We went to Boston Market tonight and, not for the first time, we were told that they had no chicken.

Really?

What kind of business plan is that? Do you run a bakery and run out of bread? Or a Wendy’s and run out of burger patties? I’d understand if this had happened to us once, but this exact scenario has occurred multiple times. It’s as if there was internal memo that said:

“We at Boston Market Headquarters have decided that it is better for everyone involved if you stop cooking chickens a couple hours before closing. This will make it easier to clean and close up shop, and those pesky customers that show up in the last hour or so before the place closes should know better.”

I understand that we showed up a little past the prime dinner hour. I understand that sometimes there are more customers than you might anticipate on a certain day. But a Boston Market should not regularly run out of chicken hours before they close. That’s just frustrating and sad.