# Explain the love for Chick-Fil-A? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 26, 2019, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-love-for-chick-fil-a/837654 "2019-07-26T04:52:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-love-for-chick-fil-a/837654/61 "2019-07-26T21:07:40Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > Is, “Have a blessed day”, still the thing they say when they hand you your meal? Because that made me throw up in my mouth a little bit before I actually had my first and only meal there. Which was otherwise nothing worth noting. That’s likely only ever been something said on an individual level and the discretion of individual employees. I can’t say a stray franchisee never formally asked staff to say that to customers … but I am confident without researching that the phrase was never corporate policy. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-love-for-chick-fil-a/837654/62 "2019-07-26T21:08:58Z")
> [@TimeWinder](#): > > Sigh. Again, they’re not standing FOR anything, they’re just bigotedly AGAINST everything else. Well, technically, some things are exclusive like that. If you are pro-evolution, you generally have to be anti-creationism. ---
**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-love-for-chick-fil-a/837654/63 "2019-07-26T21:09:15Z")
> [@TimeWinder](#): > > Sigh. Again, they’re not standing FOR anything, they’re just bigotedly AGAINST everything else. I don’t really want to respond to your attempted thread hijack, but of course that is what people believe: that gay marriage subverts the definition of marriage. Therefore they stand for traditional marriage by opposing gay marriage. Maybe we could have this debate in another thread if you want to start it instead of shitting in this one. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-love-for-chick-fil-a/837654/64 "2019-07-26T21:10:53Z")
> [@UltraVires](#): > > And yes, their stand for traditional marriage has put them in a good place with a lot of people as well as their Sunday closings. Tell them to fuck off for that if you want, but most people haven’t. As pointed out, Chik-Fil-A stance isn’t “for” traditional marriage. Hell, _I’m_ for traditional marriage. I think people should be able to get as many traditional marriages as they want. (Which, I guess, is one, otherwise it’s not traditional anymore.) Chik-Fil-A wants there to be fewer marriages in the US. There are whole classes of people they think should not be married, and they want to legally bar those people from getting married. Chik-Fil-A is anti-marriage. ---
**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-love-for-chick-fil-a/837654/65 "2019-07-26T21:12:20Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > As pointed out, Chik-Fil-A stance isn’t “for” traditional marriage. Hell, _I’m_ for traditional marriage. I think people should be able to get as many traditional marriages as they want. (Which, I guess, is one, otherwise it’s not traditional anymore.) Chik-Fil-A wants there to be fewer marriages in the US. There are whole classes of people they think should not be married, and they want to legally bar those people from getting married. > > Chik-Fil-A is anti-marriage. Well, I guess it wasn’t a hijack since a mod responded. I have no interest in a further gay marriage debate in a fucking fast food thread. Carry on with the left wing feel good. ---
**Author:** ![TimeWinder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bcef8e/32.png) [@TimeWinder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimeWinder)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-love-for-chick-fil-a/837654/66 "2019-07-26T21:12:42Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > Well, technically, some things are exclusive like that. If you are pro-evolution, you generally have to be anti-creationism. Nonsense. Many (most?) Christians today believe in some form of “special creation” - that God created evolution to produce humans or some such thing. It’s perfectly reasonably to be in favor of something without opposing it’s alternatives. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-love-for-chick-fil-a/837654/67 "2019-07-26T21:18:14Z")
> [@TimeWinder](#): > > Nonsense. Many (most?) Christians today believe in some form of “special creation” - that God created evolution to produce humans or some such thing. It’s perfectly reasonably to be in favor of something without opposing it’s alternatives. Which is why I said “generally.” Like \*\*UltraVires \*\*said, this would be better in a different thread. If that wasn’t a good analogy, then we can use another, but some things are inherently exclusive. If “traditional marriage” is defined as “one man, one woman,” then by definition, all other forms of marriage (same-sex, polygamous, etc.) are outside that definition. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-love-for-chick-fil-a/837654/68 "2019-07-26T21:33:18Z")
> [@UltraVires](#): > > I don’t really want to respond to your attempted thread hijack, but of course that is what people believe: that gay marriage subverts the definition of marriage. Therefore they stand for traditional marriage by opposing gay marriage. Maybe we could have this debate in another thread if you want to start it instead of shitting in this one. **TimeWinder** was responding to _your_ statement. Why is that not a hijack? And why is Chik-Fil-A not against serial marriage? According to the Bible, that’s just as abhorrent. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-love-for-chick-fil-a/837654/69 "2019-07-26T21:41:18Z")
So this is pretty interesting: To get a Chick Fil A franchise, you apparently only need $5,000.00. But there is a [vetting process](https://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/chick-fil-hires-christian-way-234312360.html) that can take up to a year, and includes numerous interviews. > [@](#): > > Rather than looking for operators with cash, S. Truett Cathy – the company’s founder – has always focused on finding people committed to the company’s mission statement. And what is that? > “To glorify God by being a faithful steward of all that is entrusted to us,” it reads. “To have a positive influence on all who come in contact with Chick-fil-A.”… > > The company’s vetting process can include more than a dozen interviews with an applicant – some lasting hours – and the applicant’s family, including with their children, according to Forbes.Cathy told the magazine he is looking for married candidates (he believes they are more industrious) who are loyal, wholesome and treat their families well. > “If a man can’t manage his own life, he can’t manage a business,” Cathy said, according to Forbes. Personally, I’d cite the things already mentioned for explaining their success: the food is consistently good fast food and their customer service is always top notch. Now, admittedly, it’s top notch in a creepy “Stepford Wives” way - everybody is so wholesome and saccharine that it makes me think they take the church bus right from Jesus camp to the hiring lines of the store (and I don’t think I’m exaggerating - I was at a Chick Fil A franchise when a young middle manager type came to the table to throw away the trash. I complimented him and the crew on their service, and in answering that it was a part of the company’s values he invoked the name of Christ. Although just one anecdote, it seems typical of their practice). ---
**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-love-for-chick-fil-a/837654/70 "2019-07-26T21:56:45Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > **TimeWinder** was responding to _your_ statement. Why is that not a hijack? > > And why is Chik-Fil-A not against serial marriage? According to the Bible, that’s just as abhorrent. They stand for “no gay marriage.” You disagree that wasn’t the “tradition” for thousands of years? I didn’t hijack the thread by using that term and have no interest in derailing the thread further. ---
**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-love-for-chick-fil-a/837654/71 "2019-07-26T21:58:38Z")
> [@Moriarty](#): > > So this is pretty interesting: To get a Chick Fil A franchise, you apparently only need $5,000.00. But there is a [vetting process](https://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/chick-fil-hires-christian-way-234312360.html) that can take up to a year, and includes numerous interviews. > > Personally, I’d cite the things already mentioned for explaining their success: the food is consistently good fast food and their customer service is always top notch. Now, admittedly, it’s top notch in a creepy “Stepford Wives” way - everybody is so wholesome and saccharine that it makes me think they take the church bus right from Jesus camp to the hiring lines of the store (and I don’t think I’m exaggerating - I was at a Chick Fil A franchise when a young middle manager type came to the table to throw away the trash. I complimented him and the crew on their service, and in answering that it was a part of the company’s values he invoked the name of Christ. Although just one anecdote, it seems typical of their practice). Why does it matter if they are cult Christians, communists, pedophiles, or anything else as long as you get your food and then leave? ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-love-for-chick-fil-a/837654/72 "2019-07-26T22:01:24Z")
> [@UltraVires](#): > > And yes, their stand for traditional marriage has put them in a good place with a lot of people as well as their Sunday closings. Tell them to fuck off for that if you want, but most people haven’t. > [@UltraVires](#): > > Why does it matter if they are cult Christians, communists, pedophiles, or anything else as long as you get your food and then leave? Ummmm, okay then. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-love-for-chick-fil-a/837654/73 "2019-07-26T22:03:39Z")
> [@UltraVires](#): > > Well, I guess it wasn’t a hijack since a mod responded. I have no interest in a further gay marriage debate in a fucking fast food thread. Carry on with the left wing feel good. Carry on with the right wing hate. > [@UltraVires](#): > > Why does it matter if they are cult Christians, communists, pedophiles, or anything else as long as you get your food and then leave? My favorite part of this whole thread was when you lumped them in with communists and pedophiles. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-love-for-chick-fil-a/837654/74 "2019-07-26T22:03:50Z")
> [@UltraVires](#): > > They stand for “no gay marriage.” \*\*You disagree that wasn’t the “tradition” for thousands of years? \*\* > > I didn’t hijack the thread by using that term and have no interest in derailing the thread further. Since same sex marriage is a very recent phenomenon, then no, it wasn’t tradition. It was just the way things were done. And you’re not hijacking since it was brought up in the OP and several times in the thread. ---
**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-love-for-chick-fil-a/837654/75 "2019-07-26T22:09:01Z")
I hereby repudiate and move to amend my prior use of the word “traditional” and substitute “no gay.” Carry on. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-love-for-chick-fil-a/837654/76 "2019-07-26T22:10:13Z")
> [@UltraVires](#): > > Why does it matter if they are cult Christians, communists, pedophiles, or anything else as long as you get your food and then leave? I don’t think I said it “matters”; I will occasionally eat there, but I always leave feeling like a) They have the best customer service of any fast food chain and b) that customer service is not just fast and efficient (largely, it seems, because they maintain a full staff, and one of the people on site seems like they could be the owner/operator ), but also so goodly sweet that it gives me a creepy vibe. Which doesn’t “matter”, since I can just get my food and then leave, but is memorable enough that I thought it was worth dropping a comment. From my observations, this joyful exuberance correlates with their efforts to recruit and attract young people to work for them who are poster-children for Christian conservatism. ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-love-for-chick-fil-a/837654/77 "2019-07-26T22:21:50Z")
> [@Kearsen1](#): > > My kids absolutely love Chick Fil A, but it ain’t no Whataburger Funny, about two months ago I found myself in the Houston area with a friend who is always telling me how great Whataburger is. As soon we came across one we had to try it. Meh. I have no idea what the fuss is about. Nothing terrible, but nothing great. IMO, of course. ETA: I like the Chick’n Minis at Chick-Fil-A, but usually want them on a Sunday morning when they aren’t available so I rarely eat there. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-love-for-chick-fil-a/837654/78 "2019-07-26T22:25:08Z")
> [@Southern\_Yankee](#): > > ETA: I like the Chick’n Minis at Chick-Fil-A, but usually want them on a Sunday morning when they aren’t available so I rarely eat there. My wife and I regularly joke about opening “Pagan Chick Fil A” - Only opens on Sundays, and all proceeds go to support LGBT causes. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-love-for-chick-fil-a/837654/79 "2019-07-26T22:25:30Z")
> [@Southern\_Yankee](#): > > ETA: I like the Chick’n Minis at Chick-Fil-A, but usually want them on a Sunday morning when they aren’t available so I rarely eat there. They’re closed Sunday because the only thing Good People crave on Sundays mornings is The Laaawd. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-love-for-chick-fil-a/837654/80 "2019-07-26T22:26:52Z")
> [@Crafter\_Man](#): > > One of the staff was going table-to-table and offering pepper using a grinder. It turns out on his days off, that guy offers himself on Grindr under the name “Pepper.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-love-for-chick-fil-a/837654.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-love-for-chick-fil-a/837654.md?page=5)