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600 poor souls dumped on the dole

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  • Carl31
    Carl31 Posts: 2,616 Forumite
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    lilac_lady wrote: »
    It's a shame for the staff but a blessing for the motorway drivers.

    are you sure? it means burger king and subway now instead

    im not sure whats worse tbh
  • ILW
    ILW Posts: 18,333 Forumite
    Carl31 wrote: »
    The TV programme with Heston Blumenthal trying to change their business model said it all

    Old fashioned business run by old fashioned people, the UK has moved on, they haven’t

    Maybe it was trying to go upmarket that caused the problem.

    20 years ago they were OK.
  • dtsazza
    dtsazza Posts: 6,295 Forumite
    ILW wrote: »
    Maybe it was trying to go upmarket that caused the problem.

    20 years ago they were OK.
    But they no longer have the option of operating 20 years ago - something had to give.
  • Carl31
    Carl31 Posts: 2,616 Forumite
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    ILW wrote: »
    Maybe it was trying to go upmarket that caused the problem.

    20 years ago they were OK.

    i think the problem was they chose to ignore him, and stuck to their menus from 20 years ago
  • ruggedtoast
    ruggedtoast Posts: 9,819 Forumite
    Whenever I have been in one the staff are usually very pleasant. They've just refurbished the one near us and made it all funky looking. Some of them have really seen better days, and unfortunately its pretty clear that as a business they are skint.

    The main problem with them is that the food is so expensive. It isn't bad, but just far too expensive in comparison to local restaurants and pubs, so they get no local trade only people on long journeys.
  • jamespir
    jamespir Posts: 21,456 Forumite
    tartanterra wrote: »
    It's clear that the bottom has fallen out of the market for crappy, overpriced food, often served cold by uninterested youths in shabby surroundings.......

    no mcdonalds is still open
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  • PasturesNew
    PasturesNew Posts: 70,698 Forumite
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    ruggedtoast wrote: »
    ... so they get no local trade only people on long journeys.
    This might be part of the issue too ... with modern cars being so much smoother and more comfortable, with more gadgets, than 20 years ago, people are more prepared to make their journeys in one hit ... whereas 20 years ago people were more likely to take a break.

    I never stop unless a journey is over 400 miles.
  • yertiz_2
    yertiz_2 Posts: 252 Forumite
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    I just take a sandwich and a flask....still I do feel sorry for those who will lose their jobs.
  • lilac_lady
    lilac_lady Posts: 4,469 Forumite
    Carl31 wrote: »
    are you sure? it means burger king and subway now instead

    im not sure whats worse tbh


    It's worth driving a couple of miles off the motorway to get some decent food at reasonable prices.
    " The greatest wealth is to live content with little."

         Plato


  • lilac_lady
    lilac_lady Posts: 4,469 Forumite
    PasturesNew wrote: »
    This might be part of the issue too ... with modern cars being so much smoother and more comfortable, with more gadgets, than 20 years ago, people are more prepared to make their journeys in one hit ... whereas 20 years ago people were more likely to take a break.

    I never stop unless a journey is over 400 miles.

    Beware of DVT. It's not always aircraft journeys that cause it.
    " The greatest wealth is to live content with little."

         Plato


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