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Cracker Barrel puts back Duck Dynasty merchandise on shelves
https://mobile.twitter.com/CrackerBarrel/status/414792199142772736 ^ | 12/22/13

Posted on 12/22/2013 8:21:13 AM PST by Rome2000

Came to their senses


TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: crackerbarrel; duckdynasty; homosexualagenda; philrobertson
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To: bigbob
I look forward to a return to “the old normal”:
“You’re offended by something I said? Tough shit.”

Bless you brother! That's been my mantra for these PC situations all these years. Would that that philosophy would take hold in Corporate America (the media is hopeless).

121 posted on 12/22/2013 9:42:10 AM PST by Oatka (This is America. Assimilate or evaporate.)
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To: Rome2000
Something's fishy here.

It seems that on it's Facebook page, CB is deleting all comments that don't wholeheartedly embrace their "apology". It happened to me, and others are reporting it as well. For example, I commented:

"Apology tentatively accepted. I will make it a point to visit my local CB this week. If I see Phil's face in the store, I'll go in and have a good breakfast. If not, the boycott continues. :)"

That's all I said, and I even got a couple of "likes" on my comments from other viewers. Then, 30 seconds later, the whole thing was gone-- although a lot of other comments accepting their "apology" (and a whole lot of anti-Phil and anti-Christian posts) were still there. How sincere are they about this?

122 posted on 12/22/2013 9:45:59 AM PST by fidelis (Zonie and USAF Cold Warrior)
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To: RegulatorCountry; All
And as a further apology, be advised that we are immediately renaming our restaurants

"QUACKER BARREL!!!"

123 posted on 12/22/2013 9:48:28 AM PST by ken5050 (I still miss Howlin)
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To: Beagle8U
Younger women inherit Gram’s old [iron] pans and put in the garage sale because it's too heavy.

Heavy is good. Heats evenly. After I switched to non-stick pans some years ago, I got thyroid illness.

Non-stick chemical linked to thyroid disease

124 posted on 12/22/2013 9:49:51 AM PST by Albion Wilde ("Remember... the first revolutionary was Satan."--Russian Orthodox Archpriest Dmitry Smirnov)
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To: fidelis

Leftists don’t tolerate dissent well.


125 posted on 12/22/2013 9:51:37 AM PST by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; me = independent conservative)
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To: deport
Broken down to its basic form that is what happens in many instances, both private and corporate.

Indeed. My comment came off as critical, I didn't really intend it to be that way.

126 posted on 12/22/2013 9:53:05 AM PST by Las Vegas Ron ("Medicine is the keystone in the arch of socialism" Vladimir Lenin)
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To: Rome2000

This management team behaved stupidly. Their CEO needs to take a fall without a parachute for malfeasance.

Not even a press release on this stupidity. Not all publicity is good publicity is it?

http://investor.crackerbarrel.com/management.cfm

Sandra B. Cochran

With Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. since 2009
Born 1958

Ms. Cochran became President and Chief Executive Officer on September 12, 2011 following her service as Cracker Barrel’s President and Chief Operating Officer, a post she assumed in November 2010. She joined Cracker Barrel in March, 2009 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. She was previously CEO at the nation’s 3rd largest book retailer, Books-A-Million, Inc. for the prior five years. She also served as that company’s president from 1999 and its chief financial officer from 1993 to 1999. As Vice President, Finance at Books-A-Million, Ms. Cochran was part of the leadership team that took the company public in 1992 and completed a secondary offering in 1993. Ms. Cochran has 17 years of experience in the retail industry and two years in the restaurant industry.


127 posted on 12/22/2013 9:55:58 AM PST by Sequoyah101
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To: Albion Wilde

One of the things you learn as a pilot is not to put teflon tape on the threads of an oxygen bottle since it is poisonous when you combine the two. I’m surprised non-stick pans are allowed on the market since heating Teflon up helps it to combine with oxygen and thus poison the user.


128 posted on 12/22/2013 9:57:23 AM PST by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; me = independent conservative)
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To: deport

They forgot to add the part where the entire management team was out to lunch or had their collective heads up their butts.

What part of “Old Country Store” image did they not associate with their clientele. Most of the time, when I used to go there, it was older folks.

They demonstrated principles I don’t share. It has hurt their pocket book now. They prove their principles can be bought... MINE CAN’T. I’ll never go back to *******Barrel. Others will forget but I won’t. It will matter to me but not them so I’ll just stick to my principles.


129 posted on 12/22/2013 9:59:37 AM PST by Sequoyah101
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To: spokeshave
Ha....everyone take a Duck Call with them....blow it at any dim - lib you come across.

That's frigging hilarious! Can you imagine attending a political speech or social gathering and some airhead starts spouting this "offended" crap about a public cross/bible display, gay/racial criticism, etc. and a chorus (even two or three - maybe one) of duck calls sound off. There's gotta be a lot of people in attendance who would get it and inform those who didn't. The whole complaint would be immediately deflated.

Limbaugh, or any radio guy ought to promote this. (Love to see a TV show of talking heads where Juan Williams, et al, spouts off and someone else take out his duck call and . . . :-) )

130 posted on 12/22/2013 10:01:11 AM PST by Oatka (This is America. Assimilate or evaporate.)
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To: FatherofFive
Their food is crap anyways.

Every menu item: basically cheese, with various little shreds of vegetables or meat in it.

131 posted on 12/22/2013 10:01:14 AM PST by Albion Wilde ("Remember... the first revolutionary was Satan."--Russian Orthodox Archpriest Dmitry Smirnov)
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To: deport

Is this fact or satire?


132 posted on 12/22/2013 10:02:53 AM PST by sport
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To: Albion Wilde; darkwing104

So you are willing to compromise your principles by patronizing a business led by people who have demonstrated principles that you claim not to share?

An apology isn’t good enough for me.

There are lots of other places to buy iron cookware, candy and Gaither CDs.

A breakfast taco from just about anywhere will do me just fine.


133 posted on 12/22/2013 10:04:01 AM PST by Sequoyah101
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To: RegulatorCountry
Passive-aggressive pot-stirring troll, don’t just STFU, be gone.

Troll? You're just wanting to strike out like a blind rattler shedding it's skin. It is YOU, sir, who is not expressing your opinions in an acceptable and civil manner about this subject, IF you are a sincere conservative and/or Christian.

If you are NOT a conservative or a Christian, then is doesn't matter if you continue to post on FR with the same malevolence and cursing as shown by non-conservatives and uncivil men towards me.

Bullying, by itself, doesn't persuade me of anything you might say; cordiality and civility do.

By the way: Never Going To Cracker Barrel Again! If I'm tempted to go, I shall think of your posts on this FR thread.
134 posted on 12/22/2013 10:06:16 AM PST by Resettozero
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To: Rome2000

lol

probably too late for a lot of people


135 posted on 12/22/2013 10:06:47 AM PST by GeronL (Extra Large Cheesy Over-Stuffed Hobbit)
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To: grania

I don’t see it that way. Messages have to be permanent and a deterrent for others. Maybe, though I seriously doubt there will be enough people of principle to make it happen, if people drove by enough shuttered CBs they would remember why they went out of business and understand freedom and free speech need to be let alone.

CB tried to cater to everyone. That was stupid.


136 posted on 12/22/2013 10:07:29 AM PST by Sequoyah101
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To: deport

They finally realized their customer base wasn’t gay?


137 posted on 12/22/2013 10:07:49 AM PST by GeronL (Extra Large Cheesy Over-Stuffed Hobbit)
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To: RegulatorCountry
They bowed to conservative pressure regarding this specific matter pertaining to DD. They have been responsive. Corporations are controversy-averse, the greater contriversy wins out. There is a lesson here, but it won’t matter one whit if they’re not rewarded for conceding to us. So, they’ve done what we wanted, maybe it’s time to lay off them about it.

Devil's logic. No sale.
138 posted on 12/22/2013 10:10:13 AM PST by Resettozero
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To: BamaDi

I find them in garage sales all the time, some frying pans big enough to fry a dozen eggs at once, and not scrambled either!

I’ve even found cast iron Dutch ovens.


139 posted on 12/22/2013 10:11:24 AM PST by Beagle8U (Unions are Affirmative Action for Slackers! .)
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To: Sequoyah101

Here is some more on Cracker Barrel CEO.

Sandra B. Cochran, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc., has been appointed to The Army Historical Foundation’s (AHF’s) Board of Directors. The Board is guiding the $200 million campaign to build the National Museum of the United States Army at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

Cochran’s extensive business executive experience and personal connection to the Army ideally qualify her for board membership. Prior to joining Cracker Barrel in 2009 as the Chief Financial Officer, she served for five years as Chief Executive Officer of Books-A-Million, Inc. The daughter of a career Army officer, Cochran also served in the Army with the 9th Infantry Division as a captain.

“Ms. Cochran’s business savvy, strategic vision, and familiarity with the Army eminently qualify her to participate in the governance of our Foundation and in the direction of the campaign to build the National Army Museum,” noted Brig. Gen. Creighton W. Abrams, Jr. (USA-Ret.), AHF’s Executive Director.

Cochran earned a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Vanderbilt University and a Master of Business Administration from Pacific Lutheran University.

https://armyhistory.org/10/cracker-barrel-ceo-sandra-cochran-joins-ahf-board/


140 posted on 12/22/2013 10:13:07 AM PST by fudimo
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