KFC is a ripoff.

[WheatenLover]

Nachos Bel Grande is $3.29 at Taco Bell. I love that stuff and am too lazy to make them myself.

I like Taco Bell, too. Unfortunately, even though my order is place saying "no sour cream", 90% of the time, there is sour cream on my food. I hate the stuff. I think it is mainly because the vast majority of people like it, so they are (understandably) making up the orders by rote.

 

[debodun]

Door Dash and Grub Hub aren't available where I live. Some local pizza places deliver, though.

 

[debodun]

 

[Aneeda72]

It's not just KFC....Every one of these Fast food joints, and restaurants have hiked their prices substantially over the past year. I did some price checking a few weeks ago, on the internet, and found that most places have raised their prices by at least 40%....some as high as 70%. What used to be a quick $3 snack at McDonalds is now over $5.

The 3 dollar bundle is still three dollars here

 

[WheatenLover]

I'll treat myself to a Bojangles steak biscuit meal about once every other week...
Its up nearly 20%
Waffle house was a regular go to at work, but between price increase and slashing the menu selection...
ain't been there in 2 months

Just reassure me, so I can dream of the food. Do they still sell hash browns scattered, smothered and covered? Pecan pie? Pecan waffles?

I am such a pig at Waffle House, which I go to when I'm in Atlanta. I celebrate being there by ordering 3 eggs, raisin toast, 3 orders of hash browns, a pecan waffle, pecan pie, and drink multiple cups of coffee. If I added just one more selection, I'd have to live there - and I'd be happy as a hog in mud.

 

[WheatenLover]

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I've found that to be true. I have to point out to many people that my diet is a lifelong eating plan.

That was pre-covid and pre-cancer. Chemo side effects caused me to have no appetite at all. It also caused mildly spiced food to burn my tongue and most other foods to taste vile. For awhile, I had to eat a lot of sweet food because that is all that was palatable. My oncologist said just get in the calories. It was hard to eat like that only because for years I had so severely curtailed all sweets, given that I don't have much of a sweet tooth. But the sweet tooth I lacked came roaring into place.

Things are much better with my taste buds now. I have to careful about mildly hot spices. Like Taco Bell Fire Sauce - love that stuff but it still burns my tongue, but not as much. And my sweet tooth went away. Mind you, I cannot resist my own sweet things baking. Luckily I am lazy and just daydream about it.

 

[WheatenLover]

Door Dash and Grub Hub aren't available where I live. Some local pizza places deliver, though.

Trust me, not having Door Dash is a real money saver. All my kids love it and I suspect they use it for nearly every meal.

I hate wasting money. I admit I do so sometimes, but that is in retrospect. I could handle one Door Dash order per month, given that I can't go outside of my home except to medical appointments.

I keep in mind my biggest waste of money lately. I bought a large, well-rated, microwave for $120. I bought a stove for around $600. I decided I should not have bought either, since we have a household of only two people. So I bought a toaster/convection oven for $141. With this, I wouldn't need the stove. I replaced the huge microwave with one for $35. This means my very limited counter space is put to best use.

Except why did I go all scattered brained with these purchases? Usually I way overthink things. I'll blame it on chemo brain. It's still embarrassing especially since these purchases were made in a six month period.

 

[Gaer]

I kinda like KFC!

 

[Aunt Bea]

Now that I’ve moved beyond my phobia of the technology used to order fast food I find it to be a good value for me as an occasional treat.

It’s much cheaper and healthier for me to buy a reasonable sized portion of fast food than it is to buy all of the things needed to make them from scratch.

 

[terry123]

I love the KFC here but don't go much. I like the original with that great coleslaw and a biscuit. The price is still the same right now. I might need to order some before it goes up like the other places.

 

[Kaila]

We paid 42.00 dollars for one bucket of chicken and one cole slaw and one mashed potatoes. No biscuits.

That is a huge price for that.
I wonder what those cooked rotisserie chickens in the grocery store, cost?

Or if they even have them that way, now. I don't know. I don't eat them, But I just wondered, if it's still an option, for you, Robert, or for other people.

 

[Kaila]

The 3 dollar bundle is still three dollars here

That is reassuring!
But is there still anything in that bundle, Aneeda?

I'm just joking. You know me, @Aneeda72

 

[Aneeda72]

Trust me, not having Door Dash is a real money saver. All my kids love it and I suspect they use it for nearly every meal.

I hate wasting money. I admit I do so sometimes, but that is in retrospect. I could handle one Door Dash order per month, given that I can't go outside of my home except to medical appointments.

I keep in mind my biggest waste of money lately. I bought a large, well-rated, microwave for $120. I bought a stove for around $600. I decided I should not have bought either, since we have a household of only two people. So I bought a toaster/convection oven for $141. With this, I wouldn't need the stove. I replaced the huge microwave with one for $35. This means my very limited counter space is put to best use.

Except why did I go all scattered brained with these purchases? Usually I way overthink things. I'll blame it on chemo brain. It's still embarrassing especially since these purchases were made in a six month period.

Ive never used any food delivery service except my husband. The ONE THING that man is ALWAYS willing to do, is get take out and bring most of it home.

 

[Aneeda72]

That is reassuring!
But is there still anything in that bundle, Aneeda?

I'm just joking. You know me, @Aneeda72

Depends on if I picked it up or husband picked it up.

 

[Gary O']

We paid 42.00 dollars for one bucket of chicken and one cole slaw and one mashed potatoes. No biscuits.

Unfortunately, I'd pay more, for a bucket of their Kentucky Fried Skin

But, my lady, controller of the food budget, sez 'no way'

I've offered to pay outa the general fund.....got the look

I know better than to toy with that

Meanwhile;

More, please, Colonel, sir

 

[WheatenLover]

That is a huge price for that.
I wonder what those cooked rotisserie chickens in the grocery store, cost?

Or if they even have them that way, now. I don't know. I don't eat them, But I just wondered, if it's still an option, for you, Robert, or for other people.

You can eat a couple of meals from that, and then use the rest (including bones) to make soup.

 

[old medic]

Just reassure me, so I can dream of the food. Do they still sell hash browns scattered, smothered and covered? Pecan pie? Pecan waffles?

I am such a pig at Waffle House, which I go to when I'm in Atlanta. I celebrate being there by ordering 3 eggs, raisin toast, 3 orders of hash browns, a pecan waffle, pecan pie, and drink multiple cups of coffee. If I added just one more selection, I'd have to live there - and I'd be happy as a hog in mud.

I'm not sure about the Pecan Waffles, But there pies disappeared years ago....
My last meal there was bacon 1/4 cheese plate, scattered covered and topped and coffee..... $12

 

[Kaila]

Unfortunately, I'd pay more, for a bucket of their Kentucky Fried Skin

But, my lady, controller of the food budget, sez 'no way'

I've offered to pay outa the general fund.....got the look

I know better than to toy with that

We don't feel sorry for you, regarding this, Gary O.

 

[Packerjohn]

I call it 'shrinkflation'. Another way of increasing profits!
I haven't been able to buy a pound of bacon in years yet, did the price go down? The candy bar I bought years ago is now a mere shadow of its former self. The list goes on and on.

If you want to talk abot shrinkflation, I sure would like a photo of a MacDonald burger in 1990 and a photo of the same type of burger today in 2021. Ha! Them burgers sure as hack are gettin' smaller and smaller as the years roll by.

I bought a yogurt and it said 650 ml on the container. I went to the garbage where I had a yogurt container from about 2 years ago that I used for cleaning tools. Sure enough it said 800 ml. The folks that make some of these for sale sure are sneaky. I guess they figure that in a fast paced society where no one seems to have enough time, nobody is going to notice. Ha, I noticed!

 

[Nosy Bee-54]

If you want to talk abot shrinkflation, I sure would like a photo of a MacDonald burger in 1990 and a photo of the same type of burger today in 2021. Ha! Them burgers sure as hack are gettin' smaller and smaller as the years roll by.

I guess you did not hear that portions control is good for everyone's health. At least McDonald's is listening.

 

[Aneeda72]

If you want to talk abot shrinkflation, I sure would like a photo of a MacDonald burger in 1990 and a photo of the same type of burger today in 2021. Ha! Them burgers sure as hack are gettin' smaller and smaller as the years roll by.

Which is a good thing

 

[Grampa Don]

If you want to talk abot shrinkflation, I sure would like a photo of a MacDonald burger in 1990 and a photo of the same type of burger today in 2021. Ha! Them burgers sure as hack are gettin' smaller and smaller as the years roll by.

If you think MacDonald's burgers are small now, you should have seen them when they were just starting out; a sliver of meat, a couple pickle slices and some ketchup. If I remember right, it was 25 cents. That was in the mid 50's. It's still there and still selling burgers.

Our first apartment was a short walk to the very first Taco Bell. I don't remember being overly impressed with it. The building is still there and there is talk of restoring it.

 

[fmdog44]

I was at a new place recently and had a very good beef sandwich but they wanted $32 for 12chicken wings!! The place is called "OMG" and now I know why. I paid $16 for a dozen wings at a place a week before this place.