I was just there today for lunch and they didn’t say that, or anything like it.
In fact I can’t recall them saying it in any of their California locations.
I think that’s up to the individual. That was never a corporate thing.
I was there today, too, and didn’t hear anything like that, either.
Anyhow, I finally tried the waffle fries, and, yeah, they’re pretty darned good. I’m surprised they ranked #1 on that list in the other thread of best fast food items, but they’re solid. Gentle crispness on the outside, good potato flavor, soft, but not mealy, interiors, bits of potato skin on the edges. I can see why people regard these so highly, even though it’s not going to be something I personally crave.
It’s amazing- every time you think he’s done, Jesus rises again!
Most fast food chains are content with just spitting in your food, but they really go the extra mile.
What is wrong with saying “Have a blessed day”? I’d be happy to hear that.
I think the place I go, they say “Enjoy your meal” or something. Which is nice, because that’s what I went there to do.
The word “blessed.” While I appreciate it, too, I’m also a Christian, and believe in Someone who can bless my day. And “have a blessed day” is not a normal secular phrase that has lost its religious connotations like, say, “Bless you!” when you sneeze.
Combined with the explicit religious overtones of the entire organization, I understand why it can rub people the wrong way. Especially if it feels like people are being made to do it.
Speaking of that, that’s the politeness issue. For a lot of people, it feels wrong when it’s something someone’s being made to do. Usually there’s some basic level of politeness they think is perfunctory, but, beyond that, and it feels weird.
I know that people are often bewildered by the idea that it’s polite to make small talk with a stranger in the South. While people from the South find it bewildering that it was considered harassment in that one New York City video.
So where people draw the line is different. Still, I bet you would find a bunch of Stepford smilers unnerving, too. That’s across the line for pretty much everyone.
I don’t get it either. I’m not particularly religious, but if someone wants to wish me well in their own way, I don’t look for reasons to be offended about it.
Oh, it doesn’t offend me. I usually thank them but tell them I’ve made other plans.
Where are you from that that’s a competitive price for fast food? Most places, I can get the equivalent for about $4.50, and a few where it’s down around $3.
I don’t find anything wrong with it, but it sure would sound weird out here in the wild of Chicago, to me. It’s like if, I dunno, some fast food chain here had a policy of saying “have a good one, mate!” at the end of every transaction. And, yeah, I guess there’s the “blessed” thing that might offend some people who like to be offended.
At any rate, I haven’t encountered that at Chick Fil A yet. Just some variation on “Have a good meal” or something equally normal.
The chicken biscuit breakfast sandwiches are worse than crack. That’s usually the fundraiser where I work when they want to fund the Christmas party or whatever. They always sell out.
at our big mall’s food court the line for chic fil a is always the longest line during lunch. A lot of the people in line are moms with kids . There is almost never a line at McDs.
I agree the food is very good and I like the fact that I can choose what to put on the sandwich.
Don’t most places let you pick/customize your toppings? I mean, I know BK had a whole “have it your way” thing that started a long time ago because apparently McDonald’s didn’t let you customize, but every time I’ve been to McDonalds, they’ve had no problem holding this or that or adding Big Mac sauce to a quarter pounder, etc.
OK, I’d get a chuckle out of that.
Yeah, the “have it your way” thing was a genius marketing campaign, because everyone did that. But only one chain advertised it, and so they created the impression that the others didn’t.
Yeah, I’ve always found Chick-Fil-A to be a bit overpriced compared to other fast food restaurants. Though I believe they pay their employees a little bit more than minimum wage, so I guess that may explain it.
In N Out starts their employees at over $10/hr (as well as having decent benefits for a fast food job, see here) and their stuff is cheap. A double cheeseburger is somewhere around $3.50.
That said, I’ve never noticed Chick Fil A to be expensive. Where the heck do you get a chicken sandwich, fries, and coke for $3? Chick Fil A is about the same price as McDonald’s flagship items here. A quarter pounder with cheese or Big Mac value meal at McDonald’s is around $6+tax. Chick Fil A yesterday was also about $6+tax. Granted, though, McD’s does have the value menu which beats just about anyone, but for their standard meals, it’s about the same price.
Quarter Pounder with Cheese or Big Mac is a bit more substantial than a Chicken Sandwich (which doesn’t come with cheese). Perhaps a Deluxe Chicken Sandwich is more akin to that, but that’ll cost over $7. Back when both Chick-Fil-A and Wendy’s were side by side at the CNN Center, I’d find that Wendy’s meals were about a dollar cheaper than an equivalent Chick-Fil-A one.
A buck doesn’t make much of a difference to me, and I find them about equally filling. (Looks like 450 vs 550 calories if you include the cheese on the quarter pounder. Sans cheese, it’s got less calories than the Chick Fil A sandwich. But the Chick Fil A Fries are more substantial than McDonal’s, a difference of about 60 calories, so we’re about even calorie-wise between the two.) You know what’s crazy though? I went to McDonald’s yesterday to buy a Filet-O-Fish sandwich for my wife who observes Lenten Fridays. Four bucks and thirty cents after tax just for a lame-o sandwich like that! Holy crap.