[killer_carlson]

I think the damage from this will linger.

For what it is worth, we had a staff meeting today (it's a small office) and went for lunch afterwards.

We would have gone to Earls - go there a lot for client promo or office functions - but because of this whole attempt to exclude Alberta Beef we went to a different restaurant. Like I said, it's a small office, but there was $150 worth of lunch and drinks that went directly to a competitor and not to them. I'll also be doing client promo at other establishments for a while.

We mentioned to the waitress that we were glad they were serving Alberta beef. Waitress said she's heard that a lot lately, and was glad to hear it.

Quite frankly I suspect we aren't the only place to make that decision.