I once went to a Pizza Hut and was told they were out of pepperoni.
We went to Wendy’s one night and found they were out of french fries. They wouldn’t have more until the next day. We ended up elsewhere.
I’ve been to a Tim Hortons that was out of donuts
The key word here being “used to.” The five for $5 deal, aside from being a special promotion, has been the 4 for $5 for a few years now. Actually, I’m rather thinking last time I saw it advertised it was actually 3 for $5. Inflation’s a bitch.
Meh, Popeyes is better anyhow. And it’s always been extra crispy.
The KFC near me seems to run out of cooked and ready to go chicken on Friday afternoons around 5 p.m. There’s always a 20 minute wait while they cook more. The place is filled with hungry, crabby people waiting waiting waiting, and I’m surprised a customer hasn’t lost his shit yet. (Me, I’m just as hungry and crabby, but I wait quietly and meekly because I thank God I don’t have to work behind the counter of a KFC to get by in life. Yet.)
I knew the economy was really tanking down here when I saw the return of the honest-to-god 5-for-$5 deal at the Arbyss.
Word Bro.
This has happened to me at KFC, so last time I needed a bucket of chicken I went to Mrs. Winner’s. Same thing happened. You’d think chicken was hard to come by, or that these people are surprised when someone actually wants to buy some fried chicken.
About a year or so ago, I went to my local KFC to pick up a couple pot pies after many, many successful pot pie visits to this KFC. This time, I was told that I had to buy a pot pie combo with a drink in order get a pot pie. “Wait a sec”, says I. “I can’t just buy a pot pie any longer? I have to spend extra money and get a drink I have no interest in?”
“Sorry, that’s the way it is now. They changed the system. We have no way to sell you a pot pie by itself.”
That was the last time I spent money at KFC. It struck me as insane that they would try to force me to buy a drink – which is of course a huge profit margin for them, especially at the drive-through with no refills – in order to purchase an entree item. I even e-mailed the company about it (not that they responded, nor did I expect them to).
I did go there for the free Oprah coupon grilled chicken fiasco thingie though. My morals allow for free chicken.
I do love the extra crispy and feel there’s no point in eating the original recipe but despite having a KFC about two blocks away from my house, I haven’t been there Since January 2008. The last time I went was to get a Failure in a Bowl.
It was delicious, but I don’t know what the higher ups at KFC are thinking. They’re coming up with a lot of crazy stuff in the past few years.
And of course, I’m still kind of miffed that they changed their french fries 15 or so years ago. They’ve changed them 3 or 4 times since, but the way they originally were was the best.
Sweet, as a former KFC employee (1992-1994) there is finally a topic on The Dope I can speak to with a bit of expertise!
It’s a BITCH to keep fresh chicken ready. After so long of sitting in the heat window dealio it has to be pitched. I can’t recall what the time frame was, but it wasn’t that long. And to make the chicken, it almost never makes any sense than to make a full batch, or maybe a half batch. Well, if you have a dead couple hours, all that chicken goes to waste. Or take into account the family of 50 that comes through and orders 2 18 piece meals during dinner rush. That can nearly wipe your supply out. And then of course it takes at least 20 minutes for a fresh batch of chicken.
After KFC it was sooo nice working at Burger King. A burger can go from frozen to ready in like 5 minutes tops. And it was extremely rare that we’d run out of cooked meat.
Jeff
(Sitting at his desk fondly remembering the days of no responsibilities)
Yeah, that bites. I quit going to KFC when they quit selling gizzards and livers. I think they sold them by the quart or half-quart container.
I miss Popeye’s. But I am a fan of original KFC chicken, which I can still get here.
My parents really like Arbys, and the one they go to gives them a big discount because of their age, but on the couple of occasions I have gone with them (I dont eat meat, so I just get a soda and maybe have a few fries) I was blown away how overpriced the menu seems. I dont eat that much fast food, but Arbys seems like its about as expensive as an average mid-level sit down place like Chilis or Red Robin…
My parents get a good deal, but for the average customer, I think its WAY too expensive for the level of food you get.
Regarding running out of chicken at KFC, it seems silly to pitch the chicken after it’s been sitting for x amount of time. They should throw it in the fridge and offer it half-price as picnic chicken. Any time I buy fried chicken I buy extra so I can have cold leftovers for lunch the next day.
Believe me, when a wombat wanders into a KFC, he’d better keep moving, invisible or not. Otherwise, the next day’s special will be…
I’d be more worried if they ran out of coffee. 
I haven’t touched KFC since they stopped selling the mixed vegetable salad, dicked around with their coleslaw recipe and switched to battered fries. The chicken is reasonably tasty, but the real highlight for me was always the side dishes.
Yeah, but if I can’t get my fried Wombat extra crispy I don’t want that either.
I worked at a seafood restaurant (not a chain) and they ran out of shrimp. On Mother’s Day. In fact, we ran out of everything and had to close an hour early. People were pissed.
I went to the Pizza Hut once in downtown Louisville. They were out of pizza.
At that point they are just “Hut”.