When I was a kid, there were a lot of places to get a milkshake but now, I can only think of two places in this town where that's still possible. If you're thinking about fast food places at this point, forget it. I'm talking about an actual milkshake. What genius ever decided that soft serve ice cream could qualify as a milkshake simply by having a straw in it? How is it possible to suck ice cream through a straw without letting it thaw out a little bit? Even if you do that, you're just drinking melted ice cream. An actual milkshake is made with ice cream and milk. The addition of flavored syrups is an option. Add some malt powder and you have a malt. That's all simple enough. As if it wasn't bad enough already, Wendy's is now advertising a new 'triple thick milkshake'. Now, it's hopeless. If you're hot and thirsty, get something else because you'll die of dehydration by the time you're able to actually get a sip of it. I guess they just started keeping the thermostat set lower. I don't see how 'thick' could be appealing to anyone let alone extra thick. How is that a selling point. To me, it says, "Here's something that you can't drink." That would be like making ketchup thicker. It's already nearly impossible to coax it out of a glass bottle. If it was any thicker, your French fries would decompose before you ever got to even think about eating them.
Take things into your own hands at home. All you need is a blender and you're set to go. Try this: 8 ounces milk, 2 scoops vanilla ice cream, 1 banana and one capful of almond extract. Blend until smooth and you have something to write home about. You can do the same thing with 8 ounces milk, 2 scoops vanilla ice cream, chocolate syrup and malt powder to taste. There are so many options. The sky's the limit. I love to use only milk and peppermint ice cream but you can use any flavor you want. If you use chocolate ice cream, you can add creme de menthe or peanut butter. You could do the same with vanilla. That's all up to you. Use your imagination.
It's true that you don't want milkshakes or ketchup to be as thin as water but sometimes less is more. There is a definate place where thickness becomes too much. Sometimes, people don't know when to stop with the meat on hamburgers either. I think a double is too much but I've even seen triples. That's not only ridiculous, it's borderline absurd. Sometimes I wonder how long it will be before someone starts selling whole cows with condiments on them. In the neverending quest to improve the appeal of products, marketing geniuses just decide that instead of making something look better, taste better or simply lowering the price they'll give you more of what wasn't good enough in the first place. Where's the logic in that? Well, this tasted like overpriced crap before but now I've got three times as much of it and it costs more. Wow! What a great deal! Give me two! "Would you like to super-size that?" "Would you care for a Valu-meal?" Well, why not? I was already spending ten dollars and I was only getting 1500 calories. Here, take this extra five dollars and give me the heart attack special. Another thing is when I pull up to the speaker and they ask me if I'd like to try something instead of just asking me what I want. Would I like to? NO! NO! NO! I already know what I want and that isn't it. That isn't even anything close to being it. If that's what I want, I'll go ahead and order it. I don't need any suggestions. I knew what I wanted before I even left home. No, I don't want that. Why don't you eat it? See? You don't want it either so why are you trying to sell it to me?
Do you have any fast food pet peeves? What about it really gets on your nerves? For some reason I find myself thinking about the time I went to Arby's and they told me that they were out of roast beef. Huh? Isn't the place all about roast beef? Isn't that just about all they have? Baked potatoes and ham sandwiches don't really count. You can get those at a lot of places. Hardee's has roast beef sandwiches which taste pretty much like theirs but they're cheaper. The only real difference is that their horseradish isn't nearly as good. It's sort of sweet and that's sickening to me. Okay, I'm done here. Go ahead and spill it. What bugs you?
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You guys prolly have this in the USA but in australia we have Boost Juice Bars. WHere you select your fruit, they wiz it round till its runny, add some juice and maybe icecream and there ya go :P I love it so much especially in summer 
