McDonalds Loses my business. For good.

[C. Harlan]

I walked into a Mickey D's yesterday morning, and before even asking how I was or saying hello, I was asked "Cash or Credit?"... What the heck? I did not know it was any different, but I guess now they are getting stingy, and tacking on a few extra cents for using plastic. On top of that, my breakfast was not even fresh, which McD's never are anymore, also leaving me disappointed. . Guess They are off the list for good, and Whataburger are the sole burger folks for me. Sorry, Had to vent. Have any of y'all had any problems with McDonalds food, being pre-cooked, and then also asking for cash or credit before you even place your order?? Just wondering if it's only around here, or if it's all over the place.



-Chris-

 

[Signal73]

Lowe's in my area has help buttons you can push if your in a dept like key cutting for example and no ASSociate is there to help you. A automated voice comes over "assistance needed in the key cutting area" the voice repeats twice.

Well here I am in there today, and the voice comes over for the plumbing dept help needed. What comes next???

IT REPEATS IN FRIGGEN SPANISH!

What is the point of that do they have employees that dont speak english?? :-{}

Of course the button stuck, or the jackass hit the button 100 times so it just kept repeating and thats when I decided from now on Ill drive the extra 10 minuites to home depot that ran the small local hardware store in my area out of buisness! :-{}

this country is going to hell. Sorry.

Jim

 

[Todd G]

I actually went into a McDonalds yesterday and saw a non-hispanic kid working there! It really is frustrating getting someone who speaks English to take your order. I remember way way back in high school when I worked there. You were proud of the place and everything was very clean. Now I go there and have to clean off my own table. Forget the bathroom... .

 

[nickleinonen]

mcdonalds is still good for the bi/tri monthly cleaning. i had my first mcd's burger 2 weeks ago for for the last 10 years. . i had to go on a service call 200km away from my home shop, and was hungry when i was done there, and they were the only close place there. driving a c3500hd chevy for 6 hours is no fun [2 there, 4 back gotta love sunday cottage traffic]

 

[BILLVO]

If you want to rent or see an interesting movie (documentary) about McD's it is called "Super Size Me" you won't want any of that food ever again.

 

[crabman]

Good Movie! :-laf



crabman

 

[WDixon27]

i could give a good @#$% if i ever ate mc donalds again and i really hate bk (cept for the occasional sausage biscuit) i do like wendys though

 

[BarryG]

McD will rarely see me in there place as I hate their stuff.



The movie was great a real eye opener.



As far as charging more for credit that is a sore spot for me. As a retailer who has to pay outrageous fees to accept credit cards is bad enough. Last year it was over 400,000. 00 for us in credit card fees. There can be something said that credit card purchases are higher than those paying cash or check but the fees are out of control. And even that is not as true as it used to be especially with the proliferation of debit cards. It really chaps my hide to have to pay even more for rewards cards or business cards. The retailer gets nothing out of it except the extra fee. So in essence retailers are forced to increase their prices to cover the cost of taking credit cards which means that you, me and everyone else is subsidizing anyone who pays with a credit card when you pay cash. And the reward cards are even worse. So if you pay cash you are still paying for credit card usage in the retail price of the product. Now if Mc D is cutting the cash folks a break good for them they still wont see me in their places though. Some gas stations tried that for a while and it didnt last long. There are still a few that do but not many. The credit users felt they were paying more for gas than the cash folks and they were but they also didnt realize that the station wasnt pocketing that money they were just trying to offset the increased cost to them of accepting your credit card. The cash folks were the ones who ended up taking it in the shorts after they quit doing it. Because now they are paying for credit card usage that they arent even using.

 

[BigEasy]

the retailers DO get something out of it... try not accepting credit cards and see what happens to your numbers

 

[BarryG]

Big Easy:

You are quite correct. The retailer does get a sale that may not have happened otherwise. However should you the cash paying customer have to subsidize that customers credit purchase with your cash purchase. Should a retailer pay more for your credit card transaction because your credit card offers "you" rewards (that was what I was trying to say that on rewards or corporate cards vs regular cards). As a retailer you have no choice in which cards you accept. You have a choice as to what brands like visa, discover, or amex but if you choose to accept visa you cannot decline to take visa rewards cards or visa corporate cards(by the way corporate cards cost the retailer almost double a reg type card, your card doesnt swipe and the retailer has to hand enter the numbers you can add another 50 basis points for that pleasure). I guess the point is most consumers when they wip out their card think nothing of it as they dont see the hidden cost to the retailer and hence themselves and everyone else. It is almost a hidden tax for everyone especially though for the cash paying customer. There is no oversight on what they can charge, there is no legislation concerning interchange rates( no I am not an advocate of regulation). I know, I know what the market will bear and that is fine but the average consumer doesnt even know they are paying for it as it is hidden. All those freebies and rewards they get are not free nor do the vast majority of consumers even redeem their rewards which is what the cc companies want. The consumer is more than making up for it in increased prices on virtually everything they purchase cash or otherwise. If the credit card companies charged those who use their product directly for the priviledge instead of the retailer you would see a lot less people using their cards if they knew they were going to pay an additional 2-4+ percent for their purchases.

 

[Carlsummers]

Big Easy:

You are quite correct. The retailer does get a sale that may not have happened otherwise. However should you the cash paying customer have to that customers credit purchase with your cash purchase. Should a retailer pay more for your credit card transaction because your credit card offers "you" rewards (that was what I was trying to say that on rewards or corporate cards vs regular cards). As a retailer you have no choice in which cards you accept. You have a choice as to what brands like visa, discover, or amex but if you choose to accept visa you cannot decline to take visa rewards cards or visa corporate cards(by the way corporate cards cost the retailer almost double a reg type card, your card doesnt swipe and the retailer has to hand enter the numbers you can add another 50 basis points for that pleasure). I guess the point is most consumers when they wip out their card think nothing of it as they dont see the hidden cost to the retailer and hence themselves and everyone else. It is almost a hidden tax for everyone especially though for the cash paying customer. There is no oversight on what they can charge, there is no legislation concerning interchange rates( no I am not an advocate of regulation). I know, I know what the market will bear and that is fine but the average consumer doesnt even know they are paying for it as it is hidden. All those freebies and rewards they get are not free nor do the vast majority of consumers even redeem their rewards which is what the cc companies want. The consumer is more than making up for it in increased prices on virtually everything they purchase cash or otherwise. If the credit card companies charged those who use their product directly for the priviledge instead of the retailer you would see a lot less people using their cards if they knew they were going to pay an additional 2-4+ percent for their purchases.

Thiere is absolutley no difference in this and INSURANCE. The person that goes his entire life without a claim still subsidizes the idiot that can't keep his car out of the body shop. This also happens in the health insurance field and even worse. The next time a loved one has a stay in a hospital, carefully read the itemized bill they give you... you will see red. $7. 50 for an aspirin... . $25. 00 for a $0. 75 catheter... the list goes on and on. Unfortunately, this is the way capitalism works, and there is nothing we can do about it.

 

[KBennett]

Customer service has been going downhill for a long time and people can't understand why they are being replaced with machines.

from now on Ill drive the extra 10 minuites to home depot that ran the small local hardware store in my area out of buisness! :-{}

this country is going to hell. Sorry.

Jim

I stopped going to Home Depot because their hardware selection is terrible.

My last trip to Home Depot went like this:

Walk into hardware isle and surprised a guy slipping bolts in his pocket. No wonder hardware prices are so high.

I start looking for Grade 8 bolts and when I can't find any I have to walk three isles over to find help. The guys walks over with me and can't find them and call his buddy. His buddy walks over and says that they don't carry Grade 8 bolts. I asked why not and he said " we don't have a demand for them". The had what I needed and more at Lowes.

Anytime I have had any issues at Lowes I go the manager and he takes care of me.

 

[HOBrian]

Lowe's in my area has help buttons you can push if your in a dept like key cutting for example and no ASSociate is there to help you. A automated voice comes over "assistance needed in the key cutting area" the voice repeats twice.

Well here I am in there today, and the voice comes over for the plumbing dept help needed. What comes next???

IT REPEATS IN FRIGGEN SPANISH!

What is the point of that do they have employees that dont speak english?? :-{}

Of course the button stuck, or the jackass hit the button 100 times so it just kept repeating and thats when I decided from now on Ill drive the extra 10 minuites to home depot that ran the small local hardware store in my area out of buisness! :-{}

this country is going to hell. Sorry.

Jim

That is the biggest problem I have with Lowes!! The whole store everywhere you look you see English and under it you see spanish. I shop at HD just cause it makes me made.