Okay, at Fazoli's, we have 'Kids Night' -- kids meals are 99¢ each.
Obviously, people took advantage of it, ordering up to 17 kids meals at a time. Corporate saw that a $14 pizza was effectively being sold off for $5.19, and put an end to it.
New rules:
So now whenever someone orders more than 2 kids meals through drive-through, I know there's going to be an argument, and I look forward to it.
[BEEP] "Welcome to Fazoli's, how can I help you?" ".... " "...." "...." "...." (They don't like acknowledging me) "...." "..." "Can I get... three kids spaghetti meals, with meatballs, all of them with coke, a kids pepperoni pizza meal, a kids cheese pizza meal, three more kids pepperoni pizzas, all with cokes, and a chicken broccoli penne bake?"
She's expecting 99¢ per kids meal, giving a total of $14.61. Not so. Eight kids meals at 2.49 each, plus a Chicken Broccoli Penne Bake at 5.99? "Okay, I have three Kids Spaghetti with Meatballs, Four Kids Pepperoni Pizzas, One Kids Cheese Pizza, all eight with cokes, and a Chicken Broccoli Penne Bake. Your total is $27.20"
She pulls around and waits for me to >slowly< pour all 8 kids Cokes. I'm relishing every moment cuz I know she was expecting the discount, but too stupid to speak up before I cashed it over.
"Hello, $27.20" "Isn't it supposed to be 99¢ kids meals?" (She gets a little grimace of annoyance on her face.) "Sorry, no, the discount is only for orders inside, with an adult entree, with the kids present"
She gets pissed off, comes inside, and reorders the meal, expecting a discount. Oops. She can't order it to-go, and the kids are at home. That'll be $27.20 please.
You may think we're being bastards about the policy, but when you have three people in a row come through drive-through, each ordering 12+ Kids Pepperoni Pizza meals, you would understand why. And they're all the same. Beat-up 1993 Plymouth Voyager minivan, door moulding missing, back seat full of blankets and a laundry basket, woman driving it with her gut digging into the steering wheel...
Hell, one time a woman came through and ordered 13 kids pizzas -- that's 26 slices, or over 3 entire pizzas, for $13.51, and I knew she was single without kids. Seriously. Three whole 14" pizzas, plus an additional 2 slices, plus over two dozen breadsticks, for $13.51? And they wonder why corporate ended it?
Obviously, people took advantage of it, ordering up to 17 kids meals at a time. Corporate saw that a $14 pizza was effectively being sold off for $5.19, and put an end to it.
New rules:
- Only from 5:00PM to 8:00PM
- You must order an adult entree
- Must be eaten inside
- One meal per kid
- Kids must be present
So now whenever someone orders more than 2 kids meals through drive-through, I know there's going to be an argument, and I look forward to it.
[BEEP] "Welcome to Fazoli's, how can I help you?" ".... " "...." "...." "...." (They don't like acknowledging me) "...." "..." "Can I get... three kids spaghetti meals, with meatballs, all of them with coke, a kids pepperoni pizza meal, a kids cheese pizza meal, three more kids pepperoni pizzas, all with cokes, and a chicken broccoli penne bake?"
She's expecting 99¢ per kids meal, giving a total of $14.61. Not so. Eight kids meals at 2.49 each, plus a Chicken Broccoli Penne Bake at 5.99? "Okay, I have three Kids Spaghetti with Meatballs, Four Kids Pepperoni Pizzas, One Kids Cheese Pizza, all eight with cokes, and a Chicken Broccoli Penne Bake. Your total is $27.20"
She pulls around and waits for me to >slowly< pour all 8 kids Cokes. I'm relishing every moment cuz I know she was expecting the discount, but too stupid to speak up before I cashed it over.
"Hello, $27.20" "Isn't it supposed to be 99¢ kids meals?" (She gets a little grimace of annoyance on her face.) "Sorry, no, the discount is only for orders inside, with an adult entree, with the kids present"
She gets pissed off, comes inside, and reorders the meal, expecting a discount. Oops. She can't order it to-go, and the kids are at home. That'll be $27.20 please.
You may think we're being bastards about the policy, but when you have three people in a row come through drive-through, each ordering 12+ Kids Pepperoni Pizza meals, you would understand why. And they're all the same. Beat-up 1993 Plymouth Voyager minivan, door moulding missing, back seat full of blankets and a laundry basket, woman driving it with her gut digging into the steering wheel...
Hell, one time a woman came through and ordered 13 kids pizzas -- that's 26 slices, or over 3 entire pizzas, for $13.51, and I knew she was single without kids. Seriously. Three whole 14" pizzas, plus an additional 2 slices, plus over two dozen breadsticks, for $13.51? And they wonder why corporate ended it?
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