1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:03,760 Speaker 1: You're listening to KFI AM six forty on demand. 2 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:10,680 Speaker 2: Well, the results are in of all the grocery store 3 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:16,680 Speaker 2: chains in America, the big ones, the small ones, the 4 00:00:16,720 --> 00:00:18,840 Speaker 2: expensive ones, the inexpensive ones. 5 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:21,320 Speaker 3: You have made your decisions. 6 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:23,960 Speaker 4: The new king of the produce isle and the frozen 7 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:26,360 Speaker 4: food section and the snack aisle is Drumbell. 8 00:00:26,400 --> 00:00:27,920 Speaker 5: Please to Rader Joe's. 9 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:31,920 Speaker 2: Trader Joe's came in number one, and this was an 10 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:36,120 Speaker 2: extensive survey. They had all kinds of questions and you 11 00:00:36,400 --> 00:00:40,239 Speaker 2: scored points. A lot of it was affordability, which is 12 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:44,600 Speaker 2: interesting to me. I don't I don't associate Trader Joe's 13 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:49,279 Speaker 2: with like very affordable. They have some interesting things in 14 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:55,840 Speaker 2: there and very interesting people, but they have convinced people 15 00:00:55,920 --> 00:00:57,640 Speaker 2: that it's an affordable way to go. 16 00:00:57,800 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 4: The grocer known for its affordability viral baas an exceptionally 17 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:05,120 Speaker 4: friendly staff. Best did the grocery store competition. 18 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:07,039 Speaker 3: Yeah, they got ahead of everybody. That the big one 19 00:01:07,080 --> 00:01:09,480 Speaker 3: in Texas H E. P or HB. 20 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:13,880 Speaker 2: Publics, which is like all over the southeast, and Costco. 21 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:15,800 Speaker 2: They beat out Costco. 22 00:01:16,319 --> 00:01:18,760 Speaker 3: They're really getting some mileage out of those tote bags. 23 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:24,839 Speaker 3: Did I see a story that people want to buy 24 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 3: those tote bags on eBay. Was that? Was that a 25 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:29,480 Speaker 3: goof or was that an actual story? 26 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:33,120 Speaker 5: I know people were lining up for them, and my 27 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:37,080 Speaker 5: girlfriend caught me a very masculine lavender colored lunch bag 28 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:39,319 Speaker 5: tote bag that I have right here in the office. 29 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:42,280 Speaker 3: Right. But yeah, now they're now they're branching out into 30 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:43,200 Speaker 3: color lavender. 31 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:46,400 Speaker 5: Well yeah, well you gotta gotta have some testosterone to 32 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:47,160 Speaker 5: carry that off. 33 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:48,920 Speaker 3: Masculine. I don't know, you gotta pull that off. 34 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 6: I have. 35 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:51,440 Speaker 2: I have the original, I got the og I got 36 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:54,240 Speaker 2: the canvas one with the blue straps and the red 37 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:55,240 Speaker 2: you know, the red logo. 38 00:01:55,760 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 3: I don't know how he got it, but I'm sure 39 00:01:57,120 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 3: I paid for that. 40 00:01:57,960 --> 00:01:59,680 Speaker 5: Sounds pretty village people, if you ask me. 41 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:01,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, but it's good, right. 42 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:04,240 Speaker 2: You can launder it and it's like, you know, the 43 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:06,280 Speaker 2: straps don't break, you can put everything in there, you 44 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:07,120 Speaker 2: can overfill it. 45 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:07,880 Speaker 3: No, I like it. 46 00:02:08,480 --> 00:02:10,679 Speaker 5: Oh they're fun. And they've got these thermal linings on 47 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:12,360 Speaker 5: the inside so you can keep cold stuff in it 48 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:14,359 Speaker 5: for quite a while. Oh there you go. 49 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:17,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, So, I mean, so what they're known for? What 50 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:19,120 Speaker 3: did you say? What are the three things they're known for. 51 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:21,800 Speaker 4: The grocer are known for its affordability, vital tote bags, 52 00:02:21,800 --> 00:02:23,800 Speaker 4: and exceptionally friendly staff. 53 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:26,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, I would say that's right. They're known for those 54 00:02:26,200 --> 00:02:30,400 Speaker 2: tote bags. Look, you and I have one affordability, I guess. 55 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:33,320 Speaker 2: I mean it's not expensive, but it's like not the 56 00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 2: Lost Leader. But they do have a very friendly staff. 57 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:39,240 Speaker 5: They're too friendly. When you go through their line, they 58 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:42,000 Speaker 5: ask you what you're doing tonight, like are you hitting 59 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 5: on me? Or were you required to ask this? 60 00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 3: It is? It's awkward. At some point it gets awkward. 61 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:50,399 Speaker 3: I know what they're doing. Somebody. 62 00:02:50,480 --> 00:02:53,200 Speaker 2: They had some kind of sales consultant speak to the 63 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:56,040 Speaker 2: owner and he said, what you need to do is 64 00:02:56,080 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 2: to make sure that your checkers engage with each customer 65 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:01,640 Speaker 2: or in a long conversation. 66 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:03,080 Speaker 3: And I'm sure the owner. 67 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:05,600 Speaker 2: Said, yeah, but that's gonna slow down and that's gonna 68 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:09,000 Speaker 2: irritate the people online, and the sales consultant said, yes, 69 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 2: it will. But once that person steps up to the 70 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:16,040 Speaker 2: to the register, then their feelings of why am I waiting? 71 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:19,640 Speaker 2: Why are they talking? That will dissipate and they'll feel 72 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 2: engaged and that will wipe away their bad feelings and 73 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:24,680 Speaker 2: leave them with a good feeling. 74 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:26,919 Speaker 5: No, No, it's intrusive. If I'm going through the line 75 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 5: with like a six pack and some cheese popcorn and 76 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:31,519 Speaker 5: somebody says, what are you doing tonight, and I'm like, 77 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:33,079 Speaker 5: piece it together, genius. 78 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:35,680 Speaker 3: I know they always want to ask if they go 79 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:36,200 Speaker 3: to your party. 80 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:38,360 Speaker 2: Well, they have to come up with material, right, I 81 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:41,080 Speaker 2: mean they're effectively doing talk radio as well all day 82 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 2: on a Saturday, so they're gonna be like, oh, it 83 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 2: looks like there's a part of your house tonight. Oh 84 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:47,480 Speaker 2: the kids are gonna have a feast. Oh my gosh, 85 00:03:47,560 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 2: all this sugar. The kids are gonna go crazy. 86 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:50,560 Speaker 3: Like they have to come up with new. 87 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:53,440 Speaker 2: Material for every new customer, so they all need to 88 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:54,600 Speaker 2: learn the gift of gab. 89 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 3: I'll venture they have some scripts in the back room. 90 00:03:57,160 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 3: But you're right, they are. They really putting the pedal 91 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:02,360 Speaker 3: to the metal on the chattiness. 92 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:03,120 Speaker 5: It's a bit mundy. 93 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 3: There's another company that did this. 94 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:09,960 Speaker 2: Uh, well, it's my own bank, so I guess I 95 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 2: can say. Wells Fargo got the same consultant in there 96 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:16,600 Speaker 2: and they told the guy that owns Wells Fargo, hey, 97 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 2: have your checkers spend a lot of time asking about 98 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:23,600 Speaker 2: Lou's afternoon and what's going on. 99 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:25,960 Speaker 3: Oh look, I like to like that shirt. Where'd you 100 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:26,680 Speaker 3: get that shirt? 101 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:30,440 Speaker 2: I mean, just continue to ask and engage and try 102 00:04:30,440 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 2: and draw out everybody at the teller window. And I'm 103 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:36,000 Speaker 2: sure the guy that runs Wells Fargo said, yeah, but 104 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 2: the people behind Lou are. 105 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:40,800 Speaker 3: Gonna get irritated because why are they talking. Let's go. 106 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:41,960 Speaker 3: If he's done, move along. 107 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:46,479 Speaker 2: And somebody convinced the people at Wells Fargo that if 108 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:49,719 Speaker 2: you just make the person at the window feel so 109 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:54,640 Speaker 2: engaged and good, then they'll they'll forget that they were 110 00:04:54,640 --> 00:04:57,159 Speaker 2: aggravated two minutes ago while waiting on line. 111 00:04:57,200 --> 00:05:00,640 Speaker 5: Oh god, it's so transparent and creepy and phony to 112 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:02,320 Speaker 5: do that as well, And I'm like, what are you 113 00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:04,159 Speaker 5: trying to do here? Man? Prompt to clean up on 114 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:04,839 Speaker 5: Aisle seven? 115 00:05:05,760 --> 00:05:10,360 Speaker 2: It is transparent though, right, It's it's like I almost 116 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:14,680 Speaker 2: want to like get them off the hook, like, hey man, 117 00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:18,359 Speaker 2: I'm just I'm here to think out cash, so you 118 00:05:18,360 --> 00:05:20,000 Speaker 2: don't have to ask me about it, Like you want 119 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:22,720 Speaker 2: to almost like let them that, but they don't. They 120 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:28,240 Speaker 2: jump into that routine, and I'm convinced. I'm convinced, that 121 00:05:28,279 --> 00:05:32,120 Speaker 2: there was some convention somewhere in Denver and they all 122 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:34,280 Speaker 2: got the same consultant and they all said, chat these 123 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:34,880 Speaker 2: people up. 124 00:05:35,320 --> 00:05:36,200 Speaker 3: It's the way. 125 00:05:36,680 --> 00:05:39,880 Speaker 2: And I don't know how it causes sales to rise, 126 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:42,520 Speaker 2: but I guess it increases the experience. And they're all 127 00:05:42,520 --> 00:05:45,640 Speaker 2: about experience, Like you can shop anywhere, but here at 128 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:47,960 Speaker 2: Trader Joe's you shop and also have a conversation. 129 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:52,160 Speaker 5: Little tone deaf. As far as Wells Fargo, they can 130 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:56,200 Speaker 5: work on honoring their promotional stuff and that'd go a 131 00:05:56,200 --> 00:05:58,200 Speaker 5: long way towards making people happy. 132 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:02,599 Speaker 2: Right, there's a lot going up that's interesting. They never 133 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:05,000 Speaker 2: tell you about their new CD rates or anything like that. 134 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:06,960 Speaker 2: They want to know about my shirt, or how's your 135 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:10,360 Speaker 2: day going, or how's the weather or it's really hot 136 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:12,719 Speaker 2: out there. I mean they're really chatty at that Wells Fargo. 137 00:06:13,400 --> 00:06:15,320 Speaker 2: And uh, like I said, I think Trader Joe's is 138 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:17,440 Speaker 2: doing the same thing. But if that's what they want 139 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 2: to be known for they're exceptionally friendly staff, then. 140 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:23,680 Speaker 3: Then I guess they hit it. 141 00:06:23,720 --> 00:06:26,400 Speaker 4: The grocer are known for its affordability, viral tote bags, 142 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:31,040 Speaker 4: and exceptionally friendly staff. That's did the grocery store competition. 143 00:06:30,680 --> 00:06:32,520 Speaker 3: So they're far more friendly than everybody else. 144 00:06:32,600 --> 00:06:34,640 Speaker 4: This is a bit of a David beating the Lion's 145 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:38,680 Speaker 4: story too. Trader Joe's sports just six hundred stores across 146 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:39,640 Speaker 4: forty three states. 147 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:43,440 Speaker 3: A big congratulations to Joe. Yeah, good job, Joe, you 148 00:06:43,520 --> 00:06:45,920 Speaker 3: nailed it. Everybody's really happy with you. 149 00:06:47,120 --> 00:06:49,159 Speaker 5: Well, I think one reason people like Trader Joe's is 150 00:06:49,200 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 5: because they don't have to screw with those annoying apps 151 00:06:52,040 --> 00:06:55,159 Speaker 5: with the coupons in them that always I've never gone 152 00:06:55,240 --> 00:06:58,600 Speaker 5: through the line at say Ralphs and use their digital 153 00:06:58,640 --> 00:07:01,839 Speaker 5: coupons and not discover to mistake in the receipt when 154 00:07:01,880 --> 00:07:04,200 Speaker 5: I'm standing there looking it over. And Trader Joe's doesn't 155 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:06,359 Speaker 5: screw with any of that stuff. Same with Costco. 156 00:07:07,040 --> 00:07:08,240 Speaker 3: Costco, Yeah they don't. 157 00:07:08,279 --> 00:07:10,000 Speaker 2: You don't deal with it, well, Costco, you're a member, 158 00:07:10,160 --> 00:07:12,320 Speaker 2: so like membership has its privileges. 159 00:07:12,320 --> 00:07:14,880 Speaker 3: That's the attitude of Costco. They'll just let everything fly. 160 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:18,760 Speaker 2: Ralph's, Yeah, you have to put in your telephone number 161 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:21,080 Speaker 2: and sometimes it doesn't work, so I gotta put in 162 00:07:21,080 --> 00:07:22,200 Speaker 2: my wife's telephone number. 163 00:07:22,720 --> 00:07:25,280 Speaker 3: And then now the digital coupons, I don't even know 164 00:07:25,280 --> 00:07:25,880 Speaker 3: what that means. 165 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:28,560 Speaker 2: And they don't tell you when you're buying stuff, like 166 00:07:28,600 --> 00:07:31,400 Speaker 2: when you're in the aisle that this only this. You know, 167 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 2: you see the yellow square and it's like, okay, this 168 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:37,160 Speaker 2: is three ninety nine as opposed to six ninety nine. 169 00:07:37,160 --> 00:07:39,000 Speaker 3: Okay, I'll get this. And you get there and it's like, no, 170 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:40,200 Speaker 3: that's only a digital coupon. 171 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:42,240 Speaker 2: I'm like, what does that mean? Why do I even 172 00:07:42,280 --> 00:07:46,760 Speaker 2: have to deal with this? And also Ralph's I'm a 173 00:07:46,760 --> 00:07:49,240 Speaker 2: little partial to Ralph's. Now they change things. You used 174 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:51,720 Speaker 2: to have to buy six bottles of wine to get 175 00:07:51,760 --> 00:07:54,760 Speaker 2: the cheaper price. Now you only have to do four. 176 00:07:55,280 --> 00:07:58,320 Speaker 2: So that's a that's a good deal. I'm constantly telling 177 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:01,400 Speaker 2: the checker, don't judge me. You gotta buy six of these. 178 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:03,520 Speaker 2: You gotta buy six of these to get the deal. 179 00:08:03,920 --> 00:08:06,080 Speaker 2: I'm not an alcoholic and I'm not a I'm not 180 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:09,960 Speaker 2: a junk food fiend. But this will last me a month? 181 00:08:10,560 --> 00:08:11,240 Speaker 3: Is that wild? 182 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:11,440 Speaker 5: Like? 183 00:08:11,480 --> 00:08:15,160 Speaker 2: Sometimes I'm like, I don't need three bottles of chopin vodka, 184 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:18,720 Speaker 2: but I need three of something so and I do 185 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:20,880 Speaker 2: like it, and it will go fast because it's like 186 00:08:20,960 --> 00:08:23,920 Speaker 2: basically four martitis. So I guess I'll just get three 187 00:08:24,280 --> 00:08:27,880 Speaker 2: and self shame my way through and check out long. 188 00:08:27,960 --> 00:08:29,520 Speaker 5: Well, you know they judge you, and that they know 189 00:08:29,560 --> 00:08:31,280 Speaker 5: they piece together what you're gonna do. 190 00:08:32,040 --> 00:08:34,360 Speaker 3: Right, Oh, that's hilarious. 191 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:38,679 Speaker 1: You're listening to KFI AM six forty on demand. 192 00:08:42,360 --> 00:08:44,000 Speaker 3: So Trader Joe's now number one. 193 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:49,240 Speaker 2: They topped the list in American's most favorite grocery store. 194 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:52,480 Speaker 2: They did them all, they surveyed them all, and Trader 195 00:08:52,559 --> 00:08:58,560 Speaker 2: Joe's got the top spot, beating out Public's Costco, Kroger. 196 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:00,720 Speaker 3: It's pretty much it. 197 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:02,680 Speaker 2: And then that big chain they have down there in 198 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:05,480 Speaker 2: Texas and they say it's it's affordability. 199 00:09:05,760 --> 00:09:06,959 Speaker 3: It's those bags, right. 200 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:11,320 Speaker 2: So there's something signature about Trader Joe's and the friendliness 201 00:09:11,320 --> 00:09:11,959 Speaker 2: of the staff. 202 00:09:12,679 --> 00:09:14,000 Speaker 3: And we all know that's true. 203 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:19,080 Speaker 2: So we've experienced the friendliness of the staff, and as 204 00:09:19,200 --> 00:09:21,439 Speaker 2: Ronner points out, it's it's kind of transparent. 205 00:09:21,559 --> 00:09:25,600 Speaker 3: But I guess it's pleasant. It's not unpleasant. 206 00:09:26,720 --> 00:09:29,120 Speaker 2: I mean it's unpleasant when you're waiting, and then when 207 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:31,760 Speaker 2: you get up there, you're like, Okay, it's time for 208 00:09:31,760 --> 00:09:32,319 Speaker 2: you to talk to me. 209 00:09:32,400 --> 00:09:35,480 Speaker 3: Now go ahead, give me your you know, give me 210 00:09:35,520 --> 00:09:37,880 Speaker 3: your spiel. And that's what they do. 211 00:09:38,280 --> 00:09:40,360 Speaker 2: I like when they ring the bell when they get 212 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:43,400 Speaker 2: a price check on something. That what that is pretty clever, 213 00:09:43,480 --> 00:09:44,520 Speaker 2: right they got the big. 214 00:09:44,800 --> 00:09:46,520 Speaker 5: Yeah they don't. That's old school. 215 00:09:46,559 --> 00:09:51,120 Speaker 7: That's that's how they ask for price checks and availability 216 00:09:51,160 --> 00:09:51,800 Speaker 7: of items. 217 00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:54,200 Speaker 5: It's just bells, isn't there? 218 00:09:54,240 --> 00:09:54,440 Speaker 8: Cool? 219 00:09:54,440 --> 00:09:54,600 Speaker 9: Though? 220 00:09:54,800 --> 00:09:57,720 Speaker 2: I feel like, you know it's rocky too, and uh 221 00:09:58,520 --> 00:10:01,960 Speaker 2: about to go into the ring with what they ought 222 00:10:01,960 --> 00:10:04,480 Speaker 2: to do. I mean they ought to judge these stores 223 00:10:04,520 --> 00:10:06,320 Speaker 2: on the cleanliness of their restrooms. 224 00:10:06,720 --> 00:10:08,640 Speaker 3: The Trader Jos does have a good restroom setup. 225 00:10:08,679 --> 00:10:11,040 Speaker 2: You go way in the back corner there, and they 226 00:10:11,080 --> 00:10:14,040 Speaker 2: also have that rack of things that are discounted, so 227 00:10:14,720 --> 00:10:16,120 Speaker 2: on the way to the bathroom, you could see, oh 228 00:10:16,160 --> 00:10:17,920 Speaker 2: look at this. This used to be you know, six 229 00:10:18,120 --> 00:10:20,120 Speaker 2: ninety nine now it's ninety nine cents. Maybe I'll get 230 00:10:20,160 --> 00:10:23,679 Speaker 2: that and that little special discount. 231 00:10:23,280 --> 00:10:25,040 Speaker 5: Rack, but don't take it into the bathroom with you. 232 00:10:25,200 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 5: That's discouraged. 233 00:10:26,760 --> 00:10:28,400 Speaker 2: I mean, just while you're waiting, and then on your 234 00:10:28,400 --> 00:10:30,080 Speaker 2: way out you grab it. You do like a little 235 00:10:30,080 --> 00:10:30,920 Speaker 2: shopping back there. 236 00:10:31,080 --> 00:10:33,600 Speaker 5: They do have some kind of fun, cheeky signage all 237 00:10:33,640 --> 00:10:35,640 Speaker 5: the way around the store too. Those are fun. 238 00:10:36,160 --> 00:10:40,040 Speaker 2: Who's in charge of that chalkboard game? Somebody's got a 239 00:10:40,080 --> 00:10:42,760 Speaker 2: hell of a gig because they do do a good job. 240 00:10:43,280 --> 00:10:45,439 Speaker 2: There's a lot of chalkboard work that goes on there, 241 00:10:45,480 --> 00:10:47,360 Speaker 2: and the price has changed often, so there's got to 242 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:50,560 Speaker 2: be somebody in there, like early in the morning that 243 00:10:50,679 --> 00:10:52,600 Speaker 2: is doing unbelievable artwork. 244 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:53,280 Speaker 5: It's impressive. 245 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:54,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's impressive. 246 00:10:54,559 --> 00:10:57,200 Speaker 5: That's not Jackson Pollock stuff they're doing there. They've got 247 00:10:57,240 --> 00:10:59,319 Speaker 5: somebody with talent drawing that stuff. 248 00:10:59,320 --> 00:10:59,880 Speaker 3: Somebody would. 249 00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:03,280 Speaker 2: I mean, it's not just a sign, it is like 250 00:11:03,320 --> 00:11:06,360 Speaker 2: a multi color I mean, they really got the right guy. 251 00:11:07,559 --> 00:11:09,280 Speaker 3: So yeah, no, no question about it. 252 00:11:09,280 --> 00:11:11,480 Speaker 2: I I I love stories like this. I'm just I've 253 00:11:11,480 --> 00:11:13,880 Speaker 2: always been comfortable in grocery stores. My mom worked in 254 00:11:13,920 --> 00:11:17,240 Speaker 2: a grocery store, so like sometimes after school and it 255 00:11:17,280 --> 00:11:18,160 Speaker 2: was like walking. 256 00:11:17,880 --> 00:11:18,920 Speaker 3: Distance from our house. 257 00:11:19,080 --> 00:11:22,800 Speaker 2: So sometimes I literally dump off my backpack after I 258 00:11:22,800 --> 00:11:24,720 Speaker 2: got off the bus and would walk over to go 259 00:11:24,760 --> 00:11:26,840 Speaker 2: see what she was up to, or depending on the 260 00:11:26,840 --> 00:11:29,400 Speaker 2: time of the day or whatever, I'd go in there 261 00:11:29,640 --> 00:11:31,959 Speaker 2: and get lunch with her. She'd have the deli guy 262 00:11:32,040 --> 00:11:34,120 Speaker 2: make me up a lunch. So I kind of grew 263 00:11:34,200 --> 00:11:37,240 Speaker 2: up in the grocery business and like always knew what 264 00:11:37,400 --> 00:11:40,679 Speaker 2: like how it all worked and when the trucks came 265 00:11:41,040 --> 00:11:44,040 Speaker 2: and you know how the stocking worked. It was just 266 00:11:44,520 --> 00:11:47,040 Speaker 2: an interesting thing growing up as a kid being around 267 00:11:47,120 --> 00:11:50,280 Speaker 2: all that. And the grocery store had its own like butcher, 268 00:11:51,440 --> 00:11:53,280 Speaker 2: like it wasn't just a deli counter. There was like 269 00:11:53,320 --> 00:11:56,320 Speaker 2: a butcher, an actual butcher back there and with the 270 00:11:56,440 --> 00:11:58,520 Speaker 2: like the bone saw and all that. So he had 271 00:11:58,520 --> 00:12:02,480 Speaker 2: the white coat on his covered in red and there's 272 00:12:02,559 --> 00:12:05,839 Speaker 2: a lot a lot going on. And hey, fun fact, 273 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:09,079 Speaker 2: my mom, you gonna love this story, Ronner. My mom 274 00:12:09,480 --> 00:12:13,719 Speaker 2: was the personal shopper for Christy Brinkley. 275 00:12:14,240 --> 00:12:16,439 Speaker 5: Christie Brinkley. So was she buying a lot of booze 276 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:19,960 Speaker 5: for Billy Joel? No uptown girl, No, no, quite the opposite. 277 00:12:20,160 --> 00:12:21,920 Speaker 5: Joel was always on the road. Okay. 278 00:12:22,240 --> 00:12:24,000 Speaker 3: I grew up on Long Island. On the north shore 279 00:12:24,040 --> 00:12:24,600 Speaker 3: of Long Island. 280 00:12:25,320 --> 00:12:27,680 Speaker 2: Christy Brinkley and Billy Joel had a house out in 281 00:12:27,720 --> 00:12:30,760 Speaker 2: which called Lloyd Harbor, and my mom worked at a 282 00:12:30,800 --> 00:12:34,160 Speaker 2: grocery store that was like the closest grocery store. It 283 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:35,719 Speaker 2: was like kind of a high end. It was like 284 00:12:35,760 --> 00:12:39,720 Speaker 2: a Foo food grocery store at Gelson's. Uh. 285 00:12:39,960 --> 00:12:42,720 Speaker 3: But you know, but it like back in the day 286 00:12:42,920 --> 00:12:45,240 Speaker 3: you could have groceries delivered, believe it or not. 287 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:49,960 Speaker 2: And I mean I was young, but I remember her 288 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:53,600 Speaker 2: telling the story, like the delivery guy wasn't there, and 289 00:12:53,720 --> 00:12:55,800 Speaker 2: they asked her, Hey, do you mind just running this up. 290 00:12:56,240 --> 00:12:58,520 Speaker 2: She's a you know, a good a good customer and 291 00:12:58,559 --> 00:13:01,000 Speaker 2: a friend and a lot of privacy involved, and my 292 00:13:01,040 --> 00:13:04,040 Speaker 2: Mom's like sure, and she like ran it up. And 293 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:08,679 Speaker 2: I guess, you know, because like they you don't just 294 00:13:08,880 --> 00:13:10,840 Speaker 2: drive the groceries. You got to go shop, like there's 295 00:13:10,840 --> 00:13:12,480 Speaker 2: a list and you got to walk around the grocery 296 00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:15,280 Speaker 2: store and fill the shopping bag and then go bring 297 00:13:15,280 --> 00:13:15,600 Speaker 2: it up. 298 00:13:16,280 --> 00:13:18,600 Speaker 3: And my mom didn't. 299 00:13:18,480 --> 00:13:22,760 Speaker 2: Fill her order the way she wanted it because, according 300 00:13:22,800 --> 00:13:25,400 Speaker 2: to my mom, the things she wanted weren't in season. 301 00:13:26,280 --> 00:13:29,000 Speaker 2: Like to Italians, that's like a really big thing. It's 302 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:31,600 Speaker 2: hard to understand in southern California because everything's in season 303 00:13:31,640 --> 00:13:34,280 Speaker 2: all the time, but on the East Coast, like certain 304 00:13:34,320 --> 00:13:37,160 Speaker 2: things are in season, and to an Italian, you can't 305 00:13:37,200 --> 00:13:39,840 Speaker 2: eat it unless it's in season, even if it's. 306 00:13:39,720 --> 00:13:40,800 Speaker 3: At the grocery store. 307 00:13:41,440 --> 00:13:44,959 Speaker 2: Like the Italians have some weird almanac in their brain 308 00:13:45,120 --> 00:13:48,320 Speaker 2: and they all know about it. And so when she 309 00:13:48,360 --> 00:13:51,440 Speaker 2: got to the house, Christy was like, Hey, where are 310 00:13:51,480 --> 00:13:52,319 Speaker 2: my asparagus? 311 00:13:52,320 --> 00:13:53,800 Speaker 3: And my Mom's like, no, no, you can't have those, 312 00:13:53,840 --> 00:13:54,600 Speaker 3: they're not in season. 313 00:13:54,720 --> 00:13:57,560 Speaker 5: So your mom was making executive decisions for Christy Brinkley. 314 00:13:57,679 --> 00:14:00,520 Speaker 2: I can totally imagine my Italian mother and and the 315 00:14:00,600 --> 00:14:04,480 Speaker 2: supermodel you know, in their kitchen arguing about artichokes. You 316 00:14:04,520 --> 00:14:06,920 Speaker 2: know what about how you can't have I know you 317 00:14:06,960 --> 00:14:08,360 Speaker 2: wanted it, it was on the list, but I didn't get 318 00:14:08,360 --> 00:14:09,480 Speaker 2: it because you shouldn't be eating it. 319 00:14:09,520 --> 00:14:11,520 Speaker 5: Well, I want to know if Christy wanted any anything 320 00:14:11,559 --> 00:14:14,240 Speaker 5: horrible or embarrassing or trashy that would make her more 321 00:14:14,280 --> 00:14:16,320 Speaker 5: humanized to us, Like did she want a big bag 322 00:14:16,320 --> 00:14:17,440 Speaker 5: of Dorito's or something. 323 00:14:17,720 --> 00:14:20,320 Speaker 2: No, it was always there's always produced that wasn't in 324 00:14:20,400 --> 00:14:24,480 Speaker 2: season yet, or just special things and a lot of water. 325 00:14:24,480 --> 00:14:27,880 Speaker 3: She had special water she wanted, and they like they 326 00:14:27,920 --> 00:14:29,720 Speaker 3: became friends. It was like hilarious. 327 00:14:29,760 --> 00:14:31,840 Speaker 2: I mean, here's my mom and this like supermodel and 328 00:14:31,880 --> 00:14:34,480 Speaker 2: they're on a first name basis and going forward, she 329 00:14:34,720 --> 00:14:38,960 Speaker 2: was like the one that Christy wanted. And it was 330 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:40,920 Speaker 2: like like it was the joke of the store. And 331 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:43,080 Speaker 2: I remember everyone wanted to know, well what she like, 332 00:14:43,160 --> 00:14:44,720 Speaker 2: what she liked what she like, you know, because this 333 00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:46,920 Speaker 2: is like in the eighties, so of course she's the 334 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:49,920 Speaker 2: cover girl on like all these magazines, right up at 335 00:14:50,000 --> 00:14:52,120 Speaker 2: the checkout counter all the time. 336 00:14:52,200 --> 00:14:54,440 Speaker 3: I was like, Oh, my mom's name was Rosemary. Oh 337 00:14:54,480 --> 00:14:57,240 Speaker 3: that's Roro's friend. Yeah, there she is. No, they're friends. 338 00:14:57,360 --> 00:14:59,800 Speaker 3: People like you're kidding. No, she lives up in the harbor. 339 00:15:00,120 --> 00:15:03,680 Speaker 2: Friends, And my mom would always say, nice lady, she 340 00:15:03,800 --> 00:15:04,880 Speaker 2: just doesn't know how to eat. 341 00:15:05,640 --> 00:15:10,680 Speaker 3: And my mom's relationship with Christy Brinkley. True story. 342 00:15:11,520 --> 00:15:14,800 Speaker 2: All right, when we go back, speaking of food, Pizza 343 00:15:14,880 --> 00:15:18,600 Speaker 2: Hut is closing two hundred and fifty locations and everybody 344 00:15:18,720 --> 00:15:21,680 Speaker 2: on social media thinks they know why, and everybody has 345 00:15:21,760 --> 00:15:24,920 Speaker 2: drawn the same conclusion, and that is Pizza Hut has changed. 346 00:15:24,960 --> 00:15:27,400 Speaker 2: It's not what it was. The food's still good, but 347 00:15:27,520 --> 00:15:30,480 Speaker 2: the places are not nearly as fun. Bring back the buffet. 348 00:15:30,560 --> 00:15:34,560 Speaker 2: Everybody's got and everybody's the CEO when these decisions are made. 349 00:15:34,720 --> 00:15:36,880 Speaker 2: So we'll share with you what's happening with Pizza Hut 350 00:15:36,880 --> 00:15:39,640 Speaker 2: and how it affects not just southern California but right 351 00:15:39,640 --> 00:15:40,360 Speaker 2: here in Los Angeles. 352 00:15:40,400 --> 00:15:42,320 Speaker 3: So we'll get to all of that next. 353 00:15:43,080 --> 00:15:46,880 Speaker 1: You're listening to KFI AM six forty on demand. 354 00:15:48,080 --> 00:15:50,080 Speaker 3: Blue Penrose with you till ten o'clock. 355 00:15:50,240 --> 00:15:54,920 Speaker 9: This total loser is the perfect fit for this station. 356 00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:56,000 Speaker 3: Appreciate the call. 357 00:15:56,200 --> 00:16:00,479 Speaker 10: I was just in Trader Joe's during your broadcast. The 358 00:16:00,560 --> 00:16:05,440 Speaker 10: Village People blue and white canvas bag is not insulated, 359 00:16:05,600 --> 00:16:08,720 Speaker 10: but the red and black one is insulated. 360 00:16:09,280 --> 00:16:10,520 Speaker 3: Have a great show, all right? 361 00:16:10,560 --> 00:16:15,760 Speaker 2: Noted correction Unless Rono, you have a misprint, which could 362 00:16:15,800 --> 00:16:18,400 Speaker 2: make it even more valuable than the canvas one I have. 363 00:16:18,760 --> 00:16:20,040 Speaker 5: I'm not selling it on eBay. 364 00:16:20,040 --> 00:16:25,200 Speaker 2: Louve He says that you have a special edition Village 365 00:16:25,200 --> 00:16:28,320 Speaker 2: People Lavender your mind one. 366 00:16:28,520 --> 00:16:32,800 Speaker 5: You've got the Village People one. I got the hippie one. Yeah, 367 00:16:32,840 --> 00:16:35,560 Speaker 5: you've got the one the construction worker would take to 368 00:16:35,600 --> 00:16:36,640 Speaker 5: the shows with him. 369 00:16:37,080 --> 00:16:38,680 Speaker 3: Hey, it cleans up well, I like it. 370 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:44,160 Speaker 2: Pizza Hut closing two hundred and fifty locations to regroup. 371 00:16:44,280 --> 00:16:48,320 Speaker 6: Pizza Hut is closing hundreds of locations. It's parent company, 372 00:16:48,480 --> 00:16:52,240 Speaker 6: Young Brand says two hundred and fifty underperforming restaurants. 373 00:16:52,440 --> 00:16:58,560 Speaker 2: Underperforming That means they're not selling any pizza. Two hundred 374 00:16:58,560 --> 00:16:59,280 Speaker 2: and fifty is. 375 00:16:59,280 --> 00:17:03,040 Speaker 3: Really not of locations, but it's not a small amount. 376 00:17:03,200 --> 00:17:05,760 Speaker 6: Are closing in the first half of this year about 377 00:17:05,880 --> 00:17:10,240 Speaker 6: three percent. Last November, Young launched a formal review of 378 00:17:10,280 --> 00:17:14,480 Speaker 6: strategic options for Pizza Hut, including a possible sale. 379 00:17:14,560 --> 00:17:18,560 Speaker 2: So they've been spending twelve months doing a formal review 380 00:17:19,840 --> 00:17:25,000 Speaker 2: and have concluded to close three percent of their store locations. 381 00:17:25,640 --> 00:17:32,119 Speaker 2: Pizza Hut has twenty thousand locations around the world, including airports. 382 00:17:32,600 --> 00:17:35,239 Speaker 5: This should have waited till the big game. You know, 383 00:17:35,760 --> 00:17:37,399 Speaker 5: every ordering the pizza. 384 00:17:37,359 --> 00:17:39,880 Speaker 2: Right, like, yeah, when I hear that, I don't think 385 00:17:39,880 --> 00:17:41,879 Speaker 2: the pizza that the people that are working at Pizza 386 00:17:41,960 --> 00:17:42,640 Speaker 2: Hut this. 387 00:17:42,720 --> 00:17:44,080 Speaker 3: Sunday are going to be happy. 388 00:17:44,240 --> 00:17:49,199 Speaker 2: Right wait after the largest day of pizza ever to 389 00:17:49,320 --> 00:17:52,919 Speaker 2: make this announcement. But see, it shows you that the 390 00:17:52,960 --> 00:17:55,199 Speaker 2: people at Young Brands that they don't know what to 391 00:17:55,240 --> 00:17:58,120 Speaker 2: do with pizza. They're doing very well with Taco Bell. 392 00:17:58,440 --> 00:18:02,680 Speaker 2: Taco Bell has had are just a real renaissance. I 393 00:18:02,680 --> 00:18:06,800 Speaker 2: don't know where it came from. I am not a 394 00:18:06,920 --> 00:18:07,400 Speaker 2: huge fan. 395 00:18:07,480 --> 00:18:10,240 Speaker 3: The BRC is like the only thing there that I like. 396 00:18:10,920 --> 00:18:14,159 Speaker 7: But oh, I was just gonna say, I think the 397 00:18:14,240 --> 00:18:17,639 Speaker 7: resurgence came when they partnered up with Dorito's. After that, 398 00:18:17,680 --> 00:18:19,440 Speaker 7: they just took off and never stopped. 399 00:18:19,720 --> 00:18:20,080 Speaker 1: Was that it? 400 00:18:20,119 --> 00:18:23,120 Speaker 3: I mean they got very clever, very quickly. They really 401 00:18:23,160 --> 00:18:23,760 Speaker 3: they got hip. 402 00:18:23,880 --> 00:18:28,160 Speaker 2: And the only pop culture barometer I have in this 403 00:18:28,480 --> 00:18:30,840 Speaker 2: in this area are my three boys. I have a 404 00:18:30,840 --> 00:18:33,320 Speaker 2: sixteen year old, a fifteen year old, and a twelve 405 00:18:33,400 --> 00:18:36,920 Speaker 2: year old, and like that's their go to if they're 406 00:18:36,960 --> 00:18:40,160 Speaker 2: going to ask. Hey, I know it's gonna be expensive, 407 00:18:40,160 --> 00:18:42,920 Speaker 2: but do you mind if we door dash? 408 00:18:42,680 --> 00:18:45,760 Speaker 3: They're door dashing taco bell. I'm amazed. 409 00:18:45,800 --> 00:18:48,880 Speaker 2: I'm like, that's what you're gonna get, Like, yeah, one 410 00:18:48,920 --> 00:18:51,440 Speaker 2: o'clock in the morning, taco bell. Sometimes they don't ask, 411 00:18:51,600 --> 00:18:53,760 Speaker 2: and they try and hide it in the like they're 412 00:18:53,880 --> 00:18:55,680 Speaker 2: terrible at covering their tracks. 413 00:18:56,200 --> 00:18:58,120 Speaker 5: But and you see there were seats later. 414 00:18:58,480 --> 00:19:00,800 Speaker 2: No, well they try and get it outside and put 415 00:19:00,800 --> 00:19:02,359 Speaker 2: it in the trash can. But I also take out 416 00:19:02,359 --> 00:19:04,399 Speaker 2: the trash So when did this come in? Yeah, and 417 00:19:04,400 --> 00:19:08,399 Speaker 2: the receipt has the day and time, so it's a 418 00:19:08,440 --> 00:19:09,480 Speaker 2: little cat and mouse game. 419 00:19:09,560 --> 00:19:12,040 Speaker 5: Yeah, but taco bells so cheap. Doesn't door dash like 420 00:19:12,080 --> 00:19:15,360 Speaker 5: triple the price of everything. It becomes quite expensive. Yeah, yeah, 421 00:19:15,400 --> 00:19:17,120 Speaker 5: it gets real pricey, but. 422 00:19:17,400 --> 00:19:20,520 Speaker 2: It's incredible, Like to me, that couldn't be worth it. 423 00:19:20,680 --> 00:19:22,200 Speaker 2: There's nothing I wanted Taco Bell. 424 00:19:22,280 --> 00:19:23,800 Speaker 3: That's that. 425 00:19:23,800 --> 00:19:26,880 Speaker 2: That's great, But you're right, those dorito I mean, they're 426 00:19:26,920 --> 00:19:29,560 Speaker 2: just a it's a big deal, and I don't it 427 00:19:29,680 --> 00:19:31,080 Speaker 2: might be like a TikTok thing. 428 00:19:31,080 --> 00:19:31,480 Speaker 3: I don't know. 429 00:19:31,560 --> 00:19:34,040 Speaker 2: They have special drinks now, but they have done something 430 00:19:34,160 --> 00:19:37,199 Speaker 2: that has smarked renewed interest in Taco Bell like that 431 00:19:37,280 --> 00:19:40,199 Speaker 2: I've never seen and it's working for them. So the 432 00:19:40,280 --> 00:19:42,879 Speaker 2: young brand people are like, whatever we're doing over at 433 00:19:42,920 --> 00:19:46,080 Speaker 2: Taco Bell, we're doing it right. KFC has always been strong. 434 00:19:46,440 --> 00:19:50,919 Speaker 2: You you can tell just by watching Sunday Football this 435 00:19:51,000 --> 00:19:54,680 Speaker 2: past season. I mean, everybody is trying to be KFC. 436 00:19:54,840 --> 00:19:58,280 Speaker 2: KFC does their ads, but everybody else is selling some 437 00:19:58,520 --> 00:20:01,760 Speaker 2: kind of chicken Like Kings got a chicken sandwich. McDonald's 438 00:20:01,800 --> 00:20:03,800 Speaker 2: got a chicken sandwich, Jack in the Box, try the 439 00:20:03,840 --> 00:20:07,040 Speaker 2: new chicken sandwich. And I'm like, you guys have burgers 440 00:20:07,080 --> 00:20:09,800 Speaker 2: in your name, and yet you're trying to compete with KFC. 441 00:20:09,880 --> 00:20:12,520 Speaker 2: So KFC is a strong brand for them, and they 442 00:20:12,600 --> 00:20:14,560 Speaker 2: just can't handle pizza. 443 00:20:14,960 --> 00:20:16,199 Speaker 3: And they don't know what to do with it. 444 00:20:16,600 --> 00:20:18,760 Speaker 2: And that's evidenced by the fact that they announced that 445 00:20:18,760 --> 00:20:22,040 Speaker 2: they're downsizing right before Super Bowl when everybody eats pizza. 446 00:20:22,840 --> 00:20:27,280 Speaker 3: Here's on Twitter now known as x. Pizza Hut went 447 00:20:27,359 --> 00:20:28,640 Speaker 3: downhill a long time ago. 448 00:20:28,800 --> 00:20:32,320 Speaker 2: The only times I've been in recent years is when 449 00:20:32,359 --> 00:20:35,240 Speaker 2: they had the personal pizzas. When I was younger, I 450 00:20:35,320 --> 00:20:38,320 Speaker 2: remember the pizza being decent. These restaurants want to provide 451 00:20:38,359 --> 00:20:40,280 Speaker 2: crap product for too much money and then wonder why 452 00:20:40,320 --> 00:20:41,160 Speaker 2: nobody comes. 453 00:20:41,680 --> 00:20:42,359 Speaker 3: That's not true. 454 00:20:42,400 --> 00:20:46,720 Speaker 2: The pizza at Pizza Hut is not bad. 455 00:20:46,440 --> 00:20:48,000 Speaker 3: The model is different. 456 00:20:48,280 --> 00:20:50,720 Speaker 2: Like Pizza Hut is a place that you would go 457 00:20:50,920 --> 00:20:56,159 Speaker 2: inside and sit down during the day. They had pizza buffets. 458 00:20:56,680 --> 00:21:00,760 Speaker 2: You would like pay one price and you'd get salad. 459 00:21:00,280 --> 00:21:02,080 Speaker 3: Like salad bar, yeah right. 460 00:21:02,119 --> 00:21:04,359 Speaker 2: The mom would get a salad and the kids are 461 00:21:04,359 --> 00:21:06,640 Speaker 2: all sweaty from the baseball game, yep, and they would 462 00:21:06,680 --> 00:21:08,320 Speaker 2: go and grab a piece of pizza and come back 463 00:21:08,320 --> 00:21:10,399 Speaker 2: and grab another pizza pizza and come come back and 464 00:21:10,400 --> 00:21:13,040 Speaker 2: it be unlimited soda, and you know, you're out of 465 00:21:13,080 --> 00:21:16,240 Speaker 2: there for like under twenty bucks, and everybody had their 466 00:21:16,280 --> 00:21:18,720 Speaker 2: fill of pizza and mom got to have a nice 467 00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:20,040 Speaker 2: salad with garbonzo beans. 468 00:21:20,080 --> 00:21:23,480 Speaker 7: Because it at the time, especially the nineties, it was 469 00:21:23,520 --> 00:21:26,120 Speaker 7: an event. I mean it was an event, that's right. 470 00:21:26,240 --> 00:21:28,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, no, they had They had the arcade games 471 00:21:28,680 --> 00:21:31,919 Speaker 2: in there, yep. And it wasn't like ridiculous prices like 472 00:21:31,960 --> 00:21:34,200 Speaker 2: you need to have five quarters, six quarters like you're 473 00:21:34,240 --> 00:21:37,560 Speaker 2: Dave and Busters one quarter you could play the game yep, right, 474 00:21:37,720 --> 00:21:41,040 Speaker 2: And no, it was it was a smart model because 475 00:21:41,920 --> 00:21:44,720 Speaker 2: like you don't need a dining room to sell pizza, 476 00:21:45,359 --> 00:21:48,399 Speaker 2: but they wanted you to come inside, like there were 477 00:21:48,440 --> 00:21:50,640 Speaker 2: still people just picking up pizza, and. 478 00:21:50,600 --> 00:21:52,080 Speaker 3: I'm sure they were still doing delivery. 479 00:21:52,080 --> 00:21:54,080 Speaker 2: But they had the one thing that all the other 480 00:21:54,080 --> 00:21:56,560 Speaker 2: pizza rias didn't have, and that is you can come 481 00:21:56,600 --> 00:21:59,560 Speaker 2: sit inside. And the idea of a buffet, a lunch 482 00:21:59,600 --> 00:22:02,800 Speaker 2: buffet where you could have unlimited amounts of pizza for 483 00:22:02,840 --> 00:22:06,280 Speaker 2: one price. And you know, pizza at the end of 484 00:22:06,280 --> 00:22:10,000 Speaker 2: the day, I know prices have fluctuated and depending on 485 00:22:10,040 --> 00:22:13,199 Speaker 2: where you're getting your mozzarella, pizza is kind of an 486 00:22:13,240 --> 00:22:15,840 Speaker 2: inexpensive thing to make. I mean, in the fast food 487 00:22:15,880 --> 00:22:19,719 Speaker 2: world that really hasn't changed. The top things is how 488 00:22:19,760 --> 00:22:22,960 Speaker 2: they get you. But if you remember at the buffet 489 00:22:23,040 --> 00:22:25,920 Speaker 2: at Pizza Hut, it was pretty much cheese and pepperoni. 490 00:22:26,560 --> 00:22:28,679 Speaker 2: And I'm Italian. I'm here to tell you pepperoni is 491 00:22:28,680 --> 00:22:30,000 Speaker 2: not an expensive cut of meat. 492 00:22:30,720 --> 00:22:34,240 Speaker 3: So you could and it was packed. Remember going to 493 00:22:34,280 --> 00:22:35,520 Speaker 3: a pizza hut on a Saturday. 494 00:22:35,880 --> 00:22:38,439 Speaker 2: There's like two Little League teams in there and a 495 00:22:38,480 --> 00:22:40,960 Speaker 2: bunch of dance class people at a bunch of yoga 496 00:22:40,960 --> 00:22:42,680 Speaker 2: moms having salad with garbonzo beans. 497 00:22:42,720 --> 00:22:45,360 Speaker 7: Oh yeah, I mean it was basically like I mean, 498 00:22:45,600 --> 00:22:46,879 Speaker 7: you would think it's chuck e cheese. 499 00:22:47,080 --> 00:22:48,600 Speaker 5: It was packed on the weekends. 500 00:22:48,920 --> 00:22:52,199 Speaker 2: Packed on the weekend. And I just don't think they 501 00:22:52,280 --> 00:22:54,919 Speaker 2: do that anymore. I don't think they offer that. I know, 502 00:22:54,960 --> 00:22:57,240 Speaker 2: the pizza hut by my house they don't have a 503 00:22:57,320 --> 00:22:59,640 Speaker 2: lunchtime toffet, and if they do, they don't promote it. 504 00:23:00,840 --> 00:23:05,040 Speaker 2: So like that's how you kind of connect, you know, 505 00:23:05,240 --> 00:23:08,480 Speaker 2: with with families. Like then now that's your like your place, 506 00:23:08,520 --> 00:23:10,159 Speaker 2: and the kids bug you to go there, right, So 507 00:23:10,200 --> 00:23:13,119 Speaker 2: that's where you go because kids don't want variety, They 508 00:23:13,160 --> 00:23:14,760 Speaker 2: want the same thing over and over and over again 509 00:23:14,800 --> 00:23:15,720 Speaker 2: because they have a good time. 510 00:23:16,280 --> 00:23:18,720 Speaker 3: And then when you when it comes, when time comes. 511 00:23:18,480 --> 00:23:21,879 Speaker 2: To order a pizza, your palate is already adjusted to 512 00:23:22,040 --> 00:23:25,080 Speaker 2: your local pizza hut. So you order a pizza, and 513 00:23:25,119 --> 00:23:26,960 Speaker 2: since you're ordering a pizza, you go big and you 514 00:23:27,000 --> 00:23:29,159 Speaker 2: put the two toppings on that you want and you 515 00:23:29,240 --> 00:23:31,280 Speaker 2: pay three p fifty four to fifty for the topping, 516 00:23:31,800 --> 00:23:34,199 Speaker 2: and you're a happy camper. Like that's do I have 517 00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:36,280 Speaker 2: to go down to young brands and explain this to them. 518 00:23:36,320 --> 00:23:39,960 Speaker 2: Maybe I do, Like it's kind of an easy problem 519 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:42,800 Speaker 2: to solve. Like, people want to go out. COVID is over. 520 00:23:43,119 --> 00:23:45,879 Speaker 2: Everyone's sick of staying inside. They all want to go 521 00:23:45,920 --> 00:23:49,879 Speaker 2: out and uh, you know, go inside somewhere and have 522 00:23:49,960 --> 00:23:52,240 Speaker 2: a great big picture of beer on one side of 523 00:23:52,240 --> 00:23:55,440 Speaker 2: the table and a great big picture of Coca Cola 524 00:23:55,520 --> 00:23:56,600 Speaker 2: on the other side of the table. 525 00:23:56,960 --> 00:23:59,639 Speaker 3: And the furniture was great. It was easy to clean 526 00:23:59,680 --> 00:24:03,199 Speaker 3: that dark wood, wipe it all down. I mean, it 527 00:24:03,280 --> 00:24:04,639 Speaker 3: just worked. It was a working model. 528 00:24:05,760 --> 00:24:08,840 Speaker 2: And they've lost it and now they are closing two 529 00:24:08,920 --> 00:24:13,840 Speaker 2: hundred and fifty stores. But there's still big inside airports. 530 00:24:14,200 --> 00:24:16,399 Speaker 2: I still am amazed that people want to have a 531 00:24:16,440 --> 00:24:19,320 Speaker 2: slice of pizza before getting on an airplane. 532 00:24:19,960 --> 00:24:20,880 Speaker 3: The strange one. 533 00:24:21,320 --> 00:24:25,200 Speaker 1: You're listening to KFI AM six forty on demand. 534 00:24:26,680 --> 00:24:31,520 Speaker 2: There was an accident at the Olive Garden and it's 535 00:24:31,560 --> 00:24:34,800 Speaker 2: a tough story, but we'll have to share it with you. 536 00:24:35,119 --> 00:24:38,120 Speaker 3: And we'll do that following the news at nine o'clock. 537 00:24:38,160 --> 00:24:41,840 Speaker 9: Hey, lude, just a quick note on the pizza controversy here. 538 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:45,840 Speaker 9: I had a report on about pizza sales in general, 539 00:24:46,080 --> 00:24:49,679 Speaker 9: so just to cross the board, were way down, So 540 00:24:49,720 --> 00:24:50,359 Speaker 9: you might want. 541 00:24:50,200 --> 00:24:50,880 Speaker 3: To check that out. 542 00:24:50,960 --> 00:24:53,280 Speaker 9: So it may not just have the exclusive to Young 543 00:24:54,160 --> 00:24:57,560 Speaker 9: or Pizza Hut and Age. You know what the report said, 544 00:24:57,920 --> 00:25:01,000 Speaker 9: pizzas are down across the board. Okay, great show. 545 00:25:01,160 --> 00:25:02,120 Speaker 3: I appreciate the call. 546 00:25:02,440 --> 00:25:04,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm not buying it. I'm not buying it that 547 00:25:04,880 --> 00:25:08,479 Speaker 2: pizza sales are down. I know that there has been 548 00:25:08,520 --> 00:25:13,760 Speaker 2: some talk about the cost of mozzarella cheese, but there's 549 00:25:13,800 --> 00:25:17,879 Speaker 2: there's no way you can ruin that food institution. I 550 00:25:17,960 --> 00:25:21,040 Speaker 2: noticed that Little Caesar's has a lot of money to 551 00:25:21,400 --> 00:25:29,680 Speaker 2: endorse now the MVP, Matthew Stafford. Uh So, I'll never 552 00:25:29,720 --> 00:25:32,840 Speaker 2: believe that it's it's it's just too perfect of a food. 553 00:25:35,840 --> 00:25:36,560 Speaker 3: Fosh. Are you going? 554 00:25:36,600 --> 00:25:36,800 Speaker 9: Are you? 555 00:25:36,840 --> 00:25:39,679 Speaker 2: Are you off pizza these days? Like somebody buys a 556 00:25:39,720 --> 00:25:41,680 Speaker 2: pie at the station, You're not gonna have a slice. 557 00:25:41,720 --> 00:25:43,720 Speaker 2: Who's not gonna have a slige? Who's yeah, who's not 558 00:25:43,760 --> 00:25:45,920 Speaker 2: gonna I mean, I don't know how you turn it down. Yeah, 559 00:25:45,920 --> 00:25:51,760 Speaker 2: look at who you're talking to. But like in any environment, right, 560 00:25:51,840 --> 00:25:55,280 Speaker 2: you're at a kid's birthday party and the pizza comes 561 00:25:55,359 --> 00:25:58,200 Speaker 2: and you know, the mom says, hey, there's extra. 562 00:25:58,240 --> 00:25:59,600 Speaker 3: Does anybody want a piece? 563 00:25:59,800 --> 00:26:00,399 Speaker 5: To parents? 564 00:26:00,400 --> 00:26:04,200 Speaker 3: Who doesn't take a piece? Right? You're uh, you're you're You're. 565 00:26:04,080 --> 00:26:07,040 Speaker 2: At an event, and this, like Sunday is the game. 566 00:26:07,560 --> 00:26:10,280 Speaker 2: I'm sure there will be somebody pizza. You're really not 567 00:26:10,480 --> 00:26:11,880 Speaker 2: in the mood for pizza, but it's there. 568 00:26:11,960 --> 00:26:13,040 Speaker 3: Of course you can have a slice. 569 00:26:13,160 --> 00:26:16,480 Speaker 7: Yeah, and if they're hosting correctly, they'll have the dipping sauces, 570 00:26:16,520 --> 00:26:18,360 Speaker 7: so I mean, yeah, why not. 571 00:26:18,440 --> 00:26:22,560 Speaker 3: They could have it could be no dipping sauces. Uh, 572 00:26:22,840 --> 00:26:26,040 Speaker 3: it's been sitting out and it's cool. 573 00:26:26,520 --> 00:26:31,120 Speaker 5: Dipping sauces for pizza. Ran, Yes, what's wrong with you? 574 00:26:31,160 --> 00:26:32,919 Speaker 5: Why you don't need Why do you hate America? I 575 00:26:32,960 --> 00:26:36,280 Speaker 5: don't hate America. I hate your dipping sauces on pizza. 576 00:26:36,320 --> 00:26:38,840 Speaker 5: That's insane. You don't need that delicious? 577 00:26:39,320 --> 00:26:41,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, you you and the dipping sauces. 578 00:26:41,600 --> 00:26:44,040 Speaker 2: But but my point is though, if it's if it's out, 579 00:26:44,080 --> 00:26:46,480 Speaker 2: people grab a bite. Yeah, Like why wouldn't you, especially 580 00:26:46,480 --> 00:26:48,439 Speaker 2: if it's double cut, then you feel like you know, 581 00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:52,159 Speaker 2: it's half the calories, I get the flavor. It's just 582 00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:54,760 Speaker 2: never going away. Pizza's never going away. So I don't 583 00:26:54,760 --> 00:26:58,119 Speaker 2: believe that the reason that Pizza Hut is having problems 584 00:26:58,200 --> 00:27:00,960 Speaker 2: is because Americans have decided to don't like pizza. I 585 00:27:01,000 --> 00:27:05,200 Speaker 2: will say this about the entire pizza culture is that. 586 00:27:06,480 --> 00:27:06,960 Speaker 3: They're trying. 587 00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:13,080 Speaker 2: Everybody's trying too hard. Good is better than cute in 588 00:27:13,160 --> 00:27:17,040 Speaker 2: all things food. If it's good, it doesn't have to 589 00:27:17,080 --> 00:27:20,080 Speaker 2: be cute. You don't have to have the special brick 590 00:27:20,160 --> 00:27:24,720 Speaker 2: fire or the special dough from Brooklyn, or the special 591 00:27:24,840 --> 00:27:29,679 Speaker 2: box or the most weirdo toppings. If it's good, you 592 00:27:29,720 --> 00:27:33,720 Speaker 2: don't need to be cute. A good slice of pizza 593 00:27:34,240 --> 00:27:37,440 Speaker 2: could have no toppings on it, and you're like, Wow, 594 00:27:38,720 --> 00:27:39,760 Speaker 2: what's going on with the sauce? 595 00:27:39,840 --> 00:27:41,400 Speaker 3: This is like nothing I've ever tasted right? 596 00:27:41,600 --> 00:27:46,679 Speaker 2: Or really, you know, you could probably spend a dollar 597 00:27:46,840 --> 00:27:50,159 Speaker 2: a pie more in an upgrade in the quality of 598 00:27:50,280 --> 00:27:54,359 Speaker 2: mozzarella cheese, and it'll knock the socks off of everybody 599 00:27:54,440 --> 00:27:57,080 Speaker 2: in your restaurant. I mean, there just isn't a lot 600 00:27:57,119 --> 00:27:59,760 Speaker 2: to a pizza. You could say that about almost all 601 00:27:59,760 --> 00:28:03,360 Speaker 2: things Italian. I grew up Italian and I made Italian 602 00:28:03,359 --> 00:28:06,240 Speaker 2: food all my life, and so did everybody I knew. 603 00:28:06,440 --> 00:28:08,720 Speaker 3: And that is just not a lot of material cost 604 00:28:08,800 --> 00:28:10,800 Speaker 3: in it. It's just all love. 605 00:28:11,640 --> 00:28:13,679 Speaker 2: I mean, that's all there isn't A pizza is dough, 606 00:28:13,760 --> 00:28:18,359 Speaker 2: a little bit of olive oil, some fresh seasonings, the 607 00:28:18,480 --> 00:28:21,520 Speaker 2: right red sauce and cheese. Then if you want to 608 00:28:21,520 --> 00:28:23,880 Speaker 2: start slicing on salami or you want to start slicing 609 00:28:23,880 --> 00:28:26,159 Speaker 2: on sausage, then you're getting cute. 610 00:28:26,200 --> 00:28:27,320 Speaker 3: You don't have to get cute. 611 00:28:28,040 --> 00:28:29,560 Speaker 2: But you go to a lot of these places and 612 00:28:29,600 --> 00:28:33,719 Speaker 2: they have all these figs on pizza and a rugela salad. 613 00:28:33,760 --> 00:28:36,080 Speaker 3: I'm like, what do you do it? This better be 614 00:28:36,200 --> 00:28:38,600 Speaker 3: really good. I don't see how it could be. 615 00:28:39,280 --> 00:28:41,880 Speaker 2: But if there's a fig on my slice of pizza, 616 00:28:42,320 --> 00:28:45,200 Speaker 2: then you're overthinking it, which to. 617 00:28:45,120 --> 00:28:46,840 Speaker 3: Me suggests it probably isn't good. 618 00:28:48,120 --> 00:28:50,600 Speaker 2: All right, Uh, where are we now? We're in the 619 00:28:50,600 --> 00:28:55,280 Speaker 2: middle of foods. Oh, here's a perfect example. McDonald's. Guys 620 00:28:55,560 --> 00:28:58,280 Speaker 2: at Mickey D's, trust me what I tell you, You've done 621 00:28:58,400 --> 00:29:01,840 Speaker 2: very well. Right quarter poud of cheese. In my opinion, 622 00:29:01,880 --> 00:29:05,080 Speaker 2: the gold standard of a cheeseburger, just perfect, perfect. The 623 00:29:05,080 --> 00:29:08,320 Speaker 2: bun is perfect The meat is perfect, the onions, the cheese, 624 00:29:08,320 --> 00:29:11,440 Speaker 2: the ketchup and mustard and the pickles. Boom, you got it. 625 00:29:11,480 --> 00:29:13,440 Speaker 2: You don't need to add anything else to it, Big Mac. 626 00:29:13,920 --> 00:29:16,120 Speaker 2: It's world renowned. You got a good thing going there. 627 00:29:16,160 --> 00:29:18,960 Speaker 2: You really nailed it with the chicken McNuggets. You created 628 00:29:18,960 --> 00:29:22,440 Speaker 2: an institution in a side lane at a burger place 629 00:29:22,600 --> 00:29:23,800 Speaker 2: with your chicken McNuggets. 630 00:29:23,800 --> 00:29:27,000 Speaker 3: You got it all going on? Why are you going 631 00:29:27,040 --> 00:29:30,560 Speaker 3: off script? McDonald's is offering caviar. 632 00:29:30,800 --> 00:29:33,440 Speaker 8: McDonald's is adding a touch of elegance to one of 633 00:29:33,480 --> 00:29:36,680 Speaker 8: its best selling items. Is Valentine's Day with a new 634 00:29:36,760 --> 00:29:38,360 Speaker 8: McNugget caviar kit. 635 00:29:38,880 --> 00:29:42,440 Speaker 2: Caviar kit, there you go, foosh, you wanna dipping sauce, 636 00:29:43,440 --> 00:29:45,880 Speaker 2: drag your chicken McNugget through a little bit of caviar. 637 00:29:46,360 --> 00:29:49,520 Speaker 7: Oh man, I couldn't imagine paying for that, But I 638 00:29:49,560 --> 00:29:51,520 Speaker 7: mean I if it was there, I would definitely have 639 00:29:51,560 --> 00:29:52,480 Speaker 7: to try it at least once. 640 00:29:53,800 --> 00:29:56,120 Speaker 2: All I can think about is Christian Slater and curb 641 00:29:56,120 --> 00:29:59,320 Speaker 2: your enthusiasm, just overdoing it at the caviar tray. 642 00:30:00,120 --> 00:30:02,760 Speaker 3: That's all I can think about is that scene with 643 00:30:02,880 --> 00:30:03,520 Speaker 3: Larry David. 644 00:30:03,560 --> 00:30:07,760 Speaker 2: But yeah, like McDonald's, I don't even know where they 645 00:30:07,760 --> 00:30:10,240 Speaker 2: get their caviar, but I have had their filet of. 646 00:30:10,200 --> 00:30:12,720 Speaker 3: Fish and I can only imagine the quality of this caviar. 647 00:30:12,880 --> 00:30:16,200 Speaker 8: With a new McNugget caviar kit, the fast food chain 648 00:30:16,240 --> 00:30:19,480 Speaker 8: announced a limited time partnership with Paramount Caviar to bring 649 00:30:19,560 --> 00:30:23,200 Speaker 8: McDonald's fans a premium product for free on February tenth. 650 00:30:23,800 --> 00:30:27,080 Speaker 8: Each kit contains a one ounce ten of McNugget caviar, 651 00:30:27,360 --> 00:30:31,200 Speaker 8: a twenty five dollars arch card for chicken McNuggets crim Fresh, 652 00:30:31,280 --> 00:30:33,600 Speaker 8: and a mother of Pearl caviar spoon for serving. 653 00:30:33,800 --> 00:30:36,480 Speaker 2: Oh, the mother of pearl caviar spoon. I guess you 654 00:30:36,640 --> 00:30:39,600 Speaker 2: keep that one ounce can of caviar? 655 00:30:39,680 --> 00:30:40,000 Speaker 3: Is that? 656 00:30:40,440 --> 00:30:43,600 Speaker 2: I mean, how many ounces in like a typical sweet 657 00:30:43,640 --> 00:30:45,520 Speaker 2: and sour. It's got to be more than an ounce, 658 00:30:46,400 --> 00:30:47,920 Speaker 2: Like an ounce is a shock last. 659 00:30:47,720 --> 00:30:49,320 Speaker 5: And I think you're taking your life in your hand 660 00:30:49,320 --> 00:30:50,400 Speaker 5: with the mccaviar. 661 00:30:50,600 --> 00:30:56,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, mccaviar. That's gotta be awful, right, I mean, you 662 00:30:56,200 --> 00:31:00,000 Speaker 2: have to add things to caviar. In Titanic, they're like, 663 00:31:00,040 --> 00:31:01,880 Speaker 2: how do you take your caviar? You got to put 664 00:31:01,960 --> 00:31:04,880 Speaker 2: chopped onions on it to cover the taste of it. 665 00:31:05,160 --> 00:31:07,480 Speaker 5: Most people take it orally no. 666 00:31:07,480 --> 00:31:11,280 Speaker 2: I know, but people dress up the caviar right, put 667 00:31:11,320 --> 00:31:13,560 Speaker 2: all kinds of stuff on it and just adding not 668 00:31:13,640 --> 00:31:16,360 Speaker 2: good and I've had caveyards it's salty, gross. 669 00:31:16,520 --> 00:31:18,480 Speaker 7: Yeah, and just adding mick to it. I mean the 670 00:31:18,560 --> 00:31:22,400 Speaker 7: marketing for that has gone way down just by putting. 671 00:31:23,040 --> 00:31:25,360 Speaker 3: Donald's thought this would be an incredible promotion. 672 00:31:25,800 --> 00:31:27,560 Speaker 2: All right, we need a new idea. I mean, we're 673 00:31:27,560 --> 00:31:30,560 Speaker 2: doing really well with the McRib uh. You know, we 674 00:31:30,640 --> 00:31:32,880 Speaker 2: already got the shamrock shakes for Saint Patrick's Day. That's 675 00:31:32,880 --> 00:31:35,320 Speaker 2: always a hit. We need something new, we need something new. 676 00:31:35,360 --> 00:31:38,520 Speaker 2: Come on, let's idea generate here, brainstorm around the table. 677 00:31:38,960 --> 00:31:43,400 Speaker 2: And somebody blurted out caviare for Valentine's Day and they 678 00:31:43,480 --> 00:31:44,080 Speaker 2: went with it. 679 00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:48,120 Speaker 3: That's incredible to me. See this what I'm talking about. 680 00:31:48,160 --> 00:31:49,240 Speaker 3: It's the same thing with pizza. 681 00:31:49,480 --> 00:31:54,360 Speaker 2: Stay in your lane and good beats cute every time. 682 00:31:54,840 --> 00:31:58,360 Speaker 2: Just be good, be good at your pizza, pizza Hut 683 00:31:58,920 --> 00:32:02,240 Speaker 2: and McDonald's, be good with your burgers and leave the 684 00:32:02,280 --> 00:32:03,520 Speaker 2: caveat to the folks. 685 00:32:03,640 --> 00:32:06,560 Speaker 3: On the Titanic, lou Penrose. 686 00:32:06,400 --> 00:32:09,520 Speaker 2: On KFI AM six forty Live Everywhere on the iHeartRadio 687 00:32:09,520 --> 00:32:12,680 Speaker 1: App Kfi AM six forty on demand