I used to enjoy dining in the late 60s and early 70s at the very first location on I-40 and TN-109 in Lebanon. It was a nice, pleasant stop while heading through Tennessee. This onetime Christian company has lost its way and discarded God.
If it’s A&E stuff that’s a good thing.
(screw A&E)
If it’s DD stuff that’s a bad thing
Let’s get the facts and see.
A couple of busy travel days coming up, I predict the Crap Bucket will have the items back along with the typical half-assed non-apology within a week, once they’ve felt the pain of who’s really “offended”.
You failed your mission.
CRACKER BARREL
These ideals are the core of our corporate culture.
Ahhh...there’s the rub.
Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra kept this one in the act for a quarter-century. On stage, Dino used to have a bit of business where he’d refill his tumbler and ask Frank, “How do you make a fruit cordial?” And Sinatra would respond, “I dunno. How do you make a fruit cordial?” And Dean would say, “Be nice to him.”
“Pleasing people?” How about “Pleasing God”....
“Cracker Barrel’s statement led to confusion among some customers who wondered if the restaurant was removing Duck Dynasty products owned by A&E or products owned by the Robertson family’s Duck Commander business.”
It sounds like the Duck Dynasty A&E owned products were dropped. This was probably due to pressure from A&E. It sounds like they are still selling Duck Commander Products owned by the Robinson family.
Damn, as a cracka, the Cracka Barrel is all I had left.
The gay advocacy groups are loud and ubitiquious, receiving a lot of sympathetic media coverage but they do not represent the vast majority that support businesses such as the Cracker Barrel 'family' restaurants. Trying to appease the minority left and homosexual advocates is foolish and counter-productive to good management. Perhaps Cracker Barrel executives need to be reminded of that, as I expect they will be.
I am offended they took it out, and I used to eat there.
I can proudly state, however, that never having watched Duck Dynasty, I can happily remove any possibility of my ever visiting a CB in the future.
Any enemy of Holy Scripture, is no friend of mine.
This is becoming a "time for choosing" and I'm happy to stand with believers against the ungodly (no not homosexuals, for believing you are one is different than the act but those who support the act.)
I used to enjoy dining in the late 60s and early 70s at the very first location on I-40 and TN-109 in Lebanon. It was a nice, pleasant stop while heading through Tennessee. This onetime Christian company has lost its way and discarded God.
Good business decision: anger 98% of your customer base in order to placate 2%.
Well, another meeting place to avoid. We, at least 4 times a year, gather in a group of about 40, to eat breakfast and then go on a car cruise. We’ll have to meet at Bob Evans from now on.
When they come around for your drink order just water and nothing else.
Say nothing after that to the employees except "we are still deciding." etc.
Be polite. Stay at least an hour. Thank your wait-people and leave them a small tip and then leave and still not say a word.
Lather-rinse-repeat.
Silence is powerful.
10 tables of 4 people taking up an hour in a restaurant with no sales will be noticed by that manager.
If it happens at 10 different locations it gets noticed by corporate.
Leaving a small tip for the wait-staff is a courtesy and not supporting CB Inc.
If it catches on and thousands start doing it without any verbal communication at all CB Inc has to respond.
If CB starts banning people wearing Camo make sure those cell phones with cameras are put to good use.
A silent protest will affect their bottom line and cause them all manner of public relations problems without being rude or breaking any laws.
This is the unforgiveable sin. An offense so bad, that there is no forgiveness, no redemption.
The ‘crime’ of bias is the modern-day witch hunt. People lose their livelihood and their reputation over words.
Saying “watermelon” can get you fired.
True crimes such as murder, rape and headchopping are really not so bad after all. Especially if a privileged minority commits them.
There is something seriously wrong with the collective psyche of a country that rips itself to shreds over accusations of bias.
Their call. If they discontinue the merch, their loss.