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Title: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: roadman65 on September 23, 2024, 11:40:15 AM
Never ate at one. We're they good while they lasted?
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: SEWIGuy on September 23, 2024, 12:51:30 PM
Quote from: roadman65 on September 23, 2024, 11:40:15 AMNever ate at one. We're they good while they lasted?

Yes I liked them. Better than fast food but quick and convenient.
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: JayhawkCO on September 23, 2024, 01:09:04 PM
Quote from: roadman65 on September 23, 2024, 11:40:15 AMNever ate at one. We're they good while they lasted?

No. The restaurant version of school lunch.
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: Max Rockatansky on September 23, 2024, 01:31:49 PM
I didn't dislike having one within walking distance of my office.  I really liked their corn bread for some reason.
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: GaryV on September 23, 2024, 02:22:04 PM
We ate there once. We got sick. I don't know if it was the food or if we caught a germ. But it wasn't good enough to go back for a second chance.
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: vdeane on September 23, 2024, 08:42:01 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on September 23, 2024, 01:31:49 PMI really liked their corn bread for some reason.
Same.  Cracker Barrel is the closest there is to filling the Boston Market niche, but their corn bread isn't nearly as good.

There was also something uniquely delightful about Boston Market's spiral mac and cheese as well.
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: Max Rockatansky on September 23, 2024, 08:58:27 PM
A question that came to my mind.  Who remembers when the restaurants was Boston Chicken?
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: roadman65 on September 23, 2024, 09:14:11 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on September 23, 2024, 08:58:27 PMA question that came to my mind.  Who remembers when the restaurants was Boston Chicken?

In Florida it was Boston Rotisserie.
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: Big John on September 23, 2024, 09:16:48 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on September 23, 2024, 08:58:27 PMA question that came to my mind.  Who remembers when the restaurants was Boston Chicken?
I saw one of those in Illinois in 1994.
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: hotdogPi on September 23, 2024, 09:20:02 PM
Where do you get the idea that the restaurant doesn't exist anymore?
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: roadman65 on September 23, 2024, 09:23:13 PM
Quote from: hotdogPi on September 23, 2024, 09:20:02 PMWhere do you get the idea that the restaurant doesn't exist anymore?

In Florida none seem to operate anymore.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2024/03/29/boston-market-last-days-closing-bankruptcy/
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: Rothman on September 23, 2024, 09:35:51 PM
Quote from: roadman65 on September 23, 2024, 09:23:13 PM
Quote from: hotdogPi on September 23, 2024, 09:20:02 PMWhere do you get the idea that the restaurant doesn't exist anymore?

In Florida none seem to operate anymore.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2024/03/29/boston-market-last-days-closing-bankruptcy/


I admire your clickbait skills.

https://www.bostonmarket.com/store-location
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: TheHighwayMan3561 on September 23, 2024, 10:35:20 PM
There are still more restaurants than I thought.

I knew of two, one was in St. Louis Park at TH 100 and Excelsior Blvd, I think we ate there once. The other was near my dad's house in White Bear Lake, but I don't think we ate at that one ever.

I did buy their frozen dinners a couple times. Not terrible if I recall.
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: roadman65 on September 23, 2024, 10:49:51 PM
Quote from: Rothman on September 23, 2024, 09:35:51 PM
Quote from: roadman65 on September 23, 2024, 09:23:13 PM
Quote from: hotdogPi on September 23, 2024, 09:20:02 PMWhere do you get the idea that the restaurant doesn't exist anymore?

In Florida none seem to operate anymore.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2024/03/29/boston-market-last-days-closing-bankruptcy/


I admire your clickbait skills.

https://www.bostonmarket.com/store-location

First of all this a discussion site.

Second of all I named my source ( as there are many others I can name, but the Washington Post is a credible source unless you follow Sean Hannity).

There is no clickbait here.  The dictionary definition is content that drives traffic to a website or blog using sensationalized or misleading headlines.

I didn't see the article and post from it. I researched and found it and posted it here. The fact they are out of business is the stores in my state have all closed.

If your going to Troll, learn how to do so correctly.
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: gonealookin on September 23, 2024, 10:59:51 PM
Quote from: JayhawkCO on September 23, 2024, 01:09:04 PMNo. The restaurant version of school lunch.

That was my take as well.  I lived within a few minutes' walk of one for many years, in Oakland, CA.  I think I gave it a couple tries and decided my money was much better spent elsewhere.

That location appears to be have survived all the way from when I lived there (1990s) until late last year when it closed.  It was in a different storefront, but in the same shopping center (5132 Broadway in Oakland).
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: Rothman on September 23, 2024, 11:02:16 PM
Quote from: roadman65 on September 23, 2024, 10:49:51 PM
Quote from: Rothman on September 23, 2024, 09:35:51 PM
Quote from: roadman65 on September 23, 2024, 09:23:13 PM
Quote from: hotdogPi on September 23, 2024, 09:20:02 PMWhere do you get the idea that the restaurant doesn't exist anymore?

In Florida none seem to operate anymore.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2024/03/29/boston-market-last-days-closing-bankruptcy/


I admire your clickbait skills.

https://www.bostonmarket.com/store-location

First of all this a discussion site.

Second of all I named my source ( as there are many others I can name, but the Washington Post is a credible source unless you follow Sean Hannity).

There is no clickbait here.  The dictionary definition is content that drives traffic to a website or blog using sensationalized or misleading headlines.

I didn't see the article and post from it. I researched and found it and posted it here. The fact they are out of business is the stores in my state have all closed.

If your going to Troll, learn how to do so correctly.

I'm not trolling, I'm just pointing out that your thread title and OP, which did not include your source, make it seem like the whole chain was closing down, when that's clearly not the case and therefore misleading.
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: LilianaUwU on September 23, 2024, 11:16:44 PM
Man, I miss Subway. Not that any locations near me closed, but I could go for a cold cut combo.
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: Rothman on September 23, 2024, 11:19:14 PM
Quote from: LilianaUwU on September 23, 2024, 11:16:44 PMMan, I miss Subway. Not that any locations near me closed, but I could go for a cold cut combo.

I used to eat there frequently.  Have no idea why I've cooled off so much on them.  Years ago, a colleague said their sandwiches were "too much bread."  I don't know.  I just have come to like other local places better...which isn't saying a whole lot of their quality either, come to think of it.
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: cl94 on September 23, 2024, 11:19:46 PM
The only person who misses Boston Market is Kellen Winslow (https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/if-kellen-winslow-offers-to-bring-you-boston-market-say-no).
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: LilianaUwU on September 23, 2024, 11:23:29 PM
Quote from: Rothman on September 23, 2024, 11:19:14 PM
Quote from: LilianaUwU on September 23, 2024, 11:16:44 PMMan, I miss Subway. Not that any locations near me closed, but I could go for a cold cut combo.

I used to eat there frequently.  Have no idea why I've cooled off so much on them.  Years ago, a colleague said their sandwiches were "too much bread."  I don't know.  I just have come to like other local places better...which isn't saying a whole lot of their quality either, come to think of it.

Subway definitely fell off in recent years, but it's like a guilty pleasure to me. As for "too much bread", that's ironic, because it's not legally bread in Ireland.

Also... why are they called sandwiches? They're from a place called Subway and the bread is long. They're submarines.
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: Max Rockatansky on September 23, 2024, 11:43:20 PM
Subway was acceptable until they got way too expensive.  Paying $14 for a basic foot long just isn't something I'm willing to do with much frequency.
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: cl94 on September 23, 2024, 11:45:51 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on September 23, 2024, 11:43:20 PMSubway was acceptable until they got way too expensive.  Paying $14 for a basic foot long just isn't something I'm willing to do with much frequency.

They're running deals to make footlongs $7, but no Subway in a western town where the only option seems to be accepting said deals. Even in states outside of California. None of the NV or UT small town stores will take that app deal.
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: Max Rockatansky on September 23, 2024, 11:49:08 PM
Quote from: cl94 on September 23, 2024, 11:45:51 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on September 23, 2024, 11:43:20 PMSubway was acceptable until they got way too expensive.  Paying $14 for a basic foot long just isn't something I'm willing to do with much frequency.

They're running deals to make footlongs $7, but no Subway in a western town where the only option seems to be accepting said deals. Even in states outside of California. None of the NV or UT small town stores will take that app deal.

Probably fair to say that the last two years have been one of the leanest for me in terms of consuming fast food.  I much rather cook myself or go to a sit down restaurant given how fast food prices have ballooned (largely in California).  Subway costing approximately $6.25 USD for a foot long in Mexico (with better ingredients) earlier this year was interesting. 
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: LilianaUwU on September 23, 2024, 11:56:48 PM
Quote from: cl94 on September 23, 2024, 11:45:51 PMThey're running deals to make footlongs $7
Remember when it was $5?
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: Max Rockatansky on September 24, 2024, 12:26:58 AM
Quote from: LilianaUwU on September 23, 2024, 11:56:48 PM
Quote from: cl94 on September 23, 2024, 11:45:51 PMThey're running deals to make footlongs $7
Remember when it was $5?

If you book inflation from 2007 then $7 basically is the new $5.
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: LilianaUwU on September 24, 2024, 12:40:19 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on September 24, 2024, 12:26:58 AM
Quote from: LilianaUwU on September 23, 2024, 11:56:48 PM
Quote from: cl94 on September 23, 2024, 11:45:51 PMThey're running deals to make footlongs $7
Remember when it was $5?

If you book inflation from 2007 then $7 basically is the new $5.

Why the fuck are things much more expensive than that nowadays, then?
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: jeffandnicole on September 24, 2024, 01:30:19 AM
I enjoyed Boston Chicken, and then Boston Market when they wanted more options to serve than chicken. I rarely got anything else besides theur chicken though.

Common sides for me were the mac and cheese and stuffing. I'd get theur Caesar salad side on occasion, along with a few other sides.

Then, they started messing with the recipes. The stuffing was horrible.

They had several locations in NJ close due to a franchisee issue. Some locations have since reopened, but jusding by the foot traffic and number of cars in the lot, they are not recovering well.
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: Max Rockatansky on September 24, 2024, 07:31:43 AM
Quote from: LilianaUwU on September 24, 2024, 12:40:19 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on September 24, 2024, 12:26:58 AM
Quote from: LilianaUwU on September 23, 2024, 11:56:48 PM
Quote from: cl94 on September 23, 2024, 11:45:51 PMThey're running deals to make footlongs $7
Remember when it was $5?

If you book inflation from 2007 then $7 basically is the new $5.

Why the fuck are things much more expensive than that nowadays, then?

I usually go by the rule of goods should be pacing inflation (hence 3% annually).  Fast food prices are outpacing inflation which is why I mentioned eating less of it a couple replies back.  Interestingly some stuff like gas has stayed flat or done down in relative price compared to 2007
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: Rothman on September 24, 2024, 08:51:33 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on September 24, 2024, 07:31:43 AM
Quote from: LilianaUwU on September 24, 2024, 12:40:19 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on September 24, 2024, 12:26:58 AM
Quote from: LilianaUwU on September 23, 2024, 11:56:48 PM
Quote from: cl94 on September 23, 2024, 11:45:51 PMThey're running deals to make footlongs $7
Remember when it was $5?

If you book inflation from 2007 then $7 basically is the new $5.

Why the fuck are things much more expensive than that nowadays, then?

I usually go by the rule of goods should be pacing inflation (hence 3% annually).  Fast food prices are outpacing inflation which is why I mentioned eating less of it a couple replies back.  Interestingly some stuff like gas has stayed flat or done down in relative price compared to 2007

What blows my mind is how expensive oil got in the early OPEC days when we weren't prepared for their supply controls.  Although gas prices are pretty stable over time, we've never hit how expensive it was in the later 1970s.
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: kalvado on September 24, 2024, 09:06:03 AM
Wiki has a link saying there were 27 BMs as of this summer
https://www.thetakeout.com/boston-market-down-to-27-locations-bankruptcy-closures-1851329106/
While Google maps still remembers a few around me, none of them are seen on the company web site.
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: Max Rockatansky on September 24, 2024, 09:15:14 AM
Quote from: Rothman on September 24, 2024, 08:51:33 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on September 24, 2024, 07:31:43 AM
Quote from: LilianaUwU on September 24, 2024, 12:40:19 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on September 24, 2024, 12:26:58 AM
Quote from: LilianaUwU on September 23, 2024, 11:56:48 PM
Quote from: cl94 on September 23, 2024, 11:45:51 PMThey're running deals to make footlongs $7
Remember when it was $5?

If you book inflation from 2007 then $7 basically is the new $5.

Why the fuck are things much more expensive than that nowadays, then?

I usually go by the rule of goods should be pacing inflation (hence 3% annually).  Fast food prices are outpacing inflation which is why I mentioned eating less of it a couple replies back.  Interestingly some stuff like gas has stayed flat or done down in relative price compared to 2007

What blows my mind is how expensive oil got in the early OPEC days when we weren't prepared for their supply controls.  Although gas prices are pretty stable over time, we've never hit how expensive it was in the later 1970s.

I love to calculate the rate of inflation on sites that get all nostalgic about face value gas prices (and general prices) of that era.  Most normal folks just plain don't understand that money doesn't have static value.
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: ZLoth on September 24, 2024, 09:56:43 AM
It's been about 25 years since I last ate at a Boston Market. There was one near an old workplace that was a Carl's Jr, then becaome a Boston Market, then back to a Carl's Jr. So, no, not going to miss it.
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: MikeTheActuary on September 24, 2024, 10:26:31 AM
Quote from: roadman65 on September 23, 2024, 11:40:15 AMNever ate at one. We're they good while they lasted?

I was introduced to Boston Market after moving to CT a little over 25 years ago.  I don't think I had been in one for a few years prior to pandemic lockdowns.

It was never "in rotation" for us during that time, in no small part because after a couple of visits that were "decent for fast food, and we appreciate the difference from other chains"...the quality went downhill.

My impression is that some of that may have been an artifact of the local franchises more than Boston Market in general, but the local loss of Boston Market only inspired a little sympathy for the folks losing their jobs, rather than nostalgia for something that I would miss.
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: 1995hoo on September 24, 2024, 10:37:09 AM
I remember when the chain was called Boston Chicken.

I have more than a feeling that I never ate at any of their locations under either name, though it's been a long time since I recall seeing one (the one I passed most often is now a mattress store). A Google Maps search has me feelin' satisfied that they closed all their Northern Virginia locations, which in turn gives me peace of mind that I need not cool the engines at one any time soon.
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: SEWIGuy on September 24, 2024, 03:05:54 PM
Quote from: Rothman on September 24, 2024, 08:51:33 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on September 24, 2024, 07:31:43 AM
Quote from: LilianaUwU on September 24, 2024, 12:40:19 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on September 24, 2024, 12:26:58 AM
Quote from: LilianaUwU on September 23, 2024, 11:56:48 PM
Quote from: cl94 on September 23, 2024, 11:45:51 PMThey're running deals to make footlongs $7
Remember when it was $5?

If you book inflation from 2007 then $7 basically is the new $5.

Why the fuck are things much more expensive than that nowadays, then?

I usually go by the rule of goods should be pacing inflation (hence 3% annually).  Fast food prices are outpacing inflation which is why I mentioned eating less of it a couple replies back.  Interestingly some stuff like gas has stayed flat or done down in relative price compared to 2007

What blows my mind is how expensive oil got in the early OPEC days when we weren't prepared for their supply controls.  Although gas prices are pretty stable over time, we've never hit how expensive it was in the later 1970s.


The fact that the United States is now the world's largest oil producer means we can manage supply woes a lot easier than we used to. The biggest issue now are spikes in demand driving the price up, which usually means that the economy is going well anyway.
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: JayhawkCO on September 24, 2024, 04:04:29 PM
Quote from: SEWIGuy on September 24, 2024, 03:05:54 PM
Quote from: Rothman on September 24, 2024, 08:51:33 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on September 24, 2024, 07:31:43 AM
Quote from: LilianaUwU on September 24, 2024, 12:40:19 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on September 24, 2024, 12:26:58 AM
Quote from: LilianaUwU on September 23, 2024, 11:56:48 PM
Quote from: cl94 on September 23, 2024, 11:45:51 PMThey're running deals to make footlongs $7
Remember when it was $5?

If you book inflation from 2007 then $7 basically is the new $5.

Why the fuck are things much more expensive than that nowadays, then?

I usually go by the rule of goods should be pacing inflation (hence 3% annually).  Fast food prices are outpacing inflation which is why I mentioned eating less of it a couple replies back.  Interestingly some stuff like gas has stayed flat or done down in relative price compared to 2007

What blows my mind is how expensive oil got in the early OPEC days when we weren't prepared for their supply controls.  Although gas prices are pretty stable over time, we've never hit how expensive it was in the later 1970s.


The fact that the United States is now the world's largest oil producer means we can manage supply woes a lot easier than we used to. The biggest issue now are spikes in demand driving the price up, which usually means that the economy is going well anyway.

I'd argue the biggest issue is oil companies being more beholden to their stockholders than their consumers.
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: SEWIGuy on September 24, 2024, 05:09:36 PM
Quote from: JayhawkCO on September 24, 2024, 04:04:29 PM
Quote from: SEWIGuy on September 24, 2024, 03:05:54 PM
Quote from: Rothman on September 24, 2024, 08:51:33 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on September 24, 2024, 07:31:43 AM
Quote from: LilianaUwU on September 24, 2024, 12:40:19 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on September 24, 2024, 12:26:58 AM
Quote from: LilianaUwU on September 23, 2024, 11:56:48 PM
Quote from: cl94 on September 23, 2024, 11:45:51 PMThey're running deals to make footlongs $7
Remember when it was $5?

If you book inflation from 2007 then $7 basically is the new $5.

Why the fuck are things much more expensive than that nowadays, then?

I usually go by the rule of goods should be pacing inflation (hence 3% annually).  Fast food prices are outpacing inflation which is why I mentioned eating less of it a couple replies back.  Interestingly some stuff like gas has stayed flat or done down in relative price compared to 2007

What blows my mind is how expensive oil got in the early OPEC days when we weren't prepared for their supply controls.  Although gas prices are pretty stable over time, we've never hit how expensive it was in the later 1970s.


The fact that the United States is now the world's largest oil producer means we can manage supply woes a lot easier than we used to. The biggest issue now are spikes in demand driving the price up, which usually means that the economy is going well anyway.

I'd argue the biggest issue is oil companies being more beholden to their stockholders than their consumers.


It's a commodity. Oil companies can't hold prices high because someone will always undercut them. That's one of the reasons OPEC worked back in the 70s is because it's a cartel that hardly had competitors to undercut. That's not the case now.
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: JayhawkCO on September 24, 2024, 05:36:47 PM
Quote from: SEWIGuy on September 24, 2024, 05:09:36 PM
Quote from: JayhawkCO on September 24, 2024, 04:04:29 PM
Quote from: SEWIGuy on September 24, 2024, 03:05:54 PM
Quote from: Rothman on September 24, 2024, 08:51:33 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on September 24, 2024, 07:31:43 AM
Quote from: LilianaUwU on September 24, 2024, 12:40:19 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on September 24, 2024, 12:26:58 AM
Quote from: LilianaUwU on September 23, 2024, 11:56:48 PM
Quote from: cl94 on September 23, 2024, 11:45:51 PMThey're running deals to make footlongs $7
Remember when it was $5?

If you book inflation from 2007 then $7 basically is the new $5.

Why the fuck are things much more expensive than that nowadays, then?

I usually go by the rule of goods should be pacing inflation (hence 3% annually).  Fast food prices are outpacing inflation which is why I mentioned eating less of it a couple replies back.  Interestingly some stuff like gas has stayed flat or done down in relative price compared to 2007

What blows my mind is how expensive oil got in the early OPEC days when we weren't prepared for their supply controls.  Although gas prices are pretty stable over time, we've never hit how expensive it was in the later 1970s.


The fact that the United States is now the world's largest oil producer means we can manage supply woes a lot easier than we used to. The biggest issue now are spikes in demand driving the price up, which usually means that the economy is going well anyway.

I'd argue the biggest issue is oil companies being more beholden to their stockholders than their consumers.


It's a commodity. Oil companies can't hold prices high because someone will always undercut them. That's one of the reasons OPEC worked back in the 70s is because it's a cartel that hardly had competitors to undercut. That's not the case now.

(https://econlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/US_Regular_Conventional_Gas_Price__GASREGCOVW____FRED___St__Louis_Fed-1.png)

Sure looks like that gap is getting wider.
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: SEWIGuy on September 24, 2024, 08:46:07 PM
Eh, not to me.
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: Scott5114 on September 24, 2024, 08:51:27 PM
Quote from: cl94 on September 23, 2024, 11:45:51 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on September 23, 2024, 11:43:20 PMSubway was acceptable until they got way too expensive.  Paying $14 for a basic foot long just isn't something I'm willing to do with much frequency.

They're running deals to make footlongs $7, but no Subway in a western town where the only option seems to be accepting said deals. Even in states outside of California. None of the NV or UT small town stores will take that app deal.

One of my favorite things about Nevada is Port of Subs. I think I've eaten at Subway once since I moved here, and that was in Tonopah, which...it's Tonopah, it's not like you're going to get a gourmet meal there.

Quote from: kalvado on September 24, 2024, 09:06:03 AM27 BMs as of this summer

Someone needs to see a gastroenterologist.
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: cl94 on September 24, 2024, 09:32:15 PM
Yeah, my 2 Subway visits since moving west have been in Portola, CA and Torrey, UT. In other words, places without other chain fast food. Tonopah at least has a Burger King, which I most recently patronized just over a week ago.

Port of Subs isn't as good as Jersey Mike's, IMO, but they're all over Nevada, which makes them a good option in some of these towns that have little else. And they're leaps and bounds above Subway.
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: Max Rockatansky on September 24, 2024, 09:46:58 PM
27 BMs is a shockingly low total for any season.
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: MikeTheActuary on September 25, 2024, 10:09:33 AM
Quote from: JayhawkCO on September 24, 2024, 05:36:47 PMSure looks like that gap is getting wider.

On a nominal basis, definitely.  However, proportionately....

(https://i.imgur.com/W7bIj6N.png)

...maybe a little, and even then, it'll depend on when one thinks the starting point of the comparison should be.
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: JayhawkCO on September 25, 2024, 11:16:28 AM
Quote from: MikeTheActuary on September 25, 2024, 10:09:33 AM
Quote from: JayhawkCO on September 24, 2024, 05:36:47 PMSure looks like that gap is getting wider.

On a nominal basis, definitely.  However, proportionately....

(https://i.imgur.com/W7bIj6N.png)

...maybe a little, and even then, it'll depend on when one thinks the starting point of the comparison should be.


What are the axes on that graph?
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: SEWIGuy on September 25, 2024, 11:26:25 AM
Quote from: JayhawkCO on September 25, 2024, 11:16:28 AM
Quote from: MikeTheActuary on September 25, 2024, 10:09:33 AM
Quote from: JayhawkCO on September 24, 2024, 05:36:47 PMSure looks like that gap is getting wider.

On a nominal basis, definitely.  However, proportionately....

(https://i.imgur.com/W7bIj6N.png)

...maybe a little, and even then, it'll depend on when one thinks the starting point of the comparison should be.


What are the axes on that graph?

Looks like dates and the ratio between oil and gas prices.
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: JayhawkCO on September 25, 2024, 11:30:25 AM
I guess. All I know is that oil companies post record profits over and over and the CEOs are making hundreds of millions per year. I think all of that has a lot more to do with what we pay at the pump than just demand spikes.
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: Scott5114 on September 25, 2024, 04:14:50 PM
Quote from: MikeTheActuary on September 25, 2024, 10:09:33 AM
Quote from: JayhawkCO on September 24, 2024, 05:36:47 PMSure looks like that gap is getting wider.

On a nominal basis, definitely.  However, proportionately....

(https://i.imgur.com/W7bIj6N.png)

...maybe a little, and even then, it'll depend on when one thinks the starting point of the comparison should be.


I didn't read the quote at the top at first and thought this chart was posted in response to Max saying 27 BMs is low for any season. "Wow, someone is dedicated to charting that stuff..."
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: TheHighwayMan3561 on September 25, 2024, 06:30:49 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on September 24, 2024, 08:51:27 PM
Quote from: kalvado on September 24, 2024, 09:06:03 AM27 BMs as of this summer

Someone needs to see a gastroenterologist.

Bandit: *awakes from his long slumber to return to action*
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: Max Rockatansky on September 25, 2024, 06:43:29 PM
Has bandit been in a long slumber?  I feel like the "school bans" thread has had plenty of banditisms.
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: Jim on September 25, 2024, 08:57:57 PM
I wouldn't say I miss it, but I definitely ate many times at Boston Chicken then Boston Market.  For a long time, I felt like the price was right for what you got.  The locations near me often had a 3-piece dark meal for a pretty good price.  I knew what to expect and it was pretty good.  I was probably at the one in Latham, NY, not too long before it closed, seems like a year or two ago, and it was still fine, but didn't feel like the good value it used to be.  I definitely go to the Popeye's that rose from its rubble at that location more frequently.  When I want rotisserie chicken, I find the grocery store ones are good.  I wonder if the rise of rotisserie chickens at every grocery store was part of the chain's downfall.
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: Road Hog on September 25, 2024, 10:14:22 PM
There was a Boston Market in McKinney that got torn down to make way for another McDonald's 15 or so years ago.

And I found it remarkable that gas was basically a $1 a gallon (or a little more) for more than a quarter-century with a few peaks and valleys ... from the 1979 Iran oil crisis all the way to 2005, when I first saw it go over $2 in Texas.
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: MikeTheActuary on September 26, 2024, 08:57:16 AM
Quote from: SEWIGuy on September 25, 2024, 11:26:25 AM
Quote from: JayhawkCO on September 25, 2024, 11:16:28 AM
Quote from: MikeTheActuary on September 25, 2024, 10:09:33 AM
Quote from: JayhawkCO on September 24, 2024, 05:36:47 PMSure looks like that gap is getting wider.

On a nominal basis, definitely.  However, proportionately....

(https://i.imgur.com/W7bIj6N.png)

...maybe a little, and even then, it'll depend on when one thinks the starting point of the comparison should be.


What are the axes on that graph?

Looks like dates and the ratio between oil and gas prices.

Yes, I could have done a better job labeling/explaining the chart, but it was a very quick and dirty thing while waiting for something to finish calculating on the work computer.

I took the data from the two Fred plots (petrol price and oil price), and calculated the ratio of (oil price):(petrol price) over the timeframe, with an eye towards testing whether the gap was changing.

The answer seems to be dependent on what timeframe you're looking over, but there might be a little bit of widening (petrol price not rising quite as fast as oil)
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: jeffandnicole on September 26, 2024, 11:26:10 AM
Quote from: JayhawkCO on September 24, 2024, 05:36:47 PM(https://econlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/US_Regular_Conventional_Gas_Price__GASREGCOVW____FRED___St__Louis_Fed-1.png)

Sure looks like that gap is getting wider.

Does this factor in taxes, which have increased the price of gas over the past few decades?
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: TheHighwayMan3561 on September 26, 2024, 11:35:40 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on September 25, 2024, 06:43:29 PMHas bandit been in a long slumber?  I feel like the "school bans" thread has had plenty of banditisms.

True, but this sounds like an invitation to return to his true calling.
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: Max Rockatansky on September 26, 2024, 12:11:54 PM
Quote from: TheHighwayMan3561 on September 26, 2024, 11:35:40 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on September 25, 2024, 06:43:29 PMHas bandit been in a long slumber?  I feel like the "school bans" thread has had plenty of banditisms.

True, but this sounds like an invitation to return to his true calling.

27 seasonal BMs does sound like something up his alley.
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: vdeane on September 26, 2024, 08:34:37 PM
I'm tempted to check out the Oil and Gas Prices thread to see if people are talking about Boston Market over there.
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: Max Rockatansky on September 26, 2024, 08:38:22 PM
Quote from: vdeane on September 26, 2024, 08:34:37 PMI'm tempted to check out the Oil and Gas Prices thread to see if people are talking about Boston Market over there.

Maybe, you never know.  BMs and oil go hand and hand.
Title: Re: Does Anyone Miss Boston Market?
Post by: steviep24 on September 27, 2024, 06:27:20 PM
The last Boston Market in my area was evicted from their building a few years ago when they didn't pay their rent for several months.