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Ordering Take-aways To Your Residence.

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  • #32
    Creamy Goodness
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,456 ✭✭✭✭Creamy Goodness


    2 to 5 times a month.

    used to get a chinese every week without fail, that's stopped but not for money reasons.


  • #33
    LEIN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,939 ✭✭✭LEIN


    4 times a month.

    Sometimes i would be quicker walking it takes that long to arrive!


  • #34
    Captain Darling
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,542 ✭✭✭Captain Darling


    eVeNtInE wrote: »
    This post has been deleted.

    Same here, I always call in my order and then go to pick it up. No place does deliveries.


  • #35
    thelordofcheese
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,368 ✭✭✭thelordofcheese


    Never.

    Fast food is pig disgusting.


  • #36
    Sleepy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 25,000 ✭✭✭✭Sleepy


    Live a bit of a drive from the nearest take-away so only get food delivered once a month or so now, probably collect a take away from the chipper about once a month too...

    When I lived in a house share though Dominos were on speed dial... got one at least twice a week.

    I miss dominoes :(

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  • #37
    Blush_01
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,016 ✭✭✭Blush_01


    At home, there is no delivery option. The only pizzas are in the supermarket, or the chipper (gack).

    In Dublin, I've ordered pizza twice and chinese twice since I moved in almost 10 months ago. I don't think my consumption of take aways has gone down, it's probably up a bit.

    I'd kill for a Dominos right now. Meateor, dip the meatballs in garlic dip... nyom!


  • #38
    OPENROAD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,692 ✭✭✭✭OPENROAD


    Haven't ordered a take away for long over a year now, no healthy choice take aways available in our area or most of Dublin it seems.


    To be honest I just got sick of the stuff,terrible food imo also take away menus that promise the food will be hot when delivered, it never was :(


    If I want chips, I make my own much nicer than the chipper and better for you imo


  • #39
    galwayrush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,816 ✭✭✭✭galwayrush


    I'm going to increase ordering food in, a new Indian Restaurant just opened within 3 miles of my home ( up to now, nearest was 8 miles away ) tried it out, and it's bloody excellent.:cool:


  • #40
    galwayrush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,816 ✭✭✭✭galwayrush


    OPENROAD wrote: »
    ,

    If I want chips, I make my own much nicer than the chipper and better for you imo

    That is so true.:)


  • #41
    banshee_bones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,160 ✭✭✭✭banshee_bones


    If there was a decent Thai takeaway in galway i would be ordering from that! but alas there is none :(


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  • #42
    Neamhshuntasach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,205 ✭✭✭Neamhshuntasach


    Nothing better than your own cooked meal. I'd order a curry every now and then. That's about it.


  • #43
    galwayrush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,816 ✭✭✭✭galwayrush


    My Wife can cook some excellent Indian and Chinese dishes. I'll order in if i'm home alone, or she's tired. Her home cooking beats them all though.:)


  • #44
    Abi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,058 ✭✭✭✭Abi


    Its very rare that I do, and even rarer since I made a tit of myself.

    Several months ago I ordered a chinese having been out for a few sociables. After this I had a complete mind blank. So when a d.ickhead in a galanza turned up outside the house in a full skobie uniform, was I about to open the door? I think not. He was so persistant though.

    Shortly after telling him to fúck off through the letter box I got a call from the chinese saying their driver "couldnt get an answer".

    Anyone for pizzahut? :-/


  • #45
    Degsy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,397 ✭✭✭✭Degsy


    Abigayle wrote: »
    Its very rare that I do, and even rarer since I made a tit of myself.

    Several months ago I ordered a chinese having been out for a few sociables. After this I had a complete mind blank. So when a d.ickhead in a galanza turned up outside the house in a full skobie uniform, was I about to open the door? I think not. He was so persistant though.

    Shortly after telling him to fúck off through the letter box I got a call from the chinese saying their driver "couldnt get an answer".

    Anyone for pizzahut? :-/

    Christ.
    The scobie had a job and you did your best to get him fired.


  • #46
    shaddupayaface
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 115 ✭✭shaddupayaface


    I would only order take away on average once a month. Im trying to book a restaurant that has pre-theatre menu for next week but the prices are ridiculous. They have all seemed to increase their prices. Dobbins are charging €39 plus 10% service and Chapter one is charging €37.50 while the Winding Stair doesn't do a per theatre menu. I know they are all nice restaurants but for god sake,you would think they would lower their prices instead of increasing them. I think i'll be ordering one extra take away this month!!


  • #47
    Abi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,058 ✭✭✭✭Abi


    Degsy wrote: »
    Christ.
    The scobie had a job and you did your best to get him fired.

    You are right. So in the sobering day of light, I marched down to the take-away to see him. He actually looks like Owen McLove and is a modern day Robin Hood! Told me he took no offence, and re-assured me that he direct debits his dole to various charities. What a trooper.

    ;-)


  • #48
    Biggins
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    shaddupayaface wrote: »
    I would only order take away on average once a month. Im trying to book a restaurant that has pre-theatre menu for next week but the prices are ridiculous. They have all seemed to increase their prices. Dobbins are charging €39 plus 10% service and Chapter one is charging €37.50 while the Winding Stair doesn't do a per theatre menu. I know they are all nice restaurants but for god sake,you would think they would lower their prices instead of increasing them. I think i'll be ordering one extra take away this month!!
    Well if they keep going that way, they will price themselves into closure.
    Sad part is, they will be scratching their heads asking each other "how did we fail?"
    ...like duh! :rolleyes:


  • #49
    Degsy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,397 ✭✭✭✭Degsy


    shaddupayaface wrote: »
    I would only order take away on average once a month. Im trying to book a restaurant that has pre-theatre menu for next week but the prices are ridiculous. They have all seemed to increase their prices. Dobbins are charging €39 plus 10% service and Chapter one is charging €37.50 while the Winding Stair doesn't do a per theatre menu. I know they are all nice restaurants but for god sake,you would think they would lower their prices instead of increasing them. I think i'll be ordering one extra take away this month!!

    Well **** em!
    If they're not willing to provide a competative price in these times they deserve to go belly-up.
    Just like the pubs and they'll wonder where it all went wrong..


  • #50
    iPlop
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,822 ✭✭✭iPlop


    + 1

    There are to many bars and restaurants creaming it and still living like it's 2006 ,tottally unnessessery.


    barman:"Well iv'e got to pay for overheads budd!!"

    Customer:"And make 500% profit you greedy cnut!!"


  • #51
    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    2009 in Ireland will be about just surviving more so than raking once bigger profits.
    If businesses don't get that, they deserve to fail.
    Its time to batten down the hatches as regards trying to still rake it in.
    Anyone thats gets through the coming tough times but just holding their heads above water, without robbing the man/woman on the street, will get my money more so in future.


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  • #52
    Tegan Brief Noodle
    Posts: 81,308 CMod ✭✭✭✭ Tegan Brief Noodle


    where's the "never" option :confused:


  • #53
    iPlop
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,822 ✭✭✭iPlop


    Biggins wrote: »
    2009 in Ireland will be about just surviving more so than raking once bigger profits.
    If businesses don't get that, they deserve to fail.
    Its time to batten down the hatches as regards trying to still rake it in.
    Anyone thats gets through the coming tough times but just holding their heads above water, without robbing the man/woman on the street, will get my money more so in future.
    Thats the way it was done in the 80's.No body gave a bollicks about making "savage profit margins" and floating on the stock market to greedy cnuting shareholders that are like leeches. "2 million in year one ,make sure you nake 4 million in year 2"etc............


  • #54
    Snake Plisken
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,913 ✭✭✭✭Snake Plisken


    So with the recession biting in are we still tipping the delivery guys? and if so how much?


  • #55
    Biggins
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    Snake Plisken wrote: »
    So with the recession biting in are we still tipping the delivery guys? and if so how much?

    I suggest you look at the following threads:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055134282&highlight=tipping

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055225168&highlight=tipping


  • #56
    jester77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,264 ✭✭✭✭jester77


    Snake Plisken wrote: »
    So with the recession biting in are we still tipping the delivery guys? and if so how much?

    I usually round it up, if the pizza is €8, I'll give him €10. Poor lad has to run up 4 floors to get to me!


  • #57
    mehfesto2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,148 ✭✭✭mehfesto2


    Friday night is Chinese night here!
    Once a week is enough.

    Had a chipper last night, though: E4.90 for a curry chips!!! Its about a half bag of chips with one scoop of curry on it! I only got it coz I was fairly on me way. But how is the recession not hitting them?! Mental!


  • #58
    Lucifer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,467 ✭✭✭Lucifer


    Order one pretty much every night and sometimes a second when my friends come over if we are hungry.


  • #59
    keefg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,187 ✭✭✭keefg


    Snake Plisken wrote: »
    So with the recession biting in are we still tipping the delivery guys? and if so how much?


    Nothing anymore :mad:

    I normally collect my grub but I ordered some food from local Chinese a few weeks ago but had too many beers to drive down to collect it so I got it delivered.

    When I ordered I asked how much it would cost me and was told 23 euro including delivery charge so I had 25 euro ready to hand the delivery guy.

    He turns up and shows me a docket with the total amount (23 euro) scribbled out and it was changed to 27 euro!

    When I questioned it the fecker told me that the girl who took the order made a mistake and phoned him to change the price.

    I said that was bollocks, gave him 23 euro and told him to tell her or his boss to contact me (I am a regular and know most of the people who work there) if it wasn't right.

    F*cker :mad:


  • #60
    Mossy Monk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    I go collect the food myself. Afew years ago it would have been delivered though


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  • #61
    Snake Plisken
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,913 ✭✭✭✭Snake Plisken


    Biggins wrote: »
    I suggest you look at the following threads:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055134282&highlight=tipping

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055225168&highlight=tipping

    Those threads are from the good old Celtic Tiger days, when tipping your delivery person was in fashion, I wanted to specifically know that we are in a serious recession what are people think about tipping, I myself will round it up to the nearest euro max I'll give now is a whole Euro :rolleyes:


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