How many take aways is too many?

[BlueSilverCats]

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.

Omg ours does that! 🤣
Tbf we live in a small place and they don't deliver outside of here so they won't actually be delivering to that many people so are more likely to remember the people they do.... thats what I tell myself anyway!!!
We only have takeaway around once every 3 weeks or so.. but we always use the same takeaway.
Once I had some people staying and ended up getting takeaway from this takeaway 3 nights running... I was pretty embarrassed as it was the same delivery guy who greted me like a friend!!

Love a takeaway but can't justify cost, so it's become a special occasion thing, so have a Chinese in a few weeks for a birthday.

Once a month would be average.

That's because the village Indian Takeout is fantastic and it's very hard to resist and a good pizza is well....just a basic human right on occasion.

We are not moving ever while it's there.

Can't fathom multiple times a week though and not even from a cost perspective.

Can't remember when I last had a McDonalds and have no desire to have one.

Just couldn't really feel great about eating so much unhealthy food and much prefer to cook healthy meals at home the majority of the time.

This is hilarious 😂

We have fish and chips maybe 3 times a year and will eat it at the beach.

None of our local takeaways are very good, it's really expensive for doughy pizza or brown unspecified curry.

I visit friends who have great takeaway options, we'd probably have one a fortnight if they were any good.

We eat out a lot....

We usually eat out once a week. Occasionally, instead of eating out, we may have a takeaway.

Or neither. It is actually possible to have regular takeaways and be neither overweight nor destitute.

Living your absolute best life, I am so envious!

I always find them a huge and costly disappoitment. Used to love em.

I used to get one a week, but I just can't afford it any more.

Bought a pizza in Sainsbo's today for dinner tonight though.

Approx. once a year. We used to eat out once a month or so pre-kids but we haven't in 2 years or so now.

Let me guess...you're a bit of a dick really aren't you?

It used to be a cheap and ceerful treat with a bottle of wine. What a joke, we can't bloody drink and we can't afford the TA. Eating out....no chance.

Wow. We get one 2 or 3 times a year.

I'm too miserly to spend on weekly (or more often) takeaways! Rather spend my money on traveling and doing up the house. And saving to quit my job next year!

We used to get them once a week but we’ve cut down to fortnightly as they’re quite pricey (£40-45 on average for two of us), mainly as they’re from restaurants via Deliveroo. We’re close to our town centre so plenty of choice and the food is fantastic.

When son was at university in Leeds he and girlfriend had such a choice of takeaways and they weren't expensive so if one was bogged down finishing an assignment then the other would either go out or get a delivery which came very quickly.

Here in Wales I used Just Eat once, waited an hour and a half then cancelled.

Anyone in an Uber area probably fares better

I live in rural Somerset there are no takeaway deliveries here. Id have to drive 10 miles.

The formula for "too many takeaways" is n+1 - where n is the number consumed to date.

From some of these posts I am amazed at the cost of take aways! I tend to split the difference in a way, I bought some proper beef from the butcher, not the water-filled supermarket stuff, and used a ready made sauce to do beef curry in the slow cooker, I then froze a few portions.

We have about 4 takeaways a year, me and DC love take away pizza but DH insists shop bought or home made is just as good obviously they arent and we have a couple of Indian takeaways which are amazing.

@theywill Let me guess...you love posting unpleasant comments and feeling superior?

You tip at McDonalds?

Ours doesn't cost anywhere near that amount, and it always tastes good. I wouldn't order food that was average - well, certainly not more than once, lol.

We have 4-5 a year and to be honest I’m always disappointed afterwards. I prefer going out for dinner. It’s a great way to force the kids (teens) to talk to you as well!