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Trisk · 07-20-2004, 01:06 PM

Cynthetiq/NoSoup....you do realize that companies like Baja Fresh can be bought out? Only a year or two ago, they were a their own company, only in California. When the dieting fad started sweeping America, Wendy's bought them out because they thought a healthy chain might help them gain money...plus, a chain like Wendy's had pretty much spread out as much as it was going to. A budding chain is always good for more business.
In the article you posted, they're trying to say it's unhealthy IF YOU ORDER A QUESADILLA! Do you *know* what a quesadilla is? It's a piece of pita bread stuffed with cheese. OF COURSE that's going to be unhealthy - no matter where you get it. Hell, Subway says they're healthy but if you walk in and get a steak and cheese sandwhich, you know you're doing something wrong.
HOWEVER, did you take a look at the specials? 300-600 calories? That's not bad. AT ALL. I am not ignorant to the healthiness of the chain. But at least it's possible to order FRESH, healthy food there IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT.

As for what NoSoup said....actually, since Baja Fresh is predominantely in California and I've never been to California (as a matter of fact, I live on the opposite coast), I'd have to say that no, I haven't had Baja Fresh marketted to me. As a matter of fact, I never even HEARD of it until I was driving around in Maryland and saw it. And no, I would hardly put it in the same league as McDonalds. McDonalds goes with Burger King, Taco Bell, Wendy's and other stuff. At places like McDonalds, most of their food is cooked and frozen in liquid nitrogen and shipped from a factory to the resturaunts, where it sits on a hot surface on the side. When you order, they plop your heated stuff in a bag and that's that.
At Baja Fresh, all of their food is fresh - made that day. Even the salsa. I'm not just buying into marketting when I say that because if you've ever had tomato salsa, you can tell the difference between "just made" and "5 days old". They have an open kitchen there that you can SEE when you walk in. WHen you order, they go to the kitchen and cook it right there in front of you. Have you ever seen McDonalds or another fast food place do this? If you go to the site, they have all their nutrition info there. If you care to check it out, you'll see that it's not that bad.

I'm not trying to say that the media or society has absolutely NO INFLUENCE on me. I *will* buy a brand name shoe over a no-name shoe, simply because I know the name. BUT, if I don't like a New Balance shoe, for example, I'm not going to buy it because their commercial was just SO DAMNED GOOD. There's a difference between influence and MIND CONTROL.

And...at the end of the day, yes, I will take my friend's word over that of the television. I mean, the television tells you to buy about 20 different kinds of shampoos/cars all the time. Does that mean I'm going to buy all 20 of those shampoos/cars? No. But if I'm with my friend and she says "Wow XYZ shampoo smells soooo good and it made my hair so silky smooth!" I might be like "hmm maybe I'll try XYZ shampoo."

And I will take common sense over that of the television. Just because, let's say, I see a commercial for Kentucky Fried Chicken saying they're healthy because they're good for Atkins, doesn't mean I'm going to run to KFC and start buying FRIED chicken. That's just not how things work. YOu have to use a teensy bit of common sense now and then if you want to get by in the world.

To me, it takes absolutely no willpower to pass by McDonalds or Niketown or some other big name store and not buy anything. Yes, I've seen the McDonalds commercials tons of times and...actually...McDonalds *still* disgusts me. All advertisements do is let the name be known to me. I never find my feet walking to the store to buy brand name stuff after commercials. And, considering that 90% of the stuff in America *has* been advertisted somewhere, I think I can safely say that buying a brand name shoe doesn't mean you are brainwashed and just being herded around like cattle.

07-20-2004, 01:06 PM	#69 (permalink)
Trisk Insane	Cynthetiq/NoSoup....you do realize that companies like Baja Fresh can be bought out? Only a year or two ago, they were a their own company, only in California. When the dieting fad started sweeping America, Wendy's bought them out because they thought a healthy chain might help them gain money...plus, a chain like Wendy's had pretty much spread out as much as it was going to. A budding chain is always good for more business. In the article you posted, they're trying to say it's unhealthy IF YOU ORDER A QUESADILLA! Do you know what a quesadilla is? It's a piece of pita bread stuffed with cheese. OF COURSE that's going to be unhealthy - no matter where you get it. Hell, Subway says they're healthy but if you walk in and get a steak and cheese sandwhich, you know you're doing something wrong. HOWEVER, did you take a look at the specials? 300-600 calories? That's not bad. AT ALL. I am not ignorant to the healthiness of the chain. But at least it's possible to order FRESH, healthy food there IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT. As for what NoSoup said....actually, since Baja Fresh is predominantely in California and I've never been to California (as a matter of fact, I live on the opposite coast), I'd have to say that no, I haven't had Baja Fresh marketted to me. As a matter of fact, I never even HEARD of it until I was driving around in Maryland and saw it. And no, I would hardly put it in the same league as McDonalds. McDonalds goes with Burger King, Taco Bell, Wendy's and other stuff. At places like McDonalds, most of their food is cooked and frozen in liquid nitrogen and shipped from a factory to the resturaunts, where it sits on a hot surface on the side. When you order, they plop your heated stuff in a bag and that's that. At Baja Fresh, all of their food is fresh - made that day. Even the salsa. I'm not just buying into marketting when I say that because if you've ever had tomato salsa, you can tell the difference between "just made" and "5 days old". They have an open kitchen there that you can SEE when you walk in. WHen you order, they go to the kitchen and cook it right there in front of you. Have you ever seen McDonalds or another fast food place do this? If you go to the site, they have all their nutrition info there. If you care to check it out, you'll see that it's not that bad. I'm not trying to say that the media or society has absolutely NO INFLUENCE on me. I will buy a brand name shoe over a no-name shoe, simply because I know the name. BUT, if I don't like a New Balance shoe, for example, I'm not going to buy it because their commercial was just SO DAMNED GOOD. There's a difference between influence and MIND CONTROL. And...at the end of the day, yes, I will take my friend's word over that of the television. I mean, the television tells you to buy about 20 different kinds of shampoos/cars all the time. Does that mean I'm going to buy all 20 of those shampoos/cars? No. But if I'm with my friend and she says "Wow XYZ shampoo smells soooo good and it made my hair so silky smooth!" I might be like "hmm maybe I'll try XYZ shampoo." And I will take common sense over that of the television. Just because, let's say, I see a commercial for Kentucky Fried Chicken saying they're healthy because they're good for Atkins, doesn't mean I'm going to run to KFC and start buying FRIED chicken. That's just not how things work. YOu have to use a teensy bit of common sense now and then if you want to get by in the world. To me, it takes absolutely no willpower to pass by McDonalds or Niketown or some other big name store and not buy anything. Yes, I've seen the McDonalds commercials tons of times and...actually...McDonalds still disgusts me. All advertisements do is let the name be known to me. I never find my feet walking to the store to buy brand name stuff after commercials. And, considering that 90% of the stuff in America has been advertisted somewhere, I think I can safely say that buying a brand name shoe doesn't mean you are brainwashed and just being herded around like cattle.