The nicest McDonald’s ever

You know, I felt kinda bad when I said “no, thanks” after the McDonald’s lady asked me if I wanted to donate a dollar to the Ronald McDonald House.

“Just need a large coffee,” I then said.

“Cream and sugar?”

“Um, yeah, three sugars.”

“You want us to go ahead and put those in for you?”

Surprised, I just mumbled, “Uh, sure!”

Then I pulled around and paid the lady. “How are you?” she asked.

“I’m fine, how are you doing?”

“I’m doing great!”

Thing is, she actually sounded like she meant it.

Then I pulled up and took my coffee — sugar already in — and the lady at that window gave me one of the most genuine smiles I think I’ve ever seen at a drive-thru window, except when I bring Cooper with me.

“Have a great day!” she said.

I drove off checking my face in the mirror to make sure I didn’t have something on it. Why in the world were they all so….smiley?

It’s a bonafide rarity to see such happy fast food workers, especially, it seems, at McDonald’s. Someone should give them all a bonus or something. They seemed authentically nice, not just repeating phrases they were told to say. Maybe a manager was leaning over both their shoulders from around the corner or something, but I didn’t see one.

Maybe they just thought that I needed some cheering up since I was too parsimonious (GRE word!) to afford giving a dollar to the Ronald McDonald house.

Whatever the reason, here’s to the McDonald’s on College Road in Wilmington beside the Dick’s Sporting Goods store. Stay happy, folks.