The problem, as I see it, with that sort of communication, is that if you are wrong about a connection between gun bans and store closings, the reader just laughs at you.
Alternatively, the sender seems vindictive. "Haha! You booted us, and now you are closing."
I'm betting the store owners saw business trends and income graphs, and will totally know whether the gun ban was the cause of their problem. From another angle, I'm inclined to think that if the business saw a precipitous drop in business coincident with a gun ban, they would have reversed the policy pretty quick. Business is business.
First, you mean readerS.
I am told by others that my postcards get read by MANY. The US Postal folks. The mailroom crew, the secretaries and managers. All of THEM probably don't get the trends and income graphs explained to them. They just see my comment on the ban and a store close. I think it works.. and if not.. who cares? They are already not serving my needs.. so.. I don't care if they like or approve of my methods.
From your "other angle".. Fuddruckers loved us... in Ashburn, in Herndon, Annandale, etc. They have all told me. Then corporate stepped in and banned guns. Their bottom line was hurt.. they TOLD ME so... but the policy had not been reversed "pretty quick".. not at all in fact. The franchise operator in Ashburn said.. come back.. WE still welcome you! I said not if one penny goes back to corporate that is calling for the ban.
I don't get it. They are anti gun. They are on the VCDL anti gun list. They have been told before by me (and I guess other gun owners) that no guns = no money and we won't go there anymore. When they do close their doors, I send them a gentle "I told ya so..BUT you still have time to change for the better and change your policy to allow lawful carry" and you don't like that I did it? Are their potato skins REALLY that good??
Wait.. I missed his approach/suggestion. Did he write to Carlson or call the manager? What was his ethical and intelligent way? I missed it.His approach is probably the most ethical and intelligent way.. I also don't see any problems with Citizen's method.
Wait.. I missed his approach/suggestion. Did he write to Carlson or call the manager? What was his ethical and intelligent way? I missed it.
The problem, as I see it, with that sort of communication, is that if you are wrong about a connection between gun bans and store closings, the reader just laughs at you.
Alternatively, the sender seems vindictive. "Haha! You booted us, and now you are closing."
I'm betting the store owners saw business trends and income graphs, and will totally know whether the gun ban was the cause of their problem. From another angle, I'm inclined to think that if the business saw a precipitous drop in business coincident with a gun ban, they would have reversed the policy pretty quick. Business is business.
Ed, Citizen is a Diplomat of sorts. His opinion is probably the most ethical and intelligent way. On the other hand, I'm a loose canon. You fall somewhere in between.
Alienating a portion of your potential customer base is stupid. Stupid "kills" business. Was the loss of gun owner's business significant? Who the heck knows? One thing I can say for sure, our business could have helped keep the place afloat but we had no reason to do so. ******* off potential customers in a down economy is business suicide. T G I Fridays pulled the trigger on themselves.
SNIP One thing I can say for sure, our business could have helped keep the place afloat but we had no reason to do so.
We don't. So let's go with what we DO know. They banned gun owners and they closed. Maybe if they did not ban gun owners they could have survived longer and got thru some rough times. Sweetwater Tavern and Olive Garden are in the same park and business is flourishing. WAIT times every weekend.How do we know that even with the gun owners, the store wouldn't have closed?
We don't. So let's go with what we DO know. They banned gun owners and they closed. Maybe if they did not ban gun owners they could have survived longer and got thru some rough times. Sweetwater Tavern and Olive Garden are in the same park and business is flourishing. WAIT times every weekend.
You are right, maybe they wouldn't have closed.
Ed is a private citizen, free to express his thoughts. I don't think his cards are any more offensive than any other interaction OCers have with other antis as they are encountered in society.
Just my thoughts.
TFred