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94. I got it - walk into the giftstore and say, "I would like a barrell full of crackers"

Reply to Cirque du So-What (Reply #23)

Mon Dec 23, 2013, 07:52 PM

Dec 2013

There are many levels this can go to. Thanks for lighting the fire in my mind on this.

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Hey Cracker Barrel... Fuck You [View all] Ohio Joe Dec 2013 OP

k&r... spanone Dec 2013 #1

Only time I entered a CrackerBarrel I thought I walked into WCGreen Dec 2013 #2

I said this in another thread Lordquinton Dec 2013 #11

probably belonged to diabetics rendered so by eating that shit. Ligyron Dec 2013 #64

Yea, let's go with that... Lordquinton Dec 2013 #88

I've been there once, overruled by the gang I was lunching with Warpy Dec 2013 #20

They play checkers in the backroom of the Sibley Cracker Barrel. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2013 #81

I gave them my two cents. Vashta Nerada Dec 2013 #3

me too. Link to contact them here: TeamPooka Dec 2013 #84

Honestly, who cares? Drale Dec 2013 #4

I could care less if they carried the shit or not... Ohio Joe Dec 2013 #5

Yeah a real apology n2doc Dec 2013 #6

it's completely mind boggling that a corporation would apologize for 'doing the right thing'. spanone Dec 2013 #7

Given that a large number of their customer base are Rush-addled bigots n2doc Dec 2013 #10

It's not only the name of the restaurant; it describes the clientele as well Cirque du So-What Dec 2013 #23

LMAO arcane1 Dec 2013 #27

Exactly! nt rdharma Dec 2013 #34

OMG! ShazzieB Dec 2013 #53

Blanket Statments..........says it all. SammyWinstonJack Dec 2013 #70

duzy! RedSpartan Dec 2013 #73

HAH!! Jester Messiah Dec 2013 #75

Ha! So true! City Lights Dec 2013 #79

As one who can only afford to eat saltine crackers and LIVES in a barrel, I must call you out! AAO Dec 2013 #83

This Liberalynn Dec 2013 #87

I am going to use that or some form of it underpants Dec 2013 #92

I got it - walk into the giftstore and say, "I would like a barrell full of crackers" underpants Dec 2013 #94

Didn't chick fil a come out with more customers? Lost_Count Dec 2013 #72

That company must have the dumbest PR department in the world. Bonhomme Richard Dec 2013 #8

Indeed. They have somehow managed to... dchill Dec 2013 #45

True. They were shockingly quick--given their apparent biases-- truebluegreen Dec 2013 #61

Yep. Now straight white conservative Republican bigots will be eating Xmas dinner at Cracker Zorra Dec 2013 #9

"...praying to Jesus to bless their food" Contrary1 Dec 2013 #49

"We need those bigots since they are our base. We're named "Cracker" for gosh sakes. Don't eat here TeamPooka Dec 2013 #12

Or white and straight! rdharma Dec 2013 #36

We just checked our balance sheet, and we apologize for risking offending you. AtheistCrusader Dec 2013 #13

Why does anyone think this is a real issue? Paolo123 Dec 2013 #14

SMH Mr Dixon Dec 2013 #15

Gaaaasp! A company that caters to old white people Blanket Statements Dec 2013 #16

It's a question of customer base Savannahmann Dec 2013 #17

You're correct. Why would they seek to appease people Blanket Statements Dec 2013 #28

I actually have been to the corporate HQ many times wilt the stilt Dec 2013 #56

Thanks for a non-reactionary reply. I agree. nolabear Dec 2013 #65

I see they are still afraid of losing the connotation associated with the name VanillaRhapsody Dec 2013 #18

Amen damnedifIknow Dec 2013 #19

Business morals are not the same thing as personal morals. Kablooie Dec 2013 #21

"Business morals" is an oxymoron. WinkyDink Dec 2013 #57

Oh right. I mistyped. The 'l' at the end of the word should have been an 'n' Kablooie Dec 2013 #62

Darn. I was hoping for less clutter to walk through when I go there for breakfast. N/T karadax Dec 2013 #22

No Thanks Kang Colby Dec 2013 #24

exactly! secondwind Dec 2013 #26

their merchandise sucks anyway.. I don't know anyone who shops there secondwind Dec 2013 #25

Their name says it all 'Cracker Barrel' tomm2thumbs Dec 2013 #29

Keep KKKracker Barrel out of Canada. PM Martin Dec 2013 #30

Great Food... frankroberts Dec 2013 #31

Welcome to The DU. nt bluestate10 Dec 2013 #89

If you ate the crap they serve everyday.. Historic NY Dec 2013 #32

I went into one just once and thought I fallen through a time warp. olegramps Dec 2013 #33

Good grief!!! ailsagirl Dec 2013 #41

she took her teeth OUT to eat? grasswire Dec 2013 #52

I was at a cocktail... meaculpa2011 Dec 2013 #82

They've always been big funders of religious right and right wing causes. Fuddnik Dec 2013 #35

Lots of KKKrackers eat the Grease there warrant46 Dec 2013 #37

Have you really eaten in a CB? There's no "grease." WinkyDink Dec 2013 #59

Not as much Grease but a lot of Bigotry warrant46 Dec 2013 #63

I knew that one was only a matter of time. Rex Dec 2013 #38

I love their cobbler. Chipper Chat Dec 2013 #39

Good pancakes as well... Lost_Count Dec 2013 #93

Crackle Barrel has been on my ____ list for quite awhile ailsagirl Dec 2013 #40

was an okay meal in the 80's and 90's... total shite these days JCMach1 Dec 2013 #42

They are just trying to... dchill Dec 2013 #43

I just don't know why businesses get themselves involved in politics. Curmudgeoness Dec 2013 #44

We ate there a couple of weeks ago spinbaby Dec 2013 #46

Maybe every customer was a tourist like yourself. WinkyDink Dec 2013 #60

Doubtful spinbaby Dec 2013 #71

Their food sucks bigtime chungking34 Dec 2013 #47

Hey! Their food doesn't suck underpants Dec 2013 #91

$$$ progressoid Dec 2013 #48

But the bigots never have to apologize for offending everyone else. nt tblue37 Dec 2013 #50

CB gopiscrap Dec 2013 #51

Their target customers are the rednecks. liberal N proud Dec 2013 #54

Money talks. This is what their customer base wanted. NaturalHigh Dec 2013 #55

Aw, crap. I got my sock monkey "Cracker" at one. WinkyDink Dec 2013 #58

Barrel of Crackers mysuzuki2 Dec 2013 #66

Well, will A&E be far behind? KansDem Dec 2013 #67

Their food sucks bigtime chungking34 Dec 2013 #68

Hey, Cracker Barrel: you've now offended me and countless others, not that you had not indepat Dec 2013 #69

Give 'em this much... they know upon which side their bread is buttered. Jester Messiah Dec 2013 #74

Once again, it's time to dedicate this special song liberalmuse Dec 2013 #76

It's very easy to use a free market solution and not patronize Cracker Barrell Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2013 #77

You can't buy publicity like this. Ganja Ninja Dec 2013 #78

Every time I read this headline, I think of louis-t Dec 2013 #80

Squeaky wheels get greased. redwitch Dec 2013 #85

I suppose I'm courting trouble for making a regional slur Jackpine Radical Dec 2013 #86

so in summary--most of us here will prob not go there again-but that ok because we did not go there dembotoz Dec 2013 #90