In praise of Olive Garden and Hampton Inn; praise YOUR lowbrow favorites!

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Anonymous wrote:Hampton Inn and Holiday Inn still seem fancy to me compared to the places we stayed when I was a kid lol

I was just thinking this. We had to stay at the Travel lodge

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Anonymous wrote:May I never be at a point in my life where I feel the need to "admit" to eating at places like Olive Garden or Popeyes.

Yawn.

Just say you like it and go lol. This whole "OMG I know it is sooooo bad and embarrassing, usually I am so much KlAsSiEr than this but I must admit to liking OMG *gasp* fast food twice a year!!!11!!1!" is...bleh.

Agree. These threads come up periodically and they are so cringey.

And yet, here you are. Making the thread longer and bumping it to the top. Because your anti-thread attitude is soooooo superior and you’re Not Like Other Posters.

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Rainforest Cafe- the freaking cheesiest but best restaurant for kids
Cracker Barrel for breakfast- so yum and cheap!
Medieval Times- come on the best entertainment for kids
Red Lobster and Olive Garden- the best

Clearly my low brow things are very food centric haha

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The barefoot fruitscatos from the grocery store my. Me, cheap wine, and a book go together every summer.

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Anonymous wrote:What is lowbrow about Ann Taylor clothing?
I am genuinely confused

It’s insufficiently designer for the (self-proclaimed) DCUM elite. They’re even in *malls!* (shudder)

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Anonymous wrote:What is lowbrow about Ann Taylor clothing?
I am genuinely confused

Ask in the fashion forum.

My hot take is that some women wore too much of it in their early career and now they have more money and it reminds them of being relatively poor. These people are buying pieces that are 100s of dollars per piece now. Less famous brands that are upscale and often foreign.

OP here. I used to work at Ann Taylor in the early 2000s as a side gig. I loved it. The cashmere, the lined pants, the Merino wool, the suits. We used to open boxes in the back and want EVERYTHING.

Now, the materials are cheap, the “fit” is boxy, there are no sleeves are darts, the quality is abhorrent. I forgot myself and bought some things on sale last year online, but when I got them home in my hands, I realized how cheap the fabric was and how poor the quality was. Never again. It’s a shame, but Ann Taylor is terrible quality and far too overpriced for what it is. It’s junk fashion. It’s the junk food of fashion. You know it’s bad, but you consume it anyway. And I say this as a former employee and brand fan!

PP. You are correct that quality has dropped but it's also true that's pretty much true across the board until you start spending $300+ per garment piece. So no reason to single Ann Taylor out if you have to criticize mass mall brands. The people who dump on it seem to prefer indie/European brands.

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Anonymous wrote:Jarritos

I’ll drink them, bake with them, and use them as a cocktail mixer.

I use jarritos as a mixer too!

Also - Olive Garden is, and will always be, our family favorite. I've been in there sometimes twice in one week. During Covid, we were doing pick up on the regular. I've even written "To Whom It May Concern" letters to them to complain about stuff lol! My personal favorite is ordering the special alfredo dipping sauce for the breadsticks in lieu of the marinara, and then for my entree getting eggplant parm and swap the spaghetti with red sauce for fettucini alfredo. Heaven! Also - i have had two separate servers SWEAR to me that their eggplant parm is cooked fresh in house daily, and does not come frozen (as I had always assumed). Apparently they salt and dehydrate a ton of eggplant slices in the kitchen every day! I've eaten in some of the best italian restaurants in the world, and OG gives them a run for their money.

OK, this thread is fun, but let’s not get carried away now.

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Coca Cola Icees / Slurpees

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Wal mart tee shirts.
McDonald’s fries. Yum.

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Anonymous wrote:I love an Olive Garden salad.

And when the McRib comes out, I get one lol.

My favorite pair of lounge pants were purchased at Walmart.

They’re out now! Going tomorrow.

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Anonymous wrote:Spam

Those dried potato flakes that make mashed potatoes when you add water.

OMG yes.

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Taco Bell...my child devours their crunch wraps, and I love to put the fire sauce on whatever I order. Yum!

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This might be the lowest of the low for its cheap cost...my stomach can't handle it, but I eat it anyway. When, I'm back in southwest OH, I beg my sister to get me White Castle burgers. And last year, they had these deep fried green beans that were delish. Yummy!

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Anonymous wrote:Hampton Inn and Holiday Inn still seem fancy to me compared to the places we stayed when I was a kid lol

I was just thinking this. We had to stay at the Travel lodge

Or the Quality Court!

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Anonymous wrote:Spam

Those dried potato flakes that make mashed potatoes when you add water.

OMG yes.

I'll be honest, the home style/butter version are better mashed potatoes than I make and a fraction of the price. My DCs have been raised on them.