"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 11:52:04 -0600, Mayo > wrote:
>
>> On 8/12/2014 11:27 AM, sf wrote:
>> > On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 06:46:00 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
>> > > wrote:
>> >
>> >> Didn't the Outback Steakhouse first start the peanuts on the floor
>> >> thing? I thought it was supposed
>> >> to be reflective of an Australian experience, somehow.
>> >>
>> >
>> > Five Guys has free peanuts, but I didn't see any shells on the floor.
>> >
>> >
>> Do they sell beer and wine?
>>
>> There's usually a reason for salty snacks.
>
> No alcohol. I have no idea why they do it. It's a fast food
> hamburger chain fer cripe's sake... who puts peanuts and FF burgers
> together? Someone here said they do it so customers will have
> something to eat while they wait. I've only eaten there once and the
> wait wasn't very long; so if I was a company executive, I'd put
> peanuts in the unnecessary business expense column and 86 it ASAP.
>
I think it's their way to keep people with peanut allergies out. They fry
in peanut oil which may not be obvious. A big bag or trough or however they
display them of peanuts is.