Posted on 05/15/2024 10:35:28 PM PDT by Morgana
Red Lobster customers have taken to social media to say goodbye to the beloved chain as it edges towards bankruptcy.
But other Americans have boasted about how much they ate in the chain's famous $20 'endless shrimp' promotion, recently raised to $27, which is blamed for the chain's demise.
One customer claimed she managed to guzzle down 108 shrimp as part of the deal by staying at the restaurant for four and a half hours.
'I set a new record at my local Red Lobster, this is my greatest achievement in life' the poster explained in a TikTok video.
The seafood chain announced the immediate shuttering of almost 100 restaurants across 21 states on Monday night - and is auctioning off the contents of 48 of them.
Only in America could we eat Red Lobster into bankruptcy. pic.twitter.com/rCoepfTcVW — teatime75 (@teatime75) May 14, 2024
fly high, silver spring red lobster 🕊️ pic.twitter.com/8NU1Yg7GG1 — Mishka Espey (they/them) (@mxespey) May 14, 2024
The abrupt closures come after the chain's owners reported losses of $11 million in three months last year, which its CFO blamed on its unlimited shrimp deal.
The company is now expected to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to reports.
Some posters saw the funny side of the company's predicament, while others expressed regret for the laid off staff and the loss of a dining out fan favorite.
'Only in America could we eat Red Lobster into bankruptcy' one user wrote on X, alongside a Rebel Wilson gif reading 'crushed it.'
Another posted a Judge Trudy meme of red lobster characters in court with the caption 'Day One of the Red Lobster bankruptcy proceedings and the lobsters have already disrupted order in the court.'
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Many years ago I pigged out on crab legs at a Golden Corral seafood buffet. Don’t know how many I ate but the rest of our party, including my wife, were sitting around tapping their fingers (this was before cell phones). I finally had to quit when I stuck a spine through my thumb and couldn’t crack them anymore. The restaurant was closed a week later. Coincidence?
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