Panera caves to Moms Demand stupidity.
Sep. 21st, 2014 03:37 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
agilebritWell, I guess I don't need to eat at Panera.
“Within our company, we strive to create Panera Warmth. This warmth means bakery-cafes where customers and associates feel comfortable and welcome,” said the statement released by the company. “We ask that guns not be brought into this environment unless carried by an authorized law enforcement officer. Panera respects the rights of gun owners, but asks our customers to help preserve the environment we are working to create for our guests and associates.”
So I guess they want an atmosphere where customers and associates feel comfortable and welcome unless they are one of those icky concealed-carry permit holders, in which case we are not welcome in their stores. NO PANERA WARMTH FOR YOU.
And that's fine. They're a private company, they can do what they want. And I will take my disposable income elsewhere--and pray to God that they don't become a magnet for mass-murdering psychopaths, because I'm nice like that.
These companies forget that gun owners are a significant segment of the population and that someone who can afford to drop as much annually as my husband and I do on ammo might be a customer base they want to cultivate, not alienate. Especially in this economy.
“Within our company, we strive to create Panera Warmth. This warmth means bakery-cafes where customers and associates feel comfortable and welcome,” said the statement released by the company. “We ask that guns not be brought into this environment unless carried by an authorized law enforcement officer. Panera respects the rights of gun owners, but asks our customers to help preserve the environment we are working to create for our guests and associates.”
So I guess they want an atmosphere where customers and associates feel comfortable and welcome unless they are one of those icky concealed-carry permit holders, in which case we are not welcome in their stores. NO PANERA WARMTH FOR YOU.
And that's fine. They're a private company, they can do what they want. And I will take my disposable income elsewhere--and pray to God that they don't become a magnet for mass-murdering psychopaths, because I'm nice like that.
These companies forget that gun owners are a significant segment of the population and that someone who can afford to drop as much annually as my husband and I do on ammo might be a customer base they want to cultivate, not alienate. Especially in this economy.
