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Ordering at a restaraunt

When you go out to eat, who orders? Does one person order for everyone, or do you each say what you want?

Last night when we went out for my birthday my mother insisted on getting our orders so she could order for all of us when the waitress came back...I found it odd. I didn't know if that was me looking for something to criticize, or if it was kind of a funny thing to do. 

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  • haha - that's funny.  I order for myself - unless I'm away from the table when the server comes back then I have whomever I'm with tell them what I want.
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  • that is freaking weird. unless you are ordering pizza or if you are ordering for small children.
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  • We usually always order for ourselves...Theres been a handful of times I think 1 person ordered and that was at like Buddy's where we split the  food.
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  • I order for myself! 
  • Order for ourselves. I would be to afraid to let someone order for me because it would probably get messed up.

  • imagejesss10:
    that is freaking weird. unless you are ordering pizza or if you are ordering for small children.

    This.

  • That does seem odd.  We always order for ourselves. 
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  • yeah that's weird.  the only time anyone has ever ordered for me was if i had to leave the table for some reason & even then, it's usually just a drink. 

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    Haha... that's funny.  I think the only time someone ever ordered for me was when I was a little kid and my parents would order for me. 
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    imagejesss10:
    that is freaking weird. unless you are ordering pizza or if you are ordering for small children.

    This.

    Ditto, and if we are in a drive thru, who ever is driving usually places the order.  That would be odd to have someone yelling over the driver to place their order :)

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    imageAmericaMowry:

    imagejesss10:
    that is freaking weird. unless you are ordering pizza or if you are ordering for small children.

    This.

    Ditto, and if we are in a drive thru, who ever is driving usually places the order.  That would be odd to have someone yelling over the driver to place their order :)

    I have to do this often. Embarrassed

    DH, two sisters and a cousin refuse to order at times because they said my order is too complicated because of my supposed pickiness.

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    I have to do this often. Embarrassed

    DH, two sisters and a cousin refuse to order at times because they said my order is too complicated because of my supposed pickiness.

    I need an example of your supposed pickiness.  

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    imagePookums:

    I have to do this often. Embarrassed

    DH, two sisters and a cousin refuse to order at times because they said my order is too complicated because of my supposed pickiness.

    I need an example of your supposed pickiness.  

    I honestly think it isn't bad but for example I will get a Number 2 at McDonalds (quarter pounder with cheese) minus the onions and mustard.

    Or maybe during lent I will get the Fish Sandwich from Wendy's plain but with cheese added. That one tends to get messed up the most.

  • I am a big girl. I can order for myself.

    ETA: Any time I've gone out in a group, everyone orders for themselves.

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    imagemary811:
    imageAmericaMowry:

    imagejesss10:
    that is freaking weird. unless you are ordering pizza or if you are ordering for small children.

    This.

    Ditto, and if we are in a drive thru, who ever is driving usually places the order.  That would be odd to have someone yelling over the driver to place their order :)

    I have to do this often. Embarrassed

    DH, two sisters and a cousin refuse to order at times because they said my order is too complicated because of my supposed pickiness.

    Same reason I usually order.  But if DH is picking something up, I just tell him to get plain whatever, that way I can add what I want. 

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  • We usually order for ourselves, but occasionally when DH and I are at one of our "usual" restaurants, I'll just go ahead and order for both of us because he always gets the same thing and I have it memorized.  :o)  I wouldn't "collect" orders like your MIL though.
  • Very strange...unless she's secretly a different nationality than you and you went to a restaurant where the menu was in her language and you didn't understand it, then sure she can order for everyone. But if it's frickin Applebees or something....not necessary.
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  • We generally order for ourselves, but recently at our favorite Mexican restaurant, the waiter greeted us with two diet cokes and asked, "Two number tens, no beans?"  So I guess, technically, he ordered for us.  :)

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