Roundybout Posted August 22 Posted August 22 3 minutes ago, BillsFanNC said: I’ve never seen conservatives melt down more than changing a stupid logo. You are the most mentally fragile people alive and it’s not particularly close 1
stevestojan Posted August 22 Posted August 22 8 hours ago, JDHillFan said: I will still go. That doesn’t mean I won’t turn my back on a company if they offend me sufficiently. When Gillette came out with their “men, you need to do better” campaign, I switched to Schick. Not interested in being lectured to by a giant corporation. Cant argue with that reply! 👍 1
The Frankish Reich Posted August 22 Posted August 22 3 hours ago, BillsFanNC said: Intentional erasure of American culture, I tell you! Stupid ass chain restaurant. First they came for the Taco Bell Chihuahua, now the old Cracker Barrel cracker. 1
The Frankish Reich Posted August 22 Posted August 22 By the way, a little context on why Cracker Barrel wanted to ever-so-slightly revamp: Q3 last year: comparable restaurant sales down 1.6%. Comparable retail sales (all that "World's Best Grandpa" mug crap) down 6.7%. Maybe 6.7% fewer grandpas are the best in world as compared to 2023, or maybe tastes have changed and fewer customers want to buy stupid sh!t? So maybe they downsize the part of the outlet devoted to selling stupid crap and increase/modernize the part that has some hope of turning a profit? But no, you dumb effs are gonna boycott them (which would have an impact on a countryporn dependent product) and you'll be left with just Waffle House. https://dcfmodeling.com/blogs/health/cbrl-financial-health?srsltid=AfmBOopHljg2uCYds7rv7GoqM8xEmgWpCdsZXsm_f7_mJroBvUrjZ8O4 7 hours ago, unbillievable said: It was easier to switch away from Costco and Target than I expected What's your beef with Costco? Are the rotisserie chickens now more gay-friendly?
The Frankish Reich Posted August 22 Posted August 22 8 hours ago, JDHillFan said: When Gillette came out with their “men, you need to do better” campaign, I switched to Schick. Whoa, buddy! That's some bold action. Don't go all J6 outside Gillette Stadium!
Roundybout Posted August 22 Posted August 22 1 hour ago, The Frankish Reich said: Intentional erasure of American culture, I tell you! Stupid ass chain restaurant. First they came for the Taco Bell Chihuahua, now the old Cracker Barrel cracker. American Culture is when ***** chain restaurants
JDHillFan Posted August 22 Posted August 22 25 minutes ago, The Frankish Reich said: Whoa, buddy! That's some bold action. Don't go all J6 outside Gillette Stadium! Good effort. I don’t think it will come to that. I just prefer not to support anyone looking down their nose at me as I purchase their product.
The Frankish Reich Posted August 22 Posted August 22 13 minutes ago, JDHillFan said: Good effort. I don’t think it will come to that. I just prefer not to support anyone looking down their nose at me as I purchase their product. Geez, I didn't take you for the toxic masculine type who would be offended by calling out toxic masculinity. But I guess you never know who you're dealing with online. You could be the forgotten third Tate bro
JDHillFan Posted August 22 Posted August 22 2 minutes ago, The Frankish Reich said: Geez, I didn't take you for the toxic masculine type who would be offended by calling out toxic masculinity. But I guess you never know who you're dealing with online. You could be the forgotten third Tate bro I support your defense of Gillette and your interesting take on consumer choice. We all have our things.
The Frankish Reich Posted August 22 Posted August 22 1 minute ago, JDHillFan said: I support your defense of Gillette and your interesting take on consumer choice. We all have our things. My wife wasn't happy about Hobby Lobby and Obamacare. We still shopped there when our kids needed stuff for school projects. I didn't like Chick-fil-As ownership opposition to gay marriage. I don't really care for their chicken sandwiches either. But my kids like them so we occasionally went there. My elderly dad really likes Cracker Barrel. I take him there occasionally (but not since the minor do-over). I still will. I suspect he won't complain unless they take away the Old Timer's Breakfast or whatever it's called. My life isn't some kind of performance of upper middle class urban white center-liberalism. I don't require vendors to align themselves perfectly with my ideas of virtue and vice. In some aspects of my life I'm a political person, but much more frequently I'm just a consumer. Try it! It's liberating!!
JDHillFan Posted August 22 Posted August 22 2 minutes ago, The Frankish Reich said: My wife wasn't happy about Hobby Lobby and Obamacare. We still shopped there when our kids needed stuff for school projects. I didn't like Chick-fil-As ownership opposition to gay marriage. I don't really care for their chicken sandwiches either. But my kids like them so we occasionally went there. My elderly dad really likes Cracker Barrel. I take him there occasionally (but not since the minor do-over). I still will. I suspect he won't complain unless they take away the Old Timer's Breakfast or whatever it's called. My life isn't some kind of performance of upper middle class urban white center-liberalism. I don't require vendors to align themselves perfectly with my ideas of virtue and vice. In some aspects of my life I'm a political person, but much more frequently I'm just a consumer. Try it! It's liberating!! Every company in the world, including the one that pays me, makes business choices I don’t agree with. Were I to be bothered unduly by all of it, I would be better off trying to live in the woods. Thankfully, I am free to pick and choose who I purchase products from. That’s a very liberating feeling. Schick gets my shaving related money. All the while, I have no interest in trying to soft-scold anyone for supporting or not supporting any products or merchants they choose. I will leave that to others. I’m happy for you, your wife and kids, and your father. Everybody wins.
Walking Tall Posted August 22 Posted August 22 8 hours ago, Roundybout said: I’ve never seen conservatives melt down more than changing a stupid logo. You are the most mentally fragile people alive and it’s not particularly close Hmmmm. Seems some Democrats also don’t like the logo. https://www.foxnews.com/media/democratic-party-gavin-newsom-join-online-roasting-new-cracker-barrel-logo.amp Though, it seems as if Cracker Barrel accomplished their goal with you by reaching out to the LGB alphabet community.
ChiGoose Posted August 22 Posted August 22 14 minutes ago, Walking Tall said: Hmmmm. Seems some Democrats also don’t like the logo. https://www.foxnews.com/media/democratic-party-gavin-newsom-join-online-roasting-new-cracker-barrel-logo.amp Though, it seems as if Cracker Barrel accomplished their goal with you by reaching out to the LGB alphabet community. I don’t understand what they were thinking with the redesign. Cracker Barrel was an iconic brand and it stood apart from others in the market with a kitschy appeal. The rebrand makes them seem bland. What draws you to them over the competition when they all look basically the same? That being said, I have no idea why the redesign is being called “woke.” It seems to follow in the pivot to that sleeker modern style that we’ve already seen from brands like Taco Bell. 1
stevestojan Posted August 22 Posted August 22 I’m still perplexed how this one is “going woke?” Didn’t they simply remove the old man from next to the words? It’s not like they kept him in there and made him hold - gasp! - a rainbow flag. They got rid of an old man and modernized the logo. I’m really not getting the outrage here. How is this “woke?” 1
Taro T Posted August 22 Posted August 22 1 minute ago, stevestojan said: I’m still perplexed how this one is “going woke?” Didn’t they simply remove the old man from next to the words? It’s not like they kept him in there and made him hold - gasp! - a rainbow flag. They got rid of an old man and modernized the logo. I’m really not getting the outrage here. How is this “woke?” Presumably it's woke in the same way removing the Indian madien from Land O'Lakes butter was; removing Uncle Ben from Uncle Ben's rice was; and so on and so forth. They're maybe right that it was in that same vein. They got rid of the old white guy that pretty much symbolized their company. But, it could simply be following in the footsteps of "this is not your father's Oldsmobile." Either way, it's likely a poor decision. There's only 1 Cracker Barrel in the general area that we live and it isn't terribly convenient to get there so have only been there once or twice when meeting with others; so really don't have a horse in this race. Have seen the tweets purporting to be the more "modernized" decor that goes along with this rebrand. Presuming they're legit, would put this more in the Oldsmobile category than the woke one as it seems they're getting rid of the "charm" by making it far more generic than it was. But could easily be mistaken about that. Either way, it appears they very likely are sending their current customers the message (whether intentionally or unitentionally) that they aren't really the customer base the company wants eating their food nor buying their knicknacks. And expect the message will go over as well as when in GM's attempt to woo younger car buyers who were not interested in them over to the Olds brand they did so by accidentally telling their existing customers that the cars they were selling were literally not for them anymore. And the younger car buyers didn't become enamored with them and the older car buyers decided they could buy something else - those LTDs and Crown Victorias Ford was selling were just as roomy as their old Olds whose marketers had offended them. 1 1
Big Blitz Posted August 23 Posted August 23 Hollywood has been ***ting on strong male lead actors for far too long. The blue haired AI assisted writers have no clue how to write them.
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