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But the sign said "All you can eat!" (hexbear.net)
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https://people.com/red-lobster-is-considering-bankruptcy-partly-due-to-11-million-loss-from-endless-shrimp-deal-report-8635031

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[-] Dbumba@hexbear.net 44 points 2 years ago

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 28 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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 2 years 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 5 points 2 years ago

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

[-] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 34 points 2 years ago

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 36 points 2 years ago

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 2 years ago

Critical support to the bourgeoisie on this one.

[-] 420blazeit69@hexbear.net 32 points 2 years 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 27 points 2 years ago

Tis no man! Tis a remorseless eating machine! Arr!

[-] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 21 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Meet Bottomless Pete, Nature's cruelest mistake!

[-] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago

oh good someone posted my comment for me

[-] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

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[-] TrudeauCastroson@hexbear.net 26 points 2 years ago

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 2 years ago

Invading russia in general seems to be a poor idea

[-] kleeon@hexbear.net 23 points 2 years ago

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

[-] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 14 points 2 years ago

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

[-] xj9@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago

Correctly cooked shrimp shell is delicious

[-] Wakmrow@hexbear.net 12 points 2 years ago

Flamingo ooooohhh oh

[-] buh@hexbear.net 19 points 2 years ago

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

[-] Sons_of_Ferrix@hexbear.net 18 points 2 years ago

Sorry guys, went a little overboard last night.

[-] comrade_pibb@hexbear.net 15 points 2 years ago

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

[-] BountifulEggnog@hexbear.net 13 points 2 years ago

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

[-] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 2 years ago

Xi eaten all shrimps with his comically huge chopsticks

[-] neroiscariot@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago

Did the Three 6 Mafia teach people nothing?

[-] Des@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago

homer-bye my work here is done

[-] Torenico@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago

Sorry I eated it all

[-] roux@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago

The West has fallen

[-] sourquincelog@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago

Me at red lobster

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