[Madgenious]

Does anyone know what happened with the Arby's on Merchants Drive in front of CreekStone Apts.? I was walking to Ingles this morning and noticed a sign on the door stating that the store was closed, thank you for your business, ect.

[zoocrew]

I guess they closed.

Maybe new management will reopen the place later on.

[jmea]

They closed, yesterday was their last day.

[Oh No Its Me]

Shoot.

[jenilyn]

Dang! I was just there friday, I had a serious beef and cheddar craving. Now I'll have to drive all the way to hiram when that happens. sucks.

[mimosaflower]

I hate to hear it. I know that Arby's has been there since the late 1980's!!!!!!!!!

[Paulding Yankee]

This is sad!

[SPORTS SOURCE]

DANG - I hate to hear this especially for the employees who lost jobs. And,it sure was convenient. That is two restaurants right there that have closed although Mrs. Winner's still has "Now Open" on the marquee.

[mysterious]

We went for lunch and saw the closed signs.....very disappointed.

[denisedaisy33]

My daughter works at the one in Hiram. Come visit her there.

[Guard dad]

Arby's suffered more than most when the economy tanked. Even corporate Arby's was awash in red ink, and they finally had to sell out. The Dallas store was independently owned; maybe it was more than he could continue to bear.

[dirt road]

We were planning to go there after church today and saw the parking lot was empty and they looked closed so we just kept driving. Hate to hear it for the owner and the workers.

[Krazyboutcats]

i wouldnt be suprised if the one in Rockmart wasnt closed the parking lot is always empty.

[Riptides]

Used to love Arby's when they were the real deal Roast Beef place, unfortunately their "new" menus kept offering a worse value for the money.. Their "Marketplace" subs were tiny and expensive compared to other sandwich shops.. and their roast beef sammiches quality had gone downhill.

I'm not gloating in the least, but corporate took their quality and destroyed it slowly until it became one of those "not really an option when I'm hungry" places.

[Orwell]

The ones in Rome closed last year. I heard several were bought and closed to make room for something else.

[i_have3dogs]

I used to work for Arby's as an assistant manager and then a store manager 14-15 years ago. It was going downhill then, the were bought and sold a few times, and they tried too many menu changes and new menu items to really stay competitive. Their marketing kept switching to new branding and ideas too often. It was like they couldn't decide who to cater to. First it was family, then it was to hip and young, then they tried going Southwest style, then they tried the American Heartland idea, and now their latest was trying to emulate the NY Deli style.

And for those that don't want to know, their beef is about 80% mechanically separated beef (it looks like the pink chicken, except it's brown) with 20% of trimmings. It's stuffed into 10 pound bags, and sealed. It takes about 3-1/2 hours to cook at 250 or 275 degrees (that's the closest I can remember to that).

Edited to add:

Also, I detested most of the old people that came in there. They'd bitch anytime the prices went up, even it was coffee going up ten cents. Or their early bird dinner, small drink/coffee, roast beef sandwich, small fries and turnover went up from $1.99 to $2.19 to $2.29, I think it was at $2.39-49 when I quit working there. They'd bitch about, say that the minimum wage we increased didn't reflect on the employees and that when they were my age they could get this for 25 cents. But when you asked how long they worked to make that 25 cents they'd stammer and get even madder. Did they really think a ten cent increase was worth dying over?

I only say that because in my tenure there, I had 3 customers die on me. One because he got so angry about the prices that he gave himself a heart attack and died there on the floor.

Another old bat died after I explained to her that she couldn't get a free coffee refill that day, that the refill didn't work on the coffee she bought the day before and that I couldn't replace the cup from the day before after she crushed it in her purse. She got so angry she gave herself a stroke or heart attack and did a face plant into the counter. Her wig popped off, and she flopped onto the floor. The old guy behind her looked down at her, looked up at the menu, stepped over her and placed his order. 911 was called, EMT's came, and carted her off. Found out she died about a week later in the hospital over a freaking cup of coffee.

Then another guy, he was angry that he couldn't use a coupon that expired 3-4 years back, and still wanted to get the price on that coupon. I did let him use it, but charged the new price. He was still angry, sat down angry in the back. We forgot about him for the rest of the evening, and then one of the girls came to me really upset because she found him face down on his food, I poked him with a broom handle and he didn't respond. He was dead. So we called 911 and off he went too. Coincidentally, the same EMT's that came were the same ones that came when the other old guy died. So they made jokes about me being the Arby's angel of death.

After that, the joke was "Ed kills old people that piss him off."

I wasn't the only manager that had people die on their shift or get carted off to the ER on their shift. I just happened to be only one to have 3 people die on, and about a 2 dozen or so others get carted off to the ER (they lived). You could expect to have at least one person a month get carted off, and most of them lived.

This post has been edited by i_have3dogs: 29 July 2012 - 07:43 PM

[BooRadley]

i_have3dogs, on 29 July 2012 - 07:14 PM, said:

I only say that because in my tenure there, I had 3 customers die on me. One because he got so angry about the prices that he gave himself a heart attack and died there on the floor.

Another old bat died after I explained to her that she couldn't get a free coffee refill that day, that the refill didn't work on the coffee she bought the day before and that I couldn't replace the cup from the day before after she crushed it in her purse.

Then another guy, he was angry that he couldn't use a coupon that expired 3-4 years back, and still wanted to get the price on that coupon..

After that, the joke was "Ed kills old people that piss him off."

Well aren't you a merry little ray of sunshine? Actually, that reminds me of the stories my younger brother would tell. He worked the late shift at Wendy's in the 80's.

He would always get so pissed at the church folks that came in on Sunday evening after the Sunday evening worship services.....usually around 8pm.

The women folk would go up to the counter and order coffee while the menfolk moved all the tables and chairs together so everyone could sit together. Then they'd sit and chit chat for a couple of hours. Then about 15 minutes before closing, a few of them would wander up to the counter and want to order food. If the employees said we've already starting closing up, they'd tell them that the sign said they were open until 11 and if they weren't served they'd call corporate and basically stand there and pitch a royal hissy fit at the employees.

Then when they'd FINALLY leave, the employees would have to move all the tables and chairs back to where they belonged, mop or vacuum the floor (since the people would complain if they started doing per-close duties while they were still chit chatting), etc.

This post has been edited by BooRadley: 29 July 2012 - 08:10 PM

[i_have3dogs]

BooRadley, on 29 July 2012 - 08:09 PM, said:

Well aren't you a merry little ray of sunshine? Actually, that reminds me of the stories my younger brother would tell. He worked the late shift at Wendy's in the 80's.

He would always get so pissed at the church folks that came in on Sunday evening after the Sunday evening worship services.....usually around 8pm.

The women folk would go up to the counter and order coffee while the menfolk moved all the tables and chairs together so everyone could sit together. Then they'd sit and chit chat for a couple of hours. Then about 15 minutes before closing, a few of them would wander up to the counter and want to order food. If the employees said we've already starting closing up, they'd tell them that the sign said they were open until 11 and if they weren't served they'd call corporate and basically stand there and pitch a royal hissy fit at the employees.

Then when they'd FINALLY leave, the employees would have to move all the tables and chairs back to where they belonged, mop or vacuum the floor (since the people would complain if they started doing per-close duties while they were still chit chatting), etc.

Oh.. god... the church folks. They were the rudest, most inconsiderate and demanding groups what would come in. We'd leave the 'kitchen' open until closing time. And then right at 11pm, we'd close everything down. They would want us to serve them after we closed, and wanted us to stay open until they were done. I'd kill the lights to the lobby/dinning area, and at times I was known to feed them scraps or waste after we closed and they insisted on being served.

[stradial]

i_have3dogs, on 29 July 2012 - 07:14 PM, said:

I used to work for Arby's as an assistant manager and then a store manager 14-15 years ago. It was going downhill then, the were bought and sold a few times, and they tried too many menu changes and new menu items to really stay competitive. Their marketing kept switching to new branding and ideas too often. It was like they couldn't decide who to cater to. First it was family, then it was to hip and young, then they tried going Southwest style, then they tried the American Heartland idea, and now their latest was trying to emulate the NY Deli style.

And for those that don't want to know, their beef is about 80% mechanically separated beef (it looks like the pink chicken, except it's brown) with 20% of trimmings. It's stuffed into 10 pound bags, and sealed. It takes about 3-1/2 hours to cook at 250 or 275 degrees (that's the closest I can remember to that).

Edited to add:

Also, I detested most of the old people that came in there. They'd bitch anytime the prices went up, even it was coffee going up ten cents. Or their early bird dinner, small drink/coffee, roast beef sandwich, small fries and turnover went up from $1.99 to $2.19 to $2.29, I think it was at $2.39-49 when I quit working there. They'd bitch about, say that the minimum wage we increased didn't reflect on the employees and that when they were my age they could get this for 25 cents. But when you asked how long they worked to make that 25 cents they'd stammer and get even madder. Did they really think a ten cent increase was worth dying over?

I only say that because in my tenure there, I had 3 customers die on me. One because he got so angry about the prices that he gave himself a heart attack and died there on the floor.

Another old bat died after I explained to her that she couldn't get a free coffee refill that day, that the refill didn't work on the coffee she bought the day before and that I couldn't replace the cup from the day before after she crushed it in her purse. She got so angry she gave herself a stroke or heart attack and did a face plant into the counter. Her wig popped off, and she flopped onto the floor. The old guy behind her looked down at her, looked up at the menu, stepped over her and placed his order. 911 was called, EMT's came, and carted her off. Found out she died about a week later in the hospital over a freaking cup of coffee.

Then another guy, he was angry that he couldn't use a coupon that expired 3-4 years back, and still wanted to get the price on that coupon. I did let him use it, but charged the new price. He was still angry, sat down angry in the back. We forgot about him for the rest of the evening, and then one of the girls came to me really upset because she found him face down on his food, I poked him with a broom handle and he didn't respond. He was dead. So we called 911 and off he went too. Coincidentally, the same EMT's that came were the same ones that came when the other old guy died. So they made jokes about me being the Arby's angel of death.

After that, the joke was "Ed kills old people that piss him off."

I wasn't the only manager that had people die on their shift or get carted off to the ER on their shift. I just happened to be only one to have 3 people die on, and about a 2 dozen or so others get carted off to the ER (they lived). You could expect to have at least one person a month get carted off, and most of them lived.

Where in the heck was this store? St Petersburg, FL?

[i_have3dogs]

stradial, on 29 July 2012 - 08:32 PM, said:

Where in the heck was this store? St Petersburg, FL?

Close.... Pasco County Florida

The old people tipped you off?

[stradial]

i_have3dogs, on 29 July 2012 - 08:46 PM, said:

Close.... Pasco County Florida

The old people tipped you off?

Yep.
Figured it was somewhere in Fl with a lot of snow birds.
Bet they were wearing black socks and shorts also.

[rockysmom]

stradial, on 29 July 2012 - 08:53 PM, said:

Yep.
Figured it was somewhere in Fl with a lot of snow birds.
Bet they were wearing black socks and shorts also.

Sorry dude/dudette, the neg was not my idea, I just moved the iPad and there it was.

[stradial]

rockysmom, on 29 July 2012 - 09:04 PM, said:

Sorry dude/dudette, the neg was not my idea, I just moved the iPad and there it was.

No problem.
Never notice if there is a + or - either way, doesn't affect my life one way or the other.

[Thoughts]

The one down here in Mableton also recently closed. Something must be going on with the company...

[Guard dad]

Thoughts, on 30 July 2012 - 08:28 AM, said:

The one down here in Mableton also recently closed. Something must be going on with the company...

The one in Mableton was corporate. They've closed many of the under-performing stores to try and stop the bleeding.

Arby's is now owned by a company who's CEO has a track record of success, so maybe he can stop the ship from sinking.

[jenilyn]

Guard dad, on 30 July 2012 - 10:28 AM, said:

The one in Mableton was corporate. They've closed many of the under-performing stores to try and stop the bleeding.

Arby's is now owned by a company who's CEO has a track record of success, so maybe he can stop the ship from sinking.

I sure hope so, I don't want to live in a world without cheddar curly fries.

[janko9]

The stores are now selling Arbys curly fries $2.46 a bag. Same price as a large at the restaurant. I'm surprised the Hut across the street is still open.

This post has been edited by janko9: 30 July 2012 - 05:08 PM

[appleaday]

It sounds like maybe they closed.
Maybe they will re-open under new management later on.

[DallasRED]

Madgenious, on 29 July 2012 - 09:30 AM, said:

Does anyone know what happened with the Arby's on Merchants Drive in front of CreekStone Apts.? I was walking to Ingles this morning and noticed a sign on the door stating that the store was closed, thank you for your business, ect.

Is there something going on with Arbys? Both of them in my area closed their doors about 3 months ago..

[jenilyn]

janko9, on 30 July 2012 - 05:05 PM, said:

The stores are now selling Arbys curly fries $2.46 a bag. Same price as a large at the restaurant. I'm surprised the Hut across the street is still open.

I tried them, not the same.

[janko9]

jenilyn, on 30 July 2012 - 06:01 PM, said:

I tried them, not the same.

IDK, I can't tell the difference. Oh well

[Ugadawgs98]

They slowly sealed the deal a few years ago when the prices went up and the quality of the food went down. Few people want to pay $8+ for a fast food meal that is a basic as a sandwich and fries.

[mirshe]

i_have3dogs, on 29 July 2012 - 07:14 PM, said:

I used to work for Arby's as an assistant manager and then a store manager 14-15 years ago. It was going downhill then, the were bought and sold a few times, and they tried too many menu changes and new menu items to really stay competitive. Their marketing kept switching to new branding and ideas too often. It was like they couldn't decide who to cater to. First it was family, then it was to hip and young, then they tried going Southwest style, then they tried the American Heartland idea, and now their latest was trying to emulate the NY Deli style.

And for those that don't want to know, their beef is about 80% mechanically separated beef (it looks like the pink chicken, except it's brown) with 20% of trimmings. It's stuffed into 10 pound bags, and sealed. It takes about 3-1/2 hours to cook at 250 or 275 degrees (that's the closest I can remember to that).

Edited to add:

Also, I detested most of the old people that came in there. They'd bitch anytime the prices went up, even it was coffee going up ten cents. Or their early bird dinner, small drink/coffee, roast beef sandwich, small fries and turnover went up from $1.99 to $2.19 to $2.29, I think it was at $2.39-49 when I quit working there. They'd bitch about, say that the minimum wage we increased didn't reflect on the employees and that when they were my age they could get this for 25 cents. But when you asked how long they worked to make that 25 cents they'd stammer and get even madder. Did they really think a ten cent increase was worth dying over?

I only say that because in my tenure there, I had 3 customers die on me. One because he got so angry about the prices that he gave himself a heart attack and died there on the floor.

Another old bat died after I explained to her that she couldn't get a free coffee refill that day, that the refill didn't work on the coffee she bought the day before and that I couldn't replace the cup from the day before after she crushed it in her purse. She got so angry she gave herself a stroke or heart attack and did a face plant into the counter. Her wig popped off, and she flopped onto the floor. The old guy behind her looked down at her, looked up at the menu, stepped over her and placed his order. 911 was called, EMT's came, and carted her off. Found out she died about a week later in the hospital over a freaking cup of coffee.

Then another guy, he was angry that he couldn't use a coupon that expired 3-4 years back, and still wanted to get the price on that coupon. I did let him use it, but charged the new price. He was still angry, sat down angry in the back. We forgot about him for the rest of the evening, and then one of the girls came to me really upset because she found him face down on his food, I poked him with a broom handle and he didn't respond. He was dead. So we called 911 and off he went too. Coincidentally, the same EMT's that came were the same ones that came when the other old guy died. So they made jokes about me being the Arby's angel of death.

After that, the joke was "Ed kills old people that piss him off."

I wasn't the only manager that had people die on their shift or get carted off to the ER on their shift. I just happened to be only one to have 3 people die on, and about a 2 dozen or so others get carted off to the ER (they lived). You could expect to have at least one person a month get carted off, and most of them lived.

I find this very disheartening. People who have lived a long time deserve respect. Hating them, calling them names will get you absolutely nothing. One day you are going to be that old....do you really want some young person behind the counter to look at you and think what you just wrote? Better yet, when you have the heart attack or stroke do you want the one behind the counter to just stand there and do nothing? How would your children feel if an employee of a fast food place wrote this about you?

I'm a cranky old person. I've been known to complain about a price increase. I've been known to complain about someone refusing to go out of their way and give me a new cup for the coffee. Respect for your elders and kindness gets more smiles and return respect than plain meanness or worse apathy.

mirshe

[i_have3dogs]

mirshe, on 30 July 2012 - 09:35 PM, said:

I find this very disheartening. People who have lived a long time deserve respect. Hating them, calling them names will get you absolutely nothing. One day you are going to be that old....do you really want some young person behind the counter to look at you and think what you just wrote? Better yet, when you have the heart attack or stroke do you want the one behind the counter to just stand there and do nothing? How would your children feel if an employee of a fast food place wrote this about you?

I'm a cranky old person. I've been known to complain about a price increase. I've been known to complain about someone refusing to go out of their way and give me a new cup for the coffee. Respect for your elders and kindness gets more smiles and return respect than plain meanness or worse apathy.

mirshe

If I live to be that old, Karma will be a bitch then. And why would or should I care what someone else thinks about me. If I was having a heart attack or stroke, I really doubt that I would care what they were thinking. I'd have other serious problems on my mind, probably something as serious as a heart attack.

And I (we) didn't do nothing, 911 was called, they didn't make it. It's not like I (we) killed them. Hell, the old guy who stepped over the old lady was kind of a dick, but he was old too so I guess that was ok. By the way, old people can be assholes too.

This post has been edited by i_have3dogs: 30 July 2012 - 09:46 PM

[mimosaflower]

Here is a old poem:


Somebody's Mother

The woman was old and ragged and gray
And bent with the chill of the Winter's day.

The street was wet with a recent snow
And the woman's feet were aged and slow.

She stood at the crossing and waited long,
Alone, uncared for, amid the throng

Of human beings who passed her by
Nor heeded the glance of her anxious eye.

Down the street with laughter and shout,
Glad in the freedom of 'school let out,"

Came the boys like a flock of sheep,
Hailing the snow piled white and deep.

Past the woman so old and gray
Hastened the children on their way.

Nor offered a helping hand to her-
So meek, so tired, afraid to stir

Lest the carriage wheels or the horses' feet
Should crowd her down in the slippery street.

At last came one of the merry troop,
The gayest laddie of all the group;

He paused beside her and whispered low,
'I'll help you cross, if you wish to go."

Her aged hand on his strong young arm
She placed, and so, without hurt or harm,

He guided the trembling feet along,
Proud that his own were firm and strong.

Then back again to his friends he went,
His young heart happy and well content.

'She's somebody's mother, boys, you know,
For all she's aged and poor and slow,

'And I hope some fellow will lend a hand
To help my mother, you understand,

'If ever she's poor and old and gray,
When her own dear boy is far away.'

And "somebody's mother" bowed low her head
In her home that night, and the prayer she said

Was, 'God be kind to the noble boy,
Who is somebody's son, and pride and joy!"

...Mary Dow Brine

[i_have3dogs]

mimosaflower, on 30 July 2012 - 09:52 PM, said:

Here is a old poem:


Somebody's Mother

The woman was old and ragged and gray
And bent with the chill of the Winter's day.

<snip>

Was, 'God be kind to the noble boy,
Who is somebody's son, and pride and joy!"

...Mary Dow Brine

Hmmm.... doesn't say anything about expired coupons, free coffee, or gladly paying you Tuesday for a sandwich today.

[workingforaliving]

I used to work at that Arbys. How sad.

[Brad_W]

Arby's was the first "real" job I had when I was 15. The bit about the meat being that bag of goo that is cooked for several hours is spot on. I remember dropping some bread on the floor and being told to pick it up and serve it by the owner himself. Old broccoli (almost brown) was served on the potatoes by covering it up with the cheese sauce so it couldn't be seen. I worked in a few fast food joints when I was a teenager, but Arby's was the nastiest of the ones I worked at.

[JerryLovedLSU]

mirshe, on 30 July 2012 - 09:35 PM, said:

I find this very disheartening. People who have lived a long time deserve respect. Hating them, calling them names will get you absolutely nothing. One day you are going to be that old....do you really want some young person behind the counter to look at you and think what you just wrote? Better yet, when you have the heart attack or stroke do you want the one behind the counter to just stand there and do nothing? How would your children feel if an employee of a fast food place wrote this about you?

I'm a cranky old person. I've been known to complain about a price increase. I've been known to complain about someone refusing to go out of their way and give me a new cup for the coffee. Respect for your elders and kindness gets more smiles and return respect than plain meanness or worse apathy.

mirshe

You get respect based on how you present yourself to others, not just because you've lived a long time.

Being old does not entitle you to anything.

[mirshe]

JerryLovedLSU, on 31 July 2012 - 09:46 AM, said:

You get respect based on how you present yourself to others, not just because you've lived a long time.

Being old does not entitle you to anything.

Bad behavior does not excuse anyone from not having respect for your elders. I realize that the later generations past mine have long neglected good common decent behavior in themselves and their kids. I was taught that you respected your elders. Made no difference if they were right, wrong, cranky or an ass. A person showed respect. No you didn't expect it back....but you usually got it if you did it.

If we continue to accept bad behavior then that is all we will ever get. I merely wanted to express my disheartening of the downfall of our generations and our country.

mirshe who HATES BAD BEHAVIOR AND LACK OF RESPECT FOR ANYONE.

And just to add fuel to the fire....there is that book....oh yeah I need to call it by name cause a lot of folks refuse to acknowledge and respect it too. BIBLE....you know the King James version. Honor thy father and thy mother etc.

JerryLovedLSU, on 31 July 2012 - 09:46 AM, said:

You get respect based on how you present yourself to others, not just because you've lived a long time.

Being old does not entitle you to anything.

Bad behavior does not excuse anyone from not having respect for your elders. I realize that the later generations past mine have long neglected good common decent behavior in themselves and their kids. I was taught that you respected your elders. Made no difference if they were right, wrong, cranky or an ass. A person showed respect. No you didn't expect it back....but you usually got it if you did it.

If we continue to accept bad behavior then that is all we will ever get. I merely wanted to express my disheartening of the downfall of our generations and our country.

mirshe who HATES BAD BEHAVIOR AND LACK OF RESPECT FOR ANYONE.

And just to add fuel to the fire....there is that book....oh yeah I need to call it by name cause a lot of folks refuse to acknowledge and respect it too. BIBLE....you know the King James version. Honor thy father and thy mother etc.