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November 30, 2025 02:44PM
I just snagged three online order shops at the tail end of a gas loop for the day.

According to the guidelines, it is now okay to order drinks or additional items if one so desires.

Won't change the online MO, but it will be nice to be able to get an actual beverage when doing a dine-in.

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November 30, 2025 03:55PM
The additional items/drinks thing is only for online shops, I think.
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November 30, 2025 04:01PM
Yes it is only for online shops. Dine in shops is still restrict to one bowl or one plate only, no add on
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November 30, 2025 09:56PM
Kise, are you sure? I don't do dine in shops, but my son does. And I'm fairly sure he got paid for all of his even with ordering a drink and an egg roll. I know he ordered the egg rolls because he brought those out to me in the car when he came out.
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November 30, 2025 10:26PM
I just checked the updated guidelines for dining in and it definitely says do not order anything other than the the plate or bowl.
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November 30, 2025 10:48PM
ok, I'll talk to my son and see if he's had his shops excluded. Still seems to me like the dine in scenario would be the one where you would be most likely to want to order sides or drinks.. FWIW
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November 30, 2025 11:53PM
There isn't a requirement to leave after picking up your online order. Just dine in after completing the pickup. And if you choose the dine in assignment, do the assignment and then suddenly change your mind and go back up to order egg rolls and a drink separately if you want them. I think you can complete these assignments as written and still get what you want if you make sure the addition is fully separate. Heck, if you have the drive through, go around the building and make a second pass because your friend/spouse/whatever just texted and wants you to bring them something. They don't care, it just can't impact your timing.
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December 02, 2025 02:51AM
I thought I read somewhere that you can now add drinks to dine in orders.

But 95 % of the time when I go out to eat, I get water unless the meal comes with a drink and I will get sweet tea..

Yes I know that at one time we could only order a bowl or plate.
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December 02, 2025 02:58AM
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December 02, 2025 05:49AM
hmmm, maybe they are using an older version of the guidelines? I'll have to look and see what I have saved on the desktop. I'm not going to do a Panda for base pay, so it'll be a week or three before I can see the guidelines on this round of shops.
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December 02, 2025 11:50AM
No drinks or add on's for dine in or drive thru. Add whatever you want for online, no discounts or coupons for ANY....
(Guidelines as of yesterday)
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December 02, 2025 01:42PM
The crazy thing is, there is a question about Panda rewards signage. I just did a dine in on Sunday and the only signage was on the drink machine. I just happened to see it as I walked by. Without a drink cup, I really had no business near the drink dispenser. One would think they would want to evaluate the cleanliness around the drink machine.
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December 02, 2025 01:53PM
You do have to evaluate that area. Just not by actually getting a drink.


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quote=gigishopper]
The crazy thing is, there is a question about Panda rewards signage. I just did a dine in on Sunday and the only signage was on the drink machine. I just happened to see it as I walked by. Without a drink cup, I really had no business near the drink dispenser. One would think they would want to evaluate the cleanliness around the drink machine.[/quote]
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December 02, 2025 02:35PM
You're right. Its just strange to me. The self serve area is near it with napkins and untesils but to get up close to the drink machine with no cup and to eat a meal inside without a drink seems odd. I live in the south and most people order a drink of some sort.


@viv0412 wrote:

You do have to evaluate that area. Just not by actually getting a drink.


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quote=gigishopper]
The crazy thing is, there is a question about Panda rewards signage. I just did a dine in on Sunday and the only signage was on the drink machine. I just happened to see it as I walked by. Without a drink cup, I really had no business near the drink dispenser. One would think they would want to evaluate the cleanliness around the drink machine.
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December 02, 2025 04:05PM
@Morledzep wrote:

hmmm, maybe they are using an older version of the guidelines? I'll have to look and see what I have saved on the desktop. I'm not going to do a Panda for base pay, so it'll be a week or three before I can see the guidelines on this round of shops.

Nope. Only online is being changed cos the online report is also changed in a way they would ask you how many bowl/plate you have ordered in the survey, that question does not exist in dine in/drive thu survey. This change does not happen this month, it was implemented for couple months already.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/02/2025 04:05PM by kisekinecro.
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December 03, 2025 02:49PM
The drink machine is part of the self serv station, which is evaluated.

Do not read so much, look about you and think of what you see there.
Richard Feynman-- letter to Ashok Arora, 4 January 1967, published in Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track (2005) p. 230
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December 18, 2025 07:16AM
Can someone please PM me with info as to what MSC does these shops. We have a couple newer locations I’d like to try. TIA!!!
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December 18, 2025 11:51AM
Well gee, THAT is against the rules. You've supposedly been doing this long enough use the many clues in different threads on this site.


@catmom23 wrote:

Can someone please PM me with info as to what MSC does these shops. We have a couple newer locations I’d like to try. TIA!!!
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December 18, 2025 03:43PM
Where is there any type of hint in this thread as to the MSC? I have only done 7 companies as this is a way to dine out a couple times a month for me, not a profession. I don’t recognize at least half of your abbreviations and haven’t figured out any but “the knee” one. Thanks for your (not) helpful comment. How’s life under your bridge ?
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December 18, 2025 04:07PM
Use the search feature. I didn't say the hint was in THIS thread. Panda is mentioned often.
Doesn't matter if I'm helpful or not, asking for someone to message you this info is against the rules.


@catmom23 wrote:

Where is there any type of hint in this thread as to the MSC? I have only done 7 companies as this is a way to dine out a couple times a month for me, not a profession. I don’t recognize at least half of your abbreviations and haven’t figured out any but “the knee” one. Thanks for your (not) helpful comment. How’s life under your bridge ?
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December 24, 2025 01:55PM
clearly a noob
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