Popeyes says you can have a chicken sandwich if you bring your own bun
We thought Popeyes had toyed with our emotions enough for one year, but we were wrong.
The fried chicken chain, which temporarily discontinued its wildly popular sandwich last month after running out of ingredients, suggested in a tweet on Thursday that customers simply buy a three-piece chicken tender, bring their own pickles and bun, and assemble the sandwich themselves.
The tweet, which is both a joke and no laughing matter, reads: "Try our new BYOB! It’s basically The Sandwich! Only no mayo. Or pickles. And you bring your own bun… Really it’s just three tenders…" In the video included in the tweet, people put slipshod sandwiches together with hamburger buns and, disturbingly, a hot dog bun.
Try our new BYOB! It’s basically The Sandwich! Only no mayo. Or pickles. And you bring your own bun… Really it’s just three tenders… pic.twitter.com/9jOFyfdae4
— Popeyes Chicken (@PopeyesChicken) September 12, 2019
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The audacity! The gall! The lack of spicy sauce! For those of us who haven't even tasted the real sandwich yet, the tweet is downright cruel.
Popeye’s is now BYOB (bring ur own bun) if u want their chicken sandwich!
“We wanted to offer guests a fun way to satisfy their Popeyes cravings.”
Sir, unless ur on Supermarket Sweep, buying buns isn’t my idea of fun...— Antonella212 (Instagram) (@NYorNothing) September 12, 2019
they really want the girls to pull up to popeyes with a hotdog bun?! Are they INSANE?!
— ZÉ TAYLOR (@FATHERBONNET) September 12, 2019
The fact that Popeyes approved this idea and actually went thru with a commercial is insane 🥴
— Mal (@AktionAce) September 12, 2019
Popeyes employees when someone actually walks in with their own bread.. pic.twitter.com/oJqguUNAJD
— MakeMatDrillsGreatAgain (@JasonFeril) September 12, 2019
We hate to say it, but if you're truly desperate for Popeyes chicken sandwiched between two buns, making your own might not be the worst idea. For the sake of beleaguered Popeyes employees, though, we don't suggest taking a single bun and a Ziploc of pickles into your local Popeyes. Maybe take the chicken to go and do the assembly at home.
