Photo reveals 'unethical' trick fast food chains use to scam you out of fries

Customers receive only about 50% of the chips they expect. So, should you speak up if you don't get what you paid for?

If you've ever thought that fast food fries are the biggest rip-off due to stingy portion sizes, this might just confirm your suspicions. 

A sneaky photo snapped by a customer at a Queensland KFC shows a sign that tells workers exactly how to stiff us on the fries.

Prepare to feel supremely scammed...

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Posting in the r/australia thread, the person wrote: "Getting a bit scungy with the chips at my local KFC."

They then shared a photo of the sign, which is stuck above the fry warmer and reads: "Team: Reminder on packing chips - do not tap!

"Hold the box in the middle! Just put the right amount & not too much."

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"50% less than they'd expect"

In the comments, people were suitably mortified. "Geez. God forbid someone gets an extra chip. I think potatoes are one thing that hasn't gone up much out of all the inflationary stuff," said one.

Someone else replied: "Even if potatoes went up 300% they are almost free when you buy the bulk that KFC does. They can easily afford to do large chips for a maximum of $1. In fact, any more is simply greedy, and yet they get away with it."

Employees at other fast-food chains confirmed that they were also taught the same thing.

One said: "The manual literally said to squeeze the middle of the box before putting the chips in, then maintain pressure until you placed it in the paper bag so the chips poke out the top like on the pictures - giving the illusion that it was full.

"Doing it the official way gave a customer about 50% of the chips that they'd expect."

Originally published as Photo reveals 'unethical' trick fast food chains use to scam you out of fries