Smith45acp
Regular Member
If this was a singular business entity I would post right on the OC Experiences thread.
But I would hate for us to lose Bojangles.
I ate breakfast at the Bojangles off of Aviation Blvd. in Morrisville this morning on my way to Charlotte. OC'ing as usual, no problems whatsoever.
Well I get back to Raleigh pretty late and just had a craving for a second round, so I rode my motorcycle up to the New Bern Ave / State St. location to cure what ailed me. There were a few cars in the drive through, and maybe two patrons eating inside. I pull into the lot and see a guy in a Bojangle's polo with security written on it standing next to where the cars pull in for the drive through. He watches me pull up, park, take off my helmet, put on my hat, dismount, and head towards the entrance. The whole time my sidearm is in plain view and he doesn't say anything. IT WAS A TRAP! lol He even goes so far as to hold the door open for me on my way in. I almost make it to the order line when I hear "Sir?" and see him beckoning me back toward the door he was still holding. Well I stood there because I only follow hand signals when a traffic cop is delivering them. He then says "If you are not a LEO you cannot bring your firearm into this restaurant". So I walk back to the inner door area where he is waiting and I said, "Wow, that is news to me, is that a new Bojangles policy I haven't heard of?" He says "We've never allowed firearms inside our restaurants and it is clearly posted right here......" At that point he begins searching for the non existent signage on all the glass around the entrance. He says, "Well it's posted somewhere around here". Moving on, I ask him how he feels about such a draconian policy if it does in fact exist. He says, paraphrasing, "As a former LEO I wouldn't have it any other way". I asked him if he thought a sign like that could prevent a robbery or armed assault in any possible scenario. He says the sign is in place to keep firearms out. I said, "But to what end? I'm certainly not a criminal and you're pushing a loyal customer away. This is my second trip to one of your locations this very day, and I've never had an issue" He kind of repeats the same line and I give up and leave after getting his name, which he gave as Norris. (Chuck would be ashamed)
So I take my unhappy ass RIGHT across the street and eat me some Char Grill, another location at which I've never had an issue with employees or anyone else, but where I'm forced to eat on the curb since I can't carry food on my bike.
I plan on waiting until normal business hours tomorrow and calling HQ. Mr. Norris did state that this was a long standing regional decision by blank and blank eateries corp which apparently owns many of the local franchises.
I will also draft a letter to be sent to appropriate parties to find out:
A: What is Bojangles policy regarding firearms?
B: What is this guy thinking running a loyal customer off if corporate is in fact firearms friendly?
C: If this type of policy is left to individual franchise owners how can I get in touch with this particular group?
Besides the calls I made to Harris Teeter a few months back, and some friendly conversations with two local managers, I don't have a lot of experience snuffing out anti constitutional policies (possibly) set forth by large corporations, so I'm posting this here looking for help and advice.
Losing a favorite local fuel pump or the like is bad enough, but I'd hate to no longer give business to Bojangles.
If there are any other Bojangles and OC fans out there I may need some back up on this and I will keep you posted on any responses I get.
Thanks guys,
Adam
But I would hate for us to lose Bojangles.
I ate breakfast at the Bojangles off of Aviation Blvd. in Morrisville this morning on my way to Charlotte. OC'ing as usual, no problems whatsoever.
Well I get back to Raleigh pretty late and just had a craving for a second round, so I rode my motorcycle up to the New Bern Ave / State St. location to cure what ailed me. There were a few cars in the drive through, and maybe two patrons eating inside. I pull into the lot and see a guy in a Bojangle's polo with security written on it standing next to where the cars pull in for the drive through. He watches me pull up, park, take off my helmet, put on my hat, dismount, and head towards the entrance. The whole time my sidearm is in plain view and he doesn't say anything. IT WAS A TRAP! lol He even goes so far as to hold the door open for me on my way in. I almost make it to the order line when I hear "Sir?" and see him beckoning me back toward the door he was still holding. Well I stood there because I only follow hand signals when a traffic cop is delivering them. He then says "If you are not a LEO you cannot bring your firearm into this restaurant". So I walk back to the inner door area where he is waiting and I said, "Wow, that is news to me, is that a new Bojangles policy I haven't heard of?" He says "We've never allowed firearms inside our restaurants and it is clearly posted right here......" At that point he begins searching for the non existent signage on all the glass around the entrance. He says, "Well it's posted somewhere around here". Moving on, I ask him how he feels about such a draconian policy if it does in fact exist. He says, paraphrasing, "As a former LEO I wouldn't have it any other way". I asked him if he thought a sign like that could prevent a robbery or armed assault in any possible scenario. He says the sign is in place to keep firearms out. I said, "But to what end? I'm certainly not a criminal and you're pushing a loyal customer away. This is my second trip to one of your locations this very day, and I've never had an issue" He kind of repeats the same line and I give up and leave after getting his name, which he gave as Norris. (Chuck would be ashamed)
So I take my unhappy ass RIGHT across the street and eat me some Char Grill, another location at which I've never had an issue with employees or anyone else, but where I'm forced to eat on the curb since I can't carry food on my bike.
I plan on waiting until normal business hours tomorrow and calling HQ. Mr. Norris did state that this was a long standing regional decision by blank and blank eateries corp which apparently owns many of the local franchises.
I will also draft a letter to be sent to appropriate parties to find out:
A: What is Bojangles policy regarding firearms?
B: What is this guy thinking running a loyal customer off if corporate is in fact firearms friendly?
C: If this type of policy is left to individual franchise owners how can I get in touch with this particular group?
Besides the calls I made to Harris Teeter a few months back, and some friendly conversations with two local managers, I don't have a lot of experience snuffing out anti constitutional policies (possibly) set forth by large corporations, so I'm posting this here looking for help and advice.
Losing a favorite local fuel pump or the like is bad enough, but I'd hate to no longer give business to Bojangles.
If there are any other Bojangles and OC fans out there I may need some back up on this and I will keep you posted on any responses I get.
Thanks guys,
Adam