Who Are You People And What Are You Putting On My Sandwich?

Seil · 04-01-2009, 07:58 PM

Alternate Thread Title: We need a food section.

So I'm in town today, and I haven't really had anything to eat, so I'm like "I could go for a sandwich." So I go into this coffee shop that's relatively nice - I only really go there because a friend of mine works there, or at least used to work there - and I ask for a BLT.

Now, when you order the BLT, you assume that three things are going to be on the sandwich: bacon, lettuce and tomatoes. That's it. That's all I want. Maybe I'll spring for some mustard - that's always nice. What I don't expect to be on my sandwich is butter, or mayonaise, or cheese, or anything else of that nature. Mayonaise is absolutely disgusting. It's gross. Butter I do put on bread, but that's just toast. That's not a sandwich. And where do you get off putting cheese on a BLT? Is it a BLTC? No! It's a BLT.

I just don't understand it. Why put this crap on the sandwich without clearing it with me first? And usually, it's crap anyway - like that Honey Mustard stuff. It's not honey. It's not mustard. It's ass. I don't want that anywhere near what I'm eating - but they assume it's what you want.

I like bagels - they're good breakfast breads, and great to snack on throughout the day. However, I just want the bagel - maybe a little butter. Why, when I order a bagel, are people asking me "What flavor of cream cheese do you want with that?" I don't want cream cheese, I want the bagel. If I wanted cream cheese, I'd say "Could I have a bagel? And could you put some cream cheese on that?" But I didn't. They just put it on there. It's like ass squared smeared on my toasted bagel goodness.

Cream cheese. Mayonaise. Cheese Whiz. Honey Mustard. To some extent, butter. Keep this crap off my food. Why put it there in the first place? Is it too hard to say "Hey, do you want some gross shit spread all over the sandwich?" Is that too hard to ask? I've worked in the service industry - both fast food places and otherwise - and I have to say that no, it's not too hard. Yes, you do tend to get bogged down in the list of options, but it's not time consuming. Instead of asking people six million different things about their sandwich/food order, just say "What would you like us to put on your sandwich?" Easy as that.

Oh, and comic:

04-01-2009, 07:58 PM	#1
Seil Super stressed! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: British Columbia Posts: 8,081	Who Are You People And What Are You Putting On My Sandwich? Alternate Thread Title: We need a food section. So I'm in town today, and I haven't really had anything to eat, so I'm like "I could go for a sandwich." So I go into this coffee shop that's relatively nice - I only really go there because a friend of mine works there, or at least used to work there - and I ask for a BLT. Now, when you order the BLT, you assume that three things are going to be on the sandwich: bacon, lettuce and tomatoes. That's it. That's all I want. Maybe I'll spring for some mustard - that's always nice. What I don't expect to be on my sandwich is butter, or mayonaise, or cheese, or anything else of that nature. Mayonaise is absolutely disgusting. It's gross. Butter I do put on bread, but that's just toast. That's not a sandwich. And where do you get off putting cheese on a BLT? Is it a BLTC? No! It's a BLT. I just don't understand it. Why put this crap on the sandwich without clearing it with me first? And usually, it's crap anyway - like that Honey Mustard stuff. It's not honey. It's not mustard. It's ass. I don't want that anywhere near what I'm eating - but they assume it's what you want. I like bagels - they're good breakfast breads, and great to snack on throughout the day. However, I just want the bagel - maybe a little butter. Why, when I order a bagel, are people asking me "What flavor of cream cheese do you want with that?" I don't want cream cheese, I want the bagel. If I wanted cream cheese, I'd say "Could I have a bagel? And could you put some cream cheese on that?" But I didn't. They just put it on there. It's like ass squared smeared on my toasted bagel goodness. Cream cheese. Mayonaise. Cheese Whiz. Honey Mustard. To some extent, butter. Keep this crap off my food. Why put it there in the first place? Is it too hard to say "Hey, do you want some gross shit spread all over the sandwich?" Is that too hard to ask? I've worked in the service industry - both fast food places and otherwise - and I have to say that no, it's not too hard. Yes, you do tend to get bogged down in the list of options, but it's not time consuming. Instead of asking people six million different things about their sandwich/food order, just say "What would you like us to put on your sandwich?" Easy as that. Oh, and comic: Last edited by Seil; 04-01-2009 at 08:03 PM.