I read some guy killed himself in an Olive Garden by putting his head in the deep fryer. Couldn't get out of my mind how fucked that was, or how bad things must have been for him to do something like that. That's enough news for one day.
What made me unhappy today ?
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There are easier ways to go, for sure. 
I can't believe that was a murder, though; if anyone tried to murder someone that way, the other person would have resisted, and that would've been noticed by someone else. "Hey, WTF do you think you're doing?!" and so on.
I can't believe that was a murder, though; if anyone tried to murder someone that way, the other person would have resisted, and that would've been noticed by someone else. "Hey, WTF do you think you're doing?!" and so on.
I love the zuppa toscana once I mash up the giant slices of potato and add salt and pepper, but I'm just a Scotch-Irish lowbrow.
Well, I've now done something I never thought I would have to: contact Consumer Affairs here and ask what my legal protections are, as a customer.
I also wrote back to Nando's, informed them of the relevant law, told them frankly how I felt (not impressed), and asked them (nicely) what they intend to do ... without (of course), asking for money or free stuff. *G*
I'm prepared to be patient with them, but on the other hand, they given me two coupons ... which their restaurants have refused to honour. *shrug* If they did honour these, of course, there wouldn't be a problem.
I'm glad to say that I have never eaten at an Olive Garden. So I've no idea why so many people hate them, but maybe I don't want to know?
Well, I've now done something I never thought I would have to: contact Consumer Affairs here and ask what my legal protections are, as a customer.
I also wrote back to Nando's, informed them of the relevant law, told them frankly how I felt (not impressed), and asked them (nicely) what they intend to do ... without (of course), asking for money or free stuff. *G*
I'm prepared to be patient with them, but on the other hand, they given me two coupons ... which their restaurants have refused to honour. *shrug* If they did honour these, of course, there wouldn't be a problem.
And at what point does the time you spend on doing this become worth more than the coupons?
If it weren't for people like Rath, we would all be suffering an even more dishonest society than already exists, where corporations could get away with far more than they already do.
Go get them, @Rath Darkblade! Don't let them get away.
I bet it is what those corpo bastards are already counting on. Giving out fake coupons that aren't used to just to have a better image and look good for those who believe in the coupons. Very cynical business move that should be punished.
I doubt that, given how loud social media is these days.
But, if one believes that of them, then one avoid the headache by... not eating there.
The hell is that even supposed to be? Let's take two Italian food words, put them together, and see what happens!
(and, yes, I know it's basically a Portugese hybrid...)
Don't look at me with that expression, young man.
I never understood why "Olive Garden" instead of "Olive Grove," never mind what they call their soup.
Because the average American culinary consumer is as dumb as dumb gets. Don't confuse them with fancy words or unfamiliar symbols.
Do I get points for avoiding McDonalds and Burger King? Oh. Wait. I'd lose those points immediately for the guilty pleasure I take in the occasional Taco John's taco salad. Never mind.
Quality of food has nothing to do with it. The self-proclaimed "foodies" are the most gullible of all. They literally paid for my house. The more cultured some is in any department, the easier it is to take their money.
I'd take McDonald's over Taco Bell. Their food is harder to replicate. Taco Bell is much simpler. I've had more than a few Mexican joints that have copied Taco Bell directly. Not hard. The McDonald's burger though...
Taco Bell sucks. My son-in-law is from Zacatecas. He calls all American Mexican food Taco Bell. When he, my daughter, and granddaughter stayed with us, he and my husband did all of the cooking. Zacateca's regional food is so different from anything I've had on the border or in Mexico City that it hardly belongs in the same country.
Catriona Trivia: the first Mexico City restaurant we ate in specialized in food from northern Italy. The second was Spanish food. Go figure.
Catriona Trivia: the first Mexico City restaurant we ate in specialized in food from northern Italy. The second was Spanish food. Go figure.
Mexican cuisine is as diversified as anybody. Lots of culinary influences in the area in addition to their sheer size and variated terrain. Oaxacan style has been catching on lately with their moles and huge ass tortillas.
I'm glad to say that I have never eaten at an Olive Garden. So I've no idea why so many people hate them, but maybe I don't want to know?
It begins with breadsticks. They're so dry and passé that my Samsung Swype input doesn't even know the word.
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