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NotTheOnlyGamer t1_j8fzq4q wrote

Okay, if you normalize it to account for the number of restaurants per area (and restaurants in general(, what happens? I would guess that In-N-Out only has that many return visits because of the separation between stores, and the lack of them. I can get the same food at three McD's in a day within two miles. Why should I be loyal to a location?

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Birdy_Cephon_Altera t1_j8g1xpp wrote

> Why should I be loyal to a location?

Depends on the fast food place. Some have better management and stricter quality control than others. It's not really much of a problem at In 'n Out or Chick Fil A, where my experience from one location to another I get pretty much the same product and same service. But some other places, like Arby's or Whataburger or Jack in the Box, I have had wildly different levels of quality from one location to the next. Sometimes you can really tell when a good manager and/or owner is in charge of a place.

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NarcissusLovesEcho t1_j8g2hts wrote

And then there's Popeyes, where the service ranges from general disinterest to outright hostility.

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xole t1_j8g790x wrote

In n out has by far the best consistency I've seen. My sample size of chicken fil a is only 3, but they've all been slightly different in quality. Then take the opposite end, Runza in Nebraska ranges from really good to disgusting and almost unedible. Same with sonic.

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NarcissusLovesEcho t1_j8g25w3 wrote

Even still, INO has got to be the most profitable franchise to own, right?

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rygomez t1_j8g2swk wrote

That's the thing tho it's not a franchise.. it's privately owned by the founding family. That's why they still control the quality and its the best basic burger out there

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kgunnar t1_j8g5pjn wrote

Except mathematically it doesn’t matter which McDonald’s you go to because you’re still contributing to the overall average.

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Darkersun t1_j8g1woi wrote

True, the top places are all somewhat "rare" which causes that denominator to be low.

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