"have it your way" - a play in one act
scene - a burger king drive through. a man drives his car up to the speaker box to place his order.
speaker box voice - may i help you?
man - yeah, i'd like a number ten with ketchup only...and a dr. pepper.
speaker box voice - that's a number ten with ketchup only and a dr. pepper. is that all for you?
man - yes.
speaker box voice - that will be $6.08 at the first window.
the man pulls forward to the first window. another worker sticks his head out of the window
window worker - that'll be $6.08.
the man in the car hands the window worker a $10 bill.
window worker - (brief pause) do you have 8 cents? or a dollar?
man - excuse me?
window worker - do you have $1.08?
man - (looking around the car) i have a dollar...but not 8 cents.
window worker - (pause) are you sure?
man - (confused) yeah...i am. i only have like 4 or 5 pennies here.
the man hands the window worker the dollar and there is about 20 seconds of silence
window worker - you don't have 8 cents?
man - no.
window worker - how much did you say you had there?
man - what? oh...like 5 cents.
another 7 seconds of silence
window worker - let me have that.
the man collects the 5 pennies and reluctantly hands them to the window worker.
window worker - next time...you owe us 3 cents.
man - excuse me?
window worker - (handing the man a $5 bill) you owe us 3 cents next time you come by. comprende...i mean, do you understand?
man - uh...sure.
man pulls up to the second window and gets his food. then leaves, bewildered, vowing never to return to this burger king again.
speaker box voice - may i help you?
man - yeah, i'd like a number ten with ketchup only...and a dr. pepper.
speaker box voice - that's a number ten with ketchup only and a dr. pepper. is that all for you?
man - yes.
speaker box voice - that will be $6.08 at the first window.
the man pulls forward to the first window. another worker sticks his head out of the window
window worker - that'll be $6.08.
the man in the car hands the window worker a $10 bill.
window worker - (brief pause) do you have 8 cents? or a dollar?
man - excuse me?
window worker - do you have $1.08?
man - (looking around the car) i have a dollar...but not 8 cents.
window worker - (pause) are you sure?
man - (confused) yeah...i am. i only have like 4 or 5 pennies here.
the man hands the window worker the dollar and there is about 20 seconds of silence
window worker - you don't have 8 cents?
man - no.
window worker - how much did you say you had there?
man - what? oh...like 5 cents.
another 7 seconds of silence
window worker - let me have that.
the man collects the 5 pennies and reluctantly hands them to the window worker.
window worker - next time...you owe us 3 cents.
man - excuse me?
window worker - (handing the man a $5 bill) you owe us 3 cents next time you come by. comprende...i mean, do you understand?
man - uh...sure.
man pulls up to the second window and gets his food. then leaves, bewildered, vowing never to return to this burger king again.
posted by cade at 10:05 AM
4 Comments:
... and yet, i can't get a job. wow. the little computer screen tells them the exact change. ug.
i don't think it was a matter of not knowing the change. it was more like he was taking an opportunity to give me convenient change to a border-line militant level.
it was strange.
Mike,... to be fair, have you applied to Burger king?? It sounds like you might have a chance there. ;) ...and you'd get to wear a cute hat.
man pulls up to the drive through window...Click
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