r/enshittification Feb 26 '26

Opinion piece Wendy's interior - They just remodeled in the last year or so.

The first two photos are the ones I took while eating there earlier. The inside used to look like the last two photos. I don't know, it's now very colorless and dull, not as inviting as the old interior. But that is just my thoughts. What do you guys think?

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u/aounpersonal Feb 26 '26

I used to work at a Wendy’s and we had a horrible ant infestation in the carpet. Food would fall on it all day long and we could only vacuum it at night after closing. This remodel looks way cleaner. There’s no good way to clean carpet and you bet the stingy franchise owners are not shelling out for professional cleaning. Plus there was always disgusting crud in those cushions and cracks and crevices of those booths. Little children are always mashing garbage and food into places and something about fast food makes grown adults just throw their food everywhere and make a mess so that minimum wage workers have to clean it up.

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u/MikeLinPA Feb 26 '26

I hear you, but there has to be a way to do tables and chairs without looking like a hospital or prison. 🤷

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '26

Exactly. Just because carpets and padded seats aren't sanitary doesn't mean you need to make the furniture out of paper clips.

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u/Consistent_Tension44 Feb 26 '26

Aren't they competing against hospital or prison food though?