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Franchisees print money. So much in my area, CFA only allows the guy to own 3 of them. 60-80 cars deep in the drive thru is the norm. CFA also has a very different franchise policy. Startup is cheap, you’re expected to work for a decent salary, They take a franchise fee, and 50% of the profits

nolaegghead said:

@hub above, motherfcuka

Nice.  SMH.

brimee said:

 you can get a better chicken sandwich at What A Burger. By the way, What A Burger is way better than In-N-Out and boy is it in and out

You and i have had vastly different dining experiences

@Lit that would be about the same wait as 3-4 cars at McDonald’s or any other fast food joint.

Ha! So I mentioned Portillio's in the Chicagoland area, they have 53 locations. You pull up and the line is uber long BUT they have one guy putting a numbered sticker on your car and taking the order, then another guy right behind him running your credit card and finally a third guy running your order to your car. I have had 20 cars ahead of me and had received my food in 8 minutes.. Amazing.. I guess that's why they were bought  for $1 billion for just the restaurants not including the property https://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20141210/CRED03/141209748/after-berkshire-partners-takeover-****-portillio-buys-back-real-estate

Closed today (Sunday).

st¡ke said:

At the chick-fil-a next town over I've noticed a truism. People who use the drive thru are almost aways even fatter than the people who park and go inside. 

Same for all fat-food places (not a typo). I have seen a line of a dozen cars around a McDonald's, while the parking lot is empty. 

That's just giving up, really. 

The closest fast food place to my work is McDonald's. They just finished remodeling it. Guess how they want you to order it when inside? With an I-Pad. You have to wait in line to use an I-Pad. Yes, place your own order. You know how many other people just touched that I-Pad right before you get your food? I don't want to go inside and wait to order my food from an I-Pad. I'm not expecting much from their food from the start but at least give me an employee to take my order when coming inside. I would have gone through the drive through otherwise. I'll wait in the drive through over a fake I-Pad employee inside any day. (I haven't gone back since)

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st¡ke said:

At the chick-fil-a next town over I've noticed a truism. People who use the drive thru are almost aways even fatter than the people who park and go inside. 

Same for all fat-food places (not a typo). I have seen a line of a dozen cars around a McDonald's, while the parking lot is empty. 

That's just giving up, really. 

The closest fast food place to my work is McDonald's. They just finished remodeling it. Guess how they want you to order it when inside? With an I-Pad. You have to wait in line to use an I-Pad. Yes, place your own order. You know how many other people just touched that I-Pad right before you get your food? I don't want to go inside and wait to order my food from an I-Pad. I'm not expecting much from their food from the start but at least give me an employee to take my order when coming inside. I would have gone through the drive through otherwise. I'll wait in the drive through over a fake I-Pad employee inside any day. (I haven't gone back since)

This is simply a result of the “Fight for $15”. I’d much rather order it myself that rely on the staff that doesn’t give a rat’s azz to get my order correct. 

Touched the I pad? The same people touched the door handle you used to walk in... 

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DoubleEgger said:

WeberWho said:

st¡ke said:

At the chick-fil-a next town over I've noticed a truism. People who use the drive thru are almost aways even fatter than the people who park and go inside. 

Same for all fat-food places (not a typo). I have seen a line of a dozen cars around a McDonald's, while the parking lot is empty. 

That's just giving up, really. 

The closest fast food place to my work is McDonald's. They just finished remodeling it. Guess how they want you to order it when inside? With an I-Pad. You have to wait in line to use an I-Pad. Yes, place your own order. You know how many other people just touched that I-Pad right before you get your food? I don't want to go inside and wait to order my food from an I-Pad. I'm not expecting much from their food from the start but at least give me an employee to take my order when coming inside. I would have gone through the drive through otherwise. I'll wait in the drive through over a fake I-Pad employee inside any day. (I haven't gone back since)

This is simply a result of the “Fight for $15”. I’d much rather order it myself that rely on the staff that doesn’t give a rat’s azz to get my order correct. 

Touched the I pad? The same people touched the door handle you used to walk in... 

I'd rather have someone make that $15. The other McDonald's across town hires kids with Special Needs that do a great job 

I'll open the door with a sleeve or try not to touch it as much as possible and I'm not much of a germ freak

That’s when your cup of coffee starts costing $5... 

If I was that worried about germs, I probably wouldn’t eat there.  Or lots of places.

Legume said:

If I have to wait in line to order on an iPad, can’t I just order and pay on my phone from the luxurious comfort of a table in McD’s?  Or from my car?

My Jitterbug phone doesn’t do that. 

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DoubleEgger said:

WeberWho said:

st¡ke said:

At the chick-fil-a next town over I've noticed a truism. People who use the drive thru are almost aways even fatter than the people who park and go inside. 

Same for all fat-food places (not a typo). I have seen a line of a dozen cars around a McDonald's, while the parking lot is empty. 

That's just giving up, really. 

The closest fast food place to my work is McDonald's. They just finished remodeling it. Guess how they want you to order it when inside? With an I-Pad. You have to wait in line to use an I-Pad. Yes, place your own order. You know how many other people just touched that I-Pad right before you get your food? I don't want to go inside and wait to order my food from an I-Pad. I'm not expecting much from their food from the start but at least give me an employee to take my order when coming inside. I would have gone through the drive through otherwise. I'll wait in the drive through over a fake I-Pad employee inside any day. (I haven't gone back since)

This is simply a result of the “Fight for $15”. I’d much rather order it myself that rely on the staff that doesn’t give a rat’s azz to get my order correct. 

Touched the I pad? The same people touched the door handle you used to walk in... 

I'd rather have someone make that $15. The other McDonald's across town hires kids with Special Needs that do a great job 

I'll open the door with a sleeve or try not to touch it as much as possible and I'm not much of a germ freak

 If you can’t touch anything in the building why would you eat there ;-) 
  I do the same thing, especially any bathroom, always open a door with sleeve or a towel in my hand 

So all those germs on your sleeve don’t bother you?

Anybody here familiar with PALs Sudden stop down near Knoxville TN. Now that place is unbelievable for efficient and great service

Legume said:

If I have to wait in line to order on an iPad, can’t I just order and pay on my phone from the luxurious comfort of a table in McD’s?  Or from my car?

I thought they already did this, thought there was a couple parking spots for "Online Order Pickup".  I grab a Sausage Biscuit about once a month, the morning I ran out of my usual breakfast items; I bypass the iPad because I pay with cash (Luddite!!) and won't stand in TWO lines.  They've always accommodated me.