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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 11:27 AM Original message |
Non-profit Panera cafe: Take what you need, pay what you can |
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LiberalLoner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
1. I hope it works too. I so want to believe in human nature again. n/t |
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calimary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 12:53 PM Response to Reply #1 |
23. Very well put. Sadly so. |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
2. KNR...great idea...n/t |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
3. Hope this is a success |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
4. Good for Panera Bread, after reading this I will have lunch at one tomorrow |
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EXneoCON (197 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
5. Panera shows... |
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Pooka Fey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
6. Good on Panera Bread Company. I love their goodies. nt |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
7. Wow, I wish I was around. I'd pay extra for my food for sure. |
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Kablooie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
8. Very interesting. I would expect it to work at first but the income to decrease in time. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
9. Real capitalists would donate a nickel, resell the bread and feel they worked hard for the profit |
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CTLawGuy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 06:47 AM Response to Reply #9 |
60. arbitrage! |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 10:32 AM Response to Reply #9 |
72. Not REAL capitalists, but real greedy, selfish b....rds, imo. |
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Joanne98 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
10. That's actually a really good idea. A small restaurant owner tried it |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
11. In the 70s when I was at the University of Iowa there was a restaurant |
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marions ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
12. I'll be interested in this! |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 12:30 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. There are no people not qualified to work in a close-knit community. |
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marions ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 12:36 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. A cohesive group can do this, but |
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Tunkamerica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 12:00 AM Response to Reply #15 |
50. well, panera doesn't have greeters really and no specials to speak of |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 01:31 AM Response to Reply #50 |
54. I read somewhere that this Panera is in a fairly upscale neighborhood. |
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wolfgangmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 09:01 AM Response to Reply #50 |
66. Previous experments in this line done by social scientists shows that... |
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jamesatemple (176 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 08:52 AM Response to Reply #12 |
65. I'd like to donate some time and labor myself. |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
13. My cynical guess is that this will work in the short term |
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marions ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 12:50 PM Response to Reply #13 |
22. I have to agree with your statement |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 12:55 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Exactly. The ones with the "real" bucks will probably pay less or none at all |
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marions ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 01:22 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. We're thinking alike |
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liberation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 03:07 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. It sounds to me like you don't trust yourself to pay fair price if given the choice... |
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marions ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 05:03 PM Response to Reply #30 |
38. at my income level |
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Tunkamerica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 12:01 AM Response to Reply #24 |
51. fuckingest. never seen that one before. |
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Abq_Sarah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 01:21 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. Clayton |
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marions ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 01:30 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. yes I can't really see this working where people |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
14. Sounds like fun. I bet they will get lots of volunteers to make the bread |
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marions ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 12:31 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. yes it could work if run as a co-op |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 12:44 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Seems to me that people who are not there regularly will pay |
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marions ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 12:58 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. then why not start off with a group of regulars who |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 01:29 AM Response to Reply #25 |
53. If the peacemaker has a really great sense of humor, the job can |
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marions ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 04:20 AM Response to Reply #53 |
57. I would say very rare |
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Berry Cool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
17. I'd be a little worried that somebody would leave a chicken. |
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NoSheep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 12:41 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. At least it would be fresh. |
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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
21. K&R n/t |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
29. love you MORE, Panera! |
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Lugnut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
31. Another reason to love Panera Bread. |
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LadyHawkAZ (800 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
32. We have a restaurant with a similar setup |
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The_Commonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
33. I am writing a novel that takes place in a restaurant... |
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PerpetuallyDazed (806 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 10:06 PM Response to Reply #33 |
45. Interesting how that happens, isn't it? n/t |
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katzenjammers (147 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
34. That little social experiment won't last long. Most of those "self checkout" lines in stores are |
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SheilaT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 10:40 PM Response to Reply #34 |
47. Really? |
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Sherman A1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 02:52 AM Response to Reply #34 |
55. Hate to break the news to you, but |
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wolfgangmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 09:09 AM Response to Reply #34 |
67. Where I live they have just expanded them. |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 12:05 PM Response to Reply #34 |
75. and what people steal |
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T Wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 03:37 PM Response to Original message |
35. Checking out the responses to this on The Dark Side (I know) reveals a basic difference |
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marions ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 06:23 PM Response to Reply #35 |
40. why does it have to be left up to individual codes of morality? |
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The Wizard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
36. Republicans will show up, |
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wolfgangmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 09:11 AM Response to Reply #36 |
68. Bwahahahahahahaha. |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 10:55 AM Response to Reply #36 |
73. +Graham's Number |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
37. There was a cafe run by Hare Krishnas in St. Petersburg, Russia, that did this same thing, back in |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
39. Socialism in small systems can work beautifully |
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a la izquierda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 07:52 AM Response to Reply #39 |
62. i like the way you think... |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 08:25 AM Response to Reply #39 |
63. We're a little more structured because all three of us suck at |
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BrightKnight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 07:15 PM Response to Original message |
41. There was a 24 hour restaurant in Chicago that also fed homeless people |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 08:11 PM Response to Original message |
42. I've run food stands that were donation only and people will pay more than actual price |
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tilsammans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
43. It's Panera for me tomorrow! |
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wolfgangmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 09:14 AM Response to Reply #43 |
69. Understand that this is NOT panera |
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tilsammans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 02:48 PM Response to Reply #69 |
76. Yes, I understand that, but . . . |
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catnhatnh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
44. This is a joke and the restaurant is doomed... |
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lunasun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
46. Panera here always gives the 'day olds' to a 2nd hand store in area |
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SheilaT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 10:44 PM Response to Original message |
48. I was in a Panera in Overland Park, KS |
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lakerboy (24 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 10:57 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. Same thing |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 12:11 AM Response to Original message |
52. Nice idea . . . better than a bread line, I think---!? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 02:54 AM Response to Original message |
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JNelson6563 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 05:42 AM Response to Original message |
58. I hope they fare better there than they would here. |
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wolfgangmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 09:17 AM Response to Reply #58 |
70. People act very different on vacation. |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 06:28 AM Response to Original message |
59. Unfortunately there was a study done I think I read it in Freakonomics, the book. |
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skipos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 07:26 AM Response to Original message |
61. I'd like to know WHERE it is located in St. Louis. Anyone know? nt |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 08:34 AM Response to Original message |
64. If bread was available as a download, nobody would donate. |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 10:56 AM Response to Reply #64 |
74. Well, it actually IS. |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 02:51 PM Response to Reply #74 |
77. Why, I oughta... |
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71. I'm impressed! 5 Stars for you Shaich :) |
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