Posted on 08/11/2023 2:57:56 PM PDT by Morgana
People who attended the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis, SD, steered clear of the Budweiser tent because of Bud Light’s partnership with American transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney.
“I got to tell you right now though, not looking good,” said TikTok user Cycledrag in a video.
“As you can tell, Budweiser’s spent an awful lot of money.”
A few staff members were spotted hanging behind a Budweiser booth, with one of them flashing the peace sign. These staff members said people can get a Sturgis glass at the tent.
Cycledrag moved over and shows a few people standing under the umbrella stands and covered benches. He suggested people might not be coming because of Mulvaney.
Despite it being empty now, he said he would keep an eye on it all week. He said he thinks it is going to change.
The reason he is interested in this is he heard Shark Tank investor Kevin O’Leary say brands should never pick a side on a controversial topic. That is the position Budweiser found itself in.
Cycledrag acknowledged political views “may be no match for alcoholism in the end.” If people enjoy Budweiser, they might come back to it.
“Although some may switch,” he said.
Cycledrag followed up by going back to the Budweiser area to see if business had picked up.
“Oh my goodness,” he said.
“Wow.”
The umbrella areas and covered benches remained empty. He asked a Budweiser staff member if there was an uptick in business, and he nodded.
He called for the staff to stay positive. By the end of the week, he said people might change.
He turned his camera to the road and showed it packed with motorcycles. The Harley and BMW tents were packed, but Budweiser remained empty.
Cycledrag said there “must be a whole lot of beer left over in there.” While he does not know what to say, he said it might be too soon.
Anheuser-Busch (AB) recorded a US$390 million drop in sales in the US on Aug. 3 because of its partnership with Mulvaney.
AB blamed the volume decline in Bud Light sales for the drop in revenue in its second quarter, with figures showing total US revenue falling by 10.5% compared to one year earlier.
AB said sales to US retailers plunged 14%, adding it had underperformed the industry as a direct result of the collaboration with Mulvaney.
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Has Antifa showed up to get crushed?
Grew up in St. Louis. A-B was one of the most coveted places to work.
What a shame.
If they do I’ll post it
If the Sexual Weirdo community is so strong why don't they go out and buy Bud Light? Lots of it. And show up at Disney... Or maybe they're not really that strong after all...
It was a different company before they went woke...
I went to Disney World the first week it was open... it was magical. Today it carries the stench of groomers. It is a shame.
RE: Budweiser area empty....
New meaning for the long time term “Budweiser empties.”
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Excellent point.......these weirdos are a minuscule percentage of the population.
Employed there for 30+ years. When I went to work there in July of 81 the pay was $13.13 an hour. I thought I had struck pure gold.
Off-clock Sturgis staff surely facing heavy institutional pressure to patronize the Budweiser tent!
I guess not a lot of Trans-bikers at the rally.
I imagine at some liberal event the Budweiser tents would be quite busy.
If they have any intelligence at all, the ghillie suit branch of the Aunt Teefer Toddlers will keep their asses away from Sturgis. With this heat, the cyclists aren’t always going to be in a good mood. They’ll make road kill out of the Teefers.
Continue to destroy woke companies like AB, disney, amazon, netflix, target, kohls and new comer best buy, folks.
Grew up in St. Louis area too. Parents would take us to Grants Farm to see the Clydesdales.
That’s a shame.../Seinfeld
I think most of us were accepting and tolerant - then the sexual weirdo community decided to come after our children ... to sexually mutilate and sterilize them. And that’s a bridge too far.
I worked at Lutheran, just across the road. Nights. In the 80s.
Could always smell the brewery.
Occasionally we got a guy who had fallen in in our ED.
My uncle Fred worked there, a job he got from his dad they said.
He got leukemia at about age 45 and they let him sweep floors to keep his job for quite some time.
And nobody expected him to sweep much. He was very weak.
I like Cola Bears but I never went back to Coke. Now when I want a cola, I drink Pepsi. Coke lost me many moons ago with their screwups.
thanks
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