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    16 Things McDonald's Employees REALLY Hate That Customers Do, And 5 Things They REALLY Love

    Pulls up to drive thru: "Helloooooo?!?!"

    Crystal Ro
    by Crystal Ro

    BuzzFeed Staff

    1. McDonald's employees hate when you do rude things like leave ALL your garbage behind:

    McDonald's food wrappers, drinks, and boxes left as garbage on a table
    u/MrsDillagan / Via reddit.com

    "Just a little customer appreciation."

    2. And McDonald's employees hate it when you get mad at them just for trying to help out:

    Meme saying "Me when the customer orders a cheeseburger with no cheese and gets mad when I tell them it's cheaper to ring it in as a hambuger"
    u/absol2019 / ifunny.co / Via reddit.com

    3. McDonald's employees hate it when you say, "Helloooo?" the second you pull up to the drive-thru:

    4. McDonald's employees hate when you ask for "no salt" fries AND THEN ask for a packet of salt anyway: 

    5. McDonald's employees hate it when you ask where an item is when you didn't ask for it in the first place:

    kimberlywhite♡ @kim_white6

    When ppl ask "is there ketchup in the bag?" Did u effing ask for ketchup in the bag? #McDonaldsproblems

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    Twitter: @kim_white6

    6. McDonald's employees hate it when you pull the "I used to work at a McDonald's" line:

    7. McDonald's employees hate it when you pull up to the drive-thru window unprepared:

    Sign reading "Please have your payment ready" at the drive-thru
    reddit.com / Via reddit.com

    "Why doesn’t every store have one of these 😭."

    8. And McDonald's employees hate it when you show them your coupon AFTER ordering:

    Meme saying "Nobody is born cool, except of course...people who tell you about their coupon before you punch in the order
    u/Blastspark01 / Cartoon Network / Via reddit.com

    9. McDonald's employees hate it when you eat in the bathroom:

    A cheeseburger wrapper left on the bathroom sink inside a McDonald's bathroom
    u/united0002 / Via reddit.com

    "When customers can’t eat in your dining room they get creative."

    10. McDonald's employees hate it when you pay for the smallest item with a large bill JUST so you can break it:

    Screen showing someone paid for one dollar fries with a one hundred dollar bill
    u/[deleted] / Via reddit.com

    "Why?"

    11. And McDonald's employees hate it when you dump a bunch of random coins on the counter and then leave:

    A bunch of loose change dumped on a counter
    u/ThyOriginal / Via reddit.com

    "This customer just dumped all of her change during a rush hour, she didn’t even order that amount."

    HOWEVER...

    12. McDonald's employees love it when you pay with organized coins:

    Five rolls of coins, nicely wrapped in bank paper
    u/TarNREN / Via reddit.com

    "A guy paid a full $32 order with coin rolls today. The best customer to have with a national coin shortage."

    13. And McDonald's employees love it when you keep your order simple:

    Meme of "the one guy who ordered only a coke" and people saying "he is the Messiah!"
    u/spicygay21 / Cinema International Corporation / Via reddit.com

    14. McDonald's employees love seeing nice, respectful regulars:

    Meme of Bernie Sanders saying "I am once again asking for a senior coffee"
    u/Disastrous-Wall-7057 / Twitter: @BernieSanders / Via reddit.com

    15. And McDonald's employees also love seeing VIP guests at the drive-thru:

    16. And finally, McDonald's employees love it when you have a good sense of humor:

    Image of a customer's coupon code reading: PO0P
    u/Shazera / Via reddit.com

    "A customer came through with this QR code and let me take a picture. What are the odds?!"

    H/T: r/McLounge