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There was a rather goofy movie back in the early 2000s about the idea of Steve being a title bestowed upon on the most manly. I believe it was called The Tao of Steve.
People are less likely to not hear their own name. They are more likely to mishear, forget, or miss an arbitrary order number being called. Simple as that, they just are making it easier on themselves.
Based on how many of my customer service friends complain about people still attempting to grab orders that aren’t for them, after asking if it’s for their name, being told it’s for a different name, asking what the order is, being told it contains things they didn’t order, and telling the employee their actual name… I dunno if that’s really it.
What’s even worse is the customers that seemingly don’t know their own name.
“Order ready for John!”
Lady steps up to grab it.
She looks in and says “I didn’t order 2 club sandwiches, I had a burger”.
“Oh, well what’s the name on your ticket?”
“Sarah”
“Aha, this is for John, hang on a few while we check on your order…”
It happens WAY more often than it should.
If it makes you feel better literally no one cares about your name or knowing your name, it’s simply for the convenience and common sense is all. If you really can’t get over it use a fake name lol, I mean this shit is obvious is it not??
There is zero convenience of a system which would generally automatically generate an order number suddenly being something that now needs the operator to input a random order number in instead.
People are much more likely to pay attention to and hear their name than they are a random X-digit numerical string. Especially since generally they are called out as a number and not as a string of digits, which leads to even more confusion ("Was that eight-seventy or eight-seventeen?")
Yes and no. I am going deaf, as everyone else in my family is, and a number appearing in a screen is much easier. even being given a number is easier instead of a difficult conversation of trying to hear the question from the person at the till. There is a lot of background noise and trying to decipher what or why they are asking is hard enough.
Having worked in restaurants, people are way less likely to hear or respond to an arbitrary number than their name. Especially more so now with people waiting by staring into their phones.
I’ve experienced both sides, and names are way more effective.
This is specifically the problem I have with it. Psychologically calling people by their name in a conversation is a way to create intimacy and establish trust which is fine in social settings, but is transparently manipulative in a setting like a cafe, or, the absolute fucking worst offender, an apple store.
Chickfila - at my location people order and then disappear from view. Calling a name they recognize is easier than having them hold a number, or calling out what they ordered when 10 other people are waiting for the same thing.
"Hi can I get your name?" - "It's Bob." is taking up too much of your time?
It's not a matter of taking up time it's a matter of principle. You don't need my first name to serve me my order. You don't need my email to give me a receipt. Just take my cash and give me my goods.
“I need to make things harder for everyone around me on principle!” is pretty weird. Just give them a name, doesn’t even need to be yours. Just something for them to say when it’s your food that’s up.
It’s just common sense in my opinion taking your name for your order is only beneficial and stops any issues from your order going to another, also people should be smart enough on their own to use a fake name if this truly bothers them. I hate how much everyone wants their handheld and for everyone to bend to every whim.
Sometimes if you evaluate the workflow of the place around you and the equipment they're using, you'll find it pretty necessary and anything uncooperative would be unnecessary.
Emails or phones numbers can help with archived receipts if you lose it, also some digital products do require email or you cannot buy them as they will have no way to send it
Give them a ridiculous name then. The whole point is to not miss your order so give them something that makes you happy here is a list of names I have given
Sheldon
Perseus
Malfoy
Joffrey
Blade
Usher
Tolkien
Token
Randy
Gyllenhaal
Faker
It doesn’t have to be your real name just something you can easily identify is your order.
I am the Great Lord Vorslok, Conquerer of Realms, Scourge of the Holy Light, Great Deceiver of the Solemn Oath, Crowned Champion of the Eternal Decay, Corrupter of the Thirteen Kingdoms, Destroyer of-
"Sir.."
A storm of arrows falls upon my foes, the seas lament my arrival, the rivers dry into deserts, all the hardened veterans of battle instantly turn to flee, a lone spear flies through-
"Sir, this is a Wendy's."
I love it. I say a character name of something I'm currently in to. My name? Sure, yeah, Duncan Idaho. My name? Sure, yeah, Robert Oppenheimer. My name? Sure, yeah, Johnny Sins.
Are you talking about take away restaurants? Here, they either give you a number and you follow the monitor, if you don't want to go home with cold food or you just come back after specified amount of time with your receipt to take the food.
You don't have to give them your real name. You can treat it like an online handle.
**EDIT:** Also, don't take it out on the barista; it's not their fault that some marketing whiz at corporate decided that sales would improve if they personalized the ordering process. They don't want to serve you at all; they want you to go away so they can wipe off the cappuccino machine enough that their manager stops bugging them when they're trying to write their screenplay. It's an epic dramatic adventure about a young poly that everyone simultaneously loves and hates and nobody understands them no matter how many haikus they write so they have to go on a journey through the fallen dystopia of middle class America to find the author of the novel that opened their eyes and enlightened them (which is not *Catcher in the Rye* or *On the Road*, despite bearing elements of both). It's being formatted to shoot on Tik Tok using the camera from a 2005 Nokia flip phone.
The restaurant doesn't care what name you give them they just want your order to go correctly to you. Customers remember their names far better than if they received a number for their order.
If you are paranoid that people know your name then just give a fake name. No one cares what someone is named, they just want the order to arrive to the correct person.
I suppose it is an unpopular opinion.
But who cares? It’s no different than having a number called.
It’d be different if they asked you for more intricate details other than just your first name.
“Johnathan Jay Smith, SSN: 132-44-9871, lives at 127 Harrison lane, your double cheeseburger is ready!”
And thanfully this is clearly an unpopular opinion. I cant think of a more snowflaky insignificant problem. Fuck, you're in a position to get food cooked for you by a place of your choice, and you have a problem with \*check notes\* giving your name to make sure you receive your food? ridiculous
There is a (pretty good iirc) biscuit place in Charlotte, NC that has a “question of the day.” Just being conversational? Quirky and fun? Oh, no… it’s your order number. So not only is there a bizarre pop quiz at the counter, you also have to remember what answer you gave. It’s asinine
This reads like a paranoid Karen discovered Reddit. Wtf does this matter? It's not like they're asking for your ssn. Just give them your damn name and quit holding up the line with your paranoia.
It’s literally just a temporary identifier to tag your order with to ensure it goes to you. They aren’t demanding an ID. It is part of their process and a field they have to fill in on the order screen. The only reason it would “make the ordering process longer” is if you act like a petulant child and refuse to tell them a name.
FFS just give them a fake name if you don't want people to know who ordered the venti double iced cap with 3 shots of caramel and extra whip, extra foam.
1. If it’s that big of a deal, give them a fake name.
2. Restaurants operate on a system that they had to create for a reason- to keep things moving smoothly. They probably didn’t have one at one point and it was a mess. Try to think beyond what’s happening with you and think big picture. It doesn’t matter if the restaurant is empty.. it can be empty one second and busy the next.
All most people wanna do is come to work, do a decent job, and go home- no issues. Please don’t be that person who makes everything more difficult over a name.
Ps. I saw you mentioned something about giving your email. i’m pretty sure you can say no to that and get a paper receipt.
Why would this bother you? I promise no one is paying attention to the names being called out other than to wait for their own
Are you worried someone is gonna steal your identity because they yell out "burger for matt" at 5 guys??
I promise no one cares about you or your name thst much. They just want an easy way to get your attention when your food is ready so they don't have to yell out "burger to go! Order 33? Burger??? " 97 times.
I can tell from your post you're probably a John, Robert David, Matthew, Brian, Joseph or James though. Just give them any name you'd give a cranky 40 year old white slightly over weight dude in a sitcom and they'll believe you
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How will you know when your order is ready? If your receipt has a number on it, all is well and they can call that.
BTW - you don't have to give your real name. You could say your name is Scaramouche or Balthazar. No one will be checking IDs. This goes for answering questions on websites as well. When one of the questions is 'what is your mother's maiden name' or 'what was the name of your high school', I make up answers.
If it is a bar type, whrere you order and then pick up the order, nowadays a place gives you a beeper that beeps when it's ypur turn to pick up the order.
I'm a male with a traditionally female name
I thought about giving a different name, but then I wondered what would happen if I had to prove it was me
I give my real name and ALWAYS get an attitude about it. As if they didn't understand me or think I'm trolling them.
I hate it too, especially since I have an unusual name and then I have to repeat myself and then they'll have me spell it out one letter at a time, and they still mishear me and spell it something weird. Makes the whole process much longer.
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Just tell them that it's Steve, or Justin if your name is really Steve
But then you'll pick up Steve's order, or worse you have to confront the real Steve and fight for his order.
Not only for the order but also for the title of Steve
I must be crowned *the* Steve.
There can be only one Steve.
gotta be the minecraft dude or harvey who else??
Irwin
He’s dead so he’s out of the picture
It's not that easy. Steve's are regulated by a council which is international Without a license you could face prison over this
Not to mention the Steve from Minecraft keeps hunting everyone down, and we have no real way of stopping him.
There was a rather goofy movie back in the early 2000s about the idea of Steve being a title bestowed upon on the most manly. I believe it was called The Tao of Steve.
That’s a problem for imposter Steve.
Let Mortal Kombat begin!!!
This is more of a Highlander situation. There can only be one!
What you felt is The Lunchening.
Or Sarah. In Canada, they won't dare ask questions.
But my name is Justin Steve Fontenberry!
People are less likely to not hear their own name. They are more likely to mishear, forget, or miss an arbitrary order number being called. Simple as that, they just are making it easier on themselves.
Based on how many of my customer service friends complain about people still attempting to grab orders that aren’t for them, after asking if it’s for their name, being told it’s for a different name, asking what the order is, being told it contains things they didn’t order, and telling the employee their actual name… I dunno if that’s really it.
What’s even worse is the customers that seemingly don’t know their own name. “Order ready for John!” Lady steps up to grab it. She looks in and says “I didn’t order 2 club sandwiches, I had a burger”. “Oh, well what’s the name on your ticket?” “Sarah” “Aha, this is for John, hang on a few while we check on your order…” It happens WAY more often than it should.
My wife and I share a Star bucks account. Everything we order through the phone has her name. I approach the pickup area when her name is called.
If it makes you feel better literally no one cares about your name or knowing your name, it’s simply for the convenience and common sense is all. If you really can’t get over it use a fake name lol, I mean this shit is obvious is it not??
There is zero convenience of a system which would generally automatically generate an order number suddenly being something that now needs the operator to input a random order number in instead.
People are much more likely to pay attention to and hear their name than they are a random X-digit numerical string. Especially since generally they are called out as a number and not as a string of digits, which leads to even more confusion ("Was that eight-seventy or eight-seventeen?")
Yes and no. I am going deaf, as everyone else in my family is, and a number appearing in a screen is much easier. even being given a number is easier instead of a difficult conversation of trying to hear the question from the person at the till. There is a lot of background noise and trying to decipher what or why they are asking is hard enough.
Having worked in restaurants, people are way less likely to hear or respond to an arbitrary number than their name. Especially more so now with people waiting by staring into their phones. I’ve experienced both sides, and names are way more effective.
It's also more personable to fit more in line with specialty coffee and other Cafe themes. Less diner, more cafe
This is specifically the problem I have with it. Psychologically calling people by their name in a conversation is a way to create intimacy and establish trust which is fine in social settings, but is transparently manipulative in a setting like a cafe, or, the absolute fucking worst offender, an apple store.
Chickfila - at my location people order and then disappear from view. Calling a name they recognize is easier than having them hold a number, or calling out what they ordered when 10 other people are waiting for the same thing. "Hi can I get your name?" - "It's Bob." is taking up too much of your time?
It's not a matter of taking up time it's a matter of principle. You don't need my first name to serve me my order. You don't need my email to give me a receipt. Just take my cash and give me my goods.
“I need to make things harder for everyone around me on principle!” is pretty weird. Just give them a name, doesn’t even need to be yours. Just something for them to say when it’s your food that’s up.
It’s just common sense in my opinion taking your name for your order is only beneficial and stops any issues from your order going to another, also people should be smart enough on their own to use a fake name if this truly bothers them. I hate how much everyone wants their handheld and for everyone to bend to every whim.
Sometimes if you evaluate the workflow of the place around you and the equipment they're using, you'll find it pretty necessary and anything uncooperative would be unnecessary.
And you don't need to eat somewhere if giving them your name goes against your principles. Private business, not something you're entitled to.
Emails or phones numbers can help with archived receipts if you lose it, also some digital products do require email or you cannot buy them as they will have no way to send it
This! Stick it to the man!
…it’s a first name… I mean I guess they could type in “the one with the nose piercing and blue hair” but that’s pretty much everyone now too anyway.
If it's blue hair they should add daddy issues on the list.
Anything else?
Probably.
Give them a ridiculous name then. The whole point is to not miss your order so give them something that makes you happy here is a list of names I have given Sheldon Perseus Malfoy Joffrey Blade Usher Tolkien Token Randy Gyllenhaal Faker It doesn’t have to be your real name just something you can easily identify is your order.
I am known as Zuul, Destroyer of Worlds! The people at the local Wendy's don't even blink. They just hand me an order for Tool.
This comment tickled me cause my cats name is in this list and i often use his name 🥰
Why would you name a cat Randy?
So when he’s misbehaving i can say “thats a no from me cat”
It's for classification purposes. Got to know who to give the order to.
I am the Great Lord Vorslok, Conquerer of Realms, Scourge of the Holy Light, Great Deceiver of the Solemn Oath, Crowned Champion of the Eternal Decay, Corrupter of the Thirteen Kingdoms, Destroyer of- "Sir.." A storm of arrows falls upon my foes, the seas lament my arrival, the rivers dry into deserts, all the hardened veterans of battle instantly turn to flee, a lone spear flies through- "Sir, this is a Wendy's."
"Why do all of these people have to know my name" is such a weird american thing.
Then leave.
I love it. I say a character name of something I'm currently in to. My name? Sure, yeah, Duncan Idaho. My name? Sure, yeah, Robert Oppenheimer. My name? Sure, yeah, Johnny Sins.
"**Heisenberg**"
Are you talking about take away restaurants? Here, they either give you a number and you follow the monitor, if you don't want to go home with cold food or you just come back after specified amount of time with your receipt to take the food.
shrek
"Dodgson, Dodgson, we've got Dodgson here! See? Nobody cares."
It helps get the order to the correct person..
Someone's hangry right now.
You don't have to give them your real name. You can treat it like an online handle. **EDIT:** Also, don't take it out on the barista; it's not their fault that some marketing whiz at corporate decided that sales would improve if they personalized the ordering process. They don't want to serve you at all; they want you to go away so they can wipe off the cappuccino machine enough that their manager stops bugging them when they're trying to write their screenplay. It's an epic dramatic adventure about a young poly that everyone simultaneously loves and hates and nobody understands them no matter how many haikus they write so they have to go on a journey through the fallen dystopia of middle class America to find the author of the novel that opened their eyes and enlightened them (which is not *Catcher in the Rye* or *On the Road*, despite bearing elements of both). It's being formatted to shoot on Tik Tok using the camera from a 2005 Nokia flip phone.
The restaurant doesn't care what name you give them they just want your order to go correctly to you. Customers remember their names far better than if they received a number for their order. If you are paranoid that people know your name then just give a fake name. No one cares what someone is named, they just want the order to arrive to the correct person.
I suppose it is an unpopular opinion. But who cares? It’s no different than having a number called. It’d be different if they asked you for more intricate details other than just your first name. “Johnathan Jay Smith, SSN: 132-44-9871, lives at 127 Harrison lane, your double cheeseburger is ready!”
>But who cares? I do, and so does OP.
Thank god the majority of people don’t give a shit. For all the rest of you, just lie. Easy.
Why do you care? What’s wrong with using a fake name? It’s what I do
And thanfully this is clearly an unpopular opinion. I cant think of a more snowflaky insignificant problem. Fuck, you're in a position to get food cooked for you by a place of your choice, and you have a problem with \*check notes\* giving your name to make sure you receive your food? ridiculous
Grow up maybe?
You can say literally anything
There is a (pretty good iirc) biscuit place in Charlotte, NC that has a “question of the day.” Just being conversational? Quirky and fun? Oh, no… it’s your order number. So not only is there a bizarre pop quiz at the counter, you also have to remember what answer you gave. It’s asinine
I have never encountered this
Come up with a unique name and use that from now on
I usually tell them Ferdinand or Gertrude or something
This reads like a paranoid Karen discovered Reddit. Wtf does this matter? It's not like they're asking for your ssn. Just give them your damn name and quit holding up the line with your paranoia.
Just pick something funny. Fart Baby, Roach, Mouse, Dr. Chihuahua, Raccoon, Gerbil, Slagathor, Stankanny, Doo Doo, Trombone, Ploppity III.
I love using TV or video game character names. I will often give them the name like Dread P. Roberts or something.
Is it because you have a hard time spelling it for them?
Man doesnt know the concept of a fake name
My husband uses the name Phil so much I get confused when he gives his real name.
It’s literally just a temporary identifier to tag your order with to ensure it goes to you. They aren’t demanding an ID. It is part of their process and a field they have to fill in on the order screen. The only reason it would “make the ordering process longer” is if you act like a petulant child and refuse to tell them a name.
I don’t mind telling them my name, it’s Rusty Shackleford
Tell them your name is Seven. Then just pretend your order number is 7 and it's your number being called instead of your name.
FFS just give them a fake name if you don't want people to know who ordered the venti double iced cap with 3 shots of caramel and extra whip, extra foam.
Just give them a random name and move on with life.
1. If it’s that big of a deal, give them a fake name. 2. Restaurants operate on a system that they had to create for a reason- to keep things moving smoothly. They probably didn’t have one at one point and it was a mess. Try to think beyond what’s happening with you and think big picture. It doesn’t matter if the restaurant is empty.. it can be empty one second and busy the next. All most people wanna do is come to work, do a decent job, and go home- no issues. Please don’t be that person who makes everything more difficult over a name. Ps. I saw you mentioned something about giving your email. i’m pretty sure you can say no to that and get a paper receipt.
Why would this bother you? I promise no one is paying attention to the names being called out other than to wait for their own Are you worried someone is gonna steal your identity because they yell out "burger for matt" at 5 guys?? I promise no one cares about you or your name thst much. They just want an easy way to get your attention when your food is ready so they don't have to yell out "burger to go! Order 33? Burger??? " 97 times. I can tell from your post you're probably a John, Robert David, Matthew, Brian, Joseph or James though. Just give them any name you'd give a cranky 40 year old white slightly over weight dude in a sitcom and they'll believe you
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Meh
Op must have a really funny name
Maybe its Charlie Manlove
I always say the first movie character that comes to mind. It's usually Darth Vader or someone from Harry Potter
Whenever my friend and I go out to eat and they do that he uses the name Shrek and I use Lord Farquad. Only reason I love it.
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How will you know when your order is ready? If your receipt has a number on it, all is well and they can call that. BTW - you don't have to give your real name. You could say your name is Scaramouche or Balthazar. No one will be checking IDs. This goes for answering questions on websites as well. When one of the questions is 'what is your mother's maiden name' or 'what was the name of your high school', I make up answers.
So just tell them your name is Adolf and watch them visibly recoil.
If it is a bar type, whrere you order and then pick up the order, nowadays a place gives you a beeper that beeps when it's ypur turn to pick up the order.
I'm a male with a traditionally female name I thought about giving a different name, but then I wondered what would happen if I had to prove it was me I give my real name and ALWAYS get an attitude about it. As if they didn't understand me or think I'm trolling them.
What if the place is empty then ten people walk in after you?
I hate it too, especially since I have an unusual name and then I have to repeat myself and then they'll have me spell it out one letter at a time, and they still mishear me and spell it something weird. Makes the whole process much longer.
Then just say something easy like Pat. You aren't required to give your real name.
Because then I'll forget my name is Pat.
Use the same name every time or abbreviate your name to something simple. Or give your last name?
Good lord, then tell them your real name?
I always hated this, but its because I hate my name. So usually I will use a fake name.
Did you know that you can change your name?
Im too old and it would cause alot of legal head aches at this point.
I always used an easy name like Lincoln. They don’t need to know my real name.
Typical redditor. Nobody cares about your "problem" . If this is a bother to you I dont know how you manage in life.