Derps M.
Yelp
It's 7:30 in the morning Saturday May 6th, pull up to the drive thru, wait for 5 minutes before being told, "we're inside only right now." There was no sign, I had said, hello multiple times prior to being answered. So I pull around and park my car and walk inside. There is a person in front of me at the counter, no big deal. That person gets great service by the attentive, nice employee, and then that employee gets waved off by the manager, an older figure wearing a knitted beanie with a green pompom. The manager is clearly in a bad mood, and isn't afraid to let that leak out on any and everyone else around them. I begin to order, after being asked, "What you want?" with some attitude. I'll admit being taken off guard by the attitude I forgot to clarify that I was getting a dozen donuts, but then I get interrupted, "how many you getting?" I clarify a dozen and move on with ordering. For the last 3 of the dozen I say, "one lemon filled, two original glazed," the response I get is "one cream filled, two glazed." I clarify, "I'm sorry no, the lemon filled not cream." To which I get, "one lemon filled, one cream filled one glazed." Again I clarify, "no, sorry one Lemon filled, and two glazed." Again the manager tried to put a cream filled in the box. "No, I do not want cream, I want the lemon filled." The manager finally understands grabs it and tosses it in the box with a bit of sass as though I'd done something wrong or been rude, again leaking that bad attitude to the rest of their day. She hands the box off to the counter jockey who is a little quiet, which was of no issue.
All in all the service and professionalism of the manager here is total trash. I get it it's early, all your employees probably called out cause they are hung over from Cinco de Mayo based on the few employees there wearing day old lash extensions half falling off, but the manager is supposed to be the one beacon of positivity on days like that. I was in the service industry for 4 and a half year, and had been promoted to management roles. It doesn't matter how hard it becomes, you are supposed to be the person to help the customer and lift up the team. Maybe I got you on a bad day, maybe it's been especially rough that morning, and I understand that. But I was in to get donuts to start my son's birthday off with a smile, and the rudeness and sass left a lasting impression on me for this store.
As a recommendation, the next time you are short staffed, don't go inside the store only, people are willing to be lazy and wait in the drive through, hence why I waited 5 minutes prior to you tell me it was inside only. If you absolutely have to go inside only, put up a sign on the speaker. It takes just a few minutes to go into the office and type up a message and slap some tape on it to put it on the pole to avoid any confusion and irritation from a customer prospective, which may have also lead to less irritation on your end.