My husband and I pulled up to the McDonald’s drive-thru window, and I handed the cashier a $5 bill.
Our total came to $4.25, so I also gave her 25 cents. She looked at the money and said, ‘You’ve given me too much.’
I replied, ‘Yes, I’m aware, but this way you can just give me a dollar back.’
Letting out a sigh, she called over the manager who asked me to repeat my request. I did, and he handed me back the 25 cents, saying, ‘We apologize, but we don’t accommodate that kind of request.’
Despite my explanation, the cashier handed me back 75 cents in change.
Don’t confuse the folks at McDonald’s.
So, in this story, we see that at the McDonald’s drive-thru, a simple transaction turned unexpectedly complex.
The wife’s attempt to streamline the change process by handing over $5.25 for a $4.25 order baffled the cashier and even required managerial intervention.
Despite her efforts to explain that she was just aiming for easier change—a single dollar bill—the staff could not deviate from their standard procedure. Ultimately, she received the usual three quarters as change instead of the neat dollar she had hoped for.
