McDonalds testing drive-thru guarantee, done in 60 secs or

[andrew8798]

Free Food

The Miami Herald reports that participating McDonald’s in South Florida are trying out a limited-time 60-second guarantee on weekday lunch orders from noon to 1 p.m. now through August 29. Drive-thru customers are handed timers after they’ve paid for their orders, and then the countdown begins. If the food isn’t ready in one minute or less, the customer will receive a lunch item for free on a future McDonald’s visit.

[Kash Flagg]

Been doing that here for a while. They're pretty damn quick.

[DrBackflipsHoffman]

I really trust meat that can be ordered, prepared and then served in under sixty seconds

[Crappler El 0 M]

They did that at my local McDonalds around 10-12 years ago, though it was for a coupon for free big sandwich or biscuit product. Their caveat was that they would at least give you part of your order before the 60 seconds. This led them to give you your drink to satisfy that rule. I never ordered a drink and thus I pretty much always got the free coupons.

[Welfare Willis]

how about making sure the food is better?

[DrBackflipsHoffman]

Actually, to be fair to them it can't take that long to hack a slice off the underside of the giant meat analogue worm they have in the cellar of every McDonalds

["Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik]

There has to be a limit on the quantity of the food right? I can understand doing this for a regular Happy Meal, but not if six college guys order 10 Bic Macs.

[Kevin Hamilton]

That won't last long.

[jagilki]

The nearest McDonalds is about 60-70 miles away, so I don't eat there much. Last time, they had us pull over to the side int he parking lot, because to wait for our order. It took about 18 mins.

It was two big mac meals. Apparently their soda ran out and that was the hold up.

[OldDirtyBernie]

First the self-checkouts at grocery stores, now they're handing ME a timer to time THEM?
How lazy can employers be?!

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Aug 5, 2014 19:29:08 GMT -5 andrew8798 said:

McDonalds testing drive-thru guarantee, done in 60 secs or Free Food

The diarrhea's free too

[BigBadZ]

I'd rather just get the correct order. I realize there is a rush but damn, 9 times out of 10, the plain double cheeseburgers I order are never plain.

[Dr. T is an alien]

I would get a lot of free meals if that becomes a reality.

[Deleted]

I'd be so pissed if I worked there.

I'm sure those workers are being better compensated to work faster, right?

[A Platypus Rave]

They've been doing that on and off around here for years.

Not to mention McDonald's (especially corporate owned ones) have a mandated average drive thru time that must be met, regardless if they advertise it or not.

It's why sometimes they'll tell you to move up in front of the building or something in the drive thru... because technically the average time is from when you place an order and when you pull out of the drive thru lane. I have also seen them bring their own cars order a soda and go around a few times to get the times down.

[Red Impact]

Having worked fast food, it's not that hard to do at lunch time unless some fluke happens like someone orders a bunch of a more obscure item (for us it was the chicken, we kept about 5-6 ready, so if a bunch were ordered, it could take a lot of time). It's fast food, they're not cutting the lettuce and baking the bread from scratch when you order.

[Vice honcho room temperature]

Sometimes its too damn quick. Like one time I say a guy who looked like me eating what I was going to order

[edgestar]

Here's your soda!!!!!!.........now pull up to the door and we will bring your food out shortly.

[Juice]

Aug 5, 2014 19:48:42 GMT -5 jagilki said:

The nearest McDonalds is about 60-70 miles away, so I don't eat there much. Last time, they had us pull over to the side int he parking lot, because to wait for our order. It took about 18 mins.

It was two big mac meals. Apparently their soda ran out and that was the hold up.

Where the hell do you live? I thought is was bad moving to my current location where I have to drive 15 mins before I find one.

[jagilki]

Aug 5, 2014 23:23:29 GMT -5 Juice said:

Aug 5, 2014 19:48:42 GMT -5 jagilki said:

The nearest McDonalds is about 60-70 miles away, so I don't eat there much. Last time, they had us pull over to the side int he parking lot, because to wait for our order. It took about 18 mins.

It was two big mac meals. Apparently their soda ran out and that was the hold up.

Where the hell do you live? I thought is was bad moving to my current location where I have to drive 15 mins before I find one.

Middle of nowhere Wyoming.

Right now my town has, a Subway and a Pizza Hut. That's it for national chain places.