Whatever your opinion on same-sex marriage (and the companies whose executives may oppose or support it), you certainly have the right to express your beliefs. However, we are pretty sure that only bad things can happen if your protest involves an attempt to ignite a bowl of Cheerios in public. [More]
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Berating A Chick Fil-A Employee On Video Is Not A Good Way To Get Your Point Across
By 8.2.12
As we’ve mentioned before during this whole Chick fil-A standoff thing, it’s the fast food chain’s employees who have been unfairly drawn into a cultural tug of war. For example, there’s the Tucson, AZ, executive who thought it would be a hilarious idea to post a video of himself berating a Chick fil-A staffer. Not only did he fail to effect any change, he’s the one who is now out of a job. [More]
Wendy’s Says Pro Chick Fil-A Sign Is Fake, Except It’s Not
By 8.1.12 — Updated: 4.19.13
Late last night, some readers tipped us to this photo of a Wendy’s restaurant that supposedly had posted a sign saying “We Stand With Chick fil-A,” which we assume refers to that company president’s stance against same-sex marriage and not the restaurant chain’s insistence on having pickles on its sandwiches. Given the sheer number of similar fakes floating around the Internet — they even have their own Snopes page — we thought it was worth checking into with Wendy’s HQ. [More]
Bloomberg Comes Out Against Boston & Chicago Mayors’ Anti-Chick-Fil-A Messages
By 7.27.12
While New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is a supporter of same-sex marriage, he says he disagrees with the way some of his fellow mayors have responded to the ongoing Chick fil-A controversy. [More]
ACLU To Chicago: Just Because You Don’t Agree With Chick Fil-A Doesn’t Mean You Can Discriminate Against It
By 7.26.12
Emotions are running high in the ongoing story of Chick fil-A vs. the world, but just because say, Boston or Chicago don’t agree with the company CEO Dan Cathy’s anti-gay marriage stance doesn’t mean those cities can actively bar the chain from opening stores there. That would be discrimination, says the American Civil Liberties Union, in response to the recent comments of a Chicago alderman who vowed to block a second location, as well as Mayor Rahm Emanuel decrying Cathy’s statements. [More]
Chick Fil-A Denies Creating Facebook Account To Defend Company In Comments
By 7.25.12
As we mentioned briefly in our earlier story about Chick fil-A, the Internet is abuzz with accusations that the fast food chain created a bogus Facebook user to go into the comments with the intention of defending the company. But a rep for Chick fil-A tells Consumerist it has nothing to do with this fictional fan. [More]
Here’s The Letter Where Boston Mayor Tells Chick Fil-A To Stay The Cluck Out Of His Town
By 7.25.12
The controversy surrounding Chick fil-A and its leadership’s stance on same-sex marriage will likely not die down anytime soon, especially now that the Internet has the actual letter sent by Boston Mayor Thomas Menino to the eatery’s president Dan Cathy. [More]
Chick Fil-A Claims Henson Toy Recall Unrelated To Same-Sex Marriage Controversy
By 7.24.12
As you have probably already heard, the Jim Henson Company announced last Friday that it was severing ties with restaurant chain Chick fil-A because its leadership has recently affirmed its stance against same-sex marriage. Now there is murmuring on the Internet that Chick fil-A pulled its existing inventory of Henson toys from stores, claiming an unrelated safety recall. [More]
Want Chick Fil-A Taste Without The Controversy? There’s A Recipe For That
By 7.19.12
Lots of people love the taste of Chick fil-A chicken sandwiches. Not all of them are thrilled with some recent comments made by the company’s president. For those who want the Chick fil-A taste without having to deal with the controversy — or maybe you just don’t live near a Chick fil-A — someone has apparently cracked the code on the recipe. [More]
Dress Like A Cow On July 13, Get Free Chick-Fil-A
By 7.9.12
Friday the 13th is probably not the day that some would want to test their luck by slapping on a cow costume and going out in public. But if you want free food from Chick-fil-A, it’s the risk you’ll have to take. [More]
Chick Fil-A Is Totally Cool With You Stealing Its Topiary Cow
By 5.24.12
This is the time of year when high school seniors around the country celebrate the end to a dozen years of education by pulling pranks. Usually, at least in the 1960s sitcom world in which I live, this results in a lot of grumbled “kids today”s and a spike in the general level of fist-shaking from local business owners. But a Chick Fil-A in Virginia seems intent on breaking that cycle, by embracing the theft of its topiary bovine by local teens. [More]
Chick-Fil-A Cashier Just Assumes Customers' Names Are Ching & Chong
By 12.12.11
One would think that by this point in the internet’s existence that employees at any sort of business that puts customers’ names on receipts might be aware of the fact that putting a potentially offensive nickname, description or slur on said receipts is probably nowhere near as hilarious as it initially seems. [More]
Chick-Fil-A Threatens Legal Action Against T-Shirt Maker For Encouraging Eating Of Kale
By 11.28.11
If you’ve lived anywhere near a Chick-fil-A restaurant, you’re probably familiar with the billboards and other ads featuring cows and their hoof-painted signs encouraging you to “eat mor chikin,” a phrase that’s been trademarked by the fast food company. But heaven forbid you use those words in their correct formats to promote the eating of something other than Chick-fil-A. [More]
Man Chooses Chick-Fil-A Cow As Best Man At Wedding
By 7.26.11
In a decision that will undoubtedly lead to interesting wedding pictures, a North Carolina man has enlisted a Chick-fil-A cow mascot to be his best man. He convinced managers at a nearby restaurant to re-purpose a cow tuxedo outfit the restaurant used in an Oscar-related marketing campaign. [More]
Science Confirms In-N-Out Burger Is The Best And McDonald's The Worst
By 6.30.11
Almost a year ago, our survey-loving siblings at Consumer Reports asked several thousand readers to rate burgers from 18 burger chains and to no one’s surprise, McDonald’s came in dead last. Not satisfied with merely finding the best and worst beef-on-a-bun, CR decided to go for the super-sized option, rating 53 restaurants in five categories to find which ones provide the best food, service and value to customers. [More]
Duck Makes Itself At Home In New Jersey Chick-fil-A Drive-Thru
By 4.8.11
Perhaps staging a sit-in to protest the mass slaughter of its feathered brethren, a duck set up camp in the drive-thru of a New Jersey Chick-fil-A, laying her eggs near the menu. [More]
Dress Like A Cow, Get Free Chick-fil-A Today
By 7.9.10
If you live in one of the 38 states blessed with the wonder that is Chick-fil-A, take your sack lunch and windmill dunk that sucker in the garbage, because you’re dressing like a cow and getting a free value meal today. [More]
Chick-Fil-A Will Accept Your Free Sandwich Reservation Now
By 6.3.10
Perhaps hoping to avoid the chaos, madness and chicken shortages of other recent food giveaways, Chick-Fil-A is trying a novel approach for its current free spicy chicken sandwich promotion. You reserve a specific time slot at a specific restaurant, print out a coupon tied to your reservation time and e-mail address, show up at the appointed time, and…. nom nom nom nom nom. [More]
