Bevendre

20:  Something that’s grinding my gears

You know what really grinds my gears?  When a restaurant or fast food chain advertises a new special or new food they’re serving, but don’t have any of when you actually go to try it.  I have been seeing commercial after commercial for the new Bacon and Blue Cheese on Brioche at Wendy’s, and what happens when I go across town to try one?  "Sorry, we’re all out of our blue cheese aioli.“

I get it, supply doesn’t always match demand.  I’ve done inventory and ordering for stores before.  You know what you do when ordering supplies KNOWING that demand will be growing for something?  YOU ORDER MORE THAN USUAL.  It’s a petty injury, but I’ll be damned if it’s not frustrating wasting a trip because someone shirked on ordering something that is advertised often and daily. 

I haven’t been this miffed about an ordering oversight since Walmart decided to not order ANY copies of Pokemon X or Y for launch because they didn’t think that they’d sell.  (I checked in a couple week later and the employees were complaining that copies wouldn’t stop flying off the shelves.)

Word of advice to anyone ordering products for a company:  Know your customer base, know your specials and ads, and don’t be afraid to order a little more than you think will go out.  Many times it’s better to have a little extra backstock than it is to run out a few days into a promotion and lose the faith of your customers.