Couple kicked out of McDonald’s for sitting ‘too long’

1. I've found their coffee to be surprisingly good.

2. Their food is horrible.

3. OTOH, that night I've written about when I was stuck all night at Midway Airport in Chicago and all the food concessions were slamming their gates shut, MacDonald's stayed open the latest, allowing us desperate passengers marooned at the airport to at least grab something to eat. It was pretty bad, but at least starvation wasn't added to the torment of the whole experience.

4. 30 minutes? Really? Give me a break! Maybe, if they had been sitting there for 2-3 hours, and the place was very crowded, with folks standing in line waiting for a table, but 30 minutes? That couple certainly deserved the apology and the free meals they got as a result. How about teaching their employees some human decency?
 

Sunny said:
1. I've found their coffee to be surprisingly good.
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I agree about McDonald's coffee...when we're out running around, we always stop by a McD for a "Senior Coffee"...generally about 49 cents. We stopped at a Starbucks once, and had a cup of their "swill"...cost us about $4 a cup, and we never made that mistake again. We seldom eat anything at a fast food joint, but I do like to get a McD Sausage and Egg McMuffin occasionally....especially since they now offer breakfast 24/7.

I do notice that there seems to always be one or two people at a McD that are busy with their laptops...I guess a lot of these places offer free WiFi, so I would imagine that they tend to linger, and probably for more than 30 minutes.
 
Denise1952 said:
This is a hard call for me, I mean, I think if there is no one waiting for a seat, what's the harm. But then it is a business, and if they aren't spending, then maybe an hour to sit and visit after their meal. I also think if they wanted to visit they can go to their home and entertain their company/friends.
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Simple solution. If there's a lineup waiting for food and a table, you have to leave.

If not. It's shows that the place is welcoming and comforatable. Then there's always that WI Fi. Well if you offer it and people use it, whose fault is that?
 

Raven said:
We have McDonald's in the nearest town and sometimes go there for lunch after paying bills and shopping.
There are always people from the late breakfast crowd reading the paper and sipping a coffee.
People are lining up for lunch and the coffee folks are still sitting there taking up tables.
I have never seen anyone be asked to leave but it would help other customers if a sign was posted limiting visits
to 30 minutes after they receive their coffee and or food.
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But has it really inconvenienced you by not being able to get a table to sit down at.?
 
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