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Jesse Martin camped out overnight this month outside a San Marcos, Texas, Chick-fil-A for a chance to win a year's worth of chicken sandwiches. The Atlanta-based fast-food chain gives away free meals for a year to the first 100 customers at new stores' grand openings. So far, Mr. Martin, a 34-year-old college pastor from Austin, Texas, has been to five Chick-fil-A grand openings and won at four of them.
Chicken, More Chicken
What the chain calls a year's supply, or about $300 in store credits, lasts about two or three months in the hands of Mr. Martin. "I eat there sometimes two or three times a week. Sometimes I eat there three times a day and eat free all day," he says. He typically orders the chain's classic chicken sandwich and nuggets. Mr. Martin shares his winnings with friends and with his 9-year-old son Josiah and 6-year-old daughter Kelli.
Even when he doesn't have free gift certificates, he typically eats at Chick-fil-A once or twice a week either by himself or with others. In May, he plans on taking his wife to the next grand opening in a nearby town so she can get her own gift certificates for the family to share. "I'm a raving, craving fan," says Mr. Martin, adding that Chick-fil-A has been his favorite fast-food chain since he was 10.
http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/109098/who-could-eat-all-this
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I was thinking the same thing about the pastor also. Now, if he obtained the free food opportunity and distributed it to a needy group or family, that would be the more Christian thing to do.
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I was thinking the same thing about the pastor also. Now, if he obtained the free food opportunity and distributed it to a needy group or family, that would be the more Christian thing to do.
I am SO glad that I wasn't the only person to be thinking that, guys! Phew. They do need to change their rules.
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I don't know of any big competition that would hand over a prize like that to a previous winner. That sucks! I bet he didn't share the information with any of his contacts either that it was happening.
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It does suck. I hope after they see the story in the press that Chick-fil-A changes the rules. They could make it that you had to be a local eg live within so many miles of that branch.
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Yesterday I saw a local TV news story on a new Chickfila opening. The lines outside of the store wrapped around the building (I assume that there were at least 100 folks). What I noticed more than anything else, was that those in line looked to be fat folks or even obese folks. It was not difficult to draw a connection.
You know what, I don't think that's fair. They should put a limit on how many times you can win. And him a pastor too! That's not a very generous of spirit type action, hogging it all for yourself and your own circle repeatedly.
When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a rose with the other.