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Goran_K says

The reason is not because I hate their tasty burgers, it's because the line of cars at the drive-thru extends into the street and I don't want to wait 45 minutes for lunch.

Who the fuck waits in a drive through when you can park, walk in, and get served almost immediately?

Automan Empire says

Please don't link to sites that start running an ad that won't STFU and clicking on it to try to get it to STFU opens a new tab while the ad yammmers on loudly in a quiet office, and the back button takes you to a different article and won't let you escape without rapid back button presses and also opens a new instance of Firefox for a pop-out ad.

Now, what the fuck was this post supposed to be about? HOW TO PISS OFF WEBSITE USERS?

Try installing NoScript, I didn't get any adds.

Automan Empire says

I don't know if In-N-Out has run the numbers and found this works best, or if they have an attitude of "People are waiting the 45 minutes, why change?"

I've heard In-N-Out has one of the most efficient processes out there. I've never been inside, or outside of one where the food was constantly coming out. There's no amount of efficiency that will make up for having 25 orders in front of yours, especially when everything is fresh and made to order. You just have to wait.

RAPE says

Who the fuck waits in a drive through when you can park, walk in, and get served almost immediately?

I've never actually waited but I imagine the inside is probably just as busy or hectic. Either way, not for me.

For some reason I am a fan of Nation's burger and shakes. No long lines either....

Goran_K says

RAPE says

Who the fuck waits in a drive through when you can park, walk in, and get served almost immediately?

I've never actually waited but I imagine the inside is probably just as busy or hectic. Either way, not for me.

Out here it's faster to eat inside, drive through is always much busier.

I started as In-N-Out fan long ago, when as a teenager I found out they are a Christian corporation that pays above minimum wage. Back then I could get a minimum wage job at some place that hires illegals and make minimum, or I could make double at In-N-Out. Plus just good burgers. It's just fucked up how Democrats always support any business that hires illegals by a ton, but hates every business that pays more than minimum wage. I think democrats are really screwed up assholes.

Goran_K says

I've never actually waited but I imagine the inside is probably just as busy or hectic.

I have waited inside, and during late dinner rush the inside wait time is at least 50% of drive-through time, so plenty of opportunity to look at the flow. Their system is seriously logjammed at the grill. The veggies stay cut and ready, the potatoes don't fall behind in the peeling and 1-push cutting process, the deep fryers stand idle some of the time. It's the grill capacity bogging down the process.

They have a girl on a headset taking orders 2-3 times farther back in line than the fixed drive through speakers. Even with double lanes, it seems to take from the time they're at the speaker anyway to start their order, and a wait time for EVERY car for the order to be passed out. In their more recent builds, there is no shortage of square footage in the kitchen to line up another grill. I know they aren't cheap but probably come to 25 minutes gross revenue for a typically busy store.

Side note, you can ask for 3X3 or 4X4 (4 patties 4 cheese) but there's a corporate-wide rule against going bigger than that. It happened because someone ordered a 100X100 on a dare and attempted to eat the whole thing. Some of the patties were badly undercooked, like pink and raw. The video went viral and it looked bad, so in the name of QC Corporate made the 4 max rule.

FortWayne says

Plus just good burgers. It's just fucked up how Democrats always support any business that hires illegals by a ton, but hates every business that pays more than minimum wage. I think democrats are really screwed up assholes.

Right? In N Out actually pays a fair wage (what Democrats CLAIM they want), but because they don't support their socialist agenda, now they want to crush their business. Fuck Democrats.

Automan Empire says

so in the name of QC Corporate made the 4 max rule.

I can barely finish a double. Four seems... glutinous.

Goran_K says

Either way, not for me.

I lived in a UCLA frat house for 2 summers in college (phi psi!). we used to walk down to the westwood in-and-out a few times/week. Going inside is far easier.

Automan Empire says

It happened because someone ordered a 100X100 on a dare and attempted to eat the whole thing.

Was it really 100x100? I heard it was "only" 10x10.

The Dems demand they change their name to a more PC friendly "Front and Back Burger".

A few years back we had the Chick Fil A fiasco with the gay mafia insisting on a boycott of the popular chicken sandwich shop. Their business actually increased! Now we have Democrats, sore over something as silly as not being the beneficiary of a political donation, calling for a boycott of In N Out. To which everyone says uh no.

So the moral of the story is don’t mess with fast food that people like! You will lose!

Portillos is the answer. In N Out clearly ain't cutting it.

Quigley says

So the moral of the story is don’t mess with fast food that people like! You will lose!

It doesn't matter...In 48 hours, it will all be forgotten.

NuttBoxer says

Try installing NoScript

Ublock is pretty good too.

And lately I'm really enjoying Little Snitch, though it's not free:

https://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html

It reports and can block every connection any app tries to make, and it's alternately hilarious and horrifying just how often everything on your computer is trying to report back info about you to various companies.

Turns out In-N-Out donates to both parties. They arent supporting R's anymore than they support D's. This ofc is not enough for the righteous Nazi's

CBOEtrader says

Goran_K says

Either way, not for me.

I lived in a UCLA frat house for 2 summers in college (phi psi!). we used to walk down to the westwood in-and-out a few times/week. Going inside is far easier.

@CBOEtrader

Very cool, Ucla Greek system here too, class of 2004. We did In N Out in Westwood frequently. The little kiosks right past In N Out were popular too (Tommy’s, Buck-Fifty, and Gushi)

They might as well try to organize to boycott Apple the fools.

What a bunch of dummies

BayArea says

The little kiosks right past In N Out were popular too (Tommy’s, Buck-Fifty, and Gushi)

Typically hit the kiosks after drinking at some Westwood college bar like Maloney's. Somehow we used to get drunk all night for $20, then eat late night food for $6, bang a few rando's and laugh about it all the next day.

These days each drink is $15, I have to watch what I eat, and rarely bang rando's. Is this what it means to grow up? Yawn

"In and out"
"In and out"
"Just shows what Democrats"
"Are alllllll about"

CBOEtrader says

Turns out In-N-Out donates to both parties. They arent supporting R's anymore than they support D's. This ofc is not enough for the righteous Nazi's

This is what I mean by heavy handed suppression of all dissent from the leftist agenda.

Even an equal and fairly small donation to "the enemy" causes Democrats to lose it and call for a boycott. What happened to respect for the opinions of others and open-minded debate with good will? Was it ever a thing? If it was, can we return to those days somehow?

I think the answer is to slap 'em back.

The old Fredocon tactic of "Being the Better Person" didn't result in any gains, but in endless losses and retreats.

TwoScoopsOfSpaceForce says

I think the answer is to slap 'em back.

Lol, should R's also boycott?

Again, why any CEO allows politics into their business is beyond me. No way in helmet would I allow this type of distraction in my organization.

I would respond to every flaming mob of snowflakes that my employee makes good burgers and performs well at work. You caught him in a MAGA hat... yeah sorry, idc.

CBOEtrader says

TwoScoopsOfSpaceForce says

I think the answer is to slap 'em back.

Lol, should R's also boycott?

Again, why any CEO allows politics into their business is beyond me. No way in helmet would I allow this type of distraction in my organization.

I would respond to every flaming mob of snowflakes that my employee makes good burgers and performs well at work. You caught him in a MAGA hat... yeah sorry, idc.

I don’t think it’s allowed and HR has rules against it.

Having worked in tech in the bay for nearly 15yrs, I can tell you that once the % of a political party pass some point (as it has here), people in the workplace feel very comfortable to discuss politics freely when they believe everyone shares their view. Tech in the valley is one massive safe space among liberals.

CBOEtrader says

BayArea says

The little kiosks right past In N Out were popular too (Tommy’s, Buck-Fifty, and Gushi)

Typically hit the kiosks after drinking at some Westwood college bar like Maloney's. Somehow we used to get drunk all night for $20, then eat late night food for $6, bang a few rando's and laugh about it all the next day.

These days each drink is $15, I have to watch what I eat, and rarely bang rando's. Is this what it means to grow up? Yawn

Times have changed. What year did you graduate and what degree? Are you in the Bay Area now?

Liberal politicians today are like Nazis, they want to destroy everything that disagrees with their views.

Liberals ate my Buick !

BayArea says

CBOEtrader says

BayArea says

The little kiosks right past In N Out were popular too (Tommy’s, Buck-Fifty, and Gushi)

Typically hit the kiosks after drinking at some Westwood college bar like Maloney's. Somehow we used to get drunk all night for $20, then eat late night food for $6, bang a few rando's and laugh about it all the next day.

These days each drink is $15, I have to watch what I eat, and rarely bang rando's. Is this what it means to grow up? Yawn

Times have changed. What year did you graduate and what degree? Are you in the Bay Area now?

I went to washington and lee in VA, graduated '01 finance and economics. Chicago for 15 years and austin the last 2

I just spent two summers in LA since the summer quarter is largely empty and I had a phi psi buddy. Amazing experience

Patrick says

Ublock is pretty good too.

And lately I'm really enjoying Little Snitch, though it's not free:

https://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html

It reports and can block every connection any app tries to make, and it's alternately hilarious and horrifying just how often everything on your computer is trying to report back info about you to various companies.

I was talking to a guy the other week who wants to run Pi-hole on his home network. Never thought about it, but he pointed out a good chunk of our bandwidth is being taken up by spam and advertising. I was planning to make a Retro-Pi already, but this sounds like a great idea.

https://pi-hole.net/

In their documentation they have a way to setup pi-hole using VPN to block traffic for you mobile device as well, for on the go filtering.

Who cares what their policies are. I bought one Sunday at the location close to Baylor. Just got the basic patty and sauce with grilled onion and added a tomato for $2.65, was very good.

So, how's that boycott going? Have In-n-Out filed for bancrupcy yet?

The first day this came out the line was so long getting into parking lot and drive through I turned around. The drive through line was at least 30-40 cars.

CBOEtrader says

Turns out In-N-Out donates to both parties. They arent supporting R's anymore than they support D's. This ofc is not enough for the righteous Nazi's

A D freaks out and calls for a boycott.

An R freaks out and plays the Nazi card.

Aint politics wonderful.

When are the dumb lemmings complaining about jobs and wages supporting both D and R going to do something that would make a difference and stop buying shit from overseas? Stop allowing employers to hire illegals; lower green card/work visa quotas to respond to labor market / wage range acceptability.

P N Dr Lo R says

Just got the basic patty and sauce with grilled onion and added a tomato for $2.65, was very good.

Double-Double animal style with fries and a chocolate shake. If I drive by long enough to smell the food, I have to get one or I'll be craving it for weeks.

Soooo... it was a fundraiser?
After calling for a boycott of In-N-Out burger last week, Bauman is now saying that there is no boycott, and that he plans to continue eating at the popular burger chain....
"Et tu In-N-Out?" he tweeted. "Tens of thousands of dollars donated to the California Republican Party . . . it's time to #BoycottInNOut - let Trump and his cronies support these creeps . . . perhaps animal style!"
The hashtag "#BoycottInNOut" was trending all day Thursday, but Bauman now says that his tweet wasn't meant to be serious.
"Are you kidding me?" Bauman said. "I'm gonna buy my staff In-N-Out burgers to celebrate our victory."