Chick-fil-A PR goes Rogue

The opposition to the 2003 invasion of Iraq has something to do with it. Remember Freedom Fries?

Was the Target rumor based on people calling it Tar-zhe?

 

Chick-fil-A will probably sell even MORE chicken sandwiches among its base customers now, who reside mostly in the midwest and south. The folks in Boston and Chicago might be outraged, but there won't be many in Alabama/Mississippi/Georgia/etc. who change their eating habits. They might even buy an extra 6-pack of nuggets for the kiddies.

 

There was an ad campaign in the '80s that joked about confusion that the store might be pronounced "Tar-ZHAY," as the French might. Was meant to imply the high-quality nature of their clothing selections.

I would not be surprised at all to learn that ad was the source of the rumor.

 

Holy Shit. You have some tissue issues.

 

Yesterday was National Eat at Chick-Fil-A Day.

http://www.nomblog.com/25694/

 

Also, there was a lot of talk about boycotting Snapple post-9/11 because of a bin Laden connection.

 

They can use the leftovers for skeet shootin. Pull!

 

Love CFA, always will.

 

I believe there was a campaign among loyal customers to promote Target as the "chic" alternative to Walmart. Along with that came pronouncing the store "tar-JAY", which of course is how target would be pronounced in French.

 

The only Chick-fil-A in my county was in a decrepit mall that closed about two years ago. Now I'd have to drive 45 minutes to get to one. Just glad I don't have make that decision, because I LOVE their food.

 

Stuff like this happens all the time. Famous barbecue guy in my home state a few years ago decided to make a stand on the Confederate battle flag. He had a really good sauce that sold really well in all the major grocery chains. Then those chains -- among them Wal-Mart -- decided that that sauce didn't sell nearly well enough to justify the headache. The names change but the story -- left, right or center -- stays the same.

 

As a nation of citizen-consumers, product boycott may be the most effective vote we have.