Bumble date refund debate, horror films & Chick-fil-A

Hi, everybody. I'm Tom Haynes, joined by meteorologist Lauren Robinson and Tess Hammock with Fox 5's Casting Call. Welcome back, Tess. Here's what we're talking about tonight. A good scare at dark theater. Horror films seem to be bringing out some of the biggest crowds these days. A growing trend involving birthday parties, ruffling feathers among parents. And the next time you want to invite loved ones over, consider the dessert and drinks route. we're gonna explain about that all right first online dating just got a lot more complicated a woman uh has gone viral for sharing her story about how she got stood up now she's asking Bumble to give her her money back she says she made plans she got all good and ready got cute just for the date to not show up she says she spent more than a hundred dollars on food drinks tips and a ride share and she wants Bumble to cover it so what do you think do you think these dating apps should reimburse singles who get stood up she might be on to something what does Bumble have to do with the date not showing up well well yeah it's not their fault but isn't there a level of like you know they're a clearinghouse they're making sure that there's good quality people of the app no but they're they're kind of non-discriminating on who gets on those apps though because listen when i was single there ain't no bar yeah there's no bar for people on those apps so i'm here when i was single so the bar is like way it doesn't exist so like they don't really care is on there everyone i guess as resident single over here um yeah anyone is allowed on them the only time you're not allowed on them is if you're um you've shown some bad qualities that get you reported and kicked off but everyone is allowed initial entry and um i don't think standing up your date is what qualifies as enough of a uh i guess misdemeanor to get kicked off so you kind of sign up at your own risk whether you're yeah i mean it's just like meeting somebody at a bar but virtually essentially so just how the bar would not be responsible if you ended up meeting somebody who then later stood you up on a date i don't see why bumble or any of the other dating apps would be responsible although comma i would love i would love for these apps to be responsible on all the terrible dates i've been on you've got some money back it sounds like i probably made money off of the bad dates i've been on the solution to this i think you might be interested listen you know bumble or hinge if you're listening this is another money making idea for you everyone pays a five dollar subscription per month we pay for subscriptions for everything you guys will do it for this too and then if your date does not stand you up you get charged because they already have your credit card information and then you get like a credit your next five next month free you don't have to pay i thought you paid a subscription to be on these dating apps anyway that's if you want extra roses okay whether you're on our app or not dating is like the wild wild West, yeah, you never know what you're gonna get and if you go on one of these apps then it's like the wild wild west times two or times a hundred, but do the math but you're bound to meet somebody that's either gonna stand you up, yeah or who's catfish you, they're not who they said on the app at all, their picture doesn't look like their picture doesn't matter or they're like you meet them the picture turned out to be from like a year ago and you're like they look totally wait a second you don't look like the person so in those cases is Bumble to refund you because they don't look like they did on on the app, but there are so many positive stories we see of people getting married meeting their significant other on these apps not it, not yet, not yet, not yet very positive yeah, not yet, all right this makes me happy that i've been married for as long as i've been married but if we're seeking retribution because of a rotten date, yeah come on it ain't Bumble's fault it's not, uh, Halloween just around the corner and horror movies are becoming more popular again, a worldwide Statista survey reveals 91% of Gen Z respondents regularly watch horror movies or TV shows, the highest percentage of any generation Movie critics say young audiences crave the shared adrenaline rush. They say real world anxieties outside the theater can often fuel the thrill inside. Horror has already brought in nearly $1.3 billion to the North American box office this year closing in on last year's record so do you like horror movies and if so which ones are your favorites, i'm not the target i think we need to check in with our resident casting expert well i will say i was i was thinking about this question a little bit earlier and you got to remember okay that it's either been some type of sequel or another addition to a universe that already exists in terms of cinema people are very tired of seeing that horror usually doesn't fall in that category unless you're looking at Conjuring, Scream, Jason but we're not doing that as much so there are fresher stories and that's what people want don't you think it has to do with you mentioned Jason right don't you think it has to do with special effects and that you know the the knife going in and then cut away to a shot of like blood splattering on the wall that doesn't really scare us anymore it's more of these like mind-bending kind of like psychological at the same time you also have to think about the fact that we are so overstimulated all the time we're always on our phones there's this constant move of stimulation that is just another peak that will need to be um you know you'll have to get another peak after that it's just more stimulation for our minds as well so blood on the wall splattering someone being cut in half that doesn't scare you anymore no the special effects are like come on you know that didn't work no like Children of the Corn and then the kids coming out of the corn i'm just gonna do it anymore i think it's more of the mind-bending twisted psychological thoughts but i think we will all agree anyway that that we are unfortunately oftentimes in the business of purveying negativity in in the in the form of stories that are happening right now i mean just look at that school shooting that happened this afternoon so so horrible and tragic but the last thing i want to do is go home and watch a horror movie for sure uh i think i've been scarred by horror movies honestly because i feel like when we grew up yeah i mean it was like blood and gore where jason and the night so friday the 13th what's the old jack nicholson red rum oh oh shiny the shining that was more of a psychological That's not one psychological horror. That's a Christmas movie. Oh, God. Do you want to think that horror is a Christmas movie? I had nightmares about that. I had nightmares about that. The Shining was, like, gave me nightmares. For sure. So I just feel like I have no desire to even want to go to any kind of horror genre, anything. Life is scary enough. Your kids are of age. Do they like the horror movies? That's just not their jam. Yeah. They don't have any desire to go see it. My son might. He's 15. He's like, teen. He might. with his buddies go see one but for the most part we're not really a horror film family yeah my family was the same that was never really my jam and uh my mom my sister even my brother none of us have really ever been into that genre but i'm also not anti if somebody wants to go see it i'll see it but it's never my idea it's never what i'm like aching to go see like are they still making scream movies is that still like yeah they actually just finished scream six i believe 23 Is Courtney Cox in it again? I think so. Oh, yeah. There's a lot of people that are in it. What was the movie where the girl's head spins around? The Exorcist. The Exorcist. Oh, yeah. That was another thriller. Another one, yes. And the vomit projectile. Reagan, Reagan. That was based on a true story. It's not an accurate depiction, but yeah, for sure. That's crazy. You were just like all on it. All the knowledge, girl. I love it. We want to know if you like horror movies. Which one's your favorite? Get your phones out, everybody. Scan the QR code on your screen to go to fox5atlanta.com slash The Pulse and let us know. All right. You guys are talking about this. Carter from Carrollton says, I love horror movies. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre series is probably my favorite. Yes. Michael Myers is pretty cool, too, he says. Cindy from Atlanta says, the Amityville Horror and the Fog. Another psychological. Both of those, I hadn't seen. Amityville Horror is freaky. Oh my, it's like very possession based, very spiritual based. And I think that's, it's telling in a lot of different ways too, for people wanting to watch movies like Conjuring, which is very much like, yeah, it's a lot of demonization and things like that. And so people are, people are very into that now. No, I'm way too chicken. All right. I'm chicken. I'll put the Hallmark channel. Oh, I love Hallmark. Yeah. We'll put on a... Dogs running through grass fields. Yes, it's almost that time of year anyway. I think your type of scary movie should be Halloween Town from good old Disney. Oh, I love that. Well, speaking of chicken, Chick-fil-A's first new sauce in 10 years has fans sharing strong reactions. And we know tipping has gone a bit wild at restaurants, coffee shops, and more, but some parents are now asking for tips from their birthday party guests. I think this is going to be a hot topic. We're going to discuss that after the break. So have you ever experienced this? people have started to normalize asking their guests for cash tips to cover the costs of their kids' birthday parties. And the idea has sparked a big debate online. Some acknowledge it is a practical solution to handling rising costs, but others say it's completely inappropriate to ask guests for money. Like you invited them to your home, right? Well, what do you think about the idea of paying tipping at someone else's child's birthday party to cover the expenses you know if you invite me to your child's birthday party i think you should pay me you're not gonna get that time back so you might as well get paid is that what that is you know time is money time is money it's the screaming and the running around i get exhausted around too many little kids because i don't have children so it's like i look at them just like oh my gosh how are people dealing with this but I will say bringing your child a gift is a tip like you want me to bring your child a birthday gift and bring you cash as a but no and I'm all in situations like this like I think we kind of had a similar story a while ago with people asking for tips for weddings or pay your own dinner at a wedding ceremony things like that and my answer then was if you can't afford it don't have it but I am a little bit more hesitant to say that when it comes to a child's birthday party because I don't want the child to not have a birthday party or not to get to experience a good birthday because their parents can't afford it. So I think that's maybe something that you handle ahead of the party. See if people can help you with the party. Sure. But I do think it's inappropriate to ask for tips. Bring chips or bring some sort of like, yeah, make it like a potluck. Because I don't, I'm not a fan of, you know, the child suffering just because a parent can't afford a nice party or a big party. Lauren has a soft spot. That is so sweet. You know, it's very limited and in short supply. But I do think the line stops at tipping. I think maybe find another way to try and subsidize that money. For sure. How big are these parties for children that you're having to charge people to get in? What happened to pin the tail on the donkey and invite, you know, 10 of your closest friends, eat ice cream sandwiches, or have a pool party or something? Call it a day. But it's expensive. What is this overstimulation that we're, like, exposing our kids to and this, like, you know, materialism of birthday parties and lavish gifts and 100 kids there? And it's like, what are we doing to our kids? Yeah, there's some people who have made big productions out of birthday parties. And I, you know, if that's their thing, that's their thing. But maybe to some degree it's because they didn't get that when they were little. So they're kind of projecting what they would have liked. I was just about to say, I think maybe it's less about the kid, and I think it's more about the adult. If you've got a two-year-old's birthday party, that two-year-old's not going to remember that birthday, but they will remember it in pictures, which is fine. And that's great. If you can swing it, amazing. But it's really just an excuse for other parents to come in and to be impressed with what you have. I'm sorry if I hit a nerve right there with something. To be impressed with what they have, and then you're charging them to walk through the door? Yeah, it could be. That's not impressive to me. I would be, like, totally offended by that. First of all, I wouldn't show up at the party. First of all, I don't show up to free kids parties. You can't charge me to get me through the door. You and I are on the same page. We need to be paid to go. And I got two kids. Five kids at your birthday party. If you're lucky, we might get a little pony in the backyard or something. And that's it. A pony? Yeah, a little pony to walk around in circles. That's a big production, Tom. That would be like the biggest way I would spoil a kid at a birthday party. That's a big thing. If you don't like the pony. I think maybe some of the kids are probably maybe maybe in a case it's not necessarily the parents trying to impress other parents it could be you know the kids like oh well you know johnny had a big birthday last week and johnny can pay for it keeping up with the joneses yeah but the kids compare as much as the parents compare totally when you're on social media and you see how people go all out for i know i don't have maybe i would be different if i were a parent but i don't want my child feeling less than because their party was less than that's someone else that's the problem is that what if your kid goes to one of these elaborate parties but you can't afford to throw them one of those parties it's a real slight on your own child you know um i know a family member who had to pull their kid out of private school in New York City because the children were having their birthday parties at like a wing of the Guggenheim Museum absolutely not and they just they couldn't keep up with those families unrealistic so they pulled them out and put them in public school yeah so the bar is low on dating apps bars low but the bar is very high specifically 10 years and under forgotten hosting tradition is making a comeback this fall we're going to talk about the post dinner drinks and dessert gatherings after the break we'll be right back on the topic of favorite horror movies steve from woodstock says the smiling ghost Never heard of that one. Never heard of Smiling Ghost? Deep cut. Shalicia from Stone Mountain says, Final Destination was a great horror movie. I still won't drive behind a truck with logs Thursday. Wow. I haven't heard of Final Destination either. Don't watch it. It's like the one I can't watch. Really? It's terrifying. Is it a mind-bending version or blood and gore? You know those dreams you have when you're asleep and it's like you just can't escape anything? It's certainly like an intrusive thought. Mary Nicole from Carrollton says, my favorite horror movie is Insidious. Woo! Mary Nicole! More people are looking for stress-free ways to gather without the pressure of preparing a feast. An article from Southern Living Magazine says that why people are supporting the old-fashioned post-dinner drinks and dessert gatherings. It's an entertaining trend that makes a comeback this fall. People like the trend because it's less stressful more cost effective and a better way of gathering with friends and family guys do you like um i mean so i'm coming over to your house and we're just doing coming over yeah come on all we're doing is is drinks and dessert that's all i get i love but it's after dinner after dinner yeah yeah so you've already gone out and had your dinner now it's like a little nightcap so i actually did something kind of similar unintentional um a few weeks ago for my birthday is a group of friends we all went out to dinner and it was close enough to my place that after dinner we kind of like not a pre-game but maybe a post-game at my place afterwards and then we like went around to a bunch of different places but um i actually so it was unintentional but it was fun so you know you're already fed you've already paid your bill come over for a couple of drinks and i was thinking we don't want the party to be over but you don't want to hold up a table oh yeah good point you know and not a lot of people are good at hosting so it could be stressful having like a whole entire meal that you have to prepare for when you're bringing people over yeah and it's expensive so i like this idea i think it would be fun to do a little nightcap at someone's house yeah i feel like it's like you are not reading the whole book you're just reading the final third of the book and you kind of are missing out on something else that happened and you're coming in for the last chapter it's like dessert and drinks because we didn't feel like making you dinner pop out on that okay i'll give you an alternative okay you don't feel like making dinner okay what about a brunch right everybody's happy it's the morning and then you get to kick them out and be on with your day yourself you risk how long they're gonna stay if it's afternoon well listen listen i'd love because my daughter has a soccer game i gotta go Oh, thank you for coming over. I'll wait here. That's your move. That's your MO. Blame it on your kid. Or, yeah, I got to go to church. You know, Mass is at 12. After I've just been drinking with you all morning long. They're like, you go to church, we'll go to your church. We'll keep the food and drinks warm. I don't know. I just, I'm not a fan. You know, I'm a big fan of everybody bringing something. So, you know, kind of like you, you know, kind of offering up another alternative, which is a potluck. I mean, people don't do potlucks now either, and I'm like, no, no, I won't, you know, unless I don't trust your cooking. Right. Because some people have cats, and I'm like, no. The cats stir in the pot. Cats on the counter. Cats on the counter. You don't want the cats stirring the pot. You're like, that's what she don't want. I know. What is this? Oh, my gosh. But that's the thing, too. I'm like, you know, I'll ask you to cook if I trust you. Yeah. But that's why, you know, when people bring things, you know, to the office, you know, I don't work here full time. But when people bring things to the office, I'm like, who brought it? Yeah. Who brought it? I don't touch it. You can hang with me. We are right here. You can come over to my house. My house is clean. Right. And I don't have cats. I don't do potluck. In fact, when somebody asks, what can I bring? I say, a bottle of wine. It's sealed. You don't have to worry about it. I don't want you to bring your food or anything else. I say that or flowers. Or flowers. Just bring a bouquet of flowers. And one other thing about this. I like the idea, but sometimes when you want to be home in bed by 9, I don't know, a little a little after-party drinks and a dessert. You know what's great, though? Have a reservation. Let's say your reservation's at 7. You say, come over at 5.30, 7 o'clock, and then you are on a time schedule. Yeah. We got to go. We got to go. We have a reservation. Girl, you are on it. You are on it, Tess. For sure. Well, Chick-fil-A will add a spicy twist to its signature sauce next month. We'll share our thoughts about it. A lot of people have opinions. It's local. You guys had a lot to say on horror movies. Loretta from Dallas says, I don't watch horror movies. I'm with you, Loretta. Why would I pay money to get scared? Rosemary from Lil Burn says, no horror for me. That's not going to name Rosemary because Rosemary's a baby. Was that a horror movie? It was. Chick-fil-A released a new sauce after 10 years. The new spicy Chick-fil-A sauce will combine the regular sauce with mustard and spicy peppers. While some fans welcome the idea of a new dipping sauce, others question whether it will deliver enough heat. Some people say when most chains market something spicy, it barely has a kick. The sauce arrives nationwide on November 16th. I'm a spicy girl, so you add sriracha or any kind of spice to it, I'm good. I mean, I love Chick-fil-A sauce, but if you kick it up a little, I'm down. It depends on how much spice it is. Yeah. I'm a wimp. My idea of spice is black pepper. That's it? That's like it, you know? I don't know if you should get the spicy sauce then. Well, they keep in the original too. What's the original for you? I'll stick with my mayonnaise. Here's your mayonnaise. So do people dip the, what do they dip in the Chick-fil-A sauce? Or does it go on your Chick-fil-A hamburger? Your nugs. Or your Chick-fil-A chicken sandwich? Yeah, I would say no hamburger at Chick-fil-A. Your nuggets. Yeah. Oh, your nuggets. Okay, and your fries? And people put it on the sandwich too. Yeah. All I ever get are the nuggets and the fries and I sriracha it. The Chick-fil-A sauce is too mayonnaise-y for me. I can't. Did I just say Chick-fil-A hamburger? You did. And everybody's like, what's that? I think Chick-fil-A's going to have something to say about that.