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[–] Dbumba@hexbear.net 41 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It makes for a funny headline, but that's like 0.4% of the chain's total revenue of around 2.6 billion in 2023

More likely the private equity firm that bought Red Lobster is running it into the ground on purpose to do some credit bidding buy back bankruptcy scam that's somehow technically legal to write off a bunch of debt.

[–] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I think it's an ad.

I'm Crazy Eddie and my furniture prices are so low I must be insane!

Red Lobster's all you can eat shrimp is such a great deal they're considering bankruptcy!

Or maybe I'm too paranoid. shrug-outta-hecks

[–] SSJ2Marx@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago

On the one hand I wouldn't be surprised if there was some "Hollywood marketing" going on here to evade taxes, on the other I can't remember the last time I or anyone I know ate at a Red Lobster so I wouldn't be surprised if it's going bankrupt.

[–] chicory@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

I remember hearing this same thing last year. I agree it's an ad

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 32 points 1 year ago (1 children)

AND THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT'S HAPPENED!

THEY ALMOST WENT BANKRUPT THE FIRST TIME THEY DID IT

WHY WOULD THEY DO IT AGAIN?

[–] 420stalin69@hexbear.net 34 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Money isn’t the most important thing in life. If your dream is giving people unjustifiable amounts of shrimp and cocktail sauce then you have to shoot your shot.

[–] BountifulEggnog@hexbear.net 16 points 1 year ago

Critical support to the bourgeoisie on this one.

[–] 420blazeit69@hexbear.net 30 points 1 year ago

If $11 million is make-or-break money for your national restaurant chain, you have bigger problems than a loss leader that lost a little too much

[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 26 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Meet Bottomless Pete, Nature's cruelest mistake!

[–] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago

oh good someone posted my comment for me

[–] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago

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[–] TrudeauCastroson@hexbear.net 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Never bet on Americans not eating a lot of food.

This is basic not-invading-russia-in-the-winter type shit

[–] ashinadash@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago

Invading russia in general seems to be a poor idea

[–] kleeon@hexbear.net 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

how many shrimps do you have to eat before you make your skin turn pink?

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You gotta eat the shells, that's the important part

[–] xj9@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago

Correctly cooked shrimp shell is delicious

[–] Wakmrow@hexbear.net 12 points 1 year ago

Flamingo ooooohhh oh

[–] buh@hexbear.net 19 points 1 year ago

Unlimited shrimp on Red LobSSter 🦞 qin-shi-huangdi-fireball

[–] Sons_of_Ferrix@hexbear.net 18 points 1 year ago

Sorry guys, went a little overboard last night.

[–] comrade_pibb@hexbear.net 15 points 1 year ago

Sorry not sorry that I ate $11 million worth of shrimp

[–] Parsani@hexbear.net 15 points 1 year ago

costanza-maoist

Destroying American businesses by eating too much shrimp

[–] BountifulEggnog@hexbear.net 13 points 1 year ago

I would simply charge a small amount more for shrimp, but I'm no capitalist.

[–] neroiscariot@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago

Did the Three 6 Mafia teach people nothing?

[–] Torenico@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago

Sorry I eated it all

[–] Des@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago

homer-bye my work here is done

[–] sourquincelog@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago