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imanamerican63

(16,172 posts) Tue Mar 31, 2026, 12:18 AM 3 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 3 hrs ago OP

For that price, you should have gotten four whole chickens! Bayard 3 hrs ago #1

And some dry white toast. RPM 2 hrs ago #3

I see what you kids did there! LOL winstars 1 hr ago #8

I went to Burger King LogDog75 3 hrs ago #2

Rotisserie Chicken at Costco... $4.99 BurnDoubt 1 hr ago #4

That's the whole damn chicken! RainCaster 1 hr ago #5

Yep! Two meals, two sandwiches and a pot of soup. BurnDoubt 45 min ago #9

I go to KFC for their Tuesday special ... aggiesal 1 hr ago #6

Sounds like Switzerland. Old Crank 1 hr ago #7

Let me guess... Was it a TA truck stop? mwooldri 43 min ago #10

Bayard

(29,660 posts)

1. For that price, you should have gotten four whole chickens!

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 12:25 AM

3 hrs ago

RPM

(5,644 posts)

3. And some dry white toast.

Reply to Bayard (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 01:25 AM

2 hrs ago

winstars

(4,279 posts)

8. I see what you kids did there! LOL

Reply to RPM (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 02:51 AM

1 hr ago

LogDog75

(1,301 posts)

2. I went to Burger King

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 12:26 AM

3 hrs ago

and a Whopper without cheese, large fries, and large soda cost 417+.

BurnDoubt

(1,720 posts)

4. Rotisserie Chicken at Costco... $4.99

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 01:51 AM

1 hr ago

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

RainCaster

(13,699 posts)

5. That's the whole damn chicken!

Reply to BurnDoubt (Reply #4)

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 02:31 AM

1 hr ago

It's a great deal, IMO.

BurnDoubt

(1,720 posts)

9. Yep! Two meals, two sandwiches and a pot of soup.

Reply to RainCaster (Reply #5)

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 03:05 AM

45 min ago

aggiesal

(10,796 posts)

6. I go to KFC for their Tuesday special ...

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 02:41 AM

1 hr 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

(7,061 posts)

7. Sounds like Switzerland.

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 02:50 AM

1 hr 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.

mwooldri

(10,818 posts)

10. Let me guess... Was it a TA truck stop?

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 03:08 AM

43 min 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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