Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Krystal Stuffin'
| I am sure with a title using the words "Krystal" and "Stuffin'" you probably already have the wrong idea. At first, I thought of naming this post "Krystal Stuff" but then as we all know I have lots of lots of Krystal stuff. (And the collection continues to grow thanks to some the constant vigilance of the Krystal Adventure support team.) Perhaps you are thinking that I am finally going to give in to peer pressure and release the new and improved Krystal Stuffing recipe that is the subject of my Krystal Box and also my Krystal Kup. No, my friends, not yet. The recipe is current back in my test kitchen being reworked by the Krystal Adventure chef (me) and will be posted here on November 1st, just in time for you to make it for your friends and family to enjoy. Lastly, you may be thinking I am talking about all of the "Krystal Stuffin'" that went on this past weekend in Chattanooga at the first Krystal Square Off qualifying event. No, my friends, I am not talking about that either, though the web site has been updated to show Sarah "The Black Widow" Thomas who ate 62 little steamers in 8 minutes to claim her "seat at the table". The Krystal Finals table that is.   This soft, squishy little toy is such a little cutie, not unlike the little cuties served up at Krystal. This may not be hot, steamy, or smell of onions, but it is small and square. I haven't yet tasted it, because as my mother would say, I don't know where it's been. Perhaps the amazing folks at Krystal HQ can figure out where this tiny treasure came from. Of course they're probably still recovering from this past weekend's Eat-A-Palooza, so they might have to get back to me. This toy did bring up one other point. My friend Brian asked me a while back why Krystal doesn't give toys in their kids meals like most other fast food places. They do serve up their kids meal in a neat little cardboard car, but there's no toy inside. For this reason, Krystal apparently gets low rankings from his two children when it's time to go get some munchies. I must admit I have not purchased a kids meal (from anywhere) in 25 years, and technically I didn't even buy it then, my parents did. So the whole toy mystery had completely escaped me until Brian pointed it out. I wish I had an answer for him. Well, I am sure I know the answer: to keep costs down. However, perhaps Krystal will hear the loud (and high pitched) screaming of its smallest fans, and find a way to put something fun back in the kid's meal. I am sure parents the world over would be glad to have yet another toy for their childen to fight over. Oh wait. That didn't come out right. Ignore that last thing I said. We want Kid's Toys!(Even us big kids)Lastly, for those who didn't realize that Krystal once had a different web address, I suspect a portion of the reason was that, years ago, there was a web address very similar to the current Krystal web address that was NOT about hamburgers. Lets just say "Krystal" was a hot chik, but she was much MUCH more expensive than the Chiks currently served at Krystal. She must not have been worth it, however, as she has apparently closed up shop and moved on. I think it's best if I leave it at that.  |
