Stop Trying To Make Me Think Chipotle, You’re Bumming Me Out

I never thought that ordering a soda at Chipotle would bum me out ... but it did.

Mrs. Large and I were hungry, so we stopped and ate dinner at the Chipotle in the Danbury Fair Mall on Friday evening. I ordered a large soda, and sat down to eat.

As I was eating, I glanced down at my cup, and noticed a short story written on the side. The gist was, as you can read, what would you grab of your possessions if you were a refugee that had to flee your home?

Deep stuff to ponder as you stuff your face with beans, cilantro and cheese.

I understand that there are limited platforms for self-expression in the marketplace, and companies are paying their marketing departments a lot of money to come up with innovative ideas to express the philosophy of the parent company.

The marketing team at Chipotle has chosen to give various deep-thinkers and eloquent writers a forum on the side of their soft-drink cups. they're calling it their "Cultivating thought author series."

I glanced over at another cup at the table next to us, that offered a short explanation of Einstein's Theory of Relativity.

I went into Chipotle and expected to emerge full of cheese, sour cream, and cilantro. I didn't expect to be bummed out and angry, and worried that New York City residents would finally realize that they live in a cesspool of humanity, and maybe invading CT and forcing Nutmeggers to flee in droves in two minutes could possible occur.

Thanks Chipotle! Stick to the wraps and burritos. How about just a Coca Cola logo on the next cup? Or maybe a photo of an innocent child thoroughly enjoying a delicious taco?

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