joel_young•1mo agoMost Upvoted

Traded my 20-year Popeyes loyalty for Chick-fil-A last month and it hurt my wallet

I used to hit Popeyes every Tuesday for their $5 chicken sandwich deal, but after I moved to Charlotte and saw the Chick-fil-A drive-thru moving faster, I gave in. Now I'm spending $8.50 a meal and the speed is nice, but has anyone else felt guilty dropping a long-time fast food spot just for convenience?

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patp791mo ago

Honestly @ray324 nailed it with "it's a chicken sandwich, not a breakup" tbh. Popeyes probably won't send you a sad email asking why you ghosted them.

ray3241mo ago

Guilty? Man, it's a chicken sandwich, not a breakup. You traded one fast food chain for another, not a family pet. If you're really losing sleep over $3.50 and some biscuits, maybe fast food loyalty isn't the hill worth dying on. Popeyes isn't sitting around wondering where you are. Save the guilt for something real, like skipping leg day or forgetting your mom's birthday.

iris_jones891mo ago

My buddy Mark switched from Bojangles to Chick-fil-A last year and it was like watching someone go through a bad breakup. He kept saying "the biscuits just aren't the same" for like two months straight. Eventually his wife told him to either go back to Bojangles or shut up about it. He went back to Bojangles.