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They’re usually a lot slower than going inside and people have been cracking jokes about the quality of the speakers since the 80s.

by acdha 1y ago

PapaPalpatine 1y ago
Yeah... that's just not the experience with drive-thrus in Central Ohio.
- micromacrofoot 1y ago
  oh central ohio, well in that case it's definitely everyone else that is wrong
  - PapaPalpatine 1y ago
    Or maybe you and everyone else is of a certain age that y'all need to get your hearing checked more frequently.
    - micromacrofoot 1y ago
      right again! logically we all need hearing aids specifically for drive-thrus
      - PapaPalpatine 1y ago
        Do I win a prize?!
- acdha 1y ago
  Maybe they’re less busy there but everywhere I went in California it was faster to park and walk inside if there was anyone in line ahead of you, which was almost always the case. The problem is that you’re limited by the slowest order ahead of you but the same place usually has multiple registers inside and the people who are waiting for pickup don’t block you from ordering. (Head of line blocking in real life) This used to be worse when everyone was paying cash and you’d be stuck behind someone counting out quarters or dropping their change.
  - micromacrofoot 1y ago
    people rather sit in their car for 15 minutes than walk for 1 to save 10
    - RogerL 1y ago
      Or because their kid or dog is in the car. Or because they have difficulty walking. Or because they just want to decompress and scroll their phone or listen to the news for 10 minutes. Or they hate crowds. Or they are immune compromised and don't want to be mingling with a bunch of people around a counter. Or they have social anxiety. Or they have a cold and just don't feel like getting out of their car. Or they are expecting a call from the baby sitter. Or they are having a fight with their spouse which they don't want to export into the public. IMO, drive throughs are great, I hate crowds and queues (yes, the car line is a queue, you know what I mean), and it is much kinder to my bad discs in my back (transitions from sitting/standing is just murder, steady state is much better). It would take a egregious queue to get me to go in in most cases. But sure, I'm lazy or just reaaally bad at math. edit: I also find it hard to hear in high volume rooms with lots of reflections (like an in-n-out), and yes, the drive through can have it's own sonic issues, but it is generally smoother for me. Sorry, but I get tired when people take the most uncharitable read, especially when they blanket apply it to everyone.
      - micromacrofoot 1y ago
        people are allowed to make broad generalizations without listing caveats for every exception, this kind of pedantry is exhausting people on the whole are lazy and bad at math, yes some people are not... that's not who we're talking about
        midnightclubbed 1y ago
        I think your parent made a perfectly good point. Going into the store is a whole lot less pleasant than staying in my car and waiting a couple extra minutes in an environment I enjoy. If I’m in a hurry then yes maybe I can shave a few minutes by going in, but if I’m getting fast food I probably don’t feel like interacting with people, and listening to crappy piped music while standing in an artificially lit corporate chain restaurant waiting for my order.
MangoToupe 1y ago
Interesting. I've found going inside to be much slower because the cashiers are so busy with the drive thru. I guess this probably varies from brand to brand, if not store to store.
- JKCalhoun 1y ago
  Definitely "Dunkin" (as it's called now) can fuck right off. (And don't let this old man get started on store employees that allow a caller on the phone to take higher priority than a customer standing in front of them.)
  - devilbunny 1y ago
    > caller on the phone to take higher priority than a customer standing in front of them Oh. That triggers one horrific memory. I was buying some bread at a nice local bakery. I wanted a few items. While three or four of us were in line, someone called in. The in-store employee pulled the last loaf of one variety off the shelf to reserve it for them. When I complained, the manager told me that that was the correct move and they supported the decision. I suggested that polling the people who were actually in the store - actual, not just potential customers - before giving away the last loaf is probably wiser.

They’re usually a lot slower than going inside and people have been cracking jokes about the quality of the speakers since the 80s.

by acdha 1y ago

They’re usually a lot slower than going inside and people have been cracking jokes about the quality of the speakers since the 80s.

PapaPalpatine 1y ago

Yeah... that's just not the experience with drive-thrus in Central Ohio.

micromacrofoot 1y ago
oh central ohio, well in that case it's definitely everyone else that is wrong
- PapaPalpatine 1y ago
  Or maybe you and everyone else is of a certain age that y'all need to get your hearing checked more frequently.
  - micromacrofoot 1y ago
    right again! logically we all need hearing aids specifically for drive-thrus
    - PapaPalpatine 1y ago
      Do I win a prize?!
acdha 1y ago
Maybe they’re less busy there but everywhere I went in California it was faster to park and walk inside if there was anyone in line ahead of you, which was almost always the case. The problem is that you’re limited by the slowest order ahead of you but the same place usually has multiple registers inside and the people who are waiting for pickup don’t block you from ordering. (Head of line blocking in real life) This used to be worse when everyone was paying cash and you’d be stuck behind someone counting out quarters or dropping their change.
- micromacrofoot 1y ago
  people rather sit in their car for 15 minutes than walk for 1 to save 10
  - RogerL 1y ago
    Or because their kid or dog is in the car. Or because they have difficulty walking. Or because they just want to decompress and scroll their phone or listen to the news for 10 minutes. Or they hate crowds. Or they are immune compromised and don't want to be mingling with a bunch of people around a counter. Or they have social anxiety. Or they have a cold and just don't feel like getting out of their car. Or they are expecting a call from the baby sitter. Or they are having a fight with their spouse which they don't want to export into the public. IMO, drive throughs are great, I hate crowds and queues (yes, the car line is a queue, you know what I mean), and it is much kinder to my bad discs in my back (transitions from sitting/standing is just murder, steady state is much better). It would take a egregious queue to get me to go in in most cases. But sure, I'm lazy or just reaaally bad at math. edit: I also find it hard to hear in high volume rooms with lots of reflections (like an in-n-out), and yes, the drive through can have it's own sonic issues, but it is generally smoother for me. Sorry, but I get tired when people take the most uncharitable read, especially when they blanket apply it to everyone.
    - micromacrofoot 1y ago
      people are allowed to make broad generalizations without listing caveats for every exception, this kind of pedantry is exhausting people on the whole are lazy and bad at math, yes some people are not... that's not who we're talking about
      - midnightclubbed 1y ago
        I think your parent made a perfectly good point. Going into the store is a whole lot less pleasant than staying in my car and waiting a couple extra minutes in an environment I enjoy. If I’m in a hurry then yes maybe I can shave a few minutes by going in, but if I’m getting fast food I probably don’t feel like interacting with people, and listening to crappy piped music while standing in an artificially lit corporate chain restaurant waiting for my order.

MangoToupe 1y ago

Interesting. I've found going inside to be much slower because the cashiers are so busy with the drive thru. I guess this probably varies from brand to brand, if not store to store.

JKCalhoun 1y ago
Definitely "Dunkin" (as it's called now) can fuck right off. (And don't let this old man get started on store employees that allow a caller on the phone to take higher priority than a customer standing in front of them.)
- devilbunny 1y ago
  > caller on the phone to take higher priority than a customer standing in front of them Oh. That triggers one horrific memory. I was buying some bread at a nice local bakery. I wanted a few items. While three or four of us were in line, someone called in. The in-store employee pulled the last loaf of one variety off the shelf to reserve it for them. When I complained, the manager told me that that was the correct move and they supported the decision. I suggested that polling the people who were actually in the store - actual, not just potential customers - before giving away the last loaf is probably wiser.