I had to run some errands on my lunch break today, so I swung by Wendy's to pick up a burger before going back to work. I ordered a $5 Biggie Bag with a chicken BLT, and when it came time to pay, the cashier said my card was declined.
What???
Yup, declined.
I had JUST been to the bank. I knew how much money was in that account. I ain't rich, but there was certainly enough to cover a burger...and rent, and a few other things.
I told her to swipe it again, tap it, swipe it sideways...it was a no go. She had already given me my food. It sat there in my passenger seat, in a paper bag, with a lonely look on its face...waiting to be adopted and taken to a loving home.
I didn't have another card. Mine are all maxed out at the moment. Even RC Willey has been calling me to make payments on that couch I bought last year. That's what happens when you're a poor single mom with three kids and rent goes up in your area and you lose your job and go three months unemployed only to get another job that pays half what you had in the first job.
In any event...I gave her this forlorn look, super apologized, and she gave me my card back and said sorry too. So I reached for the bag of food and lifted it toward her window to return it, and she said,
"I can't take that back. It's already been in your car. I would have to throw it away...."
"Oh...gotcha, gotcha. Well, I could just 'throw it away' for you," I suggested.
"I think that would be helpful." she said, handing me my useless debit card.
And so I threw it away, right down the gullet!!
I love the double stack. One of the best fast food burgers out there.
I'll have to give it a try. Never in all my years have I ever. You have opened up my mind to new things. LOL
It's just the perfect combination of beef, cheese, bun, and toppings!
What are your heartfelt thoughts on In N Out?
I just had it for the first time a month or two ago. I wasn't that impressed. It was good, but it didn't live up to the hype for me.
Sorry, just now responding. Yes, I felt the same way when I first had it. But then I lived in a world with too much fast food for a summer, and when I went to In N Out, it just tasted so much better. And for such a good price. So it's my go-to at the moment in a pinch.
That's totally understandable!
You just discovered the free food trick.
Don't like the prerequisite of being maxed out on your cards :P
Some just take an acting class and use phony cards.
I'll have to look into this...you make a good case.
lol I better mention I'm joking. Of course, we all know things like that do happen in this world. Typically the ones who don't know, are the ones getting ripped off.
Never thought of that. I'll just have to dig out my old trusty RIFD cloning gizmo :)
Never gunna say no to free.
Most people don't. Did you know oil is free?