Companies you are surprised still exist

[Calvin6s]

I avoid the other pizza places around here except Little Caesar's if I need a quick fix.

I'm surprised you can eat Little Caesar's if the other pizza is making you feel sick.  Around here, we call it Little Squeezer's.  You figure that one out.

Because I actually feel remorse when I see a business go under, I will add in the opposite direction.  When am I going to get more internet options?  The lack of competition is pathetic considering everybody wants it.

[Jamesman42]

I'm not sure how the local comic/TCG shop in my town can stay in business. He gets the most business from Magic: the Gathering prereleases and even then most people in my town go out of town for those. His store is extremely small and poorly run, and yet he's been going since early 2000.

Maybe he has a second job haha

[Cool Chris]

I remember the Sears Wish Book when I was a kid.  That was awesome.

OMG Yes! I can't wait to explain to my kids that was they way we figured out and informed our parents of what we wanted for Christmas.

And it was probably the first time I ever saw a woman in a bra.

[Calvin6s]

And there's a snapshot of my youth.

[Lucien]

I avoid the other pizza places around here except Little Caesar's if I need a quick fix.

I'm surprised you can eat Little Caesar's if the other pizza is making you feel sick.  Around here, we call it Little Squeezer's.  You figure that one out.

You must have a really shitty Little Caesar's, I've almost always liked their pizza when I get it. Same goes with Domino's.

(Though I'll never forget the deep dish pizza I ate with orchestra friends at Giordano's... in Chicago...)

[Cool Chris]

This falls more under the "Companies you are surprised anyone still patronizes" category. McDonalds. There is absolutely nothing they do better than any other ubiquitous fast food joint. Except maybe be more ubiquitous. Unless you are in the sticks, if there is a McDonalds on the side of the road, chances are there is a better fast food place within a couple blocks.

[425]

Fountain beverages. McDonald's fountain beverages are better than anyone else's. Hard to find a place where you can get a better Coke than McDonald's. Also, their fries are among the best of all the fast food restaurants. And their breakfast. I'm not at all surprised at McDonald's continued success. They're quick and cheap, they're everywhere, and a lot of the food tastes pretty good, too.

[Lucien]

Not really a company, but a part of a company

like seriously why hasn't Adobe Flash Player just died already, HTML5 is beating it into a pulp

[rumborak]

Funny, had the same discussion with friends earlier
I once read that Netflix doesn't want to go HTML5 because it doesn't support DRM.

[Anguyen92]

On this pizza topic.

Man, I have such a low standard when it comes to pizza.  My accounting clubs always order from Little Caesar's, because it's very cheap, and we eat all the slices, because, well, how can we refuse relatively free pizza? (I technically paid for it by paying the club membership fee though).  I couldn't recall the last time my household ordered Domino's, but the few times I had it, it was all right.  We just wanted to have them cinnamon sticks with them icing dipping sauce.  Nowadays, if my household wants pizza, we get Pizza Hut (for the honey BBQ and Garlic Parmesan wings as well).

[Calvin6s]

Sounds like Domino's and Little Caesar's vary wildly by location.

Adobe Flash:  Constantly crashing when I go to YouTube in my Firefox browser.  Can I watch YouTube videos on Firefox with Adobe?  I have Chrome just for watching videos.

[425]

Funny, had the same discussion with friends earlier
I once read that Netflix doesn't want to go HTML5 because it doesn't support DRM.

Doesn't Netflix use Silverlight? In any case, I understand the need for them to have DRM built in. At least their player is pretty good. I think ABC's is flash-based, and it is atrocious.

[jammindude]

This falls more under the "Companies you are surprised anyone still patronizes" category. McDonalds. There is absolutely nothing they do better than any other ubiquitous fast food joint. Except maybe be more ubiquitous. Unless you are in the sticks, if there is a McDonalds on the side of the road, chances are there is a better fast food place within a couple blocks.

I'm personally convinced that they use crack instead of salt on their fries.   Their regular food may be no better than any other fast food joint, but nearly everyone I've met thinks McD's has the monopoly on yummy fries.    No one else's comes close IMO.

[hefdaddy42]

I have no problems with McDonald's or Little Caesar's.

[Stadler]

I really don't like companies rewarding for the use of credit cards. I understand the reasoning behind it, but I refuse to play ball. I have used a credit card twice in my life. Once was for an emergency tow and the other was for a new laptop for school (which I paid off 8 months before interest started kicking in). I prefer to never charge anything. I have enough bills in my life. I'd much rather a company have a rewards card that keeps track of your purchases as a customer, regardless of what payment method you use, and then issue you bonuses based on being a good customer rather than opting to put yourself in debt.

But you understand that rewards regardless of payment method defeats the purpose, right?   They are not "giving" you anything for free, it's just a less transparent way of making you pay for it. 

I'm with you in principle (though I haven't been as disciplined as I would like in terms of practice) but it is precisely the use of the cards that enables the rewards. 

[eric42434224]

If the consumer pays off his balance every month, like I do, then my rewards are most certainly free to the consumer.  I make about a grand every year in gift cards from my credit card use, and use them for teachers gifts, birthdays, etc.  The people who are paying for my rewards are the businesses where I use my credit card....the credit card charges them fees when I use my card.

[Stadler]

This falls more under the "Companies you are surprised anyone still patronizes" category. McDonalds. There is absolutely nothing they do better than any other ubiquitous fast food joint. Except maybe be more ubiquitous. Unless you are in the sticks, if there is a McDonalds on the side of the road, chances are there is a better fast food place within a couple blocks.

I'm personally convinced that they use crack instead of salt on their fries.   Their regular food may be no better than any other fast food joint, but nearly everyone I've met thinks McD's has the monopoly on yummy fries.    No one else's comes close IMO.

Yeah, I'm with you.  I have even gone to Wendy's for a Single Cheese, then driven across the street right into the Mickey D's drive through for their fries.  I'm also a fan of the Quarter Pounder, though I try not to eat it very often.

[Randaran]

This falls more under the "Companies you are surprised anyone still patronizes" category. McDonalds. There is absolutely nothing they do better than any other ubiquitous fast food joint. Except maybe be more ubiquitous. Unless you are in the sticks, if there is a McDonalds on the side of the road, chances are there is a better fast food place within a couple blocks.

I'm personally convinced that they use crack instead of salt on their fries.   Their regular food may be no better than any other fast food joint, but nearly everyone I've met thinks McD's has the monopoly on yummy fries.    No one else's comes close IMO.

Yeah, I'm with you.  I have even gone to Wendy's for a Single Cheese, then driven across the street right into the Mickey D's drive through for their fries.  I'm also a fan of the Quarter Pounder, though I try not to eat it very often.

I personally love McD's Double Quarter Pounder with extra cheese and bacon. I cannot think of a single fast food item, from any franchise, that I prefer to it. Their fries are heavenly, too. Though I don't go there very often, for obvious reasons.

Something tangentially related: whenever I go to a fast food restaurant, it makes me sad to see people in their mid-20s or older working there in non-management positions. There are many other open jobs, at least in my area, that require no experience, pay more than minimum wage, and sport far superior working conditions.

[El Barto]

No matter what country you're in, McDonalds is where you can always go and get a humongous, American sized cup of decent coffee for $2. No one enjoys a demitasse of exceptional coffee with a pastry more than me, but it's certainly helpful that you can follow it up with a large from McD's half an hour later if you need a real cup that morning. 

As for their food, it's strictly on an emergency basis for me. Twice in the last 6 years, and I remember both events. Drunk off my ass at 0200 in Hamburg and passing through Las Cruces while a massive storm was blowing through and it was the only place with power (and even then it was mostly because I needed their WiFi for a bit).

[cramx3]

I enjoy McDonalds food. Its bad so its not something to eat often, but I do think its tasty.

[Prog Snob]

I enjoy McDonalds food. Its bad so its not something to eat often, but I do think its tasty.

McDonald's first are the best.  I always tell them to put extra salt and they're so fucking  delicious.  However, when it comes to burgers, I prefer Burger King or Wendy's. 

[cramx3]

Yea the burgers arent the best but the soda and fries are very good.  There is something different about the coke there, its very good and has a distinct taste too.  Also the wide straws are awesome.

Wendys does have the best burgers though, but I really dont like their fries.

Either way, Taco Bell is the best fast food and somehow this has turned into the fast food thread.

[Prog Snob]

I'm hungry. 

I remember when Wendy's first introduced the Spicy Chicken sandwich, it was so good.  It was really spicy.  People must have complained though because after a while, I remember it losing that spice. 

[Randaran]

Yea the burgers arent the best but the soda and fries are very good.  There is something different about the coke there, its very good and has a distinct taste too.  Also the wide straws are awesome.

Wendys does have the best burgers though, but I really dont like their fries.

Either way, Taco Bell is the best fast food and somehow this has turned into the fast food thread.

You had me until the last sentence; Taco Bell is disgusting. A fast-food version of food that I already despise? No thanks.

[Chino]

Yea the burgers arent the best but the soda and fries are very good.  There is something different about the coke there, its very good and has a distinct taste too.  Also the wide straws are awesome.

Wendys does have the best burgers though, but I really dont like their fries.

Either way, Taco Bell is the best fast food and somehow this has turned into the fast food thread.

You had me until the last sentence; Taco Bell is disgusting. A fast-food version of food that I already despise? No thanks.

Taco Bell is the shittiest of the shit. The only fast food place I get burgers from is Five Guys.

[gmillerdrake]

The only fast food place I get burgers from is Five Guys.

Thanks Brian. I've been trying to get my lunches under control.....just read this.....probably heading to 5 Guys for lunch. 

[Prog Snob]

I never had 5 Guys before.  I did try Cheeburger Cheeburger which was just terrible.  I like how you can put anything on it that you want, but the burger was just horrible. 

[El Barto]

Yea the burgers arent the best but the soda and fries are very good.  There is something different about the coke there, its very good and has a distinct taste too.  Also the wide straws are awesome.

Wendys does have the best burgers though, but I really dont like their fries.

Either way, Taco Bell is the best fast food and somehow this has turned into the fast food thread.

You had me until the last sentence; Taco Bell is disgusting. A fast-food version of food that I already despise? No thanks.

Taco Bueno destroys them (yet they're still better than del Taco). In any event, now that we've got as many taquerias as California that's a moot point. Taco Bell is where Mexicans go for cheap American food, whilst us gringos throw down on street tacos and tortas. 

And yeah, between this and a sandwich thread on another forum, I suspect Tortas la Hechizera is in my immediate future.
 

[Chino]

The only fast food place I get burgers from is Five Guys.

Thanks Brian. I've been trying to get my lunches under control.....just read this.....probably heading to 5 Guys for lunch. 

#Jealous

[JayOctavarium]

I am officially hungry.

[El Barto]

I've never had a 5 guys burger, but if you're willing to spend $8 for a bacon cheeseburger then there are a ton of very high quality options down here. I'd opt for a place that treats a burger as a unique item, rather than one that mass produces them. Moreover, considering how people ranted and raved over In and Out when they moved into town and how thoroughly awful they actually are, I tend to treat highly regard import burger chains with a very suspect eye.

[King Postwhore]

5 Guys is the one chain that has great burgers.  Also, I can feel my arteries harden with each bite.

[hefdaddy42]

Don't ever order a large order of fries at 5 Guys.

Unless you really, really mean it.

[King Postwhore]

Don't ever order a large order of fries at 5 Guys.

Unless you really, really mean it.

I learned the hard way myself.  After, I had to shower.

[Fiery Winds]

Don't ever order a large order of fries at 5 Guys.

Unless you really, really mean it.

I learned the hard way myself.  After, I had to shower.

Same here. There were literally more fries in the bag than in the cup inside it (which was also full).