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Dec 3, 2021
4:48:57pm
mikecito All-American
Communication is a funny thing
I ordered some food from Red 8 (Chinese Food) and this is how the conversation went:

Red8: Hello, how can I help you?
Me: I'd like to place a to go order
Red8: Ok what would you like?
Me: Orange Chicken, a full order of fried rice with chicken, and egg rolls please
Red8: Ok, Orange Chicken, Full order of chicken fried rice, and egg rolls?
Me: Yes, that's right
Red8: Ok, that will be Fifteen Forty One
Me: Ok, Fifteen Forty One. Got it. See you soon

I walk in, give them my name, and they bring out a huge bag of food. I tell them it's not mine, and they say my phone number, and I'm like yeah, that's my number, but I didn't order nearly that much food. They show me the receipt with the breakdown of items....

Then I realize how the conversation really went:

Red8: Hello, how can I help you?
Me: I'd like to place a to go order
Red8: Ok what would you like?
Me: Orange Chicken, a full order of fried rice with chicken, and egg rolls please
Red8: Ok, Orange Chicken, Four order of chicken fried rice, and egg rolls?
Me: Yes, that's right
Red8: Ok, that will be Fifty Forty One
Me: Ok, Fifteen Forty One. Got it. See you soon

Ordering online from now on. I paid for all the food because I felt like an idiot and didn't want to try to explain where the confusion came from.
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