Did the Simpsons permanently damage Arby's brand image?

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Has nothing to do with the Simpsons. This ruined Arby's:

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akira28 said:
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Hire people who are at least capable of feeling shame at not doing a good job. Hire people who can at least fully cook a batch of curly fries so they aren't greasy and soggy. High school kids don't give a fuck.
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Nice way to paint every single High School kid as someone who doesn't give a fuck.

It's all management. Hire a proper manager with actual managerial skills, give that manager power to fire employees that don't cut the mustard. It's not like there aren't other young people looking for work.

I worked in High School. I may not have been employee of the month or anything like that, but I certainly gave a fuck.
 
Ever notice if you use a BOGO coupon they put like nothing on the sandwich. I mean you don't get a lot to begin with, but damn they do put less "meat" with a coupon.
 
If Arby's disappeared from the face of the planet tomorrow, the only people who would miss it would be comedians and weirdos like the OP. It's not outright inedible, but it really is the fast food of last resort, much like Pizza Hut is for pizzas.
 
Arby's actually tastes pretty damn good. They are pricy for fast food though. Also the Arby's i go to is depressing as shit because they treat the cooking staff in the back like trash, constantly yelling at them to hurry up.
 
I couldn't believe how bad Wendy's was the last time I ate there. Haven't had Arby's in years. It seems McD's is the one that keeps a consistent product through the years out of all the chains
 
Angry Grimace said:
Almost every time I go to Arby's or say I'm going to Arby's, someone puts on a strangled sounding voice and says "I'm so hungry I could eat at Arby's!" Thereafter, that person will then tell me how Arby's is disgusting and how no one should ever eat there. It's crazy because the original episode in which Terri/Sherri says this aired in 1998, but people still say this practically every time I eat there.

How much money has Arby's lost over the past 15 years as a result of this insidious negative sentiment about their franchise? I'm curious as to whether that single comment actually caused damage to Arby's business since so many people still remember that (negative) quote.

And seriously, its dumb. Arby's is awesome, particularly if you load up on horseradish. Why is it that Taco Bell, which is far worse, gets to be the winner of the Franchise Wars, but good 'ol Arby's gets dragged through the mud?

(trivia: Arby's = R.B.'s = Roast Beef.)

(double secret trivia: it doesn't really, that's just a joke based on a common myth. It stands for the initials of the founders.)
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Eh, simpsons didn't kill mountain dew and other things it made fun of. I think it's more of a problem arby's than of negative press. I love arby's though. :(
 
Jak140 said:
If Arby's disappeared from the face of the planet tomorrow, the only people who would miss it would be comedians and weirdos like the OP. It's not outright inedible, but it really is the fast food of last resort, much like Pizza Hut is for pizzas.
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Arby's is not last resort fast food. Do you really consider Taco Bell's dogfood, Burger King and McDonald's shit sandwiches above Arby's? Shit even Wendy's is kind of shitty now.
 
MuddyDonut said:
Arby's is not last resort fast food. Do you really consider Taco Bell's dogfood, Burger King and McDonald's pansy shit sandwiches above Arby's?
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Yes. Arby's is absolute bottom of the barrel of fast food*


except for curly fries, only Checker's fries come close
 
I think about that Simpson's quote every time I think about Arby's.

I actually went there once. Wasn't impressed. Wasn't terrible, but for those prices I could grab a feast at McD's or just a good burger elsewhere.
 
Checker's fries are better though. But they are both of quality. However, bottom of the barrel is crazy, when was the last time you ate there?
 
Dishwalla said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vxQqdFOeoM

From the episode Das Bus.
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Simpsons Trivia Time!

Both Sherri and Terri (in addition to Martin Prince) are voiced by Russi Taylor.
However, she is more widely known as the voice of Minnie Mouse for the past 27 years in addition to voicing Scrooge's nephews and Webby in the iconic TV series, DuckTales.

She also got hitched to the voice of Mickey Mouse in 1991 (Wayne Allwine) and they were happily married for 18 years until he died of a heart attack in 2009.
 
MuddyDonut said:
Arby's is not last resort fast food. Do you really consider Taco Bell's dogfood, Burger King and McDonald's shit sandwiches above Arby's? Shit even Wendy's is kind of shitty now.
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Yes. Eating at Arby's is the kind of thing that compels you to look in the mirror after and wonder what the hell you are doing with your life.
 
Arbys is probably the only fastfood place I enjoy. While I super rarely ever eat it, the Roast Beef with melted cheddar is amazing. Just gotta make sure I ask them for a sesame seed bun, onion buns are a no no no.
 
I want a psuedo Culture Club complete with androgynous twee front-person...I have ideas...so many ideas. I could bring the 80s back... if you let me.

holy shit we'd have like a visual kei cameo appearance who takes over the video and it becomes this duel/duet thing. It would win Grammies.

edit: wait, where am I?
 
I'm completely stunned people here have the balls to hate on Arby's.

Arby's is god tier fast food. And don't feed me some bullshit about your favorite restaurant you pay $10+ a meal for is better because that's not real fast food.
 
Ryaaan14 said:
I'm completely stunned people here have the balls to hate on Arby's.

Arby's is god tier fast food. And don't feed me some bullshit about your favorite restaurant you pay $10+ a meal for is better because that's not real fast food.
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Arby's was god tier...in the 90's or maybe early 2000's. Not so much now =/. I don't know if it's my memory playing tricks on me but I think it used to be so much tastier.
 
I've never understood the quote, much people who take it as dogma. Is Arby's supposed to be nasty or something? They're better than McDonald's or Hardees.
 
OP makes a fair point. I've thought about that simpsons line multiple times when thinking about what to grab to eat on the way home. There have to have been at least several times I decided not to get arbys because of that.
 
what i want to know is how does Arby's stay in business

the one near my house, i have never seen people there and ive been going past it for 15 years
 
Arby's has always been the worst food ever and by all rights should have been wiped from the Earth the moment it started
 
I eat at Arby's once a year to remind myself why I do not eat at Arby's. I also do the same for most fast food restaurants.
 
I used to love eating there but I've got so many better options for food that are closer I don't bother near as much as I used to.

Beef and chedder with loaded curly fries though, good and greasy stuff.
 
Bachelor: Kirk, there’s a dead raccoon in the pool again.

Kirk: Aw, just throw it over the fence. It’s Arby’s problem now!




Can I borrow a feeling?
 
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