Hardees / Carl's Jr
 

Too bad the food sucks so bad, otherwise I'd go after seeing this one.

http://www.youtube.com/jp.swf?video_id=RnDrtNkh3sE&eurl=http%3A//webmail.aol.com/30128/aol/en-us/Mail/DisplayMessage.aspx&iurl=http%3A//img.youtube.com/vi/RnDrtNkh3sE/default.jpg&t=OEgsToPDskIgkJUpdFOCOheNOcBCuJb8

This would be much better if they didn't use such crappy music and stupid punk kids who look like they would jack your car:mad:
http://www.youtube.com/jp.swf?video_id=SLuZMl0DqtI&eurl=http%3A//webmail.aol.com/30128/aol/en-us/Mail/DisplayMessage.aspx&iurl=http%3A//img.youtube.com/vi/SLuZMl0DqtI/default.jpg&t=OEgsToPDskIpN6CiAyN-Fdxye0BFqoKO

I can't open the links at work so I don't know what they are about but I have a comment about their latest commercial.
It's the one that is a blatant cheap rip off attempt at hot for teacher by van halen. Then it gets worse with a bunch of punk wannabee posers who pretend to be ghetto rappers.
First time I saw that I fired off a nasty-gram to Carl's telling them what I think about the commercial and the idjits who thought it actually might be a good idea. Then I told them neither I or any of my family will spend a penny at one of their "restaurants" as long as that commercial is in use.
Not very often I get pissy over a commercial but this was one.

yeah, you're not gonna want to open these at home. :)

I wish to god there was a Carl's Jr. in MA or within 200 miles.

You can have ours...its a dive and the food is horrible the service is slow...need I go on...I'm done with CJ's

When I lived in Texas, the nearest one was about 250 miles away, but was on the way to Laredo, which is convenient if you are going there, which we did a few times.

You did see my comment about the music & kids:mad:

Yep, that second one pissed me off. I figured it might be the same commercial but couldn't be sure.
The first one was kinda nice, but doesn't belong on TV IMO.

Hmmm...some fast food chains sell sex and food, while others sell God and food:

dd... the chick-fil-a guy has a very strong commitment to his personal values, and all of the stores are closed on Sunday. However, he does not use religion in his advertisements. I don't know that him making his belief public knowledge is selling "god and food" or even using god to sell food.

30 years ago, Hardee's had good food. One day they were bought up by Spartan Foods and the quality nosedived. Eventually, they had such a bad reputation that they were unprofitable and were bought up by Carl's Jr. For a short while, Carl's Jr. made some real improvements in the menu offerings and the stores themselves. But for the last 5 years, it seems to be steadily slipping back into the realm of "food that I wouldn't feed a dog".

(Based on my experience with Hardee's restaurants in the upstate SC area. YMMV.)

I loved Carl's Jr. when I lived in Socal 20 years ago...

Hardees is okay. I like their 'six dollar burger'. But the service is ungodly slow.

Huh? Ummm...no. It's just in Chick-fil-a's mission statement on their website. I wouldn't expect them to say when a person walks into a Chick-fil-a store, "Buy a chicken sandwich for God," just as I wouldn't expect to hear when walking into Carl's, "Buy a Western-bacon cheeseburger and get laid by Paris Hilton."

I'm not saying either Chick-fil-a owner S. Truett Cathy or former Carl's Jr. owner Carl Karcher or departed Ray Kroc, (McDonald's) push (pushed) their beliefs on customers, I'm just saying they're there. In fact, about fifteen years ago, there was a huge push out here for people to boycott Carl's Jr. because of Karcher's political leanings, which are, in part, contained in the quote below:

So it is OK to boycott his business because of the owners personal beliefs(if as in the case here they are normal) but if a business tries to ram the owners belief (if they are supporting gays) into the public, then you if you boycott the business, you are a bigot.

If one's passionate about their cause, they should be able to shake off any "bigot" charge.

Fact is, many protest businesses based on their politics. I know quite a few people who won't shop at Ikea because they support gay lifestyles, won't buy Ford products because Henry Ford was anti Semetic, wouldn't buy GM products in the early 90s because GM supplied South Africa police the vehicles they used against blacks during Apartheid. Won't go to Walmart or Home Depot because they hire illegals. The list goes on...

I thank God for making cows so tasty.

Carl Kartcher is rolling over in his grave. He was a very religious man. I went to a student/ business seminar in high school and he passed out free burger coupons with religious quotes on the back.

Amen to that!

I just wish we had an In-N-Out in this part of the country. There are days that I swear I'd drive 100 miles for one of those if I could.

i loved Carls when i lived in So Cal 10yrs ago.
we finally have one up here 10miles from my house...unfortuatly it isnt near anywhere i need to go. loved the 1/2lb burger with the onion rings on top....mmmmm grease is tasty....

always loved the ads but i'm a dirty middle aged man...;)

100 miles for In-N-Out! Hell, I have to fly to Atlanta to get a real Chick-fil-a.

Taste is lost in the distance. Popeyes in LA sucks. In New Orleans, though, with an order of dirty rice...hmmmm!

Thank God for my DVR so I don't have to watch this drivel...

Yeah the ladies in the ad are hot but if I want to see that kind of stuff I could switch on MTV (I don't) or better yet drop by Hooters and get up close and personal. :D

Carl's Jr does make a good burger though... haven't been there for a while only because I live in S. Cal and I am spoiled with a multitude of burger options. If I am going to have a burger it is usually at the local brewery. A restaurant chain around here called Islands has the best burger I have tasted... at seven bucks without fries it better be good!

And all this "I'm not going to shop here or there because of so and so political/religious beliefs". If we all stuck to that we would never leave the house.:cool:

I agree. BTW, how's the weather outside today? :p

I liked Carl Karcher.
I don't like carl's jr.
I really like Chik-fil-a
I don't like Mcdonalds (becasue IMO their food sucks).
I'd say Ikea can bite me but they just might.
I hate fords, but only because they are POS and not because henry was anti-semetic.
I like chevys.
I shop at wal-mart occasionally.
I like home depot but flip off the illegal day workers when they crowd my truck and get in my way.

If anyone feels like calling me a bigot because of that list they can go have sex with themselves. ;)

You're a bigot... if anyone needs me I'll be in the bathroom. :D

I didn't even know about the IKEA thing.

I can't keep up, can someone put together a list of all the things and people I'm supposed to hate and why?

That would be a big list.
I didn't know about Ikea either, and prolly wouldn't care. I just naturally hate that wimpy type of minimalist furniture they sell. Seems too cheap to me.

Does Carl's Jr. still exist or are they all Hardee's?

Can you still get a Star Burger?

Maybe I could send you a Chick-Fil-a in exchange for an In-N-Out? On the other hand I think the taste would definitely suffer with the distance and my shake would melt.

I never had In-N-Out, even when I lived in SoCal. My parents despised it, so I never got to try it.

We have 5 Chik-Fil-A's in Bloomington/Normal, but four of them are in private cafeterias and the other is at the university...

In-N-Out is the best! But, some of you religion haters might be disappointed. IIRC, they put Biblical verses on the bottoms of their cups or fries baskets. I can't remember where exactly, but someone pointed it out to me while we were eating there years ago.

Really?:eek:

From what I recall it didn't seem to affect the taste of the food though.

They are all over the place out here.. In and Outs are spreading big time too.

I remember when it was a big deal to go to an In and Out, when we would go on family trips as we were entering Calif. in the family station wagon mom and dad would stop at the only In and Out I knew of in San Bernardino (I think) and they would get burgers for the whole family.

Anyone know where the first In and Out was located?

You can still get the Famous Star at CJ's... but if you do not like the large fries and coke, pick up a kids meal intead, as it has the same hamburger as the Famous Star... :cool:

Baldwin Park?

Anyone familiar with the original tommys burger?
Messy and huge chili burgers.
I've stood in line at the original tommys stand on beverly and rampart at 3 am for one of these burgers and a bottle of pop out of the old style ice chest type of frig. Then you have to stand up and eat at the little counter shelf thing.
One of the few things I'd be willing to go to LA for.

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I love Tommys... they have one in Manhattan Beach, CA...

In 1948, the first In-N-Out Burger was founded by Harry and Esther Snyder in Baldwin Park. Harry's idea of a drive-thru hamburger stand where customers could order through a two-way speaker box was quite unique. In that era, it was common to see carhops serving those who wanted to order food from their car. Harry's idea caught on and California's first drive-thru hamburger stand was born.

LOL! On Rampart and Beverly? You better bring a gun. SmileWavy

Be thankful you guys don't have Dairy Queens, Sonics or a Whataripoff. (Whataburger) If there aren't cows out back, move along.:D

Some are good, some are bad, you never know until it's too late.:cool:

In CA, we have DQ's and Sonics... I get ice cream at one and never been to Sonics... keep meaning to for the slushie only...