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How to Order a McDonald's 2 Cheeseburger Extra Value Meal With No Cheese
What's so difficult about ordering a 2 Hamburger Extra Value Meal at McDonald's? Well, it doesn't exist. But there's a 2 Cheeseburger Extra Value Meal (2CEVM for short)—surely you could just order that without the cheese and end up with a 2HEVM.
If only life were so simple. Asking for cheese-less cheeseburgers in a 2CEVM at McDonald's is only mildly easier than walking on water. The Consumerist covers one man's never ending battle of mostly fruitless attempts in trying to order a 2CEVM with no cheese. Some choice quotes (emphasis mine):
Have you ever tried to order a 2HEVM? It confuses the heck out of the register drones. There's no button for it, and as you know: At McDonald's, if there's no button for it on the register it doesn't exist.
As a last resort, sometimes I have to ask for "Two Cheeseburgers, No Cheese." Don't ever do this. As many McDonald's order takers have tried to explain to me "cheese burgers without cheese are just hamburgers." In other words, they are a non-item. A thing that cannot exist. Anathema.
If I'm lucky, I'll be able to cajole them into ordering the 2CEVM and pressing the "grill:no-cheese" button. They'll be nervous about it though. Afterward, they'll stare at the register as if they expect it to blow up or start waving robotic arms around and shouting "DOES... NOT...COMPUTE...."
And the craziness continues. Why much McDonald's make it so difficult to get a value-priced combination of two hamburgers, fries, and a drink?
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