Here you go. Thanks to loyal reader M for sharing:
Hey guys,
I received a certified letter today from the Cereal Bowwwl. They don’t like other cereal bars. Apparently they don’t like other cereal bars SOOOOO much they send nasty letters threatening the demise of as for mentioned cereal bars. Eaties just got one of those letters!!! Yippy!
They stated that they will be mass producing franchises throughout North Carolina in the summer of 2007. Fortunately for eaties, down town Asheville does not allow chain stores…except for that one Subway that snuck in.
They also stated that they own “Think Outside the Box”. Just a heads up…the Cereal Bowwwl are the only ones allowed to “Think Outside the Box”. Don’t get all daring and think you will get away with “thinking outside the box” because you will get sued.
They also mentioned that they hold intellectual property rights on such ideas as 1)couches 2)playing cartoons and 3) a chill atmosphere. Every coffee house in the country is doomed! The cartoons thing could get a little tricky since almost EVERY HOME in America has a TV and likely dabbles in cartoon viewing once in a while.
You have been WARNED!!!
******This has been a Public Service announcement brought to you by Eaties Cereal Bar.******
Love-
Becky
10 Comments
Yes, you can go to the store and get a box of cereal and milk and save money. You can do that for any item at any restauraunt. But do you? Do you never eat out because you can save money by going to the store? Ive been to Eaties several times now and have enjoyed myself each time. Its the atmosphere that I find refreshing. I think its simply because it doesnt have that smug and pretentious feeling to it that is quite common in Asheville establishments. And for that alone, I give them my thumbs up.
As for the letter from the Cereal Bowl, sounds like bullshit threats but thats only my opinion. Id like to actually read that letter.
AP… people eat out to eat out. They go out of their houses to socialize. Ive NEVER been to a restaurant that was cheaper than buying the food and eating it at home! The whole point of restaurants is to eat in public and meet with people. You dont like cartoons… big deal, I dont like loud music when Im trying to talk to my friends in a bar… but in Asheville you cant even go out on a weekend night and relax with your friends without having to pay a cover to see some band you dont really want to see, and NOT be able to talk to the friends you are with!
As far as the chef goes… in a way cereal bars DO allow you to make you own food and you dont have to have some snotty chef telling you how your food should be. (Theres alot of restuarants in Asheville that I just refuse to go to because the food itself is so darn pretentious its just rediculous). You can select from 25 different cereals and mix them however you want, put tons of different toppings on and then get your pick of milks. What if you decide you really like a mix of 5 different cereals? To do this at home you’d have to buy all five. What if you like to try a different combination every time? The whole point is fun and experimentation… the same thing goes for a "real" restaurant. People dont want to have to stock every kind of noodle and meat known to man at home so they can have variety in their meals!
What about coffee shops? People actually pay tons of money to buy coffee every day. Its just coffee. Hot water and coffee grounds with some sugar and milk… Or an ice cream shoppe? Cant you just as easily buy ice cream yourself? Or a hot-dog restaurant or a bar that just sells regular beers that you could pay a 1/4th as much to buy yourself? How is a cereal bar any more stupid than those ideas which people seem to really love? Or any restaurant for that matter?
And yes, I helped Becky open the restaurant so I may be partial… but I also think Asheville needs SOMETHING for the young people to do instead of getting harrassed by the police for sitting outside on a curb somewhere. Not all of us like boutiques, or shoe stores or pottery barns, and not all of us can afford to dine at Mela every night!
Hey everyone,
If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all. I realize that selling premade food isn’t as glamorous as all the BISTROS popping up in down town Asheville. My intentions for starting Eaties was to create a chill place to hang out. THE LAST STAND in my mind before Asheville turns into Aspen Colorado. Give the little guy (or gal in this
case) a chance! I’m only 26 years old and started this business barely scrapping by. I was hoping for a little more respect for an independent business! Isn’t that what Asheville is all about? SUPPORT LOCAL!
If you want to sit at home all by yourself, eat cereal and watch cartoons then by all means go ahead. But you might as well give up going out for ICE CREAM. You can buy that at any grocery store! If you knew how cheap it was to make some of the food at these bistros compared to the price you pay, maybe you would think twice about going out to dinner. My point is EVERY restaurant marks up the cost of food on their menu. It’s the only way we can pay our rent or provide so many options.
With that said…Thanks for all the support out there! Eaties is growing. Before you complain about the place come on by and check us out! We’re actually really really friendly. I respect what everyone has to say. Just wanted to put in my 2 cents.
Love,
Becky
..Also, the underdog reruns rant was priceless and dead on.
Harsh but fair!
It sucks that these guys are making wild, ridiculous threats.
But I kind of agree with A P. I never understood the reason for these places.
And as a chef, any place that serves nothing but pre-made, pre packaged food angers me:)
Kinda like how musicians hate karaoke bars!
WAIT ONE COTTON-PICKIN’ MINUTE!!
…..there’s a Subway Restaurant downtown?
My sentiments exactly AP.
Hey Becky,
I am the african-american woman that visited your store about a week ago to get some ideas for my store in concord area, I saw the information on the news about someone trying to sue. How can that be? No corporation can legally keep you from opening a similar type place can they? This is absolutely ludicris, seek legal advice Becky and don’t let them do this to you, remember you have debt to pay and May God Bless you and the bar. I am so skeptical now and I too am going to get some legal advice. Please email me keeping me updated, and I will do the same. Keep your head up and you will win this.
What an idiotic threat!
The Cereal Bowwwwl are morons. There is no way to patent or trademark a type of restaruant. Otherwsie "The Original Steakhouse" would be suing every Wester Sizzler, Long Horn, and Steer House in the country.
And what idiot would make a chain of cereal bars? these places are a terrible idea. I mean, coffee houses at least make really high end coffee’s that are hard to reproduce at home…
But Cereal bars just make you pay more for cereal you can find in every grocery store in the country.
These things have about 3 months of life left before people realize "Hey! I can go buy a huge box of cereal, a gallon of milk, and still pay less than going to a cereal bar! And I don’t have to sit next to some patchuli smelling pretentious dip shit watching underdog re-runs"
I’ve been to Eaties a couple of times and really liked it. It’s a fun, relaxed atmosphere and the staff is super nice. As for Cereal Bowwwl (what’s with the three Ws?)…what dipshits. Plus, didn’t Apple use "Think Outside the Box" several years ago? I hope they sue the asses off the Cereal Bowwwwwwwwwl.