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Whataburger: Chick-fil-A-esque stand against debt calls
San Antonio Express-News ^ | 08/24/2012 | Patrick Danner

Posted on 08/26/2012 8:31:22 AM PDT by NMRed

First, Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy last month endorsed a biblical definition of marriage, thrusting the chain in the middle of the debate on gay marriage. Supporters came out in droves to its stores on Aug. 1, driving records sales, according to Chick-fil-A. Now, San Antonio’s Whataburger Restaurants LLC is taking a stand of a different note by suing one of the country’s largest debt collections agencies.

(Excerpt) Read more at blog.mysanantonio.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: chickfila; whataburger
Despite the criticism by the MSM, maybe Chick-fil-A proved that it's okay for corporations to take a stand for the right thing.
1 posted on 08/26/2012 8:31:29 AM PDT by NMRed
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To: NMRed

Yeah, the Left sure gets quiet when put in its place

CFA won that one, BIG time.


2 posted on 08/26/2012 8:33:22 AM PDT by A_Former_Democrat (Now a Chick-fil-A customer . . . God bless Dan Cathy)
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To: A_Former_Democrat

This Whataburger stunt is a PR stunt and will backfire. They carefully chose a topic that is painless to get behind and are basically saying that their customers all hate bill collectors because they are a bunch of dead beats.

I think this stunt will backfire on Whataburger. I guess they think their customers are stupid deadbeats who will cheer them for suing a debt collector?


3 posted on 08/26/2012 8:38:52 AM PDT by willyd
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To: willyd

What an odd thing to say.
WB has already quietly filed cease and desist demand letters, and the collection agency is in clear violation of the law.
The collection agency is hampering the business from their ability to run their business.
I hope WB crushes them.


4 posted on 08/26/2012 8:43:41 AM PDT by svcw (If one living cell on another planet is life, why isn't it life in the womb?)
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To: NMRed

Why would the company be responsible for the personal debt of its employee? And aren’t there ways to block annoying or harrassing phone calls?


5 posted on 08/26/2012 8:46:17 AM PDT by fatnotlazy
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To: A_Former_Democrat

I read the whole story and I don’t see what in the world this has to do with Chick Fil A.


6 posted on 08/26/2012 8:47:13 AM PDT by sportutegrl
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To: willyd

I read the underlying article and it looks like Whataburger really is out some $$ as a result of the collection agency’s activities (repeatedly calling Whataburger’s toll free number and thereby incurring charges after being requested to cease and desist). It therefore doesn’t appear to be a publicity stunt, and I hope Whataburger wins this suit, big time.


7 posted on 08/26/2012 8:52:59 AM PDT by Fast Moving Angel (A moral wrong is not a civil right: No religious sanction of an irreligious act.)
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To: sportutegrl
I read the whole story and I don’t see what in the world this has to do with Chick Fil A.

Looks like the author was trying to cleverly coin a new meme that a Chick-Fil-A-esque stand is one made of principles. I guess. :)
8 posted on 08/26/2012 9:05:10 AM PDT by andyk (Go Juan Pablo!)
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To: andyk; sportutegrl

The left is obviously completely unhinged that the out of control behavior exhibited by their ruthless infliction of their perversions on innocents has been disrupted by a statement of common sense.


9 posted on 08/26/2012 9:28:55 AM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: NMRed
thrusting the chain in the middle of the debate on gay marriage

It was not his comment that 'thrust' the chain anywhere. It was the liberal left that thrust Chic-fil-A into the middle of a media frenzy.

Interesting how they always blame the victim.

10 posted on 08/26/2012 9:38:41 AM PDT by ladyjane
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To: NMRed
Could stalking and terroristic threatening laws apply?
11 posted on 08/26/2012 9:46:52 AM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah, so shall it be again.")
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To: fella
Such behavior is common place among some debt collection companies. CAMCO comes to mind. Using ex-cons to threaten elderly/disabled. 80% of the fund$ collected from these people were not owed in the first place.

Another gang of slugs were deliberately targeting families of deployed soldiers. Think wife, home alone, child maybe, and some worm calls her demanding $.

Russian mob influence is also a problem in the NW. Seattle area. Shut 'em down I say!

12 posted on 08/26/2012 11:33:46 AM PDT by donozark (Never loan money to a preacher.)
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