July 26, 2011
1. Newblog2011: 07/26/11 Friendly's
Friendly’s Restaurants seem to me to be very unfriendly places to take one’s children. Their latest ad campaign is for their “New Taste of Summer Menu.”
Here are what the largest ads on the first page of the Friendly’s website are today, July 26, 2011, as of 2:30 p.m.:
--New Taste of Summer Menu: Celebrate Summer’s Sunny Return at Friendly’s
--New Coconut Shrimp: Five Pieces of Golden Fried Butterfly Shrimp Coated in Sweet Coconut Flakes
--Ahoy Tasty! Friend-Z made with Chips Ahoy! Soft Serve With Chips Ahoy! Whipped Into A Friend-Z!
--New Chillers & Strawberry Lemonade: Sip A Refreshing Summer Drink Bursting With Delicious Tropical Flavors!
Next to the section of large, revolving ads, there’s another, smaller section with revolving ads. One of them says:
--Join The Inner Circle of Friendly’s Loyalists!
Following the link from that section brings you to a page that says:
--“Join Our Exciting New Club!
Become Our New Best Friend Today And Receive:
Free 3-Scoop Sundae Just For Enrolling
Birthday Offers For You and Your Family
Information On Special Events
Announcement Of New Products And New Menu Items
Newsletters And More!”
In the background for that section, there’s a picture of a Friendly’s road sign. The sign changes to repeat the larger ads on the first page of the website, “Taste of Summer Menu,” "Coconut Shrimp," "Chips Ahoy!" etc.
In the same section of revolving ads that advertises for the “Inner Circle of Friendly’s Loyalists,” there’s an ad that says:
--“Help Us Send Kids With Disabilities To Camp!”
That link goes to a page that has a list of Camp Friendly’s Locations. The Friendly’s sign with the revolving messages is also in the background for that page.
Here’s the list of camps that Friendly’s says it will help children with disabilities attend, from the Friendly’s website:
“January 25, 2011
List of Camp Friendly’s Locations
We will help kids with disabilities go to these and other Summer Camps:
Camp Friendly’s Day, Hartford, CT
Camp Hemlocks, Hebron, CT
FLC Summer Day Camp, New Haven, CT
All Kids Summer Day Camp, Waterbury, CT
Camp Friendly’s Spring Break Camp, Daytona Beach, FL
Camp Challenge, Sorrento, FL
Camp Fairlee Manor, Chestertown, MD
Camp Friendly’s Respite Camp, Silver Springs, MD
Camp Friendly’s Vacation Camps, Portland, ME
Camp Friendly’s at Agassiz Village, West Poland, ME
Camp Friendly's Vacation Day Camp, Dover, NH
Camp Sno Mo, Gilmanton Iron Works, NH
Camp Friendly's Day Camp at Easter Seals, Manchester, NH
Camp Friendly's Vacation Day Camp, Raymond, NH
Camp Merry Heart, Hackettstown, NJ
Camp Friendly’s Child Development Summer Day Camp, Bronx, NY
Camp Colonie Day Camp, Cohoes, NY
Camp Friendly’s at the ESNY Diagnostic & Treatment Ctr., Rochester, NY
Camp Easter Seals Day Camp, Alliance OH
Camp Can Day Camp, Bellevue OH
Camp Friendly’s Week, Dayton OH
Summer Day Camp, Youngstown OH
Camp SPOT Day Camp, Bethlehem, PA
Camp Freedom, Chester County, PA
ACES Day Camp, Harrisburg, PA
Camp Lily Day Camp, Reading, PA
ACES Day Camp, York, PA
Camp Friendly’s Farm Camp and Playgroup, Wakefield, RI
Camp Friendly’s Conductive Education Camp, Columbia, SC
Camp Friendly’s Respite Weekend, New Castle, VA
Summer Camps in Southwest FL, SC & NC via Camp Friendly’s Camperships”
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July 26, 2011
I’m sure that there’s more on the Friendly’s website for people to be concerned about. However, as always, the amount of time available to me on the Internet is such that I can rarely be as thorough as I’d like to be for everything.
1. Newblog2011: 07/26/11 Friendly's
Copyright L. Kochman July 26, 2011 @ 2:59 p.m.
1. Newblog2011: 07/26/11 Friendly's
Friendly’s Restaurants seem to me to be very unfriendly places to take one’s children. Their latest ad campaign is for their “New Taste of Summer Menu.”
Here are what the largest ads on the first page of the Friendly’s website are today, July 26, 2011, as of 2:30 p.m.:
--New Taste of Summer Menu: Celebrate Summer’s Sunny Return at Friendly’s
--New Coconut Shrimp: Five Pieces of Golden Fried Butterfly Shrimp Coated in Sweet Coconut Flakes
--Ahoy Tasty! Friend-Z made with Chips Ahoy! Soft Serve With Chips Ahoy! Whipped Into A Friend-Z!
--New Chillers & Strawberry Lemonade: Sip A Refreshing Summer Drink Bursting With Delicious Tropical Flavors!
Next to the section of large, revolving ads, there’s another, smaller section with revolving ads. One of them says:
--Join The Inner Circle of Friendly’s Loyalists!
Following the link from that section brings you to a page that says:
--“Join Our Exciting New Club!
Become Our New Best Friend Today And Receive:
Free 3-Scoop Sundae Just For Enrolling
Birthday Offers For You and Your Family
Information On Special Events
Announcement Of New Products And New Menu Items
Newsletters And More!”
In the background for that section, there’s a picture of a Friendly’s road sign. The sign changes to repeat the larger ads on the first page of the website, “Taste of Summer Menu,” "Coconut Shrimp," "Chips Ahoy!" etc.
In the same section of revolving ads that advertises for the “Inner Circle of Friendly’s Loyalists,” there’s an ad that says:
--“Help Us Send Kids With Disabilities To Camp!”
That link goes to a page that has a list of Camp Friendly’s Locations. The Friendly’s sign with the revolving messages is also in the background for that page.
Here’s the list of camps that Friendly’s says it will help children with disabilities attend, from the Friendly’s website:
“January 25, 2011
List of Camp Friendly’s Locations
We will help kids with disabilities go to these and other Summer Camps:
Camp Friendly’s Day, Hartford, CT
Camp Hemlocks, Hebron, CT
FLC Summer Day Camp, New Haven, CT
All Kids Summer Day Camp, Waterbury, CT
Camp Friendly’s Spring Break Camp, Daytona Beach, FL
Camp Challenge, Sorrento, FL
Camp Fairlee Manor, Chestertown, MD
Camp Friendly’s Respite Camp, Silver Springs, MD
Camp Friendly’s Vacation Camps, Portland, ME
Camp Friendly’s at Agassiz Village, West Poland, ME
Camp Friendly's Vacation Day Camp, Dover, NH
Camp Sno Mo, Gilmanton Iron Works, NH
Camp Friendly's Day Camp at Easter Seals, Manchester, NH
Camp Friendly's Vacation Day Camp, Raymond, NH
Camp Merry Heart, Hackettstown, NJ
Camp Friendly’s Child Development Summer Day Camp, Bronx, NY
Camp Colonie Day Camp, Cohoes, NY
Camp Friendly’s at the ESNY Diagnostic & Treatment Ctr., Rochester, NY
Camp Easter Seals Day Camp, Alliance OH
Camp Can Day Camp, Bellevue OH
Camp Friendly’s Week, Dayton OH
Summer Day Camp, Youngstown OH
Camp SPOT Day Camp, Bethlehem, PA
Camp Freedom, Chester County, PA
ACES Day Camp, Harrisburg, PA
Camp Lily Day Camp, Reading, PA
ACES Day Camp, York, PA
Camp Friendly’s Farm Camp and Playgroup, Wakefield, RI
Camp Friendly’s Conductive Education Camp, Columbia, SC
Camp Friendly’s Respite Weekend, New Castle, VA
Summer Camps in Southwest FL, SC & NC via Camp Friendly’s Camperships”
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July 26, 2011
I’m sure that there’s more on the Friendly’s website for people to be concerned about. However, as always, the amount of time available to me on the Internet is such that I can rarely be as thorough as I’d like to be for everything.
1. Newblog2011: 07/26/11 Friendly's
Copyright L. Kochman July 26, 2011 @ 2:59 p.m.