@Robin2 wrote:
Editor can not figure out why the entire visit took longer than 3.24.
Note to self, to avoid future time related issues, just put the Shop In time when entering into the drive-thru lane, and get a grip not to be so annoyed.
@texthinker wrote:
Reminds me of a dining shop I did where I didn't know exactly what to put for time out. I had finished my meal paid, and was getting up to leave. As I took a step a relative of mine stopped in (by complete chance), so I stayed a bit longer to chat as they ate. My shop was done, I was at a different table (same server) and no longer talking to wait staff. So I was wondering if I put the time I initially tried to leave or try to explain why there's a 35 minute difference between the time on my uploaded receipt and the time I say I left.
@wwin wrote:
MF time out for drive-through shops (according to one exasperated editor) is not when you finish the shop itself but should include the time after shop when you pull over observer and taste food. Maybe this is common knowledge to everyone but I was using the time I actually drove away from the establishment.
@msimon-2000 wrote:
There are many shops where the "Time Arrived" Field is the exact time I pull into the parking lot and begin observations. The "Time Departed" is the time I actually leave the parking lot. This is for shops that have outside observations like trash in parking lot, flag flying, exterior signage, or exterior trash cans overflowing. I guess it just depends on the guidelines for the shop and how the report form is laid out.
@Robin2 wrote:
@wwin wrote:
MF time out for drive-through shops (according to one exasperated editor) is not when you finish the shop itself but should include the time after shop when you pull over observer and taste food. Maybe this is common knowledge to everyone but I was using the time I actually drove away from the establishment.
This is confusing, and I'll watch for it. Must be their newer fast food contract?
@Jay C wrote:
@texthinker wrote:
Reminds me of a dining shop I did where I didn't know exactly what to put for time out. I had finished my meal paid, and was getting up to leave. As I took a step a relative of mine stopped in (by complete chance), so I stayed a bit longer to chat as they ate. My shop was done, I was at a different table (same server) and no longer talking to wait staff. So I was wondering if I put the time I initially tried to leave or try to explain why there's a 35 minute difference between the time on my uploaded receipt and the time I say I left.
You would put in the time you got up to leave after paying, because your shop was over. The extra time in the restaurant was spent chatting and was not part of the shop.
@wwin wrote:
MF time out for drive-through shops (according to one exasperated editor) is not when you finish the shop itself but should include the time after shop when you pull over observer and taste food. Maybe this is common knowledge to everyone but I was using the time I actually drove away from the establishment.
Yup - have had the same situation with the same chain. I was asked what I used for my timing mechanism ( timing starts when I cross the threshold) and I was able to say I used the start time on my cell phone. I figure that's accurate. Power outages etc. can play havoc with the registers. BTW, the crazy chicken FF place has had the name of the street misspelled on the receipt for years. I always mention it when I have to key in the address, but it has never been fixed in the restaurant. That's OK. Now that the pay is $4, I don't bother with the chicken (or the FF Chinese) any more.@InPlainSight wrote:
Also, there is the Chinese fast food that I don't do anymore because the rate dropped. Their clocks are never in sync with real time. I always have to explain why my receipt says I was there before I said I was or after I said I left.