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TexasTowelie

(112,490 posts)
Thu Jun 27, 2019, 09:07 PM Jun 2019

Ford to Alabama dealership: No Bible, flag, gun deals

An Alabama Ford dealer ran afoul of corporate with its Fourth of July promotion. So it stopped talking about the free shotgun included in the package deal.

The original promotion that Chatom Ford in Chatom, about an hour north of Mobile, offered customers was a free King James Bible, an American flag and a 12-gauge shotgun with the purchase of a vehicle.

The dealership originally partnered with a local Chatom dealer, Andrews Ace Hardware and Seed Store, and the Athletic Locker in Waynesboro, Mississippi, for the giveaway. When participants in the deal bought a vehicle, they were handed a gift certificate to redeem at either of the stores to get their firearm, after going through required background checks, depending on which state they live in (the Bible and flag were handled by the dealership).

"Obviously, we're not just running around willy-nilly and giving everybody a shotgun," said Koby Palmer, the dealership's sales manager.

Read more: https://www.al.com/news/2019/06/ford-to-alabama-dealership-no-bible-flag-gun-deals.html

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Ford to Alabama dealership: No Bible, flag, gun deals (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jun 2019 OP
Yes that was a terrible idea. Good for Ford for laying the smackdown . Initech Jun 2019 #1
KJV. The official Bible/religion for Ford? keithbvadu2 Jun 2019 #2
The GD "Supreme" Court better not intervene here. Dawson Leery Jun 2019 #3

Dawson Leery

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3. The GD "Supreme" Court better not intervene here.
Thu Jun 27, 2019, 09:40 PM
Jun 2019

Franchise agreements are between the franchiser and franchisee. The franchiser can set the terms.

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