KFC and McDonald's reopening
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Armchair Expert

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3,097 posts

100 months

Saturday 16th May 2020
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I got the exciting news that KFC is reopening for deliveries so i decided to order. Went on their web site got redirected to Just Eat and the price was over £24!!! over £7 more then normal price. Complained to Just Eat who have not answered and KFC who said they have no say over the prices!

Then there is McDonald's (miss their milk shakes) who are opening 15 stores in the south as a trial. However McDonald continued to operate for drive through and deliveries in other countries, (Poland and Portugal I believe) and if that is so why did they not do this in the UK?

Surprised Burger King decided to shut too.


Jamesgt

849 posts

259 months

Saturday 16th May 2020
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KFC drive through us open now. Quite a few of them I believe. I had my first in months yesterday from the Bristol one. Mmmmmmmmm

hotchy

4,805 posts

152 months

Saturday 16th May 2020
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Never understood them closing tbh, sit safe in your car, the staff safe in a building (and barely at risk teenagers) The we local takeaway places would surely be loving it though.

Just eat charge the company 15 or 20% per order. I'd be putting my prices up on it aswel.

V8fan

8,208 posts

294 months

Saturday 16th May 2020
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For years, it's been cheaper to buy through Just Eat with online discounts etc. So much so that some of the takeaways round here were offering discounts if you collected because they had to give a 'cut' to Just Eat. Boot is on the other foot now I suppose but you don't 'have' to buy it.

Drive throughs are the main contributors to litter though, kids just throw the wrappers out the window. Looking forward to that ......... frown

Murph7355

41,294 posts

282 months

Saturday 16th May 2020
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It's all a government conspiracy to chip away at the obesity crisis...

bristolbaron

5,347 posts

238 months

Saturday 16th May 2020
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Jamesgt said:
KFC drive through us open now. Quite a few of them I believe. I had my first in months yesterday from the Bristol one. Mmmmmmmmm
Which one?! If Cribbs or Filton drive through are open I’m going that way today! idealick

LeadFarmer

7,411 posts

157 months

Saturday 16th May 2020
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DogsWotsits

219 posts

73 months

Saturday 16th May 2020
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Jamesgt said:
KFC drive through us open now. Quite a few of them I believe. I had my first in months yesterday from the Bristol one. Mmmmmmmmm
The one by my daughters has been open for weeks, the queues are always massive though

Ham_and_Jam

3,477 posts

123 months

Saturday 16th May 2020
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hotchy said:
Never understood them closing tbh, sit safe in your car, the staff safe in a building (and barely at risk teenagers) The we local takeaway places would surely be loving it though.

Just eat charge the company 15 or 20% per order. I'd be putting my prices up on it aswel.
They had to shut because they couldn’t socially distance the staff. In the kitchen they literally fall over each other, its an extremely busy and tight working area with lots of bodies.

They employ a lot of older people aswell, but regardless of whether they are more or less at risk they as an employer are legally responsible for their wellbeing.

With approximately 120,000 employees in the UK, the chances are pretty high that a fair few would contract and die with CV. I’m sure that made it a pretty easy decision to make.

The new post CV19 McDs is a very different prospect both to work at and as a customer.

WonkeyDonkey

2,563 posts

129 months

Saturday 16th May 2020
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Drive through queue was over an hour long for the one near me yesterday. Like KFC but not enough to wait that long!

I don't get what the moaning is about for online orders. Of course its going to be more expensive than going into the store.

Armchair Expert

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3,097 posts

100 months

Saturday 16th May 2020
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LeadFarmer said:
Why would you complain, I just don't understand it??? Just Eat are free to charge whatever they want, and it's your choice whether to order or not, but to complain just seems crazy???
Because I can, because the inflated price is a ripe off and it is my opinion.

People who complain that no one should have an opinion are the crazy ones or they could be submissive I guess?

Armchair Expert

Original Poster:

3,097 posts

100 months

Saturday 16th May 2020
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Ham_and_Jam said:
They had to shut because they couldn’t socially distance the staff. In the kitchen they literally fall over each other, its an extremely busy and tight working area with lots of bodies.

They employ a lot of older people aswell, but regardless of whether they are more or less at risk they as an employer are legally responsible for their wellbeing.

With approximately 120,000 employees in the UK, the chances are pretty high that a fair few would contract and die with CV. I’m sure that made it a pretty easy decision to make.

The new post CV19 McDs is a very different prospect both to work at and as a customer.
So how are they open abroad and how will they manage now, what is the difference?

Surely if the restaurant bit closed there is a need for less staff, how do Pizza Hut manage?

I am guessing the government paying 80% of the salary made it more economical to close and now the government is threatening to reduce this they are going to find a way round it.

Stella Tortoise

3,130 posts

169 months

Saturday 16th May 2020
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Ziplobb

1,560 posts

310 months

Saturday 16th May 2020
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KFC reopened on th Isle of Wight a couple of days ago
Free advert on the Isle of Wight Echo and Isle of Wight radio (they won’t give my business a free plug)
There was a queue of cars yesterday at around 10.50 , some were in their cars for nearly an hour waiting to be served on a hot sunny day.
Carisbrooke Car Park this am


The life of a sub89’er
Queue for an hour to buy st food, drive to a beautiful place, eat your st food and chuck the rubbish out
I simply don’t get it

Edited to say that’s the doo poo bin as well thats how thick they are , they have eaten the st they don’t need to bin it

Edited by Ziplobb on Saturday 16th May 17:20

21TonyK

13,108 posts

235 months

Saturday 16th May 2020
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Similar queues last Wednesday at our local one. Out of the car park onto the main road queuing "double parked" for about 200m down the road.

Makes you wonder what they put in the stuff?? wish I knew, would make a fortune out of it!

bristolbaron

5,347 posts

238 months

Saturday 16th May 2020
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bristolbaron said:
Jamesgt said:
KFC drive through us open now. Quite a few of them I believe. I had my first in months yesterday from the Bristol one. Mmmmmmmmm
Which one?! If Cribbs or Filton drive through are open I’m going that way today! idealick
I drove past both and won’t be going to either for a while - queues were ridiculous!

Jamesgt

849 posts

259 months

Saturday 16th May 2020
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bristolbaron said:
Which one?! If Cribbs or Filton drive through are open I’m going that way today! idealick
Cribbs my friend. It was worth it. Queue was long but only took 10-15 minutes to battle it

bristolbaron

5,347 posts

238 months

Saturday 16th May 2020
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Jamesgt said:
Cribbs my friend. It was worth it. Queue was long but only took 10-15 minutes to battle it
I could see a queue back toward Vue as I went past.. appreciate it may have been worse being a Saturday, but if I’m going to wait that long it’ll need to be for more than just a pre dinner snack laugh

Type R Tom

4,281 posts

175 months

Saturday 16th May 2020
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Our local one has just re-opened. Went to uber eats to have a look, a decent meal was £8-9 each plus £3.50 delivery. We didn't bother, I can't face spending over £20 on KFC.

I suppose it comes down to the individual, I love cooking and got a deep fryer, I can do a much better version for a fraction of the cost (including the MSG bit) so won't bother but I can imagine for many it's worth the cost.

In lockdown, the only thing I have really missed from the take away is nan bread. I can do a pretty good version of everything else at home myself (bighead).


21TonyK

13,108 posts

235 months

Saturday 16th May 2020
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[quote=Type R Tom
In lockdown, the only thing I have really missed from the take away is nan bread. I can do a pretty good version of everything else at home myself (bighead).


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Aldi mini-naan are really good but even better if you have an Iceland Food Warehouse near they do giant flame baked naans. Dirt cheap and 18" long, proper restaurant style naan.

I bought 4 packs of the Aldi ones last time I spotted them.