What a bunch of crap.
I had a light lunch the other day, so I decided to grab a snack at Dunkin Donuts (there is one right in the building where I work, which is AWESOME). I have a few coupons I can't decide between, so I grab them all and head on over.
I decide I want to use my "99c muffin with a medium beverage" coupon, because I love the chocolate chip muffins. As I head up to the counter, I notice.... no chocolat chip muffins. They don't even have my fallback option - the cinnamon roll muffin. All I see is pumpkin muffins (WTF is up with that anyway?) and corn muffins (bleh).
Ok, so muffins are out. I shuffle through my coupons and settle on "free hash browns with a breakfast combo" coupon (DD hashbrowns are soooo good). I ask the guy behind the counter if the coupon works with any of the combos on the menu, and he says yes. Excellent, because I like the 2-donut combo but I don't like any of the breakfast sandwiches. So, of course, when I ask for the 2-donut combo, he tells me that I can't use the coupon with that combo; Just the breakfast sandwhich ones count.
Uhhhh, ok. I just asked about that and you said yes, but whatever.
(Inside, I'm getting really pissed, but I'm handling it)
So I say screw the coupons and just get the combo anyway. I order my coffee the way I always do - medium iced coffee, cream, 8 splenda (yes, I know... get off my back, ok?). Oops!!! They are out of splenda.
They are out of splenda.
They.
Are.
Out.
Of.
Splenda.
WHAT KIND OF DUNKIN DONUTS IS THIS FUCKING PLACE?!?!?!?!?!?
... is what I wanted to say. Instead, I just said fine, whatever. I usually keep a stash of splenda in the break room at work for when I make coffee. I grab my stuff and sulk back to work.
When I get back, I find my splenda stash is gone, used up by either me or my coworkers.
Yay.
My Aspergers causes me to like certain specific things in specific ways. When I can't get my way with things I'm accustomed to having my way with, I get very crabby. And this ruined my day in such a spectacular fashion. I was able to find 5 splenda in my bag. I used those and added some sugar free caramel CoffeeMate for sweetness, but I needed to add 2 sugars to make it drinkable.
At least the donuts were yummy.
I totally understand. I think you handled it quite well. There's a good possibility that I would have A. cried after leaving B. Waited for something else to happen an hour or so later then melted like no tomorrow in a way that is TOTALLY disproportionate to the situation. Or at the least would've been in the worst mood the rest of the day.
ReplyDeleteOMG, dude. I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the way you write. LOL
I've also got AS and I have 2 kids w/ AS. I blog about it here http://parentingwithaspergers.blogspot.com/
I need to read your blog more often. It's GREAT!