FabSwingers.com forum: How often do you get a takeaway?

By *ickshawed OP Couple
over a year ago

Wolverhampton

When I was growing up the most we'd have a year is 6. One on every person's birthday, and on the day we got back from holiday and my parents were too tired to cook.

I definitely have more than that as an adult, but still no more than about 10 or 12 times a year. They're enjoyable but can make me feel all greasy and fat.

Are they a treat for you? A regular thing? Will you always use the same shop and order the same food, or do you like to experiment?

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

We probably have three takeaways a year at most

We use a Thai and a Chinese restaurant.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

As a family, we'd get takeaway pizza every Friday night and sit down together to watch wrestling while eating. Always from the same place and always the same order.

Now, I very rarely have it due to diet changes and wanting to eat better but will have it if I'm really craving it. I would say maybe 5-10 times a year but thank you OP because you've unlocked a memory that I'm now getting all nostalgic over

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I thought everyone done takeaway Friday. Whoops

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By *irty_DeedsMan
over a year ago

Teesside

Maybe once a week. I eat fairly healthy during the week then have a bit of a blowout on the weekend. It varies what I have.

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By *nightsoftheCoffeeTableCouple
over a year ago

Leeds

I say either a Chinese or curry once a month. But only because neither of us can be arsed to cook.

The mr

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I reckon it's well over a year since I had one.

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By *egasus NobMan
over a year ago

Wandsworth

I am similar to you, usually when I'm not feeling well. It's almost every day that I see my housemate getting a takeaway

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

Before lockdown we used to eat out fairly regularly, it seems more social somehow. We got out of the habit though

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By *andyfloss2000Woman
over a year ago

ashford

Often x

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By *aitonelMan
over a year ago

Liverpool

Depends if I feel like it or based on company. Definitely average 1 or 2 a month. Some months none, some months more. In short no set number or rule to when I have one.

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By *riar BelisseWoman
over a year ago

Delightful Bliss

At least once a week

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By *ir-March-a-lotMan
over a year ago

london

About once every couple of months. Can’t say I feel great after eating it after

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By *iss.ddWoman
over a year ago

Leeds + Newcastle

Used to be once a week when we both got home from our respective bases during the week and we couldn't bothered to cook after the commute.

Now..... Maybe once every other month. More of a necessity than a treat.

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By *amierebelMan
over a year ago

My own little world

Think I had 1 takeaway in total last year, prefer home cooked food

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By *reyToTheFairiesWoman
over a year ago

Carlisle usually

I hate cooking.

It's either takeaway, eating out, or not bothering for me.

Saturdays we always get takeaway at DnD. I usually order in for myself around once a week.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Christmas Eve we have a big family takeaway/delivery. Rest of the year, once or twice maybe?

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By *allySlinkyWoman
over a year ago

Leeds

Once or maybe twice a year

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By *ickshawed OP Couple
over a year ago

Wolverhampton

"As a family, we'd get takeaway pizza every Friday night and sit down together to watch wrestling while eating. Always from the same place and always the same order.

Aww, that's really sweet. Also, that's reminded me that my sister refused to eat Chinese food so my dad had to go to the chip shop first to order her chicken, then go to the Chinese for what everyone else wanted, then back to the chip shop for her food. I remember sitting in the car with the food warming my lap while he faffed about

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Once a week... Sometimes more but not often....

Have to say though tend to stick to usual pending on which day:

Chinese - Saturday

Indian - Thurs or Sunday

Chippy - Fri

Pizza - any day

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Blimey some very dedicated people on here... we get 1 every Friday after a stressful working week and chill with something alcoholic x.... mind you we do go gym 5-6 times a week too... does that balance it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not very often. Cook own from fresh ingredients except for things like KFC.

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By *os19Man
over a year ago

Edmonton

I am actually in my local fish and chip shop just ordered large cod & chips generally once a week cod and chips or chicken shish kebab

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By *ildGroverMan
over a year ago

rathfarnham

Till I was a teen - never at home

Once I had my own money - once a month

Once I had a car - I lived between two McDs and used to alternate between them weekly.

Before kids - once a month but we ate out regularly

After kids - every 2 weeks I'd say now.

Mix of the golden arches, chipper and asian

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By *ily WhiteWoman
over a year ago

Not very often, perhaps once a month...usually when I've had to travel to a meeting (13-14 hours out of the house doesn't generally fill me with the inspiration or energy to cook a healthy meal when I get home).

When I'm with himself, we tend to go to a restaurant at least once a week (the restaurants there are so damn good), but we we also enjoy cooking together.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Maybe once in 2 months pretty much everything a far drive.

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By *B69Woman
over a year ago

Wiltshire

Couple of times a week, I hate cooking

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By *oxy jWoman
over a year ago

somerset

once in blue moon

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By *ose-tinted GlassesMan
over a year ago

Glasgow / London

"Maybe once in 2 months pretty much everything a far drive."

Same here. (It won’t be as far as your drive, but I’m quite lazy.)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Takeaway is no longer the majority of stodge of the 80’s and 90’s - although could get a quality Italian pizza and salads quite easy.

I hate to admit I probably order out about 3-5 times a week. I would not say it’s bad at all though, as one of those maybe a quality Italian pizza and a side, but during the week it’s sushi, Turkish, Greek, Portuguese (not Nando’s) etc. All low fat but plenty of protein, albeit salt maybe high in some.

I’d love to cook more, but working very long hours and commuting for hours on too means convenience is a factor.

I eat well enough at breakfast and lunch, and work out a lot to be able to accommodate it.

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By *ildGroverMan
over a year ago

rathfarnham

"once in blue moon "

We get food from there quite regularly as it happens

Did you have a bad experience??

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By *ady LickWoman
over a year ago

Northampton Somewhere

Not that often, a few times a year.

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By *arkus1812Man
over a year ago

Lifes departure lounge NN9 Northamptonshire East not West MidlandsMidlands

Never had a meal delivered during the 40+ years I have lived here.

We have an assortment of takeways in the village, must be about 4 years since I last used one of them.

I spend too much money on eating out a couple of times a week though, it would be more if it were not for my Chinese son in laws Mother and Sister who both have their own restaurants.

I do eat well at home having adopted the batch meals system.

I was also gifted a Ninja Air Fryer for my recent birthday so will experiment with that until the novelty wears off.

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

I make my own these days. Curry mostly, it's better than any take away ive had (curry)

Look for a guy on YouTube called Misty Ricardo to show you how

With the help of the Internet you can reproduce any take away you want now. KFC, Indian, Chinese, Pizza, Kebabs

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By *agpie and RavenMan
over a year ago

Leicester

Depends whether Jane is too lazy to cook. Today is one of those days so it's a Chinese then get ready to go to Chams.

Frank

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By *etcplCouple
over a year ago

Gapping Fanny

At least once a week sometimes more.

Its shocking how much we waste

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By *hagTonightMan
over a year ago

From the land of haribos.

I dont have them as they have too many calories in them

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By *KG12Couple
over a year ago

Burnley

"Once a week... Sometimes more but not often....

Have to say though tend to stick to usual pending on which day:

Chinese - Saturday

Indian - Thurs or Sunday

Chippy - Fri

Pizza - any day"

Fully with you on a Chinese only on a Saturday. The Mrs thinks I'm strange.

Chinese doesn't feel right on any other day.

We only have 1 takeaway a week now. So if we have a midweek one, no Chinese on the Saturday

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Once a week as a minimum

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By *elix SightedMan
over a year ago

Cloud 8

I’m having one tonight! Another forumite mentioned she was getting Chinese so it’s entirely her fault, of course

I probably get 2-3 per month because I don’t enjoy cooking for one, usually Chinese or pizza. Also eat out a lot because it’s a change of scenery (and how sad for me does that feel).

Not sure why, but curries never seem as good taken away.

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By *acktopervMan
over a year ago

Stourport-On-Severn

Just about the only time i have a take away is if it's an Indian. For the simple reason that the only way you can get a fresh Keema Naan is from a take away. Certainly no supermarket i have ever been in sells Keema Naans.

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By *lex46TV/TS
over a year ago

Near Wells

Probably once a month. I'm might have two in a couple of weeks then not another for a couple of months.

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By *rispyDuckMan
over a year ago

Chinese Takeaway near you

'I am the takeaway'

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Similar to you OP. Roughly once a month. Chippy, Indian or Chinese. Chippy tea has shot up in price the last year or 2.

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By *den-Valley-coupleCouple
over a year ago

Cumbria

I think maybe 6 a year but eat out all the time maybe twice a month love good food..

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By *inx.x3Woman
over a year ago

Bath

Is a takeaway being classed as Chinese/curry etc or is McDonald’s and those type of places included.

For stuff like dominos/Chinese/curry/Greek it goes in cycles where we might have it once a week for 6 weeks but then not at all 3 months. I haven’t had a one since the end of dec.

If you include things like McDonald’s/eating out at pubs, Softplays (with my kids obv

), cafes then god knows. Probably twice a week.

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By *icolerobbieCouple
over a year ago

walsall

We rarely eat takeaway. We prefer to eat out.

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By *inx.x3Woman
over a year ago

Bath

I lied … just remembered I bought the kids chip shop twice in Jan.

Although I didn’t have any myself either time.

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By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham

Less than before!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I used to get them more. But I'm trying to cut a bit of weight so I've stopped having them as much. Only one this year so far.

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By *stbury DavenportMan
over a year ago

Nottingham

I don't really get takeaways as a rule. Maybe if someone's staying over and they want one? Couple of times a year, maybe. Haven't eaten out at all since before the pandemic.

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By *ickshawed OP Couple
over a year ago

Wolverhampton

"Never had a meal delivered during the 40+ years I have lived here."

We've been here nearly 13 years and probably only had one delivered about 3 times. We live literally a minutes walk from 5 different takeaways.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Never had one growing up. The last year I had far to many but now just have one when my friend comes round for a drink about every three weeks

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Every Friday curry

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Maybe twice a month if that

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Usually a Saturday night x

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By *oodmessMan
over a year ago

yumsville

Probably more than I realise. I'd guess about 10 a year with luck

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Think most people have a takeaway most weekends

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By *avexxMan
over a year ago

cheshire

always find chinese or indian takeaways lack something,,, always tastier at there sit down resturants

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By *TG3Man
over a year ago

Dorchester

Never i either cook or eat out

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Chippie tea probably once every 3 months?

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By *ean counterMan
over a year ago

Market Harborough/ Kettering

Just moved in to my new house so had takeaway 3 nights running ! I think my dog is getting a 5 mile walk tomorrow!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Too often. Once, sometimes twice a week. Trying to cut down to once a month but sometimes after work I’m just too tired to be arsed to cook. I need to stop though as it’s costing too much money. I guess with the cost of gas and electric gone up I’ll be forced to cut back.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Once a week, sometimes twice. Okay three times maximum

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not for a long time,want one now

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By *ristinapinkWoman
over a year ago

Staines-upon-Thames

It’s take away Friday for me, feels good not having to bother about cooking after a full week

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By *ull English with teaMan
over a year ago

London

Maybe one or two a day, trying to cut back.

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By *ohn KanakaMan
over a year ago

Not all that North of North London

Probably about once a fortnight, usually if we are coming back from a run or the gym and can't be bothered to cook

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

Once or twice a year

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By *ickshawed OP Couple
over a year ago

Wolverhampton

"Think most people have a takeaway most weekends "

Going off the replies here I think that assumption is wrong

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By *ora the explorerWoman
over a year ago

Paradise, Herts

Once a week. Sometimes more often

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Maybe once a month. It's hassle to get in the car to go and get it. I can have something tasty cooked in the time it takes to go and collect it and bring it home

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm a delivery driver...once a week is average for lot of people but some houses I deliver food to 3 or more times a week...dunno how they afford it...but keeps me in my job!

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

Been using a local Chinese for years and we have one for a birthday now and again.

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

Very rarely.

If I'm babysitting all night I might get me and the teenager a pizza deal.

Haven't had Chinese, Indian or Mcdees for ages.

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By *XXDREAMMan
over a year ago

sudbury

Reading these and I’m shocked people are putting per year

2-3 times a week is the sweet spot

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

Never.

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

Never is a lie. I did have one with friends about three years ago to save us cooking. Otherwise I don't bother with it.

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

Every Saturday if I'm not going out, however I'm on a Fab date tonight so Keith is stuck with peanut butter on toast and Match of the Day ??????

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By *ngelONorthWoman
over a year ago

North East

At least a few a month but try not to every week. Just depends what’s happening and how I feel x

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