What you may not know about Chick-fil-A

Mrs Arcstriker · 08-02-2012, 08:52 PM

The thing about Chick-fil-a is that each individual store is a privately owned franchise, and boycotting just on the basis of the founder's opinion only stands to hurt the private franchise owner first.

We don't have these franchises here in CT in any great abundance, and the only time I was ever a "patron" was one night when I got horribly stuck in the airport in Atlanta. Once I was resigned to the fact that they were the only restaurant willing to stay open for those of us forced to sleep in the airport, they were kind enough to give out free food until the food ran out.

I wholeheartedly agree that as consumers we all have to follow our conscience when we spent our hard-earned dollars and they may lose some customers and gain some others. That said, I am far more concerned about the fact that some major cities are now going to block the opening of new Chick-fil-a franchises because of the anti-same-sex-marriage stance of the founder. IMHO, this is NOT a time for any city to block new small business with potential for creating new jobs.

As a sidebar, recently J C Penney lost the support of the One Million Moms when JCP chose Ellen Degeneres as the spokeswoman...I didn't agree with that boycott movement. Thusly, if I didn't agree with that one then I don't agree with the Chik-fil-a boycott either.

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08-02-2012, 08:52 PM	#13
Mrs Arcstriker Timed Out How Do You Identify?: femme Preferred Pronoun?: her, she...female ones... Relationship Status: married to Arcstriker Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: CT Posts: 143 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 37 Thanked 407 Times in 100 Posts Rep Power: 0	The thing about Chick-fil-a is that each individual store is a privately owned franchise, and boycotting just on the basis of the founder's opinion only stands to hurt the private franchise owner first. We don't have these franchises here in CT in any great abundance, and the only time I was ever a "patron" was one night when I got horribly stuck in the airport in Atlanta. Once I was resigned to the fact that they were the only restaurant willing to stay open for those of us forced to sleep in the airport, they were kind enough to give out free food until the food ran out. I wholeheartedly agree that as consumers we all have to follow our conscience when we spent our hard-earned dollars and they may lose some customers and gain some others. That said, I am far more concerned about the fact that some major cities are now going to block the opening of new Chick-fil-a franchises because of the anti-same-sex-marriage stance of the founder. IMHO, this is NOT a time for any city to block new small business with potential for creating new jobs. As a sidebar, recently J C Penney lost the support of the One Million Moms when JCP chose Ellen Degeneres as the spokeswoman...I didn't agree with that boycott movement. Thusly, if I didn't agree with that one then I don't agree with the Chik-fil-a boycott either.