Grapes...how UA's cost cutting in BusinessFirst is negatively affecting the product.
May 3, 2014, 4:21 pm
#17
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This, ladies and gentlemen, is the very essence of Project Quality! Could UA have possibly conjured up a more duplicitous nickname for its latest cut-to-the-bone cost reduction scheme?
May 3, 2014, 4:21 pm
#18
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LOL - everything you see on that tray cost's more than UA spends on it's entire meal service. Emirates is willing to INVEST to attract a premium customer, UA - not so much...
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May 3, 2014, 4:23 pm
#19
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Good catch OP. I noticed this last week but didn't think to post it as I figured it was a one off. 2 grapes and really weak crackers along with the cheese. The cheese itself even seemed relatively more ordinary than usual. Gourmet-friendly!
May 3, 2014, 4:26 pm
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May 3, 2014, 4:34 pm
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Mushrooms
We need a Mushroom thread to go along with the Limes and Grapes threads 
Actually, the mushrooms were the first to go. The past 3 times I've had the Mushroom Soup, there were no mushrooms in it. Just a brown glop of mushroom flavored sodium chloride goo. It used to be my favorite of their soups.
Actually, the mushrooms were the first to go. The past 3 times I've had the Mushroom Soup, there were no mushrooms in it. Just a brown glop of mushroom flavored sodium chloride goo. It used to be my favorite of their soups.
May 3, 2014, 5:08 pm
#23
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Here is an idea for SMI/J for more cost cutting. I typically skip cheese on UA BF, I don't eat cheese, just eat the grape. But please tell FAs to spare me comments like "what a waste of fine food!". I don't need to hear that. Thank you.
May 3, 2014, 5:22 pm
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In my view there is truly nothing sadder or lonely than two grapes on a plate, have spent their whole life in a bunch there must be by convention at least for a minimum three or four...some were not even connected by stalk and rolled around like lost marbles, it was sad to watch.
May 3, 2014, 5:37 pm
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The cynicism and disdain for the customer just shines through.
May 3, 2014, 7:05 pm
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