For years, I loved the chicken, bacon and Swiss cheese sandwich and while my grandmother was still blessing us with her presence on earth, she and I would always go to Arby's for this specific item whenever we went out for lunch. Then, about 4 years ago, I went in for the same item... and it was beyond horrible. You could tell the oil had not been changed in a very long time and chicken breast was less than tender and actual fat grizzle inside. At that time, I swore off any chicken from Arby's.... and would ONLY go there for the 3 for $5 roast beef coupon deals. Nothing more.
Recently, the Orange Cream shakes caught the attention of my children and myself so we've stopped by only for those delicious shakes and nothing more. Do you see a pattern here? Plus, several years I was very unhappy that the chocolate chip cheesecake dessert item from Eli's Cheese Cake was discontinued.... so Arby's was not really winning me over anymore.
Enter the current situation: I received the flyer in my local Sun Sailor newspaper (which I love for those 3 for $5 roast beef deals)... and there was a FREE Orange Cream shake with any purchase coupon. Within days of receiving this, I have been very intrigued by your OUTSTANDING TV and radio ads with the soulful-passionate-laden deep male voiceover - talent talking about the $1 sliders, specifically.... the Buffalo Chicken slider. So.... I thought, maybe.... it's worth seeing if the chicken still sucked or... maybe it's actually good, plus it's just a buck. No big loss. So I come into the Minnetonka Arby's with coupon in hand for the free Orange Cream shake plus a purchase of 1 Buffalo Chicken slider. The manager, Alyssa, kindly let me know that it would have to be a regular priced item to get the free shake. I thought this is not worth fighting over so I gladly accepted her gentle understanding of the coupon. With that being said, I just ordered 1 Buffalo Chicken Slider and a glass of water. Low risk, right? Little did I know that Arby's re-commitment to "handcrafted meats", is backed by delicious tender chicken breast meat that I once loved. Plus, this new slider was created by an Arby's Angel by the name of KENYA. Oh my God, she won me over with her beyond-amazing attitude and passion for creating a perfect sandwich (even if it was a mere ONE slider). With this newfound tasty, savory experience... I quickly ordered 2 more upon my devouring of my first slider. Kenya was absolutely consistent in every way possible with her meat craftmanship on the following repeat order of both Buffalo Chicken sliders. Hence, I have been back at least 7 times over the past 2-3 weeks for the same sliders... and specifically coming in when Kenya is working. Shameless, I know... but can you blame me? Additionally, the manager, Alyssa.... is your manager rock star as she intuitively knows how to delight the customer experience. For example, I typically order.... then, wash my hands in the bathroom.... and when I come back to my table.... either Alyssa or Kenya deliver it to the table by the time I return. Tell me that is not impressive! I apologize for the length of my response, however... I don't feel that I have done justice to these 2 beyond-amazing employees of Arby's and feel their superiors deserve to know how they are winning back customers in the trenches by good, old-fashioned friendly customer service. Hmmm..... who would have imagined? :-) That's my reply and I'm sticking to it.
Respectfully,
Mark Hassing read more