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imanamerican63

(16,173 posts)
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 12:18 AM 10 hrs ago

Whoa! Want to talk about price gouging?

I’m at a truck stop in Alabama. I go in to get something hot to eat. It’s late and Popeyes Chicken is only thing open. I’m hungry, so I order a 4pcs chicken dinner and 2 sides! I about passed out when she said that’ll be $21+. I said how much & she replied $21+!

No wonder business are closing! Soon, no one is going to be able to afford to buy anything!

Thanks Donnie and your wagon riding minions!

They’ll never see me at another Popeyes Chicken restaurant ever again! That is ridiculous to say the least!



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Whoa! Want to talk about price gouging? (Original Post) imanamerican63 10 hrs ago OP
For that price, you should have gotten four whole chickens! Bayard 10 hrs ago #1
And some dry white toast. RPM 9 hrs ago #3
I see what you kids did there! LOL winstars 8 hrs ago #8
I went to Burger King LogDog75 10 hrs ago #2
Rotisserie Chicken at Costco... $4.99 BurnDoubt 9 hrs ago #4
That's the whole damn chicken! RainCaster 8 hrs ago #5
Yep! Two meals, two sandwiches and a pot of soup. BurnDoubt 7 hrs ago #9
I go to KFC for their Tuesday special ... aggiesal 8 hrs ago #6
Sounds like Switzerland. Old Crank 8 hrs ago #7
Swiss prices are off the charts generally DFW 2 hrs ago #12
I'll let you know. I'm flying into Zurich tomorrow night. sinkingfeeling 1 hr ago #14
Let me guess... Was it a TA truck stop? mwooldri 7 hrs ago #10
What is TA? raccoon 5 hrs ago #11
Travel Centers of America hatrack 2 hrs ago #13

BurnDoubt

(1,720 posts)
4. Rotisserie Chicken at Costco... $4.99
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 01:51 AM
9 hrs ago

Never forget: Inflation really means “wages and benefits”".)





aggiesal

(10,797 posts)
6. I go to KFC for their Tuesday special ...
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 02:41 AM
8 hrs ago

8 pieces of chicken, 2 large sides and 4.biscuits for $21
I think that's expensive, but it's the best deal of the store.
So you can imagine how expensive.everything else is.

Old Crank

(7,065 posts)
7. Sounds like Switzerland.
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 02:50 AM
8 hrs ago

10 years ago in Bassel, Burger King was advertising their whopper deal, cheese whopper with fries and drink and it was 22 Euro then. Haven't checked since then.

DFW

(60,174 posts)
12. Swiss prices are off the charts generally
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 08:46 AM
2 hrs ago

Ten years ago a medium sized coffee mocha cost SFr. 8 (about $9 at the time) at a Zürich Starbucks.

mwooldri

(10,818 posts)
10. Let me guess... Was it a TA truck stop?
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 03:08 AM
7 hrs ago

I find those are usually high priced anyway. Also high priced roadside restaurants are found on toll road service areas.

Also I find a lot of TAs have a significant amount of their parking set up for paid parking.

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