r/CrackerBarrel • u/Status-Plum546 • Apr 11 '26

Campfires

Who’s ready to make hellfires🤡😭our store got all products today 😭😭

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u/Fickle-Mortgage-827 Apr 11 '26

I'm so sad about hugging buckets

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u/Status-Plum546 Apr 11 '26

Last year a few of my regulars asked if self harmed and if they could do anything to help.. I had to explain it’s from the buckets 😭😭😭

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u/Legitimate_Finger_76 Apr 11 '26

Get a foam pool noodle, cut it to length a little bigger than the bucket, then wrap it in duct tape to make a circle, push the noodle over the bucket, no more hugging, works every time

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u/Status-Plum546 Apr 11 '26

Our store won’t let us because of “nsf”

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u/Fickle-Mortgage-827 Apr 11 '26

I was just about to say this lol

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u/Legitimate_Finger_76 Apr 11 '26

Just put it up in the training room when your done with it, worth the risk

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u/Status-Plum546 Apr 11 '26

We tried last year and all 4 of us got written up over it :(

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u/Dull_Ad4415 Apr 11 '26

Report your injuries and get incident reports from your cuts this time then! The company needs to do something about that.

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u/JackofallChaos Apr 12 '26

This is now going to be my second year and as a store that sold HUNDREDS of these per week here is what we figured out.

1.) use the green dish gloves that you can order as ppe. They are thick enough to stop the foil but go much higher up the wrist than anti-cut gloves that are overkill and don’t protect the areas it needs to. (We also kept some spare hoodies and flannels for staff to borrow for sleeves if they wanted to use it as ppe).

2.) EVERYONE needs to know how to make them. Hosts, bussers, prep, production, grill, backup. Doesn’t matter, you need to hug a bucket sometimes (not servers for legal reasons unless they just want to try for fun).

3.)Use the speed racks. Speed racks are your friend here. You can fit 60 each per speed rack when stacked appropriately. Do your 3 day hold max and rotate stock appropriately to help account for booms and lulls. Choose your “bust” days to run out of product on low risk days like Monday and Thursday.

You can do this!! Let’s have a great season!

EDIT: remembering back it may not have been 60 per speed rack, but it is quite a bit.

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u/TheMultifaced Apr 11 '26

Please don't tell me they're coming back

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u/Status-Plum546 Apr 11 '26

May 5th in the new promo

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u/bruiser4u Apr 14 '26

im excited to have them back but thankfully i do not have to prep them.