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It’s getting tougher to buy a sandwich at BP

Posted on July 13, 2007 By Liquid Egg Product 3 Comments on It’s getting tougher to buy a sandwich at BP
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Sometimes the day after a cholesterol test, I’ll go to a Wild Bean CafĂ© in a BP station and get an egg and bacon on an “everything” bagel. They even have a touch-screen computer to enter your order, which is a good thing if the person at the counter can’t speak much English.

Today’s sandwich-purchasing path was rather convoluted. First, a middle-aged guy yelled “Young man!” at me just before entering the automatic glass doors. He said he was homeless and hungry, and was interested in a meal more than money. He promised that both of us would be blessed if I would help him.* So I gave him a bit of cash, and to his credit, he went directly into the store to buy breakfast.

I went in and placed the order on the touch-screen machine, which printed out a receipt (“please pay the cashier and your sandwich will be ready when you return”). The cashier tried to ring up the order, but didn’t know how to do it. She asked me to wait while the more experienced other girl came back.

So I watched other people pay for their stuff for a minute, then started reading “Backseat Driver”. It’s an activity book for young kids that’s not cleverly disguised propaganda designed to trick them into thinking BP is pro-environment.

The experienced lady came back and was able to ring up my sandwich. I tried to pay by debit card. The first time, I typed the PIN incorrectly. The other 3 tries only got a “network error”–but, fortunately the credit card worked.

Despite the receipt’s assurances, the sandwich was not ready when I returned. It didn’t take too long…but still.

OK, that’s enough. Happy Friday the 13th.

* It really annoys me when they ask for money and say that they’re good people, or don’t drink, or are Christian brothers, or whatever. My assistance is not based on their merits or getting anything in return.

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3 thoughts on “It’s getting tougher to buy a sandwich at BP”

  1. Allen says:
    July 13, 2007 at 11:07 am

    You should go to Dunkin Donuts, better breakfast sandwiches imo. AND! you won’t have to deal with the touch screen machine giving you problems!

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  2. annie says:
    July 13, 2007 at 6:18 pm

    personally I am a fan of panera bread. frontega chicken or dijon turkey with a side of country mushroom soup .

    Don’t you love when they say “we will both be blessed”? Like they KNOW. You know what, just take the sandwich and dispense with the false prophesying, man. I bought a meal for a man once on a cold November evening. he then asked me for money to go to Lake Charles. So much for blessed.

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  3. Donnie Briggs says:
    July 15, 2007 at 6:00 pm

    Allen: will try DD. America runs on DD, after all.

    Annie: That just means you’ll receive a double blessing. One for the meal and one for the money.

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