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In reply to the discussion: Applebee’s Overnight Social Media Meltdown: A Photo Essay [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)52. YES We Can boycott--you are saying 'don't' and then providing an example where a boycott worked.
What you are saying is "Don't boycott them because the underpaid wage slaves might get fired."
Your thinking is illogical--they WANT to make obscene profits with shitty food and underpaid servers. They can't do that without customers. They aren't gonna fold their tent--they are going to fight to keep that income stream. They need to suck up to their customers to keep the business.
And unlike "Pastor" Bell, the customers, in this instance, have right and might on their side.
You can be sure a lot of people--many not caucasian--got laid off as a consequence of the Montgomery bus boycott. But was that a reason to not go forward? Hell no.
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YES We Can boycott--you are saying 'don't' and then providing an example where a boycott worked.
MADem
Feb 2013
#52
Yes, but a tad more expensive than Denny's. Don't know why anyone goes there. nt
SunSeeker
Feb 2013
#19
It tasted like bland, frozen-and-microwaved crap that I could have bought at any grocery store....
MADem
Feb 2013
#54
Looks like Applebee’s needs an introductory course on managing Social Media, but
RKP5637
Feb 2013
#5
They can't possibly have more crap on their walls than Cracker Barrel
Cirque du So-What
Feb 2013
#34
Oh WOW! This is a train wreck of epic proportion. Thank you Applebee's for free entertainment!
idwiyo
Feb 2013
#30
Technical (theological) note: the Old Testament Covenant of Law is not
coalition_unwilling
Feb 2013
#45
Technical note for Investors: Applebees is one part of a larger holding company called
coalition_unwilling
Feb 2013
#47