I was the only customer, after I placed my order the cashier asked for my name.
Same thing happened to me here at Burger King! Back in November! 5:30am, I'm heading out for a Mega Clad Stab, and I'm the Only customer in the joint, nobody at the drive through, but since I dont want to get freaked at the drive through again, I walk inside and placed my order for a #1 breakfast,
..."Whats your Name?" she asked..."Why?" I queried..."Its a new Corporate marketing thingy, we want to appear down homey and Family friendly and all"...
I said, "Is it a deal breaker if I dont give you my name? I dont feel comfortable with this..Whats the real reason? Is the Govt wanting to know what I have for breakfast?, If so, They can just put a toilet camera in your Mens room"....
She assured me it was a completely innocent BK Corp Marketing attempt, and that Burger King has no NSA affiliations...said its like what Starbucks does,, and she is required to follow Company policy..."OK, I understand you are just following orders and I will comply"...."Although", I continued, "I'm very hard of hearing, so will you yell out my name at the top of your lungs when my order is ready?" "Yes" she assured me...
So, with a straight face, I told her my name is: "Ronald Mc Donald"....
My order came up, she looked around, coast is clear, place is still empty...... then She roared out at the top of her lungs, "I've got a Croissanwich meal here for Ronald Mc Donald!" We all got a giggle! I slapped her a High five and tipped her a dollar!
Maybe I should go down there during rush hour tonight when the place is packed? Give it another go? They are running a '2 for 5' special on chicken sandwiches!...And all this talk about BK has given me a craving!...
I think I'm gonna have some fun with this new BK Corp Policy 'Name asking' for a while! A repeat customer!,...I aint here for the food as much as the 'Down Homey' name hollering out atmosphere! So in my case that new Marketing Plan was a major profitable score!!
This is actually another true Mud-pup event...I never thought I'd have the opportunity to share, but hey...open window of opportunity with the OP's post...