Every restaurant handles pick-up orders a little differently, and that leads to confusion. You kind of have to play mind games to figure out their system.
I should be easy, right? You order food from the place around the block from you, and they say it'll be ready in 20 minutes. Great! But then when you show up 20 minutes later, they haven't even started your food. If you try and course-correct and show up after 45 minutes the next time, you may find your dish is soggy and cold. It's a hard game to win at if the restaurant is inconsistent, but when the food is amazing, it's a game people are willing to play anyway. The best thing to do is probably to show up when they say the food will be ready, and just have a book or some earbuds prepared in case there is a wait time.
Not everyone has the time to wait around for ages, though. This sandwich shop employee, u/CrazyCoKids, shared that their food spot is so popular it may as well be the only spot in town to grab a bite to eat. "We have lines out the door regularly," they shared in their malicious compliance post. So some customers have come up with a sort of life hack to get their food faster… too bad it doesn't really work for them.
Next up, this intern was fed up with their company, so when their laptop broke, they just stopped working altogether.
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