Page 6 | How many take aways is too many?

MummyJ36 · 29/11/2024 19:55

BlueSilverCats · 29/11/2024 19:40

Why do you think the poor guy missed me so much?

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ah ahah excellent clap back 🤣

coffeesaveslives · 29/11/2024 19:54

SatansBobbleheadedDashboardOrnament · 29/11/2024 19:46

Is it fuck. Break down the mail then.

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I'm not the poster you're replying to but it's fairly similar here (Cumbria).

It's about £6.80 for a main dish, plus £2 for rice/noodles. A bit more if you want a "special" main or rice, but even then it's only about £10-12 per person and the portions are absolutely massive.

LittleRedRidingHoody · 29/11/2024 19:53

Hmmm @Another2Cats I'm in the Home Counties and mine seem ok? We are a commuter town though so I think the demand is high 😂

TitaniasAss · 29/11/2024 19:53

Another2Cats · 29/11/2024 19:50

Just out of interest, do you mind sharing roughly where you live - or the type of place you live?

I would guess that you either live in London or in the centre of a very large city like Birmingham or Manchester?

Outside of these areas takeaways are, generally speaking, definitely not "great food".

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I live in a tiny village and our nearest take away has the best food I've ever had from a take away. 🤷

Another2Cats · 29/11/2024 19:50

BlueSilverCats · 29/11/2024 19:39

It's never that much and definitely not average. It's actually great food , that tastes amazing (to me at least) and some places are the only ones where I can get food that tastes like food from my home country. The excitement!

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Just out of interest, do you mind sharing roughly where you live - or the type of place you live?

I would guess that you either live in London or in the centre of a very large city like Birmingham or Manchester?

Outside of these areas takeaways are, generally speaking, definitely not "great food".

Sugargliderwombat · 29/11/2024 19:49

I moved and a year later went back to my local chicken shop, not a chit chatty place but I was met with genuine concern about where I'd been and remembered my order 😂 whoops.

Goldenbear · 29/11/2024 19:49

Motnight · 29/11/2024 19:47

We have more or less given up on takeaways. Very expensive and not that great. And we live in London. It got to the point when DH and I were spending £40 plus on non descript pizzas when I drew the line.

Yes, I've noticed that when I visit my sibling in an expensive part of London it is ridiculously overpriced, we are in the south east and our local Thai restaurant tastes much fresher and is half the price (still pricey at £55 for 3).

CharlotteRumpling · 29/11/2024 19:49

It's become completely unaffordable in London so a rare treat.

DoorWindowManual · 29/11/2024 19:49

BlueSilverCats · 29/11/2024 18:03

I think we definitely slipped into too many after tonight.

The delivery driver asked me if I'm ok/if everything is ok , because he hasn't seen me in a long time.

Ooops.

I feel personally targeted by this post 😂

DoorWindowManual · 29/11/2024 19:48

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Let me guess, you're starting to feel lonelier as you get older and would really like to make some friends but everyone seems so flaky / hard to befriend and you're not sure why?!

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Motnight · 29/11/2024 19:47

We have more or less given up on takeaways. Very expensive and not that great. And we live in London. It got to the point when DH and I were spending £40 plus on non descript pizzas when I drew the line.

SatansBobbleheadedDashboardOrnament · 29/11/2024 19:46

justasking111 · 29/11/2024 19:45

Our local Chinese around £8 per meal and it's too much to eat. We're in Wales.

Is it fuck. Break down the mail then.

Goldenbear · 29/11/2024 19:46

TheMotherShipAhoy · 29/11/2024 19:35

I find them a bit meh. There's also a lot of plastic packaging with some cuisines which is a hard no from me. We have takeaways a couple of times a year when staying with MiL. We both like cooking and eating healthily so it's not really a thing for us.

You can get healthy takeaways where I live but you are right about the plastic waste with some!

Another2Cats · 29/11/2024 19:46

OhBeAFineGuyKissMe · 29/11/2024 19:33

You tip at McDonalds?

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I'm guessing that's delivered through Deliveroo or Just Eat etc

LozzaChops101 · 29/11/2024 19:45

I have one maybe every 2 or 3 months (they’re all a bit crap round here), but we still got a Christmas card last year from the tandoori at the end of the road 😭

justasking111 · 29/11/2024 19:45

Our local Chinese around £8 per meal and it's too much to eat. We're in Wales.

Goldenbear · 29/11/2024 19:43

DandyTealSeal · 29/11/2024 19:35

God, three of us that would be about £25/30, we are up
North though.

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£25/30 for three curries? Wow that is good value! It is £55 where we live but my Mum is in the Midlands and it is the same price!

Dweetfidilove · 29/11/2024 19:42

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Let me guess.. You're all over the Internet making stupid comments, aren't you?

SatansBobbleheadedDashboardOrnament · 29/11/2024 19:42

BlueSilverCats · 29/11/2024 19:39

It's never that much and definitely not average. It's actually great food , that tastes amazing (to me at least) and some places are the only ones where I can get food that tastes like food from my home country. The excitement!

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Is 69 be too many.Would 69 be too many? I'm worried for you but feel like I should totally do nothing.

justasking111 · 29/11/2024 19:42

Friend in New York is a realtor. She's valued properties with beautiful kitchens where no-one ever cooks. People either eat out or have a takeaway.

I wonder if they started cooking in the lockdowns.

Ireolu · 29/11/2024 19:41

We actually prefer to eat out than to have a take away. Food quality is generally better. We eat out at least fortnightly with DC. We have set places we go to, dim sum/thai/turkish. McDonald's fortnightly for DC and DH not for me. Means I don't have to cook lunch on that weekend day.

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BlueSilverCats · 29/11/2024 19:40

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Why do you think the poor guy missed me so much?

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SharpWriter · 29/11/2024 19:40

LittleRedRidingHoody · 29/11/2024 18:33

😂😂😂😂

Reframe it. It's not 'just having another takeaway' (guilt) its 'helping the delivery drivers Mental Health by seeing me' (good contributor to society).

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Helping the economy, keeping people in jobs, etc etc.

HelenHywater · 29/11/2024 19:39

When I was married, my exH got a christmas card from our local curry place!

I don't eat them at all now - not tasty enough to justify the calories or cost in my view.

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BlueSilverCats · 29/11/2024 19:39

Misfitkickedoutonthestreet · 29/11/2024 18:33

Wow those of you who order them regularly, do you not mind spending that much money on food that's usually kind of average? I have ordered a curry tonight for 3 of us and it was £54 - I certainly can't afford to do that more than once every few months.
Also they give me heartburn and I always feel grim the next day. I'm only doing it as dc loves it!

It's never that much and definitely not average. It's actually great food , that tastes amazing (to me at least) and some places are the only ones where I can get food that tastes like food from my home country. The excitement!

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