Red Lobster Restaurant Mystery!!

[dmarie123]

Red Lobster is not expensive. They have plenty of dishes under $10. The most expensive thing on the whole menu is under $25.

[skel1977]

Red Lobster is a pretty crappy place when it comes to seafood

[jimboburnsy]

Originally Posted by Nature Guy

With all the so-called "dire economic news" of the last six months, or so, how is it possible that this rather pricey restaurant chain, The Red Lobster, doesn't figure into this equation? Has anyone else out there taken note of this?

If we were indeed in such dire economic straights (as we've all been led to believe), how is it even remotely possible that families and individuals somehow, somewhere, can come up with the available money to dine at such an expensive establishment?

And even stranger, why have there (apparently) been no cut-backs with this restaurant chain involving closing some of there stores in order to "survive" this so-called "grave economic down-turn"?

Not that this high-end restaurant chain is the prime indicator of the U.S. economy, but let's be realistic....if things were all as "bad" as the news would indicate with our economy....how is it possible this lobster restaurant continues to apparently do well?

Perhaps all is not as serious as the news would like us all to believe, eh? Or is there an enormous percentage of U.S. residents that can afford to dine at this lobster house with no apparent risk other than, perhaps, heartburn?

While we have personally been affected by this economic down-turn, it's quite obvious a sizeable percentage of the populace has no problem affording to dining out at this expensive eatery.

The conclusion must be that things are NOT nearly as serious as our news and government would have us believe. Anyone out there able to shed any light on this "economic mystery"? I'm sure I'm not alone in my wonderment....

Actually, I think that Red Lobster only has about 500 clients nationwide. Evidently, those 500 people have managed to avoid layoff.