Lightning Round: Rotisserie Chicken, World Cup & Wimbledon | Fast Five Shorts
This Omni Talk Retail Fast Five lightning round covers everything from whether Sam's Club has officially dethroned Costco for the best rotisserie chicken to Chris and Ben's favorite sporting event food traditions, including Buffalo wings, Sunday roasts, and Wimbledon strawberries and cream.
Plus, they dive into England's World Cup run, Oasis celebrations, the most expensive sporting tickets imaginable, and Chris's most extravagant purchase on a dollar-per-minute basis.
Tune in for the full episode here: https://youtu.be/-pwAnA4c7Co
Well, let's go to the lightning round.
Speaker BYes.
Speaker AFirst one.
Speaker ASam's Club's rotisserie chicken recently dethroned Costco's chicken as the best pound for pound bird on the market, according to a new survey by Consumer Reports.
Speaker ABen, I'm curious.
Speaker ADo the Brits go equally crazy for a rotisserie chicken or is this more of an American phenomenon?
Speaker AAnd also, how do you like your chicken?
Speaker BOh, God.
Speaker BI mean, look a good.
Speaker BA good in store.
Speaker BRoti's chicken is a good core part of any decent UK supermarket, but in all honesty, it's not a huge category.
Speaker BSo it's maybe I. US$200 million in total year across the whole of UK retail.
Speaker BSo it's there.
Speaker BIt smells great.
Speaker BHow do I love my roast chicken as part of a Sunday dinner?
Speaker BYeah, with roast potato.
Speaker BA proper British Sunday roast.
Speaker BOh, yeah.
Speaker BRoast potatoes, Yorkshire puddings, gravy that can make you fork.
Speaker BStand up on his.
Speaker BIn his own out.
Speaker BThat's great.
Speaker BI've not, I've not had the Sam's Chicken, but I have had the legendary Costco Rotis, which is a good product.
Speaker BSo, yeah, all Crater Sam's if they got a better one, that's for sure.
Speaker BFirst question number two.
Speaker BTennis fans all around the world are currently glued to Wimbledon Fortnight and are enjoying with it the iconic Wimbledon treat of strawberries and cream.
Speaker BDo you, Chris, have a spot specific favorite sporting occasion and snack combo?
Speaker AOh, yeah.
Speaker AEasy, easy.
Speaker AIn fact, I just had this discussion with my.
Speaker AMy wife the other like yesterday, actually.
Speaker ABen.
Speaker ASuper bowl Buffalo wings.
Speaker A100% Super bowl and Buffalo wings.
Speaker AIt's got to be.
Speaker AOr World cup and Guinness.
Speaker AThat would be my next answer.
Speaker BOh, love that.
Speaker ALove that for sure.
Speaker AAll right.
Speaker AAnd to that point, English football player Jordan Henderson injured himself quite badly as he rushed to sing Wonder Wall with English fans following the team's World cup victory over Mexico.
Speaker ABen, I'm curious, what's the degree of sympathy felt by the UK population, you being the sole representative of the entire UK country right now?
Speaker BOh, I mean, John Henness, it's a legend.
Speaker BIt is a legendary performance.
Speaker BHe was able to get himself booked in, he got a yellow card and he got stretched off without playing a single minute in the tournament.
Speaker BIt is.
Speaker BIt is a remarkable future.
Speaker BPub, kids, question.
Speaker BI mean, look, thankfully he is a bit part squad player in this one, so it's not going to harm us as we progress through the tournament.
Speaker BAnd look, aren't those Wonderwall moments fantastic?
Speaker BIt's.
Speaker AThey are really good.
Speaker BIt's becoming iconic and it's.
Speaker BIt's like a real moment of connection between the players and the fans.
Speaker BI love that.
Speaker BAnd.
Speaker BAnd.
Speaker BGo on.
Speaker ANo, you go.
Speaker AYou keep going.
Speaker AI'll ask you my question later.
Speaker BNo, I was going to say, look, speaking on behalf of all English football fans, as I am today the designated spokesperson of an entire country, thank God it's replaced Sweet Caroline at last.
Speaker BWe appreciate that.
Speaker ARight, right, right.
Speaker AYeah.
Speaker AI was going to ask you if.
Speaker AIf you give him special dispensation for the fact that he injured himself by rushing to sing an Oasis song.
Speaker ABig of an Oasis fan.
Speaker AYou are as well.
Speaker ALike, I think 100% you do.
Speaker BLegendary performance, Chris.
Speaker BLegendary.
Speaker BAll right, go on.
Speaker BI'm going to stick with the World Cup.
Speaker BLast question.
Speaker BSo yesterday on Ticketmasters resale site, there was a pair of tickets for the USA Belgium game for what was, quote, the best seat in the house.
Speaker BThat's mid pitch, lower tier.
Speaker BThey were on sale for a cool $23,000.
Speaker BSo that's $130 per minute of the game per person, excluding the hydration advertising breaks.
Speaker BSo, Chris, what has been your most extravagant purchase on a time per dollar basis?
Speaker AOh, my God.
Speaker AOn a time per dollar basis.
Speaker AWow, that's a really.
Speaker AThat's a really tough question.
Speaker AGod.
Speaker AOff the top of my head, I'm not a very extravagant spender, Ben.
Speaker AProbably, probably.
Speaker AIn reality, it's probably sitting at the blackjack table in Vegas.
Speaker AThat's probably the most.
Speaker AMost money spent per time.
Speaker BVery, very quickly.
Speaker AYeah, 100% or the sports book as well.
Speaker AIt's got to be one of those ads.
