walking away and saying something about if I didn't want her help, or something of that nature.

The first woman came back and asked if there was anything else I needed.  I told her I still wanted the corporate switchboard telephone number and I also asked her why she told me she was the manager.  In response she said that she guessed she couldn't help me, and then walked away.

The next day I called the corporate headquarters at (630) 623-3000 and told them what happened.  I received a telephone call from the GM of the store a day or two after my call to corporate.  This man (I use the word man loosely), after hearing about what happened, bragged to me about how many locations he handles for the owner.  He continued on about how he has trouble getting good help at the location I had the problem with, along with one other location.  He then had the nerve to tell me that McDonald's did not have a corporate switchboard telephone number.  At that point I told him I had nothing more to say to him, and hung up the telephone.

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#1 UPDATE EX-employee responds

Good Idea / Bad Idea

AUTHOR: Jes0125 - (U.S.A.)

Let's play a game of good idea/bad idea, shall we?

Good Idea:

Me:  (checks food, hmmm, there's no cheese on my plain cheeseburger) Excuse me.  There's no cheese on my plain cheeseburger?
CSR:  Oh, when you said plain we thought you meant nothing but a burger and a bun!
Me:  Sorry, no.  I meant nothing but a burger, bun and cheese.
CSR:  (takes bag)  Let me fix that for you!
Me:  Thanks!  Next time I will make sure I say "plain with cheese"
CSR:  (smile, smile)
Me:  (smile, smile)

Bad Idea:

You:  (checks food, hmmm, there's no cheese on my plain cheeseburger).  I WANT TO SPEAK TO YOUR STORE MANAGER blah blah blah PLAIN blah blah blah CORPORATE SWITCHBOARD blah blah blah blah MANAGER blah blah blah CALLED CORPORATE blah blah CALL FROM GM blah blah blah SO I HUNG UP ON HIM!

In the good idea scenario everyone is happy and pleasent and the mistake if corrected post haste along with a solution to keep it from happening again.  In the bad idea scenario everyone at that location from the lowest CSR to the general manager think you are bat shit psycho insane person from the nether regions of customer hell.

You reap what you sow my friend, you reap what you sow.
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#2 Consumer Comment

You would drive a person to drink!

AUTHOR: Inspector - (USA)

Get a life!  Stop whinning about everything!  You are the main reason why I would hate to work in customer service.
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#3 Consumer Comment

Simple answer...

AUTHOR: Robert - (U.S.A.)

I have had problems with this McDonald's for the past 3 to 4 years.  The only time I go there is when I have my grandson and he asks for one of their sandwiches. - Then stop going there.  If you continue to go there then you really have only yourself to blame.

Oh and as for your grandson, when he asks for McDonalds there is a word that works wonders.  NO.  Leaving the health aspect out of it, if your grandson is ordering a Quarter Pounder or a Double Quarter Pounder he is old enough to deal with it.

 After this last incident though they will never see me or my money again,- You are not fooling anyone.  Even though you have had problems for 3-4 years you keep going back.   You may not go back this week, or even this month. But you will be back..your history shows it and they know it.
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#4 Consumer Comment

Semantics

AUTHOR: Cory - (U.S.A.)

What you are getting upset about is semantics. What the preparer's version of plain and what your idea of plain are two different things. When a customer orders anything plain, that's just what the get. A bun and a piece of meat. That's the way the "cooks" are trained. It's not right or wrong, just the way it is. 40 years ago, I worked at Jack and it was surprising how many people ordered their bugers AB, absolutley bare. Then they'd put their own ketchup, mustard, mayo or whatever on them. I remember getting into it with a few over the cheese issue even back then. I'd be more then glad to make them a new burger with the cheese. I suspect it might have something to do with the "new" ordering screen showing plain and an experienced "cook" knowing to ask what the customer "really" wants. As for the "manager". Who knows? Like the GM told you and I've said a hundred times. It's not good help is hard to find, it's any help is hard to find.
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