Today, I ordered some burgers at a fast food joint. When I said, "No lettuce," the cashier looked dumbfounded and asked, "What's that?" I literally had to say, "The green stuff" before she got it. I'm losing hope. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I ordered a plain cheeseburger. The cashier was confused, so I explained, "Just meat and cheese." When I got my food, my burger didn't have a bun. FML
Today, whilst working my waitressing job, I had a patron lose his rag at me because there was too much "green stuff" in his salad. What did he expect? Chicken? FML
Today, I decided to work on my social anxiety by ordering some food. I waited in line, practicing my order in my head all the way. When I got to the front, I said my order with no mistakes. The cashier just stared blankly at me until I mumbled, "Never mind..." and left. FML
Today, I ordered two double cheeseburgers from McDonald's and asked for one of them without pickles so they would think I was ordering for two people. Both burgers were for me. FML
Today, I was standing in line at a burger joint, facing my social anxiety and practicing my order in my head so I wouldn’t mess it up. When it was finally my turn, I panicked and said, “One large confidence, please.” The cashier just handed me a straw. FML
Today, my boyfriend and I were out to eat. The waiter came and asked what we wanted. My boyfriend said he wanted a cheeseburger and I told the waiter I'd have the same. My boyfriend looked at me and said, "Are you sure you don't want a salad?" FML
Today, I ordered a pizza for delivery, and when it arrived, the box was completely empty except for a receipt and a piece of lettuce. I called the restaurant, and they insisted I must’ve eaten it all, and was just pretending. I took a picture of the empty box and the soggy piece of lettuce to prove them wrong. It didn't work. FML
Today, at Burger King, I was coming back from break. A customer screamed at me because she ordered a double cheeseburger without pickles, and they were put on anyway. She threw it in my face. My face was covered in ketchup mustard and pickle. Did I mention I was on a break and had nothing to do with this? FML
Today, for the third time this month, my family ridiculed me for being picky for ordering a burger without lettuce. They know I'm allergic. FML
Today, a drive-thru customer ordered a deal that includes fries and a drink with the sandwich. When I gave it to her, she screamed at me because she "didn't order fries." When I brought up that the deal includes them, she told me I should have "figured it out," called me a "fugly fat slob," and sped off. FML
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tacojauns 45
Did she give you a burger without pickles?
MissWhitneyB 17
*facepalm* They hire anyone these days
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Liyuesigs 8
It's possible. I earned a law degree in English from distance learning in Asia, never lived a day of my life in the US. When I migrated here, although I spoke better English than most of Chinese immigrants, my lack of common knowledge surprised so many people when I took a job in an Asian restaurant. As Chinese, I didn't know what LowMain was, nor Pasta.
still_guns 16
Of all the things people don't know about, i did not expect lettuce of things to be on that list
mandacleary 14
she probably couldn't understand what you were saying. probably due to an accent. I know that has happened to me before. I find it hard to believe that someone old enough to get a job has no idea what lettuce is.
hclagopus 7
I am losing hope as well. Why would anyone choose to eat burgers from a fast food joint, and even worse, without lettuce. The cashier was probably just struck by surprise.
katydid71 4
maybe the problem was that you were speak ing English?
Pandamonia88 9
I'm not sure what fast food "joint" (nice Americanism) in the UK actually sells burgers with lettuce? Maybe that's why she was confused, because the burger doesn't come with lettuce? Or she was surprised that an adult can still be fussy about lettuce? Or you mumbled it? I'm sure it's quite loud behind the counter in one of those places.
fleur_de_fevrier_fml 23
Gee give the girl a break, she might have been foreign, or it was noisy or she was tired or he mumbled, there are plenty of reasons why she would have misheard him.
scottyau 5
And yet, you're the one asking for the only minuscule bit of healthy food to be removed from the burger, so really not much better.
TheDrifter 24
Lettuce has very little nutritional value. Much less in fact than either the bun or the burger patty, if you want to get rid of valueless calories, drop the condiments.
bluefairy_fml 24
It's not about the calories, it's about the fact that the lettuce is the only thing in that burger that doesn't increase your cholesterol and risk of heart disease. It's also got fibers, vitamins and minerals (unlike the rest of the burger, which is mostly fat, carbs and protein). Of course, a tiny leaf of lettuce is not going to make a burger healthy, but still it's a teeny tiny bit better to eat it with it then without it.
Shandra78 9
Heh, I've had to explain to some very confused young waiters that I am allergic to wheat. And that bread has wheat. Therefore I cannot eat bread. Or breaded chicken wings, breaded seafood, onion rings, turkey stuffing, flour thickened gravies, etc. Not their fault I guess, I have a cousin who grew up on a farm and doesn't know the meaning of the word 'fallow'.
tariqqq 9
This is where "swag" gets u ladies n gentlemen