Posted on 12/22/2013 8:21:13 AM PST by Rome2000
Came to their senses
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).
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?
"QUACKER BARREL!!!"
Heavy is good. Heats evenly. After I switched to non-stick pans some years ago, I got thyroid illness.
Leftists don’t tolerate dissent well.
Indeed. My comment came off as critical, I didn't really intend it to be that way.
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.
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.
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.
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 . . . :-) )
Every menu item: basically cheese, with various little shreds of vegetables or meat in it.
Is this fact or satire?
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.
lol
probably too late for a lot of people
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.
They finally realized their customer base wasn’t gay?
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.
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/
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