Mon Dec 26, 2022, 11:36 AM

Roland99 (53,082 posts)

IHOP are trump lovers??

Just got to an IHOP to meet a family friend for bfast. The tablet used to add people to a waitlist had a big wallpaper image of trump in his stupid blue suit with hands in fists of celebration

Walking over to Applebees next door

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20 replies	Author	Time	Post
IHOP are trump lovers?? (Original post)	Roland99	Dec 2022	OP
I've never seen any politics at IHOP...	Wounded Bear	Dec 2022	#1
Don't call the Manager they put it up.	Lochloosa	Dec 2022	#6
Perhaps, but I'd start at the local level and work my way up...	Wounded Bear	Dec 2022	#8
Who is the franchise owner?	Norbert	Dec 2022	#16
I believe three op was talking about what was showing on the screen of the tablet	Ms. Toad	Dec 2022	#17
pretty sure they are franchised. Maybe the franchisee is a Dumper?	CurtEastPoint	Dec 2022	#2
I'm sure the main company would want to know if a franchisee is tarnishing the brand.	Beakybird	Dec 2022	#4
Probably.	paleotn	Dec 2022	#9
TRump makes a showing at breakfast ..... ?	magicarpet	Dec 2022	#3
Channeling Pelosi, "I don't think we should talk about him when we're eating"	Iris	Dec 2022	#18
Applebee's is owned by the same company.	Ms. Toad	Dec 2022	#5
Well. Wasn't gonna research on the fly.	Roland99	Dec 2022	#15
To quote Nancy Pelosi:	Cyrano	Dec 2022	#7
Vote with your feet....	paleotn	Dec 2022	#10
IHOP sux anyway	Dirty Socialist	Dec 2022	#11
I can make my own breakfast	multigraincracker	Dec 2022	#12
Naturally, and do your own kitchen clean-up afterwards, cause your labor is cheap...	Hekate	Dec 2022	#19
corporate mention time and location	dembotoz	Dec 2022	#13
Don't order the Rudy Tootie Squish and Duty	Blue Owl	Dec 2022	#14
Can't Anybody Do Their Own Wallpaper?	ProfessorGAC	Dec 2022	#20

Response to Roland99 (Original post)

Mon Dec 26, 2022, 11:38 AM

Wounded Bear (55,452 posts)

1. I've never seen any politics at IHOP...

you should call the manager and have them look into that. Most businesses are smart enough to avoid politics, especially the big chains.

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Response to Wounded Bear (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 26, 2022, 11:59 AM

Lochloosa (15,488 posts)

6. Don't call the Manager they put it up.

Call the Corporate headquarters. They will stop that shit.

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Response to Lochloosa (Reply #6)

Mon Dec 26, 2022, 12:02 PM

Wounded Bear (55,452 posts)

8. Perhaps, but I'd start at the local level and work my way up...

It might have been one of the service staff that affixed the offending label.

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Response to Wounded Bear (Reply #8)

Mon Dec 26, 2022, 01:25 PM

Norbert (5,584 posts)

16. Who is the franchise owner?

Chances are they own several IHOP franchises among other restaurants.

I can't believe these isn't internal complaints. Employees have a little more leverage than in the past.

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Response to Lochloosa (Reply #6)

Mon Dec 26, 2022, 01:26 PM

Ms. Toad (31,426 posts)

17. I believe three op was talking about what was showing on the screen of the tablet

Not the walls is the restaurant.

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Response to Roland99 (Original post)

Mon Dec 26, 2022, 11:38 AM

CurtEastPoint (17,602 posts)

2. pretty sure they are franchised. Maybe the franchisee is a Dumper?

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Response to CurtEastPoint (Reply #2)

Mon Dec 26, 2022, 11:55 AM

Beakybird (2,953 posts)

4. I'm sure the main company would want to know if a franchisee is tarnishing the brand.

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Response to CurtEastPoint (Reply #2)

Mon Dec 26, 2022, 12:07 PM

paleotn (15,797 posts)

9. Probably.

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Response to Roland99 (Original post)

Mon Dec 26, 2022, 11:43 AM

magicarpet (12,859 posts)

3. TRump makes a showing at breakfast ..... ?

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Response to magicarpet (Reply #3)

Mon Dec 26, 2022, 04:13 PM

Iris (15,412 posts)

18. Channeling Pelosi, "I don't think we should talk about him when we're eating"

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Response to Roland99 (Original post)

Mon Dec 26, 2022, 11:59 AM

Ms. Toad (31,426 posts)

5. Applebee's is owned by the same company.

Last edited Mon Dec 26, 2022, 12:43 PM - Edit history (1)

So you went from the frying pan to the frying pan.

Some ihops are franchised - so this might have been one of them. If so, you might want to ask Dine Brands if their franchisees are allowed to engage in politics.

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Response to Ms. Toad (Reply #5)

Mon Dec 26, 2022, 01:07 PM

Roland99 (53,082 posts)

15. Well. Wasn't gonna research on the fly.

But good to know now

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Response to Roland99 (Original post)

Mon Dec 26, 2022, 12:00 PM

Cyrano (14,198 posts)

7. To quote Nancy Pelosi:

"Please don't say that name while we're eating."

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Response to Roland99 (Original post)

Mon Dec 26, 2022, 12:15 PM

paleotn (15,797 posts)

10. Vote with your feet....

I don't do business with magats. Period. I don't do business with those who are or have sported Trump paraphernalia (very long memory) or those that use their religion as advertising.

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Response to Roland99 (Original post)

Mon Dec 26, 2022, 12:19 PM

Dirty Socialist (3,024 posts)

11. IHOP sux anyway

Their pancakes aren’t very good. I stick with local businesses

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Response to Dirty Socialist (Reply #11)

Mon Dec 26, 2022, 12:38 PM

multigraincracker (29,863 posts)

12. I can make my own breakfast

for less than $2.

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Response to multigraincracker (Reply #12)

Mon Dec 26, 2022, 04:41 PM

Hekate (82,981 posts)

19. Naturally, and do your own kitchen clean-up afterwards, cause your labor is cheap...

Probably not the point.

I don’t care for their menu, but my late MIL adored it because everything was sweet and soft. I was fine with that because I didn’t have to cook or clean up, so it was a treat for both of us.

This was long before Trump reared his ugly head in national politics, of course..

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Response to Roland99 (Original post)

Mon Dec 26, 2022, 12:52 PM

dembotoz (15,819 posts)

13. corporate mention time and location

and mentioned you posted on a rather major dem message board and it must be nice to be able to take a customer hit like this nation wide

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Response to Roland99 (Original post)

Mon Dec 26, 2022, 01:01 PM

Blue Owl (43,870 posts)

14. Don't order the Rudy Tootie Squish and Duty

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Response to Roland99 (Original post)

Mon Dec 26, 2022, 05:00 PM

ProfessorGAC (57,932 posts)

20. Can't Anybody Do Their Own Wallpaper?

I don't rule out it was the host who put it there.
Could Be anyone that works there.
Not that I'd like it either.
I think it foolish for any retail business to trumpet their politics.

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