Consolidated "KFC" thread
Apr 14, 2009 | 5:23 am
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And now, back to your regularly scheduled thread about KFC...
Apr 14, 2009 | 8:36 am
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There is one Taco Bell in Fairbanks, Alaska that's open 24 hours but shouldn't be. Every single time I went through their drive-thru late at night, they were out of both beans and something else (usually beef, cheese, or onions).
Seriously, beans? How does a Taco Bell run out of beans? Not only is it their most fundamental ingredient, it probably comes in cans and never goes bad, so they should have just filled a stock room with them! And it was literally every time, too, so shouldn't they know to place a slightly larger order the next week?
I got so tired of calling the national customer service line and receiving coupons good for free items (which I couldn't use, since they were always out) that I simply quit complaining...
Seriously, beans? How does a Taco Bell run out of beans? Not only is it their most fundamental ingredient, it probably comes in cans and never goes bad, so they should have just filled a stock room with them! And it was literally every time, too, so shouldn't they know to place a slightly larger order the next week?
I got so tired of calling the national customer service line and receiving coupons good for free items (which I couldn't use, since they were always out) that I simply quit complaining...
Apr 14, 2009 | 8:49 am
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Apr 14, 2009 | 10:12 am
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I am afraid you can't feed a family of four for 10 bucks at KFC anymore. I was at a clients facility recently and was invited to their monthly potluck dinner(lunch) I mentioned that I couldnt cook anything and they suggested a bucket of chicken from KFC. A 20 piece bucket was nearly 40 bucks !!!
Apr 14, 2009 | 10:14 am
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b. Yes, but I never tried one. Were they any good? Last dessert I had at KFC was a pudding cup many many years ago.
Apr 14, 2009 | 10:26 am
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This thread sucks... I have a hankering for fried chicken now.
Apr 14, 2009 | 11:33 am
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Either they're arithmetic challenged or hoping their customers are. Gatorade's the same way at Wal*Mart. The 2X container works out to be a few cents more than buying two of the smaller bottle.
Apr 14, 2009 | 12:56 pm
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I'd like to say I was an early marketing genius, but alas...
Perhaps they bought the two-pack simply out of pity for me!
Apr 14, 2009 | 1:15 pm
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Apr 14, 2009 | 9:05 pm
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Apr 14, 2009 | 9:48 pm
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When I was in second grade, I sold candy canes for our class Christmas celebration at ten cents each, two for a quarter. You wouldn't believe how many people took the latter option!
I'd like to say I was an early marketing genius, but alas...
Perhaps they bought the two-pack simply out of pity for me!
I'd like to say I was an early marketing genius, but alas...
Perhaps they bought the two-pack simply out of pity for me!
I am convinced that many people are arithmetic-challenged. Just go to a store, buy something that costs $1.53. Hand them a $5 bill. After they punch "amount tendered $5" into the register, hand them 3 cents. At least half the cashiers can not figure out the correct change - seriously. Quite sad.
Apr 14, 2009 | 10:31 pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by slawecki
chicken in DC is under $2 a pound. sweet potatoes(yams) are $0.69. 1 part chicken, 4 parts yams. we make dog food out of it.
we feed our dogs better food than you are feeding your WHOLE FAMILY. THE DOGS don't get cancers any more.
Good citizen award?????
Anyone claiming a cure for cancer surely deserves more - a Nobel Prize perhaps?
Originally Posted by slawecki
chicken in DC is under $2 a pound. sweet potatoes(yams) are $0.69. 1 part chicken, 4 parts yams. we make dog food out of it.
we feed our dogs better food than you are feeding your WHOLE FAMILY. THE DOGS don't get cancers any more.
Anyone claiming a cure for cancer surely deserves more - a Nobel Prize perhaps?
Apr 18, 2009 | 12:18 pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by slawecki
chicken in DC is under $2 a pound. sweet potatoes(yams) are $0.69. 1 part chicken, 4 parts yams. we make dog food out of it.
we feed our dogs better food than you are feeding your WHOLE FAMILY. THE DOGS don't get cancers any more.
Good citizen award?????
Anyone claiming a cure for cancer surely deserves more - a Nobel Prize perhaps?
Originally Posted by slawecki
chicken in DC is under $2 a pound. sweet potatoes(yams) are $0.69. 1 part chicken, 4 parts yams. we make dog food out of it.
we feed our dogs better food than you are feeding your WHOLE FAMILY. THE DOGS don't get cancers any more.
Good citizen award?????
Anyone claiming a cure for cancer surely deserves more - a Nobel Prize perhaps?
Yes of course. I apologise for missing the merits of the post.