Comments on: The purple cow has left the building http://www.thewayweseeitblog.com/2007/09/24/the-purple-cow-has-left-the-building/ Straight Talk for Serious Children's Ministers Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:28:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: briana http://www.thewayweseeitblog.com/2007/09/24/the-purple-cow-has-left-the-building/comment-page-1/#comment-797 briana Thu, 27 Sep 2007 14:48:25 +0000 http://www.thewayweseeitblog.com/2007/09/24/the-purple-cow-has-left-the-building/#comment-797 NO FREE BREADSTICKS?! HAVE THEY GONE MAD? that has always been a major selling point to me. you are absolutely right, ryan, when you say the purple cow has left the building. unlike evan, i don't have huge issues with the new/ old menu. however, i must agree that the 5 minute garuntee is a crock and if it is a service paid for they need to step it up! i want my BREADSTICKS BACK! NO FREE BREADSTICKS?! HAVE THEY GONE MAD? that has always been a major selling point to me. you are absolutely right, ryan, when you say the purple cow has left the building.

unlike evan, i don’t have huge issues with the new/ old menu. however, i must agree that the 5 minute garuntee is a crock and if it is a service paid for they need to step it up!

i want my BREADSTICKS BACK!

]]> By: Todd McKeever http://www.thewayweseeitblog.com/2007/09/24/the-purple-cow-has-left-the-building/comment-page-1/#comment-793 Todd McKeever Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:27:42 +0000 http://www.thewayweseeitblog.com/2007/09/24/the-purple-cow-has-left-the-building/#comment-793 I wonder what kind of systems we could put in place for our children's ministries so that we would not kill our purple cows. Everyone, even Fazolis, thinks they are doing what is right. Everything that is was at one time someones great idea, regardless of how dumb it may look today. I wonder what kind of systems we could put in place for our children’s ministries so that we would not kill our purple cows.

Everyone, even Fazolis, thinks they are doing what is right. Everything that is was at one time someones great idea, regardless of how dumb it may look today.

]]> By: Tannerman http://www.thewayweseeitblog.com/2007/09/24/the-purple-cow-has-left-the-building/comment-page-1/#comment-781 Tannerman Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:59:56 +0000 http://www.thewayweseeitblog.com/2007/09/24/the-purple-cow-has-left-the-building/#comment-781 I used to love Fazoli's. My wife and I even came up with something we called the "Fazoli's Exemption" (http://forums.tannerworld.com/showthread.php?t=5620) when we'd travel on roadtrips. Their decline started a few years ago with their trouble financial state and eventual purchase by an investment group. They moved away from the Italian themeing and really dumbed down the unique look they used to have. The quality of food also dropped considerably. I used to love Fazoli’s. My wife and I even came up with something we called the “Fazoli’s Exemption” (http://forums.tannerworld.com/showthread.php?t=5620) when we’d travel on roadtrips.

Their decline started a few years ago with their trouble financial state and eventual purchase by an investment group. They moved away from the Italian themeing and really dumbed down the unique look they used to have. The quality of food also dropped considerably.

]]> By: Evan Doyle http://www.thewayweseeitblog.com/2007/09/24/the-purple-cow-has-left-the-building/comment-page-1/#comment-774 Evan Doyle Tue, 25 Sep 2007 20:14:10 +0000 http://www.thewayweseeitblog.com/2007/09/24/the-purple-cow-has-left-the-building/#comment-774 This is too bad. It's really disappointing, as I really enjoyed the free breadsticks. Although, I do have one question: for a few months now, Fazoli's has had a "Breadsticks every 5 minutes" guarantee. Not a single Fazoli's I've been in since the guarantee was instituted has lived up to this promise. Now that people are paying for them, will service be up to par with the guarantee? When the breadsticks were free (sort of, kind of included in the price of your meal), I wasn't going to raise a stink about it. But now, I am paying, albeit however small an amount. If I am paying for a service which is not being delivered, I will complain. Do understand, I HATE complaining in restaurants. I hate even more the "chronic complainers" (you know a few, I'm sure). But if they don't do what they've promised, I will make a comment. I also think Fazoli's made a mistake a few months ago with changing their menu. They had done a really good job of having great new products, but then they reverted to a 4 or 5 year old menu and added a couple new items. Blech. I want my Fazoli's back! This is too bad. It’s really disappointing, as I really enjoyed the free breadsticks.

Although, I do have one question: for a few months now, Fazoli’s has had a “Breadsticks every 5 minutes” guarantee. Not a single Fazoli’s I’ve been in since the guarantee was instituted has lived up to this promise. Now that people are paying for them, will service be up to par with the guarantee? When the breadsticks were free (sort of, kind of included in the price of your meal), I wasn’t going to raise a stink about it. But now, I am paying, albeit however small an amount. If I am paying for a service which is not being delivered, I will complain. Do understand, I HATE complaining in restaurants. I hate even more the “chronic complainers” (you know a few, I’m sure). But if they don’t do what they’ve promised, I will make a comment.

I also think Fazoli’s made a mistake a few months ago with changing their menu. They had done a really good job of having great new products, but then they reverted to a 4 or 5 year old menu and added a couple new items. Blech. I want my Fazoli’s back!

]]> By: Todd McKeever http://www.thewayweseeitblog.com/2007/09/24/the-purple-cow-has-left-the-building/comment-page-1/#comment-772 Todd McKeever Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:23:14 +0000 http://www.thewayweseeitblog.com/2007/09/24/the-purple-cow-has-left-the-building/#comment-772 Loved this blog, because I too love fazoli's. My wife and I would agree with you about the purple cow and the .25 bread sticks. One thing I think would be interesting is to examine (and I have been looking at this over the past couple years with Fazoli's) is, what and when did things begin to change at fazoli's so that their "purple cow" was not making as big of a difference? It did not have the field to support the purple cow. Great blog again. Loved this blog, because I too love fazoli’s. My wife and I would agree with you about the purple cow and the .25 bread sticks.

One thing I think would be interesting is to examine (and I have been looking at this over the past couple years with Fazoli’s) is, what and when did things begin to change at fazoli’s so that their “purple cow” was not making as big of a difference? It did not have the field to support the purple cow.

Great blog again.

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