News Pizza Hut — Racist?

[HairyChick]

My first thought was anger. Then disbelief. Then why blame a chain for the actions of one employee? Then the differing stories. An offer of one free buffet meal. It makes you wonder if we’re guilty of seeing racism in innocent situations ... or if this behavior goes on daily but it is now being reported....

Coupon for free pizza buffet at North Carolina restaurant leads to accusations of racism

A pizza restaurant in North Carolina is defending itself from accusations of racism after a white customer was allegedly allowed to use a coupon that a black customer was not.

Link Alexander claims he walked into a Pizza Inn restaurant in Rocky Mount last Monday and presented a coupon for a free buffet, per WRAL. A manager at the Pizza Inn then asked Alexander where he got the coupon — he said his supervisor gave it to him — before denying him the free meal because it did not appear to be signed by the correct manager or district manager

Alexander didn't press the issue. "To go through an interrogation just for a $7.99, $8.99 buffet?" Alexander said. "It just doesn't make sense that I had to go through that," he told WRAL.

Hours later, however, Alexander's roommate, Rex Casey, entered the same location with the same coupon and claims a server allowed him to sit and partake in the deal.

Casey went over to double-check with the restaurant manager — with his hand covering the supposedly faulty signature — who reportedly said everything was fine. He then uncovered the signature portion, at which point he says the manager started to backtrack about accepting the coupon.

"I said, 'I want to know why this coupon wasn't accepted from my roommate, but it was accepted for me,'" said Casey in a Facebook video posted shortly after the incident. "He gave me some spiel about the signature not being legible; he said the signature on the coupon has to be his managers, or the [district manager's] or something like that … There's nothing on this coupon about any terms and conditions about the signature," he said.

“I'm not going to say [the manager] is lying, but I am going to tell you I spoke to two different staff members at the Pizza Inn … and they both told me they were not aware of those policies, and that they did accept those coupons, and that they were not told to check the signature," added Casey.

Pat Bailey, Associate Manager Pizza Inn, told Fox News she was the one Alexander presented the coupon to and neither she nor the other manager recognized the signature. Bailey said the coupon could be from another franchise and is not accepted at that Pizza Inn location.
Pizza Inn has since released a statement to Fox News saying they "did not accept [the coupon] from either guest," despite Casey's claims.

"It is common practice for individual restaurants to create promotions that are valid only at a specific location. This particular restaurant did not recognize the coupon that was presented and did not accept it from either guest. Our employees were exercising caution as customers have attempted to use fraudulent cards in the past. Both guests received the same level of service and response from on-site management."

The owner of that particular Pizza Inn restaurant has since offered a free meal to Alexander, and added that he takes full responsibility for the management not being "on the same page" about the coupon procedure.

Alexander, meanwhile, has said he'll be going to "Domino's or Pizza Hut" instead of the Pizza Inn, and added on Facebook that he would prefer for Pizza Inn staffers to undergo diversity training.

[OneHungLo]

Yeah, I mean, the only logical answer is, of course...racism.

[ErectMedia]

I'm sure they just denied the black guy cause the buffet ran out of fried chicken and orange drank and didn't wanna piss him off.

[Mr Pheer]

What does this have to do with Pizza Hut?

[HairyChick]

Originally Posted by Mr Pheer

What does this have to do with Pizza Hut?

I corrected it after posting.

[baddog]

Originally Posted by PamWinterReturns

I corrected it after posting.

You didn't do a very good job of it; the title still says Pizza Hut.

[HairyChick]

I can't edit the title on iPad, just the text in post. I'm switching to laptop in a few (to FTP) so will try to edit from there.

[tfto]

Originally Posted by OneHungLo

Yeah, I mean, the only logical answer is, of course...racism.

When all else fails, Play the racism card.

[Mr Pheer]

Originally Posted by PamWinterReturns

I can't edit the title on iPad, just the text in post. I'm switching to laptop in a few (to FTP) so will try to edit from there.

You can't edit the title on a regular computer, either. You have to get it right the first time.

PS: There's a hamster in your armpit.

[sarettah]

Originally Posted by Mr Pheer

You can't edit the title on a regular computer, either. You have to get it right the first time.

PS: There's a hamster in your armpit.

You can edit the title if you go into advanced options from the edit form

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[brassmonkey]

some are franchisees

[newB]

Am I missing something? It says the 2nd guy covered up the signature portion and when it was revealed that the coupon wasn't signed the manager tried to back out of honoring it, just like had been done for the first guy and for the exact same reason.

[HairyChick]

Originally Posted by sarettah

You can edit the title if you go into advanced options from the edit form

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Thanks. Edit button isn't showing right now. Tonight I'll check from a different computer and see if it shows up. iPhones are too tiny for my eyes.

Thinking back to those 16" screens on monitors a foot away .... we've come a long, long way.

[DBS.US]

[nico-t]

Pam, the only threads you post are always about this shitty racist narrative you get planted into your head by the crap you read and watch. There are more important things happening every second of every day than this one retarded topic you seem to focus on.

[HairyChick]

Originally Posted by nico-t

Pam, the only threads you post are always about this shitty racist narrative you get planted into your head by the crap you read and watch. There are more important things happening every second of every day than this one retarded topic you seem to focus on.

Maybe you need to use ignore then if you can't handle a little discussion on a hot topic. If you think racism is retarded, that says it all.

I post on topics I read about if I think they have value in today's world. I like to hear the thoughts of others on prominent issues. You learn a lot when people from other countries post.

No one forces you to read my threads. The title generally tells the topic. You can go read the hundred threads about our president and his progress, you can create threads that cause people to think, or you can post shit bout nothing important.

Freedom of speech isn't only for USA citizens. GFY citizens have that choice, too.

[sarettah]

Originally Posted by PamWinterReturns

Thanks. Edit button isn't showing right now. Tonight I'll check from a different computer and see if it shows up. iPhones are too tiny for my eyes.

You can only edit a post for 15 minutes or so after it is posted.

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[ghjghj]

Originally Posted by sarettah

15 minutes or so

[OneHungLo]

[nico-t]

Originally Posted by PamWinterReturns

Maybe you need to use ignore then if you can't handle a little discussion on a hot topic. If you think racism is retarded, that says it all.

I post on topics I read about if I think they have value in today's world. I like to hear the thoughts of others on prominent issues. You learn a lot when people from other countries post.

No one forces you to read my threads. The title generally tells the topic. You can go read the hundred threads about our president and his progress, you can create threads that cause people to think, or you can post shit bout nothing important.

Freedom of speech isn't only for USA citizens. GFY citizens have that choice, too.

"hot topic"? The only ones who make this a hot topic are the media! Racism is pretty much non existent in our western societies today, that's why it's a retarded topic. "prominent issue" my ass!