| ▲ | woodruffw 4 hours ago |
| I can't say I've ever been to Popeye's, but $68 for 3 people seems unlikely based on their online prices: I picked a random one in Orlando, Florida and the "family meal" (which appears to be a very large amount of chicken) is $20. The closest thing would be the "16Pc Classic Signature Chicken Family Meal," which is $55.69 at that location and is described as feeding between 6 and 8 people. So you'd need to tip a bit to get to $68 from there. |
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| ▲ | the__alchemist 4 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| My general assumption for any food I'm getting eating out in the US (across a range of regions) is $20/person for fast food/casual, and $30 if it's a basic restaurant. The food will be listed at $7-12 etc, but the receipt will show twice that due to fees, add-ons etc. IMO what matters is what you pay; the numbers they post on the menus and other media aren't useful. |
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| ▲ | woodruffw 4 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | This is from their online checkout, so it is what you'd pay. (It doesn't seem implausible to me that you'd pay $20/pp for food in most parts of the US; I'm responding purely to the hearsay claim that someone paid $68 for 3 people. I can't square that unless you actually bought twice as much food, and then some.) | | | |
| ▲ | physicalecon 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | [dead] |
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| ▲ | axus 25 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| This whole thread is like a Youtube epsiode of "Food Theory".
https://www.youtube.com/@FoodTheory |
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| ▲ | Retric 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Did you include tax? Also, that meal doesn’t include drinks. Poppies is significantly cheaper if you’re taking it home and supplementing with your own drinks. |
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| ▲ | woodruffw 4 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | Yes, but that meal is for 6-8 people. I don't think you can get to $68 for half as many people, even with drinks and tax. I just tried it with the "8pc meal" and 3 fountain drinks for the same location, and it came to $39.36, including tax. (If you want to try for yourself, I picked the Popeye's at 45 N Orange Blossom in Orlando, FL.) | | |
| ▲ | doctoboggan 3 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | > I don't think you can get to $68 for half as many people, even with drinks and tax. A 5pc chicken tenders, Mac and cheese, and a large drink is $25 before tax. If there are three people who get a similar meal (but not exact so they don't share the family meals) then the total is $75 before tax. Seems like the original price quote of $68 is certainly plausible for a group of three. I am sure its possible to feed three people for less like you claim, but that doesn't mean the $68 is impossible to reach. | | |
| ▲ | woodruffw 2 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | Sure, it’s not impossible to reach. But I think you’ve demonstrated that you need to work to reach it. Particularly in a family context; I don’t eat at Popeye’s but even I know that the whole point of the family menu is that it’s meant to be economical for family meals. | | |
| ▲ | doctoboggan 2 hours ago | parent [-] | | Ordering a main, a side, and a drink isn't really "working to reach it". Your original post was insinuating that the OP or their friend lied about the cost and I was just demonstrating that it's quite plausible to reach it. |
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| ▲ | vel0city 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | > A 5pc chicken tenders, Mac and cheese, and a large drink is $25 before tax. What region? Putting that same order together for a location near me is $16.23 after tax. Putting in the address above (45 N Orange Blossom in Orlando, FL.), the total was $17.35 after tax. | | |
| ▲ | kipchak an hour ago | parent [-] | | I think they're ordering it as a la carte vs a combo. The same items are $20.5 vs $13 pretax at the location closest to me in Florida. |
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| ▲ | Retric 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | Depends on the family. I’ve seen 2 active teens at healthy body weights split that 8pc meal + a side of biscuits. Obviously if you’re talking about a 6 year old the numbers are different. | | |
| ▲ | woodruffw 3 hours ago | parent [-] | | I can probably eat an 18” pizza alone, but you would rightly accuse me of misrepresentation for claiming that a “pizza for lunch for one” costs me $25+. | | |
| ▲ | Retric 27 minutes ago | parent [-] | | Not if that’s your regular order. For many families of 3 ordering 2 15” pizza, dessert, and drinks would be a regular lunch others may simply order 3 large slices. That’s my point, family of 3 isn’t some standard size. |
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| ▲ | 1123581321 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | Florida sales tax is around 8%. Drinks are $2-3. |
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| ▲ | everforward 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| If they’re bigger folks or starving and someone doesn’t want bone-in chicken, I could see it. 3 large 4 piece combos is $55.50 in Miami, and I think there are other things in that range (eg a 5 pc tender meal if someone hates bone-in chicken so they can’t get a family meal). The family meals are substantially cheaper than individual meals, if you can get everyone to agree on bone-in chicken and the same 2 sides. A 20% tip would push that up to something like $66. |
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| ▲ | SoftTalker 3 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | Why would you tip at Popeye's? It's fast food. | |
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| ▲ | vel0city 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | Who is out there paying a 20% tip at a Popeyes?! | | |
| ▲ | bpt3 4 minutes ago | parent [-] | | The same people who claim they're spending $68 for a 3 person meal at Popeyes or other similar establishments and that there is no alternative (i.e. people who aren't very good with money and/or willing to put even the slightest amount of effort into comparison shopping). |
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