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Being too poor for sit down meals isn't heroic.
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awesome guy wrote:Being too poor for sit down meals isn't heroic.
Nah. We just think there are better options than Applebee's. I don't have anything against Applebee's, but if I'm living in a city with options, I'm probably going to dine at a better place.


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Meh we haven't eaten out in 2 months. :)
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1. Blue apron is garbage.

2. Better fast food chains are really pushing out the Applebees of the world IMO: Panera's, Moe's, Five Guys, etc. You can get food that's equivalent to an Applebees paying at a kiosk for half the price.
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The advantage a chain can have is an expectation of a certain level of quality. If you go to any McDonalds in he US, you know what you are getting when you get there. If the quality waivers, the exact opposite effect can happen as well.

Applebees has probably done what all businesses do when they get bloated with middle management and uncompetitive cost structures, they cut cost from the product, figuring no one will notice. Eventually the company exists to serve its own bureaucracy more than anything else. It gets lazy. Lazy kills you. All these big chains are old businesses now. It would make sense that they are being replaced by new chains that are focused more on product. This is why capitalism is great. It is never easy to win.


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Bay_area_Hokie wrote:The advantage a chain can have is an expectation of a certain level of quality. If you go to any McDonalds in he US, you know what you are getting when you get there. If the quality waivers, the exact opposite effect can happen as well.

Applebees has probably done what all businesses do when they get bloated with middle management and uncompetitive cost structures, they cut cost from the product, figuring no one will notice. Eventually the company exists to serve its own bureaucracy more than anything else. It gets lazy. Lazy kills you. All these big chains are old businesses now. It would make sense that they are being replaced by new chains that are focused more on product. This is why capitalism is great. It is never easy to win.


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That's a good point, and dovetails with my own: places like applebees are really nothing more than expensive fast food.

When Quiznos started, their prices were higher, but you got a better product. Over time, they nickel and dimed themselves into an expensive subway. Now they're out of business.
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awesome guy wrote:Being too poor for sit down meals isn't heroic.
Nah. We just think there are better options than Applebee's. I don't have anything against Applebee's, but if I'm living in a city with options, I'm probably going to dine at a better place.


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Bay_area_Hokie wrote:The advantage a chain can have is an expectation of a certain level of quality. If you go to any McDonalds in he US, you know what you are getting when you get there. If the quality waivers, the exact opposite effect can happen as well.

Applebees has probably done what all businesses do when they get bloated with middle management and uncompetitive cost structures, they cut cost from the product, figuring no one will notice. Eventually the company exists to serve its own bureaucracy more than anything else. It gets lazy. Lazy kills you. All these big chains are old businesses now. It would make sense that they are being replaced by new chains that are focused more on product. This is why capitalism is great. It is never easy to win.


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True, it's packaged feeder food.
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USN_Hokie wrote:
Bay_area_Hokie wrote:The advantage a chain can have is an expectation of a certain level of quality. If you go to any McDonalds in he US, you know what you are getting when you get there. If the quality waivers, the exact opposite effect can happen as well.

Applebees has probably done what all businesses do when they get bloated with middle management and uncompetitive cost structures, they cut cost from the product, figuring no one will notice. Eventually the company exists to serve its own bureaucracy more than anything else. It gets lazy. Lazy kills you. All these big chains are old businesses now. It would make sense that they are being replaced by new chains that are focused more on product. This is why capitalism is great. It is never easy to win.


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That's a good point, and dovetails with my own: places like applebees are really nothing more than expensive fast food.

When Quiznos started, their prices were higher, but you got a better product. Over time, they nickel and dimed themselves into an expensive subway. Now they're out of business.
I believe a Quiznos mention elicits thoughts from CFB. Need him to weigh in here....


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awesome guy wrote:Being too poor for sit down meals isn't heroic.
Nah. We just think there are better options than Applebee's. I don't have anything against Applebee's, but if I'm living in a city with options, I'm probably going to dine at a better place.


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nolanvt wrote:
awesome guy wrote:Being too poor for sit down meals isn't heroic.
Nah. We just think there are better options than Applebee's. I don't have anything against Applebee's, but if I'm living in a city with options, I'm probably going to dine at a better place.


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You're not reading this thread. We and everyone else are choosing better options.


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nolanvt wrote:
awesome guy wrote:
nolanvt wrote:
awesome guy wrote:Being too poor for sit down meals isn't heroic.
Nah. We just think there are better options than Applebee's. I don't have anything against Applebee's, but if I'm living in a city with options, I'm probably going to dine at a better place.


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You're not reading this thread. We and everyone else are choosing better options.


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Uh huh. Velveeta and tuna isn't better, it's best you can do.
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I'm a better cook than what is hired at most "chains". :D
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Major Kong wrote:I'm a better cook than what is hired at most "chains". :D
That's probably true. That's also why it's reheated and preprocessed garbage.
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What's heroic about not going to Applebee's? Saying stuff like that is why people call millenials retarded.
USN_Hokie wrote:1. Blue apron is garbage.
Correct. Never ordered it; saw a Blue Apron 'meal' over at a buddy's place. It was Huevos Rancheros for dinner. Not shirting you, that 'meal' for two included two whole eggs. Eggs are what, like less than 10 cents apiece? And they were labeled "Farm Eggs". WhereTF else would an egg come from but a farm? I think that 'meal' was like $20.
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PolyTech wrote:What's heroic about not going to Applebee's? Saying stuff like that is why people call millenials retarded.
Pssst, there was a tad of sarcasm in there.


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PolyTech wrote:What's heroic about not going to Applebee's? Saying stuff like that is why people call millenials retarded.
Pssst, there was a tad of sarcasm in there.


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In fairness, anyone should be forgiven for just assuming that you'd type something that ridiculous, though.
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PolyTech wrote:
nolanvt wrote:
PolyTech wrote:What's heroic about not going to Applebee's? Saying stuff like that is why people call millenials retarded.
Pssst, there was a tad of sarcasm in there.


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In fairness, anyone should be forgiven for just assuming that you'd type something that ridiculous, though.
It ain't that serious, guy. Lighten up.


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nolanvt wrote:
PolyTech wrote:
nolanvt wrote:
PolyTech wrote:What's heroic about not going to Applebee's? Saying stuff like that is why people call millenials retarded.
Pssst, there was a tad of sarcasm in there.


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In fairness, anyone should be forgiven for just assuming that you'd type something that ridiculous, though.
It ain't that serious, guy. Lighten up.


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nolanvt wrote:
PolyTech wrote:
nolanvt wrote:
PolyTech wrote:What's heroic about not going to Applebee's? Saying stuff like that is why people call millenials retarded.
Pssst, there was a tad of sarcasm in there.


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It ain't that serious, guy. Lighten up.


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Statement of fact, not anything emotional. Try that sometime - your reception here will be much better.
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PolyTech wrote:
nolanvt wrote:
PolyTech wrote:
nolanvt wrote:
PolyTech wrote:What's heroic about not going to Applebee's? Saying stuff like that is why people call millenials retarded.
Pssst, there was a tad of sarcasm in there.


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In fairness, anyone should be forgiven for just assuming that you'd type something that ridiculous, though.
It ain't that serious, guy. Lighten up.


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Statement of fact, not anything emotional. Try that sometime - your reception here will be much better.
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nolanvt wrote:
PolyTech wrote:
nolanvt wrote:
PolyTech wrote:What's heroic about not going to Applebee's? Saying stuff like that is why people call millenials retarded.
Pssst, there was a tad of sarcasm in there.


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nolanvt wrote:
awesome guy wrote:
nolanvt wrote:
PolyTech wrote:
nolanvt wrote:
PolyTech wrote:What's heroic about not going to Applebee's? Saying stuff like that is why people call millenials retarded.
Pssst, there was a tad of sarcasm in there.


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