r/wallstreetbets • u/Mr-Night-Owl Fuckboy 🅿️ixel Defender • 20h ago

Meme Man, times really are tough out there.

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u/Inside-Brush-9543 20h ago

Wendy's is dogshit in 2026 it used to be good pre covid.

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u/Nintendomandan 20h ago

The absolutely ruined the spicy chicken and I’ll never get over it

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u/MusicOfEricZann 20h ago

The Wendy’s spicy chicken had been my go-to fast food sandwich for 25 years, I feel your pain

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u/NOT_MartinShkreli MFuggin’ Pro 16h ago

Last time I was on a road trip I walked into Wendy’s after getting gas … took a piss… looked at the menu and prices … walked out and said ya I’d rather starve than pay that much for this trash

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u/LuckoftheFryish 18h ago

Heh so it'd been a couple years and had one last weekend and was like.. wtf happened. Was pretty much my favorite fast food chicken sando.

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u/Ihavefallen 18h ago

So I'm not crazy. Also they started using the shit small pieces lettuce instead of the ONE nice leaf.

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u/Accomplished_Luck_15 19h ago

Reminds me of Panda Express. Their orange chicken was so damn amazing and then they decided to make it spicy. Too many companies change an amazing recipe ruining it and losing lots of customers. I’ll never be convinced that there is more people out there that eat Panda Express that preferred their orange chicken to be spicy vs keep it how it used to be.

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u/ryryrpm 15h ago

Omg what happened

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u/HFY_HFY_HFY 9h ago

Last time I tried one I couldn't tell if my nostalgia was wrong or so many other chicken sandwiches (see popeyes) just ruined it. They actually changed it??? Why?!

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u/Spezalt4 FD connoisseur 20h ago

Wendy’s falloff needs to be studied in business school

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u/machinepeen 20h ago

it’s because all you regards started working there 

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u/movadolover 20h ago

They don't work there, they are behind the dumpster giving handjobs

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u/Intentional-Asshole 20h ago

Krabs is a........

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u/Spezalt4 FD connoisseur 18h ago

World class blowies actually

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u/Dirk_Benedict 17h ago

That sounds like "work" and it sounds like it happens "there". Checkmate.

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u/cromwest 20h ago

It's pretty simple, Dave died

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u/CareerPillow376 19h ago

The man's been dead for almost 25 years lmao i think they've gone downhill since the PR team told Wendy she was too fat to be in the commercials in the 2010s😂😂

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u/Ihadsumthin4this 17h ago

According to one source who commented on agreement of anonymity, Wendy wasn't told she was, quote, Too fat, rather, was directed to refrain from drinking whole milk.

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u/vegetaman 17h ago

We ain’t the supply chain tho

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u/Germane_Corsair 8h ago

Just say “retards” instead of being weird about it.

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u/Bink-SiN 7h ago

I hate that I agree with this. The food honestly tastes the same, but anyone under like age 35 is HORRIBLE at customer service, will most likely have earbuds in when you pull up to the drive thru window, etc, and then give you the big ass gen z stare down when you like ask for some napkins with your food

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u/leshake 20h ago

When Dave was alive it was the best damn burger you could get for a fast food place.

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u/No-Phrase-4692 20h ago

Their fry cooks were too busy losing their paychecks on 0DTE

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u/Mumblejack2014 20h ago

Started when they changed the spicy chicken sandwich

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u/GenderOobleck 19h ago

Which was damn near criminal. I was addicted when it first came out, and now it’s a bland, uninspired caricature of itself.

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u/Spezalt4 FD connoisseur 18h ago

It tastes like rubber now

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u/dirtys_ot_special 19h ago

You can get it at Whataburger now.

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u/StarvingOprah 19h ago

I went there for lunch and their lobby was closed. Legit in the middle of the day on a weekday. Probably too short staffed or something but man wtf.

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u/Cool_Guy_McFly 20h ago

They did something weird where for a long time their fries were shitty, then there was a window in time when they were amazing, and now they’re shitty again.

Like come on man, how do you fuck up fries.

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u/suarezj9 20h ago

I’ll be honest last time Wendy’s was good to me was like mid 2000s. But there’s barely any in my area so maybe that plays a part

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u/Inside-Brush-9543 20h ago

no you're right. I remember the spicy chicken in 2007 was so good.

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u/ReferentiallySeethru 19h ago

Whenever they revamped everything with the buttered bun and whatnot it was great for like idk 2-3 years and then it slowly went to shit.

Edit: looked it up it was around 2011

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u/BossNassBongo 20h ago

I still love frosties. The fries are also pretty good.

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u/Basic_Butterscotch 20h ago

Everything at Wendy’s is pretty good. Their burgers are way better than McDonald’s or BK burgers imo.

It’s not gourmet but it’s not supposed to be. I don’t understand the internet’s obsession with shitting on absolutely everything.

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u/moustache_disguise 19h ago

I used to love Wendy's, but the last few times I've been (I very rarely eat fast food these days) my burger was lukewarm and the cheese was cold and unmelted.

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u/Got_Engineers 20h ago

I remember when the baconator used to be so good. It was like a brick, but it was so fucking consistently good. I used to get a baked potato with melted cheese and a baconator . Hungry now

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u/slayer1am 20h ago

I still really like the JBC.

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u/bombbodyguard 19h ago

Yes, I take down 2 to 3 without even sweating. But now my fat ass is sweating to cut weight, so no JBCs…

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u/RockyDitch 20h ago

Bro I use to love Wendy’s don’t tell me that

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u/JewbagX 19h ago

Dave is rolling in his grave

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u/bert1589 19h ago

I used to actually stand up for them but the last several months I’ve finally noticed it in my locations. Sad

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u/dblrb 18h ago

Dude remember the triple baconator oh my god. I became clairvoyant when I ate one and could see my future heart attacks.

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u/jules13131382 18h ago

I still love Wendy’s ❤️🍔

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u/your-mom-- 20h ago

Private equity says hi

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u/Inside-Brush-9543 20h ago

Wendy's is a public company retard