Chick-fil-A new ordering

[nika]

So i went to get a sandwich today and some girl was standing outside where you drive through to order taking orders on an iPad. Apparently they are doing this new face-to-face ordering thing to enhance the human connection. I hate it. Instead of driving through and getting a sandwich, I had someone's face in my car trying to chat with me about my day and the weather. It totally freaked me out. Has anyone else had this happen at a Chick-Fil-A lately? I will be avoiding it.

 

[wanderer03]

So i went to get a sandwich today and some girl was standing outside where you drive through to order taking orders on an iPad. Apparently they are doing this new face-to-face ordering thing to enhance the human connection. I hate it. Instead of driving through and getting a sandwich, I had someone's face in my car trying to chat with me about my day and the weather. It totally freaked me out. Has anyone else had this happen at a Chick-Fil-A lately? I will be avoiding it.

That is annoying. It reflects the neurotypical desire for social interaction and up close and personal customer service. I hate that approach as well.

 

[Mathalamus]

the NT's basically run civilization. aspies and similar are too few in number to do anything. just be brief and to the point, and they will hopefully understand that you do not want human contact.

even some NT's will think this isnt the right way.

 

[wanderer03]

the NT's basically run civilization. aspies and similar are too few in number to do anything. just be brief and to the point, and they will hopefully understand that you do not want human contact.

even some NT's will think this isnt the right way.

When you don't want to talk or engage, you're labeled as anti-social or as having some anti-social personality disorder. What, pray tell, is wrong with not wanting to talk about or engage in vapid subjects?

 

[Mathalamus]

When you don't want to talk or engage, you're labeled as anti-social or as having some anti-social personality disorder. What, pray tell, is wrong with not wanting to talk about or engage in vapid subjects?

... mainly because i don't want to. when im out in real life to shop, im there to shop, i have no desire to waste time saying anything more than i absolutely have to.

and, ill just ignore them, because they don't know anything, and it shows.

 

[wanderer03]

... mainly because i don't want to. when im out in real life to shop, im there to shop, i have no desire to waste time saying anything more than i absolutely have to.

and, ill just ignore them, because they don't know anything, and it shows.

I hate it when a salesperson approaches, especially when I am buying electronics. They assume I am dumb or need help. I want to tell them to bugger off even though they're just doing their job and mean no offense. I do my own research beforehand because I know the salesperson will be only of limited technical background.

The purpose of a salesperson is to convince you that you need and must have product X or you will be inferior to everyone else. That was how the iPhone basically became a status symbol. I don't buy into that because material things don't hold any real or intrinsic value to me.

I must be a salesperson's worst nightmare because I don't attach emotion to my purchases - purely the opposite of neurotypicals. I don't care that I have a 30.00 budget smartphone. I'm not concerned that I might be judged by others as inferior because I use an LG Leon instead of a Galaxy S7 or iPhone 6 Plus. For me, the little 30.00 phone met a need versus a want.

 

[buttercuplols]

I hate it when a salesperson approaches, especially when I am buying electronics. They assume I am dumb or need help. I want to tell them to bugger off even though they're just doing their job and mean no offense. I do my own research beforehand because I know the salesperson will be only of limited technical background.

The purpose of a salesperson is to convince you that you need and must have product X or you will be inferior to everyone else. That was how the iPhone basically became a status symbol. I don't buy into that because material things don't hold any real or intrinsic value to me.

I must be a salesperson's worst nightmare because I don't attach emotion to my purchases - purely the opposite of neurotypicals. I don't care that I have a 30.00 budget smartphone. I'm not concerned that I might be judged by others as inferior because I use an LG Leon instead of a Galaxy S7 or iPhone 6 Plus. For me, the little 30.00 phone met a need versus a want.

Haha! I LOVE this and totally agree. The only reason I have a Samsung is because I've always had them since a tiny flip phone. I've just stuck with what I know and get the one that has an FM radio, a feature hard to come by these days so I normally want the older models I've looked at online and they don't get it in the shop and try and upsell you a Deezer music package. I just want a basic radio goddammit!

 

[garnetflower13]

Oh, yes! One of my pet peeves. You walk into a store, distracted already and just wanting to get what you came for and get out, and somebody just out of my line of vision chirps "Welcome to (insert name of store)" I usually want to snap at them to stop scaring the crap out of me but I just mumble something and keep moving. Why on earth should I care if I am welcome or not? They ought to be glad that I patronize them at all. Sounds rude I know, but this type of forced interaction feels too much like being forced to play a game with no rule book.

 

[wanderer03]

Oh, yes! One of my pet peeves. You walk into a store, distracted already and just wanting to get what you came for and get out, and somebody just out of my line of vision chirps "Welcome to (insert name of store)" I usually want to snap at them to stop scaring the crap out of me but I just mumble something and keep moving. Why on earth should I care if I am welcome or not? They ought to be glad that I patronize them at all. Sounds rude I know, but this type of forced interaction feels too much like being forced to play a game with no rule book.

That's why I shop online whenever possible and feasible.

 

[Robby]

Not a big fan of it either, but I avoid Chick Fil-A completely now because of their blatant homophobia and anti-gay stance of the owner. Not going to patronize a restaurant who considers me a second-class citizen because of who I am.

 

[garnetflower13]

That's why I shop online whenever possible and feasible.

I use my Amazon prime membership to order household essentials and stream movies. They offer two day shipping and although they claim shipping is free, they just add the charge to the item price which find a little underhanded. Sometimes it is necessary to go to the local pharmacy, where they have adopted this annoying greeting. So I send my husband usually!

 

[Judge]

Oh, yes! One of my pet peeves. You walk into a store, distracted already and just wanting to get what you came for and get out, and somebody just out of my line of vision chirps "Welcome to (insert name of store)" I usually want to snap at them to stop scaring the crap out of me but I just mumble something and keep moving. Why on earth should I care if I am welcome or not? They ought to be glad that I patronize them at all. Sounds rude I know, but this type of forced interaction feels too much like being forced to play a game with no rule book.

Oh yeah. Best Buy. Most of the time I say nothing and just give them a nod. Works for me.

Might be amusing if they were to respond: "What's the matter? I'm just trying to be civil! After all 98% of humanity would courteously respond to my greeting, not so?"

Where upon I'd respond, "Perhaps. But I'm not in that 98 percentile group thankyouverymuch."