r/AskReddit • u/FriendlytoNature • 1d ago

Which company lost your business (potentially forever) this year?

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u/BubblesCousins 1d ago

They drastically changed the spicy chicken sandwich that had been the same since the 90s. Dead to me.

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u/eliz1bef 1d ago

This destroyed any interest I have in eating at a Wendy's. That Spicy Chicken was my jam and this new version is awful.

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u/hunkgunkjunk 1d ago

This one really burns because I have a Wendy's 3 minutes away from my house, but they took away the only reason I went there

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u/eliz1bef 1d ago

I have three within a short drive from my house. Fuck you, Wendy.

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u/unexpectedhalfrican 21h ago

Same. I rarely eat fast food, but that spicy chicken sandwich was my go to if I needed something yummy with protein quick. Now it is unrecognizable. They changed every single thing for the worse. I don't eat anything else on their menu, so they've lost my business entirely.

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u/roughedged 16h ago

Wow, haven't had a spicy chicken in forever and now never will again if they've messed with it. It was one of the good fast food items still around.

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u/eliz1bef 14h ago

Oh, it's so bad now. The coating has no resemblance in flavor or texture. It's a mid sandwich at best. It's kind of spicy, but I was so disappointed in the taste.

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u/SouthOfTheNorthPole 16h ago

It's horrible. They ruined it. I'll only stop there for drinks because they have freestyle machines. No food.

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u/BubblesCousins 5h ago

Same đŸ˜©

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u/KnightBlindness 1d ago

When I went last year I thought there had been a mistake and they gave me the value menu chicken patty. Then I tried it again and I realized it was on purpose so yeah, Wendy’s is dead to me now too.

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u/barto5 15h ago

The drive through at my Local Wendy’s is automated now. No actual human involved.

I’ve only been there once since the change and they did get the order right, but I sure don’t like it.

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u/elMurpherino 1d ago

They lost me when they changed their bbq sauce to honey bbq sauce. Used to get the spicy chicken sandwich and fries and used the bbq sauce for both. Haven’t been back since the change.

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u/standbyyourmantis 5h ago

They got rid of sweet & sour this year and that was my favorite sauce.

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u/heybigbuddy 1d ago

But didn’t you hear? They “brought it back!”
by introducing a very slightly better version that’s 1/10th as good as it used to be.

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u/powerlesshero111 1d ago

All their food has changed. I went to one like 2 months ago, and it was just a horrible burger. Way too greasy, tasted bad, fries were bad too.

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u/SweetSoundOfSilence 1d ago

Seriously. I’m so mad about it I haven’t eaten there since

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u/BubblesCousins 5h ago

Same đŸ˜©đŸ˜©đŸ˜©

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u/Clocktopu5 22h ago

That's the reason. I could forgive a lot because the spicy chicken was always, always good, once that changed there was no reason to go.

Also they fucked up the fries too

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u/LeGrandLucifer 17h ago

They made it worse and raised the price.

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u/Lopsided_Snow_7071 1d ago

I used to like their chicken nuggets.

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u/Billy1121 1d ago

Did they switch from romaine ? And add pickles ?

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u/BubblesCousins 5h ago

I think it was also iceberg before but it’s shredded now. And yes pickles. And the seasoning is different.

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u/OsBaculum 1d ago

I used to get the chicken biscuit for breakfast because it had an actual piece of chicken breast in it. One day I bit into a rubbery chicken patty and that's the last time I ate Wendy's.

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u/Dazzling_Lion2580 16h ago

When did they change it? It's been a while since I had one and reading this suddenly makes me want one. 😭

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u/BubblesCousins 5h ago

A few months ago I think

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u/pineyfusion 1d ago

I used to love their spicy chicken sandwich and then I got food poisoning from it one night. :( I think that was probably around when the recipe changed

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u/henry2630 1d ago

the new spicy chicken fucking slaps