X Factor affecting restaurant trade

Ally Dick · 29-08-2011 10:25PM #1

I was in my favourite local restaurant the other night, and the manager told me that his takings are down 30% since the return of the X Factor. I can't believe it. Are that many people watching that rubbish ? God help us all

29-08-2011 10:27PM

The manager is full of ****

Rawhead · 29-08-2011 10:27PM

By restaurant you must mean chipper. I doubt that anyone who has the money or brains to go for a meal on a Saturday night would be swayed by that visual syphilis.

hondasam · 29-08-2011 10:27PM

He should put a TV in the restaurant and have an X factor special.

7sr2z3fely84g5 · 29-08-2011 10:28PM

Given the mentality today of "reality" tv i would say so yes.

Supposedly its a big earner for the bookies too.

Hank_Jones · 29-08-2011 10:28PM

You'd be surprised how people do actually stay in and watch it.

Fcuk knows why, but they do.

sollar · 29-08-2011 10:29PM

I would believe it. The people i work with are obsessed with it.

emeraldstar · 29-08-2011 10:31PM

Ally Dick wrote: »

I was in my favourite local restaurant the other night, and the manager told me that his takings are down 30% since the return of the X Factor. I can't believe it. Are that many people watching that rubbish ? God help us all

I'd say takeaway business is booming though.

themadchef · 29-08-2011 10:33PM

hondasam wrote: »

He should put a TV in the restaurant and have an X factor special.

In the name of what ever God you pray to FFS nooooooooooooooo

Do not subject the paying public to that shoite.

If his takings are down then the food \ service \ facilities had gone down in advance of it.

Nothing to do with X factor.

Geekness1234 · 29-08-2011 10:34PM

Let me put it to you this way.IWas on a tour of the LE eitne the flag ship of the irish navy,and instead of going off into Dublin city they stayed and watched the X factor.Yes it IS that bad.

phasers · 29-08-2011 10:36PM

Bet dominos is getting a ton of business from it's x factor sponsorship

The_Thing · 29-08-2011 10:36PM

rarnes1 wrote: »

The manager is full of ****

And so is the food.

hondasam · 29-08-2011 10:37PM

themadchef wrote: »

In the name of what ever God you pray to FFS nooooooooooooooo

I pray to Allah for me and for you
I pray to Allah for X factor too

entropi · 29-08-2011 10:37PM

Those people clearly have no taste.

ahyeahok · 29-08-2011 10:40PM

Master of Nothing wrote: »

Those people clearly have no taste.

depends what the restaurant is like...

entropi · 29-08-2011 10:46PM

ahyeahok wrote: »

depends what the restaurant is like...

Not really...reality TV is bottom of the barrel, ultimate car crash TV.

Jess16 · 29-08-2011 10:48PM

The appeal of that programme is seriously lost on me $:\$

Bride2012 · 29-08-2011 11:05PM

That's depressing!

fedor.2. · 29-08-2011 11:08PM

Some snobbery on here. I dont know what ye are talking about, half of ye nerds are glued to AH every weekend, so ye probably shouldn't comment on what people like to watch in their own homes

Latchy · 29-08-2011 11:09PM

hondasam wrote: »

He should put a TV in the restaurant and have an X factor special.

Even if it's to make some money ...he can leave his personell tv viewing tastes at the front door .

Jess16 wrote: »

The appeal of that programme is seriously lost on me $:\$

What I don't get is the constant wasted footage of the judges before and during that programme ...like they are the bigger stars of the show ( not) and the way they pretend to be shocked by the usual % of crappy singers / performers but then we all know it's hype... hype ...hyped to fcuking death .

fedor.2. · 29-08-2011 11:09PM

Bride2012 wrote: »

That's depressing!

Why?

Bipolar Joe · 29-08-2011 11:11PM

fedor.2. wrote: »

Some snobbery on here. I dont know what ye are talking about, half of ye nerds are glued to AH every weekend, so ye probably shouldn't comment on what people like to watch in their own homes

AH is funny. X Factor is the modern equivalent of half-a-penny freak shows.

Ally Dick · 29-08-2011 11:11PM

It's a talent show FFS. It's not even good. At least New Faces had score cards and was decided on the night. This rubbish drags out for over three months. I can't for the life of me understand the appeal. Is it 14 year old girls with mobile phones doing the voting - or young gay men ?

lisasimpson · 29-08-2011 11:12PM

id believe it. talk to any taximan between now and christmas on a sat nite they will tell ya they don get busy till after ten when its on

Dman001 · 29-08-2011 11:13PM

I wouldn't be surprised if this is actually the case. I'm sure many would have a cheap night in, get a takeaway while watching the XFactor. Then maybe head to the pub after it. Opposed to spending 100 odd quid by going to a restaurant.

Ally Dick · 29-08-2011 11:13PM

Louis Walsh wouldn't know a rat sh!t from a rice crispie

fedor.2. · 29-08-2011 11:13PM

Bipolar Joe wrote: »

AH is funny. X Factor is the modern equivalent of half-a-penny freak shows.

Depends on how many times you can laugh at threads about the economy, people on the dole and bowel movements i suppose

7sr2z3fely84g5 · 29-08-2011 11:14PM

Latchy wrote: »

What I don't get is the constant wasted footage of the judges before and during that programme ...like they are the bigger stars of the show ( not) and the way they pretend to be shocked by the usual % of crappy singers / performers but then we all know it's hype... hype ...hyped to fcuking death .

its very profitable for such a really rubbish show,i think the whole thing is a farce if it was up to the public to pick and choose from the start there would probably be more awful singers going forward.

There is massive of money to be made from advertising/phone vote in/and adverts every couple of minutes.

The irony of it all the "winners" are never heard from again and are quietly dropped from the label or go into pantomime all a sudden,can anyone name the winners from the last couple of years?.

marcsignal · 29-08-2011 11:14PM

hondasam wrote: »

He should put a TV in the restaurant and have an X factor special.

Incidents of vomiting in the restaurant would go up by 95%

Bipolar Joe · 29-08-2011 11:16PM

fedor.2. wrote: »

Depends on how many times you can laugh at threads about the economy, people on the dole and bowel movements i suppose

It's the responses that are worth it. The story-time threads that pop up, too.

kowloon · 29-08-2011 11:17PM

Fancy a nice Indian now. Too late for one

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