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thedailywhat:

End Of An Era? of the Day: Despite what the jingle would have you believe, it seems not enough people want to go to Friendly’s these days. The iconic Northeast eatery has just filed for bankruptcy, and announced the closure of 63 restaurants.

Though it looks pretty bad for the makers of Fribbles, 424 locations are expected to remain open for the time being; and confidence in the restructuring remained strong.

But there is plenty of work to be done if the 76-year-old equity firm-owned ice-cream parlor chain expects to turn its business around. “It’s horrible,” CRG Partners turnaround specialist Gene Baldwin told Reuters. “The facilities are terrible and need to be redone.”

“This is not, in my mind, about Friendly’s disappearing,” adds consultant Dennis Lombardi. “In fact, I think it’s reasonably likely that we’ll see Friendly’s a stronger brand five years from now.”

[npr / reuters.]

Guys, Friendly’s sucks. Oh my god, glad I quit now.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Nooooooooooooooo!

(via loki-palooza)

8 months ago

1. theweatheragainstyourwindow reblogged this from katiefuckingfitch- and added:

   I loved Friendly’s when I was growing up.

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3. kittykatpancake reblogged this from thedeeface and added:

   GAH the one 5 mins away from my house closed

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   DAHNA we have a mole! You have to update weekly with any news you can. It’s a dangerous mission, but I know you can do...

7. run-dmc reblogged this from lertheblur and added:

   okay so the one in the hanover mall has already died but the one outside of the mall is still alive!! i was there...

8. blackbyrdsinging reblogged this from lertheblur and added:

   the bros need to not go to school anymore, because clearly it was us that made this happen.

9. astoldbyjenjen reblogged this from lertheblur and added:

   WEYMOUTHS STILL OPEN BABY!

10. magicinabluebox reblogged this from lertheblur and added:

    Every single fucking friendly’s near me (i think hanover too laur) are fucking closed. let me die. i learned the sad...

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12. hippieface said: “This establishment is an American icon.” I have seriously never heard of this place. /midwest.
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14. sjdouche reblogged this from lertheblur and added:

    i am sorry to say that the hanover friendlys has indeed closed dear friend. *tear

15. iuwaehfoaiuwhefoiaulfjqn reblogged this from see-reverse-side and added:

    Oh, so nothing special.

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19. see-reverse-side reblogged this from iuwaehfoaiuwhefoiaulfjqn and added:

    They’re everywhere in Suburban New England. Basically a second-rate Dairy Queen, based on the one time I went there.

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    Watermelon Rolls?!

22. paulitawilhelm reblogged this from thedailywhat and added:

    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I...Friendly’s last weekend...it was...

23. mhmdport reblogged this from thedailywhat and added:

    LOVE friendly’s!!!! D’:

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27. crimisin reblogged this from queenofzan and added:

    Oh Gosh. You guys have no idea how much I miss Friendly’s.

28. lacecoveredlullabies reblogged this from fullphathomfive and added:

    WHAT. SIMONE WHERE AM I GOING TO EAT

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    Streeter understands my life. I have no reason not to marry this man now.

34. dusty-yay reblogged this from foreverrhapsody and added:

    Nuuuuuuuuuuuu ;_; Friendly’s is one of the few things that Dayton has and Cincy doesn’t that I really, really like. Not...

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    i heard about this last night D:

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    Nooooooooooooooo!

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49. emir-dynamite reblogged this from illicit-priestly-activities and added:

    I haven’t been to a Friendly’s since the one in the Museum of Science closed. But. When I was little, my father would...

50. anavinoslo reblogged this from queenofzan and added:

    We west cost people (save the carb-counting San Diego bitches) would totally keep Friendly’s in business!

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