Posted on 08/01/2012 9:32:37 AM PDT by Yashcheritsiy
If you're participating in Chick-Fil-A appreciation day, please take a moment to post your experiences today here!
The drive-through line was already wrapped around the entire building, and we had to park about four sections out (technically in the next restaurant's over parking lot - it's all a shared parking area) just to find a place to park. When we got into the store, the place was PACKED OUT. I have never seen this restaurant this busy, even at the height of the lunch rush (~1230). The line with five registers running was still all the way out to the entrance. We stood in line for 5-7 minutes to be able to order.
Yet, even with them taking names for your order to play catch up, they still got our food to us in under five minutes. Tons of people making a political statement, and they STILL operated efficiently and professionally. Kudos to Chick-fil-A!
Lots of Durham city and county personnel taking in the food - Fire-Rescue, prison system personnel, Durham Co. Sheriff, even en entire ten-man Durham PD SET team (like SWAT) - only a fool would have tried to rob that store today! Apparently not everybody in the Durham government apparatus has the same views as the left-wing nuts like the mayor and city council members.
When we left the store at 1145, the line was still out the door, and the line for the drive thru was still wrapped around the building. Traffic was so thick people were having trouble getting out of the parking lot for the press.
I came to work this morning, and a fellow employee had stopped by and pick up Chik Fil-A chicken biscuits for breakfast, and was handing them out.
LOL.....it’s “Nationwide”
Headed there for lunch in NW Indiana. Taking the whole family.
Big Media must be panicking.
By tomorrow, they’ll probably stop using “gaffe” and “blunder” with owner Cathy in the same paragraph and start telling us that he engineered this evil marketing ploy to make $$ off the backs of poor homosexuals.
Saw some leftist freak all excited to have donated THEIR lunch money today to some gay organization in protest.
I do not live near a Chik Fil A so I purchased about $300 of items from their website... http://shopchick-fil-a.com/default.aspx?act=catalog.aspx&Category=Clothing&browse=&MenuGroup=Home
We need to stand up for God proudly and loudly!
In line at Burlington mall in one of only 2 Massachusetts stores. At least 200 people in line and growing.
I don’t live near a C-F-A :) but look foward to the reports.
They had a line at the door when they opened and have mucked up the parking lot of the adjoining mall with their lengthy drive through.
Meanwhile, I snapped this after I enjoyed my meal and was on my way to my car at 11:15, And people were walking up in their fours and 10's as I got into the car:
And it was packed inside. That was not a lunch. It was an event.
:) = :(
Going later today for salad and diet lemonade..standing for something never tasted so good!
We'll be going back for dinner out date.
Romantic, huh?
Wife went to the one in Wilmington NC at 7 am it was already busy. I stopped at the one in Jacksonville NC at 930 and there were 10+ cars in the drive through. Posted my pic to Facebook ...
Wife went to the one in Wilmington NC at 7 am it was already busy. I stopped at the one in Jacksonville NC at 930 and there were 10+ cars in the drive through. Posted my pic to Facebook ...
Easton, MD was packed as well. My office had pre-ordered a tray of nuggets and picked them up at noon. Parking lot was full. Overflow parking lot, which is the size of the main parking lot and building area was full. Inside not a table to be had, and just about every spot to stand was taken. Simply amazing!
Ok, so, I’m out with the parental units for my birthday, and we’re not about to wait in line for an hour. However, Support Chik-fil-A day is a rousing success. I plan on eating there once the furor dies down.
Ah... I can see them changing tactics and accusing Cathy of some devious marketing scheme.
The funny thing is, if the left hadn’t attacked CFA, we wouldn’t have defended them.
May I post that on facebook? I had to pan the crowd to see if my family was in line lol. They would love to see that pic!
Charleston, SC representing. The Mt. Pleasant Chick-fil-A at lunch had the drive thru wrapped around the building, through the parking lot continuing all the way out to the access road leading to the shopping mall and a little beyond. Overflow parking out into the main mall parking lot. Inside, all registers packed with lines filling 3/4 of the store; all tables, inside and out, filled to capacity.
All the commies have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.
Happy Birthday!! Hope you get a good birthday cake!
Chick-Fil-A is not in North Dokata :(
In MASSACHUSETTS??? Unbelivable!
Dakota*
I went early to try to avoid a crowd. what was I thinking...
drive thru wrapped around the building ..into access road...out onto a side street and into the main artery.
Lines of people out the door.
One helicopter in the air.
One news crew.
Before I left they had three cop cars directing traffic.
Employees outside trying to get orders and direct traffic.
Proud to be a conservative today. Note I did not say Republican.
One guy going in asked if they were giving out away free food since he didn’t know about what day it is...
I have seen them give away free food - and it has never been like this.
Just returned from Chick-Fil-A in Concord, NC off Hwy 29. Lots of people lined up outside, and the drive through was slap full. They were being very efficient for the number of people that showed up- I was impressed. No sign of sodomite protesters or the like. I spent $15 in the drive through, total time spent there perhaps 45 minutes. God bless America!
My dad went by Chic-filet in Marlton,NJ said the line wrapped around the building. Even though many people were waiting they were polite to each other and courteous to all those around.
I fell the USA citizen is pissed and has had enough. Taking it into our own hands.
You’re surprised? We’re not all pervs!
I pulled in to the McDonald’s parking lot next door intending to walk over. The line was out the door. The drive-through was backed up out of the parking lot. I decided to go back and try again later this afternoon.
We have eaten there! That is one beautiful Chick-fil-A store! Glad to hear it is having great business.
Went for breakfast to the Grand Prairie, Tx, location. Drive-thru line was around the building. Crowd inside was filiing up fast. Going to the Arlington location for a late lunch.
I’ve been to that one! That’s a big parking lot.
Sadly, I could not have Chick-Fil-A for lunch because I only had fifteen minutes to get it. Swill Japanese food for me today.
Chick-Fil-A
Was Not The Way
To Go Today
(For me, at least...:)
Must be conservatives. Compare them to the whackos outside a Walmart on Black Friday!
I pulled in to the McDonald’s parking lot next door intending to walk over. The line was out the door. The drive-through was backed up out of the parking lot. I decided to go back and try again later this afternoon.
Cars backed up, had to wrap around the building twice then backing up traffic as far as the eye can see. I had to park somewhere else, stand in a long line. Like nothing I’ve ever seen before.
I have been to the local one before. I arrived early for lunch (11:15) since I figured it would be crowded.
The line was twice as long as it usually is. Took about 40 minutes to get through the line and eat. When I walked out, the line was about 5 times as long as it usually is. It looked like the people were there to stay, no matter how long it took.
The TV station was interviewing gay spokepersons outside, but I don’t think they photographed the line.
Can’t get out of work today...
Please post more pictures of lines of people and cars so I can send this thread out to the Liberals!!!
PLEASE!
Ha! See my post just above...you were the guy with the Tea Party Shirt, weren’t you...:)
Do it.
I’m not going until after work but the Indianapolis lunch crowd has returned and they are saying the lines went around the building and you couldn’t find a space in the parking lot or any of the parking lots of surrounding businesses.
Just heard a news report on the radio that lines are out the door at CFAs here in Oklahoma, and it’s miserably hot today! Some people had to give up because they could not even get close to the restaurant.
May I suggest that if you can’t go to CFA today for whatever reason, how about if we make every Wednesday CFA Wednesday? If you are going to get a bite to eat on a Wednesday, make it a CFA day!
We will be heading there for dinner.
I live ‘next door’...I know there are a FEW conservatives there; but I am still surprised to see a number like ‘200’...wow.
Well, it’s probably not in North Dokata, either. ;-)
You could order some CFA merchandise at their online store. Just a thought.
Went to Chick-fil-A for breakfast on 86th Street in Indianapolis... Eight cars in the drive through, and the counter was very busy, the employees said they have never seen the morning so busy.
Awesome photo!
I am in Waco, TX and just got home from our Chick-fil-A. I started crying when I saw the amazing support for CFA! The drive through line was causing traffic delays and the people were waiting in line were wrapped around the building! The Cows should be happy as everyone is “Eating Mor Chiken!”
It was the same here in Greenville,SC! Trying to get near the building was impossible. I couldn’t even get into the parking lot at Noon...guess I will have to try again later.
The main road and the side street were backed up with traffic(suprised the police hadn’t had to come to direct) but friendly Chick-fil-a employee’s helping out. I wouldn’t be suprised if they didn’t set a record for sales today.
The lines appeared to be moving smoothly and people weren’t fighting or causing trouble.....(I would like to think that is because of friendly type people that visit Chick-fil-a) Unlike certain groups that gather to buy the latest Air Jordans.
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