I went inside the Dairy Queen in Bealeton, Virginia to order my carry-out lunch combo... Crispy chicken, no lettuce, no tomato with fries, a soda, and a small blizzard. There were only three people in line at that time - myself and a couple in front of me, who also ordered carry-out meals. They appeared hot and sweaty, and looked as if they had just done a landscaping job, with the bits of mulch still stuck to the man's shirt and jeans.
In just a couple minutes, the couple received their order and left. I was now the only person waiting on food, or at the register for that matter. As I waited on my order, there were three women talking among themselves, behind the counter, and then spoke to the young male cook. I heard one of them say, "did that man's order go out with those people?" Soon after, one of the women, the one who looked the oldest (late 40's, early 50's maybe) went outside to the couple who were in their car. I watched and saw both the couple and woman fondling through the two or three bags they had received from Dairy Queen, and finally the DQ employee came back in with a box and offered it to me.
I asked, "Has that been in their car? The lady was already eating in there."
"It hasn't been opened as far as I know", replied the DQ employee.
"Ummm... Well, can I have a fresh one? Not from some other customer's car?"
Now the few employees in DQ were looking at us. One of them said, "we're making you another."
The older lady who offered me the 'used' meal mumbled something I couldn't understand.
"Excuse me?", I said, "I'm not to blame here. You gave that food to someone else; I didn't. I'm not the bad guy here."
Just then another employee brought me my combo, and as I left, the older lady said softly, "you should just be thankful."
Thankful?! Thankful?! T-h-a-n-k-f-u-l-? -! -?
I am thankful that I saw her taking food from another car where people were already eating, and then refusing to accept it after the DQ employee offered it to me!
I would just like to know from readers, would YOU have accepted the food or rejected it?
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