| ▲ | woodruffw 4 hours ago |
| 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.) |
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| ▲ | 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. |
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| ▲ | 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. |
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| ▲ | 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 22 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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