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Am I a CF to go to the takeaway and ask for a discount?

181 replies

Clape · 05/11/2025 10:17

So I’m trying to lose weight. Have done quite well, 23 pounds down. One of my most favourite meals is chicken marinated in tandoori spices cooked on the bbq with a lovely salad. I am OBSESSED with eating this salad with a sauce that comes from our local Lebanese takeaway. It cost £4 for a tiny little pot. Would I be really cheeky to go into the shop and ask if they can do be a much larger container for a fair amount. It’s a tomato based sauce so not expensive to produce. To get the amount I would need we’re talking it costing maybe three figures. I’m not joking. That’s how small the pots are. I don’t think there’s any harm in asking?

Obviously I don’t want to be rude or offensive either. If it wasn’t SO expensive of course the idea of haggling would not even enter my mind and I would just pay the going rate

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whatulookinat · 05/11/2025 10:27

Instead of asking for a discount as such, you could just ask them how much it would cost for a salad the size you want!

aneelli · 05/11/2025 10:25

u can only ask. I’m intrigued as to what kind of sauce it is.
many years ago I asked McDonalds if I could just get a tub of tartare sauce on the side. They refused 🤣 saying they aren’t allowed to sell the sauce by itself

NPPUHinged · 05/11/2025 10:22

Assuming the sauce is freshly made on site, I would consider the time it might take to make it. The wages paid for someone to make it, and of course, the premium we pay for the convenience of having something made for us.

Have you looked to see if you can find the sauce recipe on an Internet site?

Chasingsquirrels · 05/11/2025 10:20

YANBU to ask.
Equally they WNBU to refuse.

Clape · 05/11/2025 10:20

Hoolahoophop · 05/11/2025 10:18

Can't you find a recipe and make your own?

I’ve tried a couple of times and they have been foul. The sauce genuinely makes me feel like I’m getting a takeaway.

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Hoolahoophop · 05/11/2025 10:18

Can't you find a recipe and make your own?