Okay so here’s how my Monday night went down. My brother calls last minute saying his kids’ baseball team won some tournament and could I help feed everybody? Suddenly I’m in charge of food for ten hungry people. Remembered that yellow Long John Silver’s box my cousin brought to a BBQ once.
The Price Hunt Mess
Grabbed my phone thinking “easy, just find the family meal deal online.” Big mistake. Typed “long john silvers family meal for 10 price near me” into the search bar. Felt like diving headfirst into a dumpster.
- First website that popped up looked ancient – prices from like 2018 probably. Totally useless.
- Clicked another link that claimed “Current Deals!” but just showed me coupons for fish sandwiches. Nope.
- Their own app? Didn’t even list the family meal. Just bundles for 2 or 4 people. How is a guy supposed to order for 10?
Seriously spent twenty minutes just trying to confirm this thing even existed and what it cost now. Why make it so dang hard?
Giving Up & Driving There
Finally just said “screw it” and drove to the location across town. Walked straight to the counter feeling hopeful.
“Yeah, what can I get ya?” the dude asked.
“Need that big family meal, the one for like ten people,” I answered, maybe a little too eager.
“Uh huh,” he mumbled, punching his screen slowly. “That’s two of the Feast Fry Boats and one Crispy Fish Shareable with two extra sides.”
Hold up. That’s… specific. And sounded nothing like a “Family Meal for 10” box. Why not just call it that? Whatever. I just nodded like I understood.
“Cookin’ that might take 25 minutes or so,” he warned. Fine by me. Better than ordering wrong online. Paid around $50 bucks total – way less than I figured, honestly.
The Smelly Victory
Sat waiting in my car. Smelled so good back there it felt like torture. They brought the bags out eventually – needed two bags! My car reeked of fried fish for two days after. Worth it though.
Got home, dumped everything on the table. Huge pile of crispy fish pieces, battered shrimp, chicken planks, fries, hush puppies, these weird fried corn things, cups of coleslaw. Looked like a grease-stained mountain. Kids devoured it. Only ended up with one sad hush puppy leftover.
Final Tip: Don’t waste time clicking around like I did. Just drive over. Tell ’em you want “the meal that feeds ten hungry people” – they’ll figure it out. Bring air freshener for the ride back.
