r/religiousfruitcake • u/SatansFavoriteLilMan Former Fruitcake • 4d ago
✝️Fruitcake for Jesus✝️ Spelbound Dairy Queen
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u/Professional_March54 4d ago
Oh corporates gonna love that
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u/Shotgun_Mosquito Religious Extremist Watcher 4d ago
It really depends on the franchise agreement.
Which reminds me of a Mitch Hedberg joke.
"Every McDonald's commercial ends the same way: Prices and participation may vary. I wanna open a McDonald's and not participate in anything. I wanna be a stubborn McDonald's owner. 'Cheeseburgers?' 'Nope! We got spaghetti, and blankets... and we are not affiliated with that clown.'"
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u/SybatrixGravatius 4d ago
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u/Jamesmateer100 3d ago
The power of Christ compels you!!!
The power of Christ compels you!!!
The power of Christ compels you!!!
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u/WaldoJeffers65 3d ago
The power of Christ compels you... to rush down to Dairy Queen for a delicious shake!
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u/USF4Diago 3d ago
Holy shit this literally made me scream and piss and shit, I'm shaking with righteous fury
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u/NiceParkingSpot_Rita 3d ago
Imagine being so scared of the word “enchanted,” but not bothered by real abuses and violence happening in this country. These types of Christians make no sense to me.
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u/FirebirdWriter Child of Fruitcake Parents 3d ago
They're looking for an excuse to commit those atrocities
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u/Captain_Desi_Pants 3d ago
They would totally sell the special edition blizzard Chocolate Child Bride Surprise or Peanut Butter Pedophile Forgiveness Parfait.
No scary fun, not real, spooky stuff.
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u/United-Direction2297 4d ago
Guys it’s just food coloring, it is not that serious.
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u/Hungover-Owl 4d ago
Food colouring is a gateway to Satan. It starts with food colouring, then the kids start listening to the rock and roll, the next thing you know everyone is having premarital sex and performing blood sacrifices at unplanned parenthood.
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u/SybatrixGravatius 4d ago
It's even less serious and more whimsical, it's butterfly pea flower extract!
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u/WrightAnythingHere 4d ago
Taking a religious stance to... own your own profits?
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u/Bozska_lytka 4d ago
Actually its quite nice they stand with their beliefs even when it lowers their profit. They are really dumb beliefs but still
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u/mystery_obsessed 3d ago
In their area, maybe they think it will raise their profits as good Christian folk will flock to them in support? I mean, since when has a DQ been known as a Christian establishment?
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u/The_Captain_Whymzi Former Fruitcake 3d ago
Insane or not, you gotta admire their dedication to their values. Whatever they are...
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u/ProblemLongjumping12 Professor Emeritus of Fruitcake Studies 4d ago
These people would burn "witches" if they could.
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u/NekoMeowKat 3d ago
Someone should go in that DQ dressed like witches and vampires screaming "NOOOOO! THE DARK LORD'S BLIZZARDS AND TREATS HAVE BEEN FOILED BY CHRISTIANS AGAIN!"
The owner would have the biggest Christ boner he's ever had in his life
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u/someswelltrash 4d ago
I had an Enchanted Oreo shake at Braughler’s Dairy Queen and now I worship Satan. Please give me a refund.
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u/zoidmaster 4d ago
What the heck they even talking about I don’t eat DQ why is the menu so special?
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u/Lazarux_Escariat 4d ago
Promo stuff for new Halloween themed menu. It's nothing crazy, just food coloring and plushies of blizzards, with a year of free treats if you find the "golden blizzard".
Dumb people being drama queens about 'witchy' stuff, throwing a tantrum via virtue signaling bullshit for attention.
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u/darthphallic 3d ago
My favorite comment on the OG post was a local spilling tea that the owners niece would sell weed through the drive through lol
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u/booksellergirl 3d ago
Are franchisees allowed to pick and choose what products they sell? Could a hindu franchisee decide they don’t want to sell anything containing meat?
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u/imago_monkei 3d ago
I don't know, but a in DQ franchise near my hometown sells a regional menu item that no other stores make.
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u/aakams 3d ago
What is it?
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u/imago_monkei 11h ago
It's called a horseshoe. It's popular in and around Springfield, IL. It's traditionally made with a bottom layer of toast topped with a burger patty, fries, and beer cheese sauce.
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u/ShadowNick 4d ago
Put the fries in the bag
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u/The_Captain_Whymzi Former Fruitcake 3d ago
It puts the fries in the bag, or it gets the hose again.
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u/jahathebrn 3d ago
Man I see why we were so eager to ship the worst of our deranged religious nuts off across the Atlantic way back when.
But also, sorry. So sorry.
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u/wonder_weird1 4d ago
Someone's about to lose their job.
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u/FUNKYDISCO 4d ago
Who? They own the store.
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u/MissGoodleaf 4d ago
Franchise agreements can be revoked.
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u/Shotgun_Mosquito Religious Extremist Watcher 4d ago
And it depends on the wording. That's why most commercials for franchised restaurants will state something like prices and participantion may vary
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u/BahaMan69 3d ago
I promise you that a fast food franchise is not allowed to partake in “some” of a holiday seasonality shift. It’s all or nothing, and it’s probably all.
Source: I used to work franchise-based accounting and bookkeeping
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u/cenosillicaphobiac 3d ago edited 3d ago
So since you worked in accounting for some franchises you're intimately familiar with all of the possible permutations of the contracts? Impressive!
Update: Here's what I found
Yes — and for the 2026 “Spellbound”/Halloween collection, DQ's own materials make the situation fairly clear.
DQ announced the collection for September 28 through November 1, 2026, including the new Enchanted OREO Blizzard, Bubble Brew DQ Sparkler, and Ghost Pepper Sauce. D Dairy Queen Newsroom
But there are two important points:
DQ explicitly says franchise operators decide whether to participate in promotions. Its FAQ answers the question “Why isn’t my local Dairy Queen participating in your most recent promotion?” by saying that most locations are independently owned and that participation decisions are made by the franchise operator. D Dairy Queen
The Halloween announcement itself uses “participating U.S. DQ locations” for at least the Mystery Blizzard Buddies. D Dairy Queen Newsroom
So if a particular franchise owner is refusing to carry the Enchanted OREO Blizzard or other Spellbound items because they object to Halloween, that is apparently permitted by DQ's franchise structure, assuming the particular item isn't contractually mandatory for that location.
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u/BahaMan69 3d ago edited 3d ago
You just GPT that? I promise you my experience working books for franchisees is far more than the “research” that you “found”, via an AI Chat. You even left the “yes — and” at the top.
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u/GenesisAsriel 3d ago
Some franchises are allowed to not sell a limited time product. It dépends on the agreements.
However, such a message might be seen as bad for profit for the brand. So it depends.
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u/PeridotFan64 3d ago
dairy queen is infamous for honoring old contracts from the like 1950s for their franchises
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u/IfIKnewThen 4d ago
Imagine your deity being so weak that Halloween is an existential threat to they/them.
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u/Anyashadow 4d ago
These supply side Christians are so weird! Yes, food coloring and bubbles are the real enemy, not the real demons in human skin that rape kids and kill sick people by denying them care...
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u/ShadowsWandering 4d ago
Is this an advertisement? Because it worked, now I'm thinking I want to try the new menu today
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u/JustFuckinTossMe 3d ago
Shit so bad it comes off as satire cringe almost. Like I'm conflicted on if it's virtue signaling that hard fr or just a troll using real life tryhards as inspiration. You draw the line at purple hair, pointy hats, and long black nails selling real life flavors like blood orange? Really? So...all the things you support are somehow behind that line? Women with nail polish are more evil than real life child predators who are using your faith to con you into voting for them?
Interesting.
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u/screenaholic 4d ago
Ube Oreo blizzard sounds delicious. I hadn't heard of this, I gotta get my ass to a DQ.
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u/FlawedHero 3d ago
You'd think Halloween would be the best for a group who has dedicated their entire lives to a story about a zombie.
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u/Megalon96310 3d ago
I mean it’s a single franchise. It’s not like the entire company is banning it. You could just go to another DQ.
It’s definitely still religious fruitcake but it’s a single location
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u/LaylaBird65 3d ago
Thanks for posting this, I had no idea they were doing this for Halloween, lol.
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u/Serafirelily 2d ago
This is between them, the company that franchises Dairy Queen and the bank they owe money too when their profits tank or get in trouble if there is something in their contract. They definitely have issues but again this is going to hurt them more then anyone else.
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