Posted on 04/19/2016 4:11:45 PM PDT by Hojczyk
Via Drew McCoy and Just Karl, you mean the cake section at Whole Foods — in Austin(!) — isn’t a hotbed of reactionary anti-gay sentiment?
Watch Jordan Brown’s short video, posted below, for background. He claims he ordered a cake at WF that was supposed to say “Love Wins” and instead they handed him something that said “Love Wins, Fag.” Pay attention to the cake box, which he insists is unopened and unaltered. The label is on the bottom and the top of the box has a blue-green pattern on it. His video went viral and the predictable uproar ensued online, sending Whole Foods HQ into crisis management. In this case the crisis spin was easy: We would never write “Fag” on a cake, they insisted. And today they reiterated that claim — with evidence.
Whole Foods on Tuesday said it has investigated and said the man, Jordan Brown, made fraudulent claims and would take legal action.
“After a deeper investigation of Mr. Brown’s claim, we believe his accusations are fraudulent and we intend to take legal action against both Mr. Brown and his attorney,” the company said in the statement…
“We stand behind our bakery team member, who is part of the LGBTQ community, and we appreciate the team members and shoppers who recognize that this claim is completely false and directly contradicts Whole Foods Market’s inclusive culture, which celebrates diversity,” the company said.
It’s the surveillance video they posted that’s killer, though. Watch the second clip below. That’s Brown on the lower right in the orange shirt and blue pants approaching the register with a cake. The time on the video matches the time on Brown’s receipt. Here’s a still:
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Why would he pull this stunt against Whole Foods? They are a Liberal / Progressive outfit.
I would think Sam’s Club or Walmart would be his targets considering Liberals think the Walton Family is almost as bad as the Folks who own Chic-Fil-A or Hobby Lobby.
Actually, we did. My wife ordered a birthday cake for our daughter and she told them she wanted it to say happy birthday in green. That’s exactly what we got when we opened up the box at home. “Happy Birthday In Green”
Go Whole Foods!!!
***I never knew they had cameras at each cashier’s station.***
I worked retail for a few years, and eventually got to cashiering full time. I learned at that job, which I hadn’t before, that cameras are everywhere, and I mean everywhere! They’re above each cashier station, and then ALL OVER the store! Between all the different dishonest types out there, it’s an absolute necessity to ward off fraud and theft.
Hopefully this will begin a tidal wave of prosecutions against those who falsely accuse others of “false flag” operations, and they are rarely if ever charged with crimes or sued in court.
How many timed over the last 7 years have we heard of ginned up accusations, and after it turns out they were false, we’re told that it’s a “teaching moment.”
Well, those who need to be taught a lesson is that you do NOT accuse others of criminal acts in order to make some insipid, stupid, non-existent point!
A lesson of huge fines and prison time would go a long way...
Mark
I never noticed these cameras in stores.
I thought fag meant
organic (fully anti-gmo)
fully approved by govt
...
or it just means fag.
As Marie Antoinette might have said, “Let them eat sh!+.”
There are cameras in just about every place you do business now days, especially if there is money exchanged.
You just have to know where to look.
SMILE, BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU.
That’s one of the reasons I always wear a wide brim hat.
They are hidden, very cleverly. Eyes in the sky so to speak. Realize they are all over.
I was just hearing this story on the radio this morning and when the punchline came that the baker was gay, I laughed out loud in the car. Stupid activist picked the wrong bakery to force feed a lie.
Why do homosexual men talk with a whiny lisp that makes them sound like they are exactly what they sound like?
Do you wear a borsalino or a cowboy hat? Fedora? Baseball cap?
The order form might shed some light on this. Without the “offending” word the rest of the inscription is an odd placement. Why would the words “love wins” be up against the edge of the cake leaving all the middle area blank? Did the buyer ask for that with the intention to add something?
And I agree, who leaves the store without looking at the cake? Bakeries I use, including WFs always show the cake to make sure it is decorated as ordered.
Wonder why?
LOL
Hahaha!
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