The inside of the Starbucks vs the 10+ cars waiting in the drive thru. The grip the car has on culture and how it’s almost always perceived to be the most convenient option.

@the_transit_guy But yes, it is more convenient for sure.

@_1_Independent_ @the_transit_guy I came here to say that. I always do an online order first; then walk in to pick up.

@lynnearnold @the_transit_guy You are an enthusiast. Good for you. I drink starbucks once a week, maybe less.

@_1_Independent_ @the_transit_guy This is not necessarily true. Most drive thru restaurants have a timer for both internal and external orders. Both are prioritized the same and the goal is to be very fast. The performance goals for these workers are like 90-160 seconds.

@khunt802 @the_transit_guy Not my local mcd's for sure. Every time im inside - they work for drive thru and door dash first.

@_1_Independent_ @the_transit_guy No they don’t lol. It’s a always been a first come first served on the orders. The issue though is that with the lack of staffing now, the same person handling cash in side is the same handling orders at the drive through which creates even more wait time on both ends.

@kuliddar @the_transit_guy You work for starbucks?

@_1_Independent_ @the_transit_guy That’s not really true, but even if it was, you’re still queue-jumping all the people who haven’t gotten to the speaker yet. My car is annoying to turn off (I have a sound system that I need to manually pair my phone to) but I’ll often save *minutes* (and gas!) by going inside.

@_1_Independent_ You’re right. I was in there one time and I waited and waited but they were busy with drive thru. I placed an order on the app and my drink was there in about 5 mins

@_1_Independent_ @the_transit_guy This. This is always the problem.

@_1_Independent_ @the_transit_guy in my experience the longer lines at the drive thru more than cancel out the prioritization