Chuan C.
Yelp
Today (2022-12-17), I paid for an order of 3 items plus 2 apple pies ($1.79+tax) at a self-order kiosk. After a little while, a female staff member politely told me they ran out of all pies. So I asked for fries with the willingness to work out the difference in cost. But she told me she cannot give me fries but can give me cookies. What! I kept quiet because I also like cookies. I could have easily canceled the entire order, got a refund, and reordered with fries. But I didn't want to cause "a fuss".
I asked how many cookies they had because their display case was empty. She went into the back and said they only had 2 chocolate cookies left. So I told her 2 cookies cost $1.49+tax and so is she going to give me $0.30+tax back. She said "no"! What?! I explained to her that I already paid $1.79+tax and "you" are giving me something of lesser value without compensating me. She said that's what she can do and she is not giving me any money back. I tried to explain it to her again but she won't change her mind. At this point, she probably won't give me a full refund either.
I said I wanted to speak to the manager. She moved away and said she didn't want to deal with me any longer. What?! So I yelled out I want to speak to the manager. She pointed to a man and said he is the manager. The manager finished an order in 15 secs and came over to me.
I calmly explained everything to him and he asked her if there were more cookies (probably he wanted to give me a third cookie). She said they only had 2 left. Then I asked the manager to explain money transactions to her. She said I was harsh and stomp off into the back.
The manager calmly said he could give me fries if I still wanted it. I said yes but what size? He said he can give me medium fries ($3.99) as a substitute for 2 pies ($1.79). I accepted.
By the time he gave me the fries and the order 3 items, he said he will give me a refund for the 2 fries for the delay in fulfilling my order and then gave me $2.00 cash! I thanked him very much. I asked him again to please explain things to her and he said he will
Review 2022-135