Located in the heart of the city on Princes Street, the new Popeyes restaurant opened its doors in March after much anticipation .
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00:00I
00:28got here at 1030 last night and brought my pillow, my blankets, my jackets. I knew it
00:34was going to be a cold night, but it's worth it. So I came up really early last night.
00:39The first three customers for opening day today get free chicken sandwiches for a year.
00:46You get three per week for 52 weeks, which is a pretty good deal. For me, I'm a student
00:53at the University of Edinburgh, so any amount of money I can save on food, I'm going to
00:57save it. The weather was pretty agreeable for most of the night. We just sat on the
01:02Nucleus awning to protect ourselves from any of the more harsh elements. But it was a lot
01:07of fun. I made friends with these girls and we just talked and joked and laughed and stayed
01:13up all night kind of getting to know each other and kind of all being excited for Popeye's
01:19chicken sandwiches.
01:20It was really helpful that he was there.
01:22He was there.
01:23A bit scary without him.
01:24It was slightly scary. We met a couple of characters. It was very interesting, I'd say.
01:28Very cold night. We had to buy these little warmers.
01:32Specifically for our feet. It was really cold.
01:36But we made it and we were proud of ourselves.
01:38And we're excited.
01:40Were your parents worried?
01:42They didn't know.
01:44I think we're planning to...
01:46I told them after.
01:47I'm going to tell them we came in the morning.
01:49They're not going to know we were here last night.
01:51I don't think they should know I was out here alone at night.
01:54We're just going to fight it out.
01:57We're just splitting it.
01:59We're dividing it.
02:00We're just splitting second and third.
02:01Because we get six sandwiches a week, so two each.
02:03It should be fine. We've done the math.
02:24We're here today with PETA's battered and bandaged chicken
02:28to remind people who they're eating.
02:30Because whenever you eat that piece of deep fried chicken,
02:33you're eating an individual who felt pain, fear, joy, just like we do.
02:38And who didn't want to die for your fast food fix.
02:40We're just here to tell people that there are amazing vegan options now
02:44available on the high street at other fast food joints.
02:47And we're just encouraging people to try vegan for the sake of the chickens.
02:50And we're just encouraging people to try vegan for the sake of the chickens,
02:53their health and the environment.