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Mysterious Wizard
Jan 18, 2026
Hello, weary traveler, welcome. Please, come and rest by the fire with me and listen to my tale of woe and misery from when I visited this Whataburger recently.
Twas just passed sunset, not a twinkle of a star in the young night sky. Driving around the establishment I found that it seemed slow, few patrons inside the building, a mere 2 carriage ahead in the drive through. Upon pulling up to the order speaker I was greeted with the expected "Welcome to your hometown Whataburger" and placed my order; a Large #13 with a sweet tea and a cup of gravy. Given how quick I was prompted to order, I expected a quick read back of my meal, but alas, I sat in silence for almost 2 minutes, a voice crackling through air not with a readback or a kind asking of if I would like more. Nay, all that was uttered was a cold "What else?" Taken aback by the response I simply said that was all and was told to pull forward, no readback of the order or total given.
The 2 cars were ahead of me almost 20 minutes. Halfway through the first car pulled off, and the black SUV in front of me seemed to be riddled with the same issues I had. I watched money pass hand to hand, drinks thrown to and fro, and after a long wait she was finally handed her food and drove away.
I pulled up to the window, my cash ready in hand, when I was greeted by the 20 something cashier just throwing it back in the drivethrough, singing and dancing to an song unknown to me. I watched her do so for just over a minute when she finally took my money and walked away from the register for another two minutes. When she returned she gave me my change and drink. I was frustrated, as you could imagine, and didn't notice the size of the drink, I did notice that there was almost no ice in the cup. After taking a sip I came realized that ice does in fact melt when given the time, and my sweet tea was really slighly sweetened water.
I waited a few more minutes and finally my food arrives. I asked her, "Excuse me ma'am, but my drink seems to be watered down. Could I possibly get a new one?" She looked at me and said "I can't take that." "What?" I responded, confused about the response, but before I could clarify she offered to throw the beverage away and make another. She did so swiftly and I pulled away, with not a receipt but instead a kitchen ticket. I checked my food and realized that it was all medium, and as I did not want to carry the cross that was going through the drivethrough, I parked and walked in.
The building had 1 man at the counter who was ordering. He ordered his food and gave a coupon. The employee took the coupon to the back and returned with a pitcher and a gravy package. Utilizing hot water out of the coffee maker, she ignored the man for over 5 minutes while making gravy at the front counter. The man asked very loudly "What's happening?" and she responded saying "I need to put in the coupon." Finally, she asked for help, and my savior, my knight in orange and black armor arrived; a manager with a dry erase nametag marked "Alexis".
Alexis approached the counter and had the employee clarify what she needed. Upon hearing it was a coupon she asked "You don't know how to put in a coupon? It tells you right there," and she pointed at the instructions on the screen. One awkward silence later and Alexis asked the employee to "Go back to the kitchen". Alexis cashed out the man and finally got to me.
Kitchen ticket in hand, I was prepared to pay for the meal, but Alexis, the angel that she is, had other plans. I repeated the order, and Alexis, noticing the ticket in my hand asked very kindly, "Are you ordering that again?" I told her, "I ordered a large but got a medium". She looked at me, then the paper, then the screen, back to the paper, to the screen, then back to me and uttered the most glorious words I'd heard since I arrived. "You can just have it." I offered to pay but she turned down the cash. I took my cup, got my meal in 5 minutes, and was offered apologies by Alexis for the wait. Let this be a lesson for you; Don't eat at this Whataburger unless Alexis guarding it.