Speak Out: Will You Boycott Applebee's and Papa John's?

Cre November 16, 2012 at 05:08 pm

Yes, I posted on my face book account to boycott. These businesses don't want to see their bottom line affected. It's their choice on how to run their business, and the employee’s choice to stay working for them. Also, boycott Georgia Pacific, Denny's the list can go on and on. Do your research!

Cheryl Lauer November 16, 2012 at 05:40 pm

The Bowie Applebees is owned by local franchise Potomac Restaurant Group. Please make this clear in your posts.

Pink November 16, 2012 at 06:08 pm

If the cost of business increases then owners of companies generally have to increase their pricing to survive. It is pretty simple economics. Costs can't go up with the expectation that pricing is going to remain stable. Most business will just not be as straight forward as to why their pricing is changing. People need to be aware of why things cost so much. These companies are taking a proactive approach and demonstrating to the American public the affects of this sort of thing.

jakeblues56 November 16, 2012 at 06:13 pm

I will go out of my way to do business with them.

Monte' Carlo November 16, 2012 at 06:13 pm

But if you boycott ill be out of a job and i just started as a driver there in lake arbor

Matt Rider November 16, 2012 at 06:23 pm

I just boycott them because I don't like their pizza. But seriously, will they pass on a surcharge to their customers when dairy prices spike because of last summer's drought? Not likely. It's the cost of song business. This is a political stunt. Papa John's has been decidedly and public ally in support of the Republican agenda for many years. This just shows that they are willing to punish their customers to push their political agenda. To quote their vaunted figure-head, "Let them fail."

Dandyden November 16, 2012 at 06:33 pm

Why? Why are you boycotting, give me one reason and please don't go with racism because that is so, so played out. A company has to make money to remain in business so if the government puts out a regulation that affects their bottom line they will pass it on to the customer, it's been done for years. Did you boycott stores and restaurants when they jacked their prices when gas was $4 a gallon?

Jenni Pompi (Editor) November 16, 2012 at 07:20 pm

Thanks, Cheryl, I've clarified.

Edward Ollie November 16, 2012 at 07:32 pm

Its weird. I honestly would have no problem paying a little bit more to help pay for workers healthcare. But these moves just dont seem genuine to me. They seem to be more designed to make the President look bad than to actually offset any costs. I cant call it a boycott because I rarely shop at any of those places anyway, but Im certainly less likely to do so in the future.
If the companies worked on their messaging they may have more support among people who support healthcare reform.

Cre November 16, 2012 at 09:23 pm

@ danyden Why did you bring up racism? Stupid! 0 When consumer's act and the business bottom line are in jeopardy that is when they do the right thing. Why do you think there are regulations in place? I agree with Matt, it is all about politics. You asked: Did you boycott stores and restaurants when they jacked their prices when gas was $4 a gallon? Yes, I have and will continue to boycott; I don't drink the kool aid. If they to pass the cost to me, I chose not to give them my dollar!

Davis November 17, 2012 at 10:21 am

Folks working in these FFF,s are barely making it if at all. And the owners are deciding what color their new Mercedes will be. And now they are b thching because they have to help out with the care of the people that make their wealth possible. Greed! It's such an ugly word! Pj pizza can't even remember when I ordered one of those round prices of cardboard with sauce on it. Think we fed it to the dog and he even turned his nose up to it

Brian November 17, 2012 at 01:08 pm

About 15 years ago, Papa Johns wanted to charge me $0.50 extra because I was writing a check! They said it was because, "a check adds work". I am surprised they didn't want to have a surcharge for cash, because with cash you have to count it and that adds work. Papa Johns is a money grubbing operation that will do anything possible to extract money from their customers. I am proud to say that I didn't buy into their money extraction policy 15 years ago, and have not shopped at their business since!

K H November 18, 2012 at 04:14 am

I work for one of these companies... Not one that is doing this right now, but let me tell you... I can understand where these smaller business are coming from. This is huge to our franchises. Some of these companies don't have the money to support this. We are going to have to cut hours, and hire more people. We are going to lose the good people that we have because we can't offer them more hours. Obamacare is a good "IDEA"... Think about all the people we offer Medicaid to, and financial assistance to, that have better phones than half of us, or they drive cars with phat wheels. Do we ever think about that? No... We continue to pay them to do nothing... I would be more than willing in this small company that I work for to offer my employees healthcare, if I wasn't paying for everyone and their entire family to have medical insurance that don't even work for me. Obama wanted to and did bail out all these huge corporations by giving them tons of money, What about the little companies that struggle. No one ever worries about them. Raise their taxes, make them pay out more. Like I said.... He has a good "IDEA"