Panera on Main Street?

[sheclown]

Joe and I eat there at least once a week.  Wonderful food.  Great price. 

[blizz01]

The real question is - What will you do if Panda Express comes??

[Dan B]

There is nothing selective about my post. You made a snide remark about people being against Panera. Clearly, most of the posters here are not against it. The may have concerns and reservations, and may even talk about why they think that the corporation would chose to not move to springfield.... You do realize that you can be in favor of something, but still have thoughts on how it might do, right? It doesn't make it contradictory.

I really like ______, but I worry about how it would do in ______ ... its a perfectly reasonable thing to say.

[Karl_Pilkington]

Joe and I eat there at least once a week.  Wonderful food.  Great price. 

I will definitely be going back. fo sho.

[Springfield Girl]

I tried it the first day it opened. The egg rolls are always the test gauge for me and they sucked. I hate Chans Egg Rolls also. I drive over to the little dive/drive through on Beach by the Save-a-Lot to get my egg roll fix. Shiang Yuan was the absolute best Chinese in Jax and I am still depressed that it closed. I'm lucky though cause my hubby cooks us great chinese every week with loads of fresh veggies and my favorite dark sauce.
Sorry, I digress. We'd better get back on subject before we get scolded.

[nvrenuf]

I don't particularly want a full street of chains but a couple good ones mixed in with unique upstarts is fine by me.

Guess I have to quote myself since ChrisUF decided to cut it in half to suit his needs. And when it comes down to it I have as much right as anyone to say what I want and what I don't want. Doesn't mean I will get what I want because as sad as it is, in the grand scheme of things I really don't have that much pull.

Let me give a couple examples. I don't want to die (it will happen anyway). I do want to find a billion dollars stuffed in my wheel well tomorrow morning (odds are against it).

And as to my quote, if I wanted a bunch of chains and nothing unique I would live at the mall. I much prefer the ambiance of the Shoppes of Avondale or 5 Points with a mix of both. It is my opinion and have as much right to express it as you do yours.

[danno]

I do want to find a billion dollars stuffed in my wheel well tomorrow morning (odds are against it).

So thats where I should be looking... my wheel well.  Who knew?  I have been checking under the sofa cushions.

[Omarvelous09]

The real question is - What will you do if Panda Express comes??

As long as they occupy existing buildings... i welcome the growth. Sometimes you need a good mixture of corporate & small businesses to round out a neighborhood. It would be nice to have some other than fried/BBQ chicken, McDonald's and Krystal's. Oh yea...Long John's. 

[ChriswUfGator]

The real question is - What will you do if Panda Express comes??

As long as they occupy existing buildings... i welcome the growth.

Amen.

If the San Marco or 5 Points theatres got bought out by Regal Cinemas, or Bold City got bought out by Budweiser, then there'd be a valid reason to complain about corporate chains. Because then you'd actually have lost something of local flavor.

But when they're just taking over an empty building (of which there is hardly any shortage in S'field), I don't see how it could ever be a bad thing, or where there's any room to have any reservations about it. Worst-case scenario, even if they don't make it, then their deep pockets have already paid for the renovations and build-out, which makes it much more likely that others will want to take over that space later.

Win, meet win.

ETA: CLT is quiet tonight.

[sheclown]

agreed.

[ChriswUfGator]

I don't particularly want a full street of chains but a couple good ones mixed in with unique upstarts is fine by me.

Guess I have to quote myself since ChrisUF decided to cut it in half to suit his needs.

Hey, what can I say? Dan B's been teaching me all sorts of new tricks lately.

But kidding aside, you did express some sentiment against a "street full of chains" and that's the part I thought was relevant. I wasn't trying to change the meaning of your words, and don't think I did. Clearly, you have a reservation about the chain factor, as did multiple other people. That was all I was addressing.

[fsu813]

nvrenuf,

yes, Chriswuf seems to have a ceratin way with words. a way that misrepresents the orginal posters words, that is. so it's not surprising that he took your comment out of context.

also not surprising, in his list of qoutes, he included 2 (mine & another) that were in favor of the Panera, yet he presented them to be a negative. he also said that Dan missed them.....but he actually used them in his orginal post. (whew).

I wish people would be more honest in how they communicate. I mean, i know ceratin people have clear agendas, but come on. Doesn't mean you have to be dishonest about it.

[Dan B]

I actually don't think Chris has an agenda, at least, not on this issue. I think he is primarily a Dare sycophant. Aside from that, Its possible that somewhere along the line SPAR did him wrong, and he enjoys seeing SPAR get beat up. Aside from enjoying the tumult, however, he doesn't seem to have any clear mission.

[chris farley]

Dishonesty seems to be the keyword in these articles.  I cannot believe the twisting of  words and ideas.  Didn't Orwell have "5 minutes hate" sessions each day in 1984, maybe each thread no matter what the subject could start off with such a session revamping each regurgitated  piece of info - emails - and get it over with so a decent discussion could then be held.

[02roadking]

Topic is:      Yes, I'll take a Panera Bread in Springfield. Thank You.