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You gave yourself three chances to defend your position and each time you failed to attempt it. I understand two things about the Salvation Army. They serve the most vulnerable in their community(-ies) and they hold religious beliefs which run against the politics of the day. That second point may give you some sense of justification. But consider this, on the Salvation Army's website, one of their top line issues is…
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When I was a teenager, I was told by a manager that the shake machine at McDonald’s cost more than I make in a year now . The amount of credit you’re operating under as a franchise owner... I don’t know how they sleep at night.
Teens are often broke, but not as often as a McDonald's shake machine. Funny they cost so much while being out of service so much of the time.
Grown up me still doesn't understand why the equipment costs that much, except that it's small production runs and captive audience.
With 50% of profits / 15% of gross, they really own the store, and they're charging you $10,000 to apply for a job interview to manage it. It's a "franchise" in name only.
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What's even more weird to me is that they have these high franchise standards, but apparently they don't seem to hold the franchises to high standards (at least not the stores I visit). They're always dirty / unkempt.
The Wendy’s near me are all pretty high quality
Also the Arby's--kids got sick 2x at the local Arby's.
We don't even eat a lot of fast food, just occasionally when we need to get out of the house and go someplace nearby in the winter.
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You gave yourself three chances to defend your position and each time you failed to attempt it. I understand two things about the Salvation Army. They serve the most vulnerable in their community(-ies) and they hold religious beliefs which run against the politics of the day. That second point may give you some sense of justification. But consider this, on the Salvation Army's website, one of their top line issues is…
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Section 28 in the UK was only 40 years ago, when the UK government was descriminating, and only repealed less than 20 years ago. When you put the beside your 150 years, you're coming across as lacking in even a basic understanding of history.
Attitudes change. And those attitudes changed only very recently for almost the whole of the western world.
> At $4.2m per store, Chick-fil-A’s average revenue is the highest of any fast-food chain in America, dwarfing both direct competitors (KFC; $1.2m) and bigger brands (McDonald’s; $2.8m) Wow, I did not know this. Why is that?
Fantastic food that is higher quality than the typical chains. Served fast and close to the same prices. Individually owned and operated with tight franchise oversight. Also the faux Twitter outrage has helped give them more popularity.
The spices on the chicken taste weird to me...
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I’m sure they would. On this point. They shouldn’t be allowed in certain locations in my opinion because of this policy. Certain airports are already limited on options for eating and then they close on Sunday. It turns the airport dining experience upside down and its incredibly frustrating.
The Atlanta Falcons (Mercedes-Benz Stadium) Chick-Fil-A turns into a "Fries Up" restaurant on Sundays.
This allows CFA to find people who are ambitious irrespective of current wealth.
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Fantastic food that is higher quality than the typical chains. Served fast and close to the same prices. Individually owned and operated with tight franchise oversight. Also the faux Twitter outrage has helped give them more popularity.
Politics aside, the food is awesome, fast, and polite. And generally better for you than the major chains... I'm not really sure what MacDonald's actually serves anymore... much less any of the others...
Is it though? I really don't get it. Chick-fil-A's entire menu consists of unremarkable chicken sandwich variations, and unremarkable... everything else. It's just not very good - at least compared to other fast food options. It doesn't stand out to me. I can't figure out why it stands out to so many other people.
I think the push-back against them from LGBTQ activists is really pretty silly. Even still, I know many bleeding hearts who are perfectly aligned with such activists and who regularly patronize Chick-fil-A (but jokingly call it "hate-chicken" or something similar) - but they keep going, and keep spending their money there. Why?!?
The food just isn't special or particularly good.
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They opened up the first one near me in a Portland Oregon suburb. The place was packed whenever they were open with drive-thru cars spilling out into the street. I thought the madness would end after a few days/weeks, but it's been years and they still have a huge draw. I went in there once just to try it. It was good, but not the best thing I've ever had. I wonder if it is nostalgia from people from the SE USA that…
Chick-Fil-A's in the SE (or at least NC) are also packed to the brim whenever it is close to a meal time. Although they don't serve the best food in the world the customer service is excellent, the food is pretty good for fast food and it is consistent in matter which location you go to, and you can get your food much faster than other places despite the massive crowds.