Einstein Brothers Bagels

[chicken]

So we went to Einstein Bagels for lunch. Not the first time. Usually it is pretty nice, the food is fresh and good.

However, this time they were playing some kind of horrible Christian Rock over the PA system. Not just horrible, but propagandistic.

Lyrics like "God is real, creation is the truth". Three songs in a row.

I was extremely surprised because it seems like a pretty hip company, and I have never heard music like this in there before, either at this location or any other.

I wrote an angry letter to them, asking whether this was a corporate policy of religious indoctrination, or a franchise-specific aberration of self-appointed managerial propaganda.

I stated I would never again eat at any Einstein if it was a corporate policy, and never again eat at this particular location if it was specific to this location.

I was very surprised, because this particular location is in the heart of the most liberal, crunchy-granola suburb of Orlando. This isn't the town you think of when you think "Bible Belt". This is freaking Winter Park here. It's about the least likely place in Florida for such an occurrence.

Has anyone else experienced this kind of thing at Einstein Brothers Bagels?

Comments

[anelith.livejournal.com]

We eat there once in a blue moon, so I couldn't say what's normal. They seem like a very hip, young place (by young I mean the staffers are all really, really young!).

I have a feeling that one of the wait staff popped his/her personal choice of a CD in the player, and the manager didn't have the guts to stop him/her OR -- didn't even notice. It can easily happen in a busy restaurant.

[chicken-cem.livejournal.com]

I'm hoping that's all it was -- because I find it highly unlikely that this kind of thing would be corporate policy.

Although, remember Bess Eaton? They used to print bible quotations right on their styrofoam cups. Ugh.

[anelith.livejournal.com]

No, I never saw a Bess Eaton! I looked at the Wiki entry. Interesting!

[ponders-life.livejournal.com]

Whoa. Please let us know what kind of response you get to your letter!

[chicken-cem.livejournal.com]

Yes -- they promised to respond within a week.

[the-automatik.livejournal.com]

Gross!

I'm going to post today about this annoying religious woman at my physio clinic so I hope you'll read and comment.

[chicken-cem.livejournal.com]

Of course -- nothing annoys me more than annoying religious people (like the guy who shares our parking lot at work and who has a huge "JESUS IS THE ANSWER" license plate).

[the-automatik.livejournal.com]

Ick. I'm not looking forward to that when I go visit New Orleans for Christmas with the family.

The other night there was some dick driving like a maniac and Shaun was getting annoyed. The guy had a Jesus fish on his car and I told Shaun, "Oh it's okay. He's not perfect. Just forgiven."

*BARFS*

[chicken-cem.livejournal.com]

BARFS indeed.

Are there a ton of Jesus fish on cars in Louisiana?

Yesterday driving past a church I saw that they had put this message on their message board/marquee: "STOP, DROP, and PRAY!"

WTF does that even mean?

Blech.

[the-automatik.livejournal.com]

ARGH!

I guess I'm really prejudiced against Christianity and Catholicism because it's totally shoved down our throats, especially in the Southern United States.

I suppose if the sign about praying was about praying to some priestess of Wicca I wouldn't be as annoyed. But then again, Wiccans don't go around telling people that if they don't believe in Wicca they'll go to hell.