Posted on 07/30/2012 4:02:31 PM PDT by matt04
Working at Friendly’s was my very first job ever. I was 15 1/2. I loved it. Northgate Plaza in Revere, MA.
Thank you for posting this, Matt. I saw the hardcopy briefly today..it was being read by someone who knows Friendly’s frontwards and backwards..Needless to say,he was pleased as am I to see the company back in competent hands again. I wish them well.
wow have you got a long way to go. get rid of all that hershey’s crap. dump the laminated menus. get real or get out.
Best times of my life.
nah. nope. those days aren’t coming back for them anymore than they’re coming back for Dunkin’ Donuts.
I used to eat at a Friendly’s in Japan.
Whats wrong with Hersheys?
Many post-church-youth-group-dance meals at the one in Marlton, NJ. Had a crush on a classmate who worked there, but it wasn’t because of the blue waitress uniforms she wore.
I was pushed though a Friendly front door glass once when I was a teenager ....we were running across Hwy 35 in NJ and the girl behind me thought the door pushed in rather than pull out....I stopped to open the door and she pushed me right though the glass....
Man the mgr was pissed.....I was completely unscathed....
Don’t show me face for months ....LOL
I hope they bring back the original French Fries. Those were awesome!
Nothing, I suppose. But you buy that at the drug store, not at Friendly's.
"cross branding" is so '70s.
Friendly’s buttercrunch ice cream...THE BEST!!!!
Friendly’s is one of those places that everyone likes, but few go there as a first choice. I think the CEO has to try something, and it makes sense, but I think they have a tough hill to climb.
Just don’t pander to >2% of the population and alienate everyone else with vicious, in-your-face, ‘we’re here we’re queer’ advertising. You will be fine.
Or is it <2%?
Two glasses of wine and all keys start looking alike.
That had better start analyzing what works and emulate.
Role models: Smashburger, RedRobin, Applebees, In and Out, Panera, Olive Garden. For desert, self serve frozen yougurt. Premium coffee from Starbucks, Seattle’s Best etc. This is what we’re lining up to buy.
Friendly's is a place to go to if you're not in a hurry to get anywhere. Anywhere I go, it takes a long time to get your food. Solve that problem and customer interest would pick up. Love their "melt" sandwiches, though.
I haven't been to a Friendly's in 20 years. The late 1980s was when they started going bad. My wife and I walked into one around 1990 and sat at a table for about 20 minutes before walking out and never going back. They gave us our menus and just left us sitting there.
Another time before that, one of the teenage workers was scooping out ice cream with dirty hands.
Hopefully they can successfully go back to their “Chain Diner” type of food offerings with great ice cream....at a reasonable price to get people to come back...With Better Fries!
I’ll have a Big Beef Set-Up (medium rare)and a Coffee Fribble :)
(I worked a bit as a Friendly’s Waitress years ago, didn’t like it - pooled tips....too socialist.)
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