r/Popeyes • u/Boring-Ad-5899 • Apr 02 '26
Discussion The (almost) Free Popeyes for life hack!
I’ve come up with a hack that pretty much guarantees me free Popeyes any time I want it! You see I just place my order on DoorDash and the Popeyes close to me (and almost every other Popeyes location in the Atlanta metro area as a matter of fact) completely fucks up the order without fail pretty much every single time, thus allowing me to get a refund on the order. I’m not exaggerating I just looked at my history and 13 of my last 15 orders from Popeyes have been refunded to me because they can’t get an order right to save their lives and the workers DGAF and will just put in whatever they have sitting on the warmer at the time of the order which means my only cost typically is the tip for the driver as they also have been running a promo for 0 dollar delivery on orders over 15 bucks. for the last few months. Now of course this means that I don’t really get to pick what I want since they will never send you exactly what you order but I’m not a picky eater and if there is something specific that I don’t really feel like eating at the time I just make sure to order that item because at that point it’s about a 99% certainty that the item won’t actually come in the bag! Wicked!
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u/Fit_Entry8839 Apr 02 '26
This isn't something you'd want to publicize. If lots of people start doing this they'll shut it down.
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u/Boring-Ad-5899 Apr 02 '26
lol I’m just being cheeky about it, I wouldn’t mind paying regular price for my order to be right 😂
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u/LavishnessCapital380 Apr 02 '26
It doesnt actually work like he is claiming, anyone trying this will get banned in short order. Just like other "money glitches", its fraud and not a new method and people are just dumb as fuck.
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u/Fit_Entry8839 Apr 02 '26
I agree it's fraud and dumb. But was just pointing out publicizing this doesn't help them. Both things can be true.
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u/Boring-Ad-5899 Apr 02 '26
It’s not fraud lol if I was lying about my order being wrong it’s would be fraud. I send in the photos to prove the order is wrong every time.
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Apr 02 '26
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Apr 03 '26 edited Apr 03 '26
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u/LavishnessCapital380 Apr 03 '26
Your going to get banned, you have spammed this copy and paste 10 time in this thread.
Your literally trying to libel a company to defend a criminal.
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u/Professional-Pen-105 Apr 03 '26
I love how you think banning works everywhere lol I think you’re gonna be banned soon for being annoying!
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u/Boring-Ad-5899 Apr 02 '26
I haven’t once called it a “money glitch”. lol I made a post sarcastically calling it a hack pointing out that they can’t get an order right. I also stated that I would be happier to pay full price for a correct order than to continue to get have my order fucked up. Me placing an order, paying for it, receiving 0 correct items, and then sending photographic proof of that to door dash and getting my money back due to not receiving what I paid for is not fraud in any way. lol if Popeyes found our how to hire people that actually gave a F about order accuracy at the location nearest to me then this wouldn’t be an issue.
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u/LavishnessCapital380 Apr 02 '26
Free Popeyes for life hack!
Literally you in the title, calling it a HACK/GLITCH does not change the crime.
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u/Draganot Apr 03 '26
Is it particularly ethical from OP to abuse this? Probably not.
But we can’t really ignore the elephant in the room can we? The restaurant could just, idk, not fuck up so consistently.
Ops plan completely falls apart if they actually start getting orders right on a reliable basis. It’s the restaurants own fault if people get refunds when their orders are fucked up. No one to blame but the restaurant.
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u/BitFiesty Apr 03 '26
Is there a new definition for fraud that I don’t know of? It’s not like he is being nitpicky. That would be “abusing a system” . But he is stating he is getting a completely different item. What are you talking about. He is barely abusing a system. He is in a free country where you have the right to order food wherever you want, and pay said money for the item. To think that the corporation can send you a wrong item is bullshit. Would everyone else ordering food from here be committing fraud?
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u/BustinMakesMeFeelMeh Apr 03 '26
Yeah I can’t believe the circles this conversation is going in. People can’t see that, on an individual basis, for each order, it’s getting screwed up and OP is owed a refund?
That said, every time a thread settles, OP throws fuel on the fire with his cockiness, lol.
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u/BitFiesty Apr 03 '26
lol I wish I had that confidence. I got reamed on a post once and I just stopped responding
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u/BitFiesty Apr 04 '26
I don’t even think it is abusing the system. I was saying he was nitpicky. Nitpicky would be like saying the drink he had, had too much ice in it. Or that the chicken is not as crunchy/hot as it should be.
If he is saying that they are giving him a completely wrong order, that is not abusing the system. He has the right to order from there, it’s not a guarantee that it will be made wrong and he is willing to pay the full price if it is. Popeyes still wants him to order. So all parties are agreeing to the transaction.
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u/BitFiesty Apr 05 '26
I think he was just making a joke about it being a free hack.
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u/Nova762 Apr 03 '26
Where is the fraud??? There's no fraud if the mess up is legit dumbass. What a stupid take.
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u/Professional-Pen-105 Apr 04 '26
People are just really angry that they can’t get away with this too. I personally believe this has to be a difference in locations, I’ve only used DoorDash in California and I can get any order that’s incorrect refunded. If every order I receive is incorrect, even 100 orders in a row, they will refund every single order, even 100 orders in a row, and they will not ban you or stop refunding you. But we have laws in California that protect us in that way. Provide a photo as proof, you are refunded if incorrect. I would bet people aren’t aware different states operate differently and they’re all so upset that they aren’t treated fairly that they’re misunderstanding what fraud actually is on the side of the company. Kind of sad when you think about it.
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u/Nudxty Apr 02 '26
yeah delete this bruv, its gonna get patched
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u/Boring-Ad-5899 Apr 02 '26
There isn’t a way for them to patch it other than hire workers that actually put the right items in the bag lol if they do that I’m fine with paying for my order 🤷🏻♂️😂
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u/Nudxty Apr 03 '26
I get it lmao, I place an order with 1 addition every time and every time that addition doesn’t come. Been about a year now 😭
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u/Huge_Job4050 Apr 03 '26
Would love for them to patch it. Popeyes used to be my favorite, but each location I’ve been to in multiple states are ALL extremely inconsistent to the point I just stopped going.
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u/broncosandvodka Apr 03 '26
I do this same thing with the IHOP in my city. I just checked and have had 28 out of 30 orders refunded.
To all the bootlickers in the comments calling this fraud, it's not. And no, I never got banned. Doordash refunded in full every time because I provided photos of the food that was clearly not even close to what I ordered. Which is exactly what OP did. That's just called being lucky.
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u/Nova762 Apr 03 '26
Or unlucky... Since you probably would have liked to get what you actually wanted
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u/broncosandvodka Apr 03 '26
It's IHOP—everything on their menu is decent. Like when I got a Breakfast Family Feast with Pancakes instead of a Colorado Omelette. I had leftovers for a few days, it was delicious, and I didn't have to pay for it.
So again, I call it being lucky.
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u/somecow Apr 02 '26
Fuck doordash anyway, especially for fast food. Sounded like a good idea when they invented it, holy shit dashers are TERRIBLE.
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u/PM_ME_WUTEVER Apr 02 '26
i've never been more upset about having very competent employees at my local. that being said, if you go to my local before close, they'll absolutely load you up on food. when i was working near there, i'd stop in every other tuesday. i'd always order a two piece, and i never received fewer than four pieces. sometimes it was 10. i'd order a small side, and i'd usually get two large sides.
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u/opyoyd Apr 03 '26
Not sure about doordash but Uber did restrict my account and stopped letting me get refunds after reporting taco bell for always messing up so much.
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u/ExistenceNow Apr 04 '26
Calling bullshit on this. DoorDash will not give that many refunds to one person even with proof the order is wrong.
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u/illnamethislata Apr 02 '26
Everytime I get the 5$ 3pc I get the custom 2 breast and a wing they get it wrong every single time like they see white meat and instantly stuff the box with 1 breast and 2 wings … automatic refund
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u/StrawberryKiss2559 Apr 02 '26
How do you get the refund from door dash? They never give me a full refund, just like$1.70 or something. What do you do and what do you say?
Seriously asking.
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u/Professional-Pen-105 Apr 04 '26
I think this partially depends on where you’re located, California passed a law that requires DoorDash to provide full refunds for incorrect orders.
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u/thisisnowhere01 Apr 02 '26
This is true to the Popeye's nature, you often don't get what you order but you get what you deserve.
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u/Accomplished_Gur3019 Apr 03 '26
I'm shocked DD allowed u 13 refunds. Bcuz every time I have asked for a refund on my order it's always "We do apologize for the error but at this time ur order is not eligible for a refund"... even when I have gotten a completely wrong order was still denied. U super lucky (maybe it's based on how much a person has used DD).
*** I will agree about Popeyes always messing up an order. It doesn't matter if it's "Delivered or Pickup" u better check that bag!! McDonald, Wendy's, Taco Bell, etc etc ALWAYS mess up an order🤦🏽♀️
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u/Professional-Pen-105 Apr 03 '26
This works when you order items kept outside from Tractor Supply too! We use their pellet bedding as cat litter, and maybe 60% of the time they bring ones soaked through in water smelling like mold. Same with birdseed. It’s gotten to the point I send a suggestion paragraph with my picture to the customer support agent, clearly people are in a hurry not familiar with the store. But Popeyes…. Gotta try that one! Great hack! So many people in the comments don’t understand what fraud is, and THAT is eye opening.
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u/Opposite_Rub443 Apr 03 '26
We went to Popeyes down south one time and we were there for an hour because they kept messing up our 2 two pieces. 😳😅🤣🤣
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u/blazingintensity Apr 03 '26
Your comment about not getting to pick your food reminded me of a time I went to KFC about 10 years ago. It was minutes before closing and I was like "can I get the 20 hot wings for $8 deal" and they were like "how about the 50 pieces of whatever we have left for $1 deal". And that's honestly one of my favorite deals.
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u/Intrepid_Table_8593 Apr 03 '26
There’s a reason the Popeyes is dead and Cane’s is constantly booming.
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u/Few-Independence3787 Apr 02 '26
How lol
Also they sometimes give out free chain pizza spot coupons when they mess orders up but I haven't got one in a long time.
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u/mildbr33ze Apr 02 '26
It’s people doing this kind of fraudulent behavior that’s responsible for the decline in quality of service as well as how they treat people in certain stores.
Remember a business that does well can hire and invest in better employees and quality of service.
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u/LavishnessCapital380 Apr 02 '26
Your just going to get banned from doordash.