I have had the most fucked up afternoon.
Let's start at Walgreens shall we?
I dropped off my new script at 2pm exactly. They said it would be ready in 30 minutes so the boys and I went to Bealls and grabbed some towels they had on sale, a pair of sandals for me so I don't have to struggle with shoes and socks anymore and Mark bought himself a toy. No problems at Bealls. Smooth transaction and they even gave me 15% off because on Fridays, they give discounts to anyone under age 49.
Finally some discounts to young people in this state!
Then we go back to Walgreens where oh fucking god no, the insurance computers are down but before I can even get that much info, I am pushed out of the way by the angry mob of blue hairs you see above.
There was a fucking mob of blue hairs outraged that the insurance computers were down and they wanted their meds now god fucking dammit!!
They were rude, pushy and down right obnoxious.
I am upset I had to pay cash for my script, but at least I had the cash on me and they said tomorrow to call about the computers and if they are back online, I can go get a refund because then they will be able to bill my insurance.
Then we go to Publix. No problems there. Yay.
But then, oh my fucking god, I made the mistake of going to Taco Bell.
*breathe Kat breathe*
This is your warning.
The rest of this post may come off as completely racist but right now, I'm mad as fucking hell and I am waiting on a rep from Taco Hell to call me back.
Sebastian and I walk in, Mark stayed behind with our purchases from Bealls and Publix.
The place is clean. Good sign.
Too good to be fucking true ya know?
The cashier who was mopping the floor at the time, comes to her register and mumbles something to me in Spanish. All I understood was Taco Bell.
I assume she said welcome to Taco Bell but how the fuck do I know?
Then this CHILD about age 8 or 9 gets behind the counter with her.
I start telling her my order. I mean, SHE is the one in the uniform right?
I tell her my order, she does not understand what I'm telling her but the CHILD is the one pushing the buttons on the register.
WTF?????
He says something to her in Spanish, she then tells me $11.37 in half assed English.
I pull out a 10 and 2 ones.
The CHILD enters the dollar amounts into the register and then proceeds to count out my .63 cents change. The CHILD then shows it to her making sure to show her 2 quarters, 1 dime and 3 pennies.
She nods and smiles.
He hands it to her and then she hands it to me.
Then we wait for the food.
Taco Hell has an open kitchen. You can see your food being made.
NONE of the employees were wearing gloves at all.
NONE.
Then some guy hands us the food. Half of what I ordered is missing probably because the kid and his mother didn't enter it right.
I tell the guy what's missing.
He yells in Spanish, at the crew to get the rest of the stuff.
I get the food and leave making sure to take my ticket with me so I can come home and file a complaint on line.
We did not eat any of the food.
How the fuck can we when I clearly saw that none of the employees were wearing gloves.
For all I know, some of them were picking their noses and scratching their fucking balls before I walked in.
I am irate.
Pissed.
Ready to maim.
Yes, it's Taco Hell.
Yes, the food is super fucking cheap, but dear fucking god, why oh fucking why can't they be wearing gloves and why the flying fuck was a child behind the register doing his obvious mothers job?!?!?!
You want to know why most of America is pissed at the immigrants from Mexico?
It's because they don't fucking speak English in jobs where they should speak fucking English!!!
I don't give a fuck what language they talk at home but god dammit, when at your job that has all of it's signs and posters and menus in ENGLISH, and the majority of your customers are English, you need to fucking speak ENGLISH!!!!!!!!!!
Comments
I am speechless after hearing about the Taco Hell incident.
Posted by: Chickie | June 2, 2006 10:09 PM
I hope someone there calls you back (you know, if you're feeling pissy, you can also call the health department). Not wearing gloves (or a hairnet or similar item) is gross. I don't blame you for not eating the food; I would have refused the food altogether and asked the CHILD (?!?!??!) for my money back. Holy shit, having a kid there work the register, is that even LEGAL?
As for the language thing, do you know that immigrants who want to come here have to take a language proficiency test (for French)? Yes ma'am. Much as I hate our language laws in Quebec, I think if you're gonna move anywhere in the world and hope to work, you've got to make an effort to learn the language.
Posted by: Terry | June 2, 2006 10:36 PM
Besides the obvious food handling violations, what the hell is a person who doesn't speak English working there? It drives me NUTS when someone doesn't speak English. This is America, they need to be able to speak English to get a job, IMHO. It pisses me off when I'm calling a business and they give me the Spanish option. I'm not a bigot, I swear, but it should be a requirement to speak English if they're going to be living here. Period. I wouldn't go to a foreign country without speaking the language, no way, no how.
As for the Blue-Haired Crew, I'm glad you weren't hurt. Elders deserve respect but they need to earn it and act like the adults they are.
*HUGS*
Posted by: Karen | June 2, 2006 10:53 PM
OMGawwwd!! I totally agree with the whole English speaking thing! It just makes me insane when I'm in line somewhere and all I can hear are 3 or 4 different languages being spoken. It's just a blatant act of disrespect to take for granted that you can just live here in the US but not have to really conform to anything! Don't get me started!!! LOL Hope you have a much better weekend!!!
Posted by: Erin | June 3, 2006 7:19 AM
Damn at the Taco Bell incident. And Walgreens for that matter, lol. There are alot of places that do not wear gloves and yeah it is gross. Though I think it is called something like the clean hand law. That's what I heard anyway, that employees do not have to wear them as long as they wash their hands frequently. Think about it, most restaurant cooks do not wear gloves. I went to freaking McDonalds about 2 years ago and the girl there did not speak english. Don't blame them, they just want to work. Blame the employers that hire them and do not check to make sure that they can speak english. I freaking hate it when I call regarding my computer internet service and get someone that is in freaking another country as well and hardly speaks english. How's that for outsourcing?! Keep us updated on the Taco Bell call back.
Posted by: KELLI | June 3, 2006 8:06 AM