Today, a person came into McDonald's, where I work. They ordered a happy meal. As they were an adult, I assumed the meal was for their child, who wasn't with them. When I asked if the toy was for a boy or a girl, they said the toy was for them. I still had to ask if it was for a boy or a girl. FML
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On 10/17/2009 at 8:04pm - misc - by paris78 - Canada (Ontario)
yeah, I work at Mcdicks to, and I get those everynight since I work overnight. not only do they DEMAND a toy, after they order (in drive thru mind you) they drive off like idiots leaving you with a happy meal sitting there molding all night long. you have it easy my friend. Notice you are from ontario too. Ottawa, 4416 Innes Rd.
#1 - On 10/18/2009 at 5:40am by Wide_white
Why would they drive off? OP: I don't see how this is an FML. Oh no, you worked and gave someone a happy meal. How does that effect you negatively? Also, I thought they were done with the sexist toys years ago and got 1 set of toys for the kids. Since you had to ask again, you don't have to ask if THEY are a girl or boy. Just ask, "Do you want a girl's toy or a boy's toy?".
#18 - On 10/18/2009 at 9:27am by silvermoonstar3
Wow even McDonald's toys are considered sexist now? People need to realize that something is only sexist if it isn't an OPTION for the "victim." They offer you both toys, a girl can get a boys' toy if she wants. That isn't sexist. And it's just fucking kids' toys.
It is an awfully embarassing place to be in, don't you think? Even if the OP had asked what toy the person wanted, the person could have taken it the wrong way and thought they were being insulted. So there really was no way out of that one.
I don't see how the OP should care? It's a stranger, not like it's someone who has any affect on their life or job
Why would you post where you work?
I live in Orleans so I know exactly where that is...
I'm gonna go creep you one night:) And have you super paranoid.
#49 - On 10/18/2009 at 5:19pm by MelanieBerrigan
Op, more like F it's Life.
#1. You have crap customers. That sucks.
#18. How in the world is that sexist? If they have a Barbie promotional thing going on, not everyone likes Barbie. It's not like they'd refuse to give a boy a Barbie toy if he wanted one. I always go the hot wheels cars when I was a kid. I love those things. Hell, I still get a hot wheels car when I get a Happy Meal.
Speaking of, why is it so weird for an adult to get a happy meal? I can rarely eat an entire adult meal. Happy Meals are the perfect size.
#65 - On 10/19/2009 at 11:22am by Loverfli
Always get a girl the boy toy. I don't understand why they have to be gender-segregated in the first place.
I agree entirely, Lichen. This stupid gender shit should go out the window. I've met plenty of girls who like playing with cars, for instance, and several boys who've admitted they'd play with dolls at times if it wasn't a 'girl's toy'. Humans are humans, for crying out loud.
You can choose to get either..But there is a much better chance that a boy will want a hotwheels car and a girl will want a barbie..its not segregated people like different things..kids these days
#69 - On 10/21/2009 at 7:04pm by Veritas143
Haha I love happy meal toys :P Who said theres an age restriction?
#5 - On 10/18/2009 at 6:08am by PandaPandaPandaX
i still get happy meals and as a student i even get a discount
sad i know but when your a poor student you need some sort of entertainment
#6 - On 10/18/2009 at 6:09am by wtfismyfml
And? This isn't that bad. Why did you have to ask if it was for a boy or a girl? I mean sometimes they have like barbies and hot wheels I guess and you choose but not that awful.
Yeah I agree. I would get boy toys all the time, they are just usually better! Not a big deal ;)
#48 - On 10/18/2009 at 4:57pm by Sun_Kissed18
I agree with Endymion that you didn't need to ask their gender directly, but I would have put it differently.
I would have asked, "In your masturbatory, pedophile fantasies, do you victimize little boys or little girls?"
That's just plain rude. Why can't people just want to get a toy? Why must people jump straight to sex? I guess that's because that's how YOU think. Being silly for a day is NOT the same as wanting to sleep with kids. Enjoy being a pedophile, 13 (wait, no, please don't)!
#19 - On 10/18/2009 at 9:30am by silvermoonstar3
Male pedophiles can like boys and/or girls.
Female pedophiles can like boys and/or girls.
But BOTH can be entertained with a Barbie =)
#60 - On 10/18/2009 at 11:26pm by dudeitsdanny
Oh that's horrible.. definately FYL! I hope you guessed correctly :S
#10 - On 10/18/2009 at 6:41am by pro_cras_tin_ate
This isn't your FML, it's his/her FML. "Today, I went to McDonalds and ordered a Happy Meal. The cashier thought it was for a child who wasn't with me, so she asked me if the kid was a boy or a girl, so she could put in the right toy. I said it was for me. Then she asked me if I was a boy or a girl. FML
that is a little wierd a adult asking for a child's toy.......
#12 - On 10/18/2009 at 7:08am by GongButterfly
I hate how they always assume you want a certain kind of toy based on your gender. I may have been a little girl, but I wanted the toy car, not the toy barbie. And guess which one they always gave me. :(
agreed. I remember that the boy's toy was always better. The car moved, the barbie was just a single piece of plastic that couldn't move in any way. Fuck that sexism!
#20 - On 10/18/2009 at 9:32am by silvermoonstar3
@silvermoonstar3 and letitbe56
Agreed the boys and girls separate toys thing sucked.
I may be a bit biased in this as I thought I was a little girl asking to have the boy's toy all the time, now I'm a teenage boy.
#22 - On 10/18/2009 at 9:44am by lightburns
So what?
Just ask them what toy they want.
#16 is right... it's not good to assume they're going to want a toy based off of gender.
Heck, as a female, sometimes I felt the toys they had for boys were much more fun than the girly princess toys
#21 - On 10/18/2009 at 9:43am by were_giraffe
I hate it when somebody talks about a single person sing "them". You don't need to be so PC, so can say it that was a man or a woman. FYL for being so sick PC.
that's what the FML was about, the guy didn't know if it was a man or a woman.
#32 - On 10/18/2009 at 11:32am by madishunwhut7
this isn't an FML. some adults wanted a happy meal, big whoop. grow up.
#24 - On 10/18/2009 at 10:20am by touchableturtle
You deserve it for refering to one person as 'them'.
#25 - On 10/18/2009 at 10:31am by Nonamerequired
Gender specific toys are weird. I got called a tomboy a lot but was way into Hello Kitty stickers [before she was pushing Diet Pills] and my favorite toy was a Godzilla that shot flames. *shrug*
It isn't sexism at all. Just imagine being cooped up in a gross McDonald's all day, listening to countless stupid people order their stupid burgers. I would rather assume the girl wants the Barbie and the boy wants the car and get it all over with.
"Today, I did my job. FML"
Fuck off. At least you have a job, asshole.
#34 - On 10/18/2009 at 11:53am by Makaloraii
No I think this FML is about "Today, I work at McDonald's, FML.
#54 - On 10/18/2009 at 7:56pm by gotuxdaddy
No it's about not knowing the gender of the person who walked in and basically telling that to his or her face.
I'm 17 and still order happy meals, same sub-par taste but with a smaller amount of arterial blocking grease. I love those damned McSponges, er, McNuggets.
#38 - On 10/18/2009 at 12:51pm by clockworkrainbow
you know some people actually collect those. that's why they get the stupid toys. it's not a big deal why is this even an fml?
#43 - On 10/18/2009 at 2:37pm by pandalover69
So what? Some chicks don't want the chick toy, some dudes don't want the dude toy. That's why you still ask. If the customer is such a presumptious ass that they don't realize that, then it's more "fuck the lives of everyone they know for having to put up with their stupid ass"
#47 - On 10/18/2009 at 3:42pm by DameGreyWulf
Wow are all you people seriously too dumb to realize that the person in question seemed gender ambiguous... OP couldn't tell if it was a man or a woman. So after "they" said it was for "them" the OP still didn't know if it was for a girl or boy, and thus had to ask for the person's gender.
Hopefully they weren't offended. I know your FML is that you couldn't tell if they were a man or a woman, but a lot of adults collect Happy Meal toys, especially the movie-themed ones, and the cashier needs to know specifically which one they want. It was a reasonable question.
#53 - On 10/18/2009 at 7:30pm by CosmicPossum
isn't there usually more than one 'boy' toy and one 'girl' toy to choose from? OP should have just asked which toy.
I'm 30 yo f and i still order happy meals or any kids meal at BK or wendys. Sometimes the adults meals are a little much and i often don't finish them. but boy toys are cooler unless it's hello kitty season.
YDI
You don't need to know if it's for a boy or a girl. Just put in whatever toy you grab first. If they don't like it and come back, replace it (if unopened).
#64 - On 10/19/2009 at 11:12am by Grangoire
I love ordering a Happy Meal! I remember once in high school eating at McD's for a field trip and sitting on the little cheeseburger stools. Some little boy came and sat with me and we played race cars until I had to leave. I love just acting like a kid sometimes, even though I'm 20. Age is a number :)
To the OP, as someone who looks androgynous, your question would probably be mildly irritating, but nothing embarrassing. I am constantly asked whether I'm a guy or girl and can shrug it off. I know what I am and am happy with myself, it's no big deal if they're that ambiguous. They're likely asked all the time.
#70 - On 10/22/2009 at 11:40pm by McCarthyBros
