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Lugnut

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15. I prefer DeCecco.

Tue Nov 5, 2013, 01:10 AM

Nov 2013

I can't always find a good selection, though. Barilla is on sale a lot so I usually buy that. I've been avoiding Barilla since Guido Barilla dismissed any chance that he'd use a gay family in his ads. My guess is that his bottom line took a hit from his bigoted stance.

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pasta company Barilla shocked by global backlash, trying to make amends [View all] Liberal_in_LA Nov 2013 OP

Maybe they could try giving away lots of boxes of rainbow colored pasta... n/t PoliticAverse Nov 2013 #1

and donate proceeds to a GLBT youth outreach program. KittyWampus Nov 2013 #25

They are just sorry they lost business. Lex Nov 2013 #2

Kind of like the tearful Jimmy Swaggart "I'm so sorry I got caught" display! n/t brewens Nov 2013 #16

Exactly Heather MC Nov 2013 #19

You're absolutely right. The week that he said that crap we had decided on pasta and winterpark Nov 2013 #26

Excellent !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RKP5637 Nov 2013 #55

One step further... krkaufman Nov 2013 #61

Mental note to me. Never buy from these fuckers again. They don't give a damn about LGBT. Also, RKP5637 Nov 2013 #52

YEP! BillyRibs Nov 2013 #80

Actually it's PENinsular..... n/t radhika Nov 2013 #84

Too late.... JeffHead Nov 2013 #3

Being hit in the wallet is the only pain these people feel. But they feel it viscerally like a kick Ed Suspicious Nov 2013 #4

Their section of the shelf in the Safeway barely had any holes in it this weekend Starry Messenger Nov 2013 #5

My wife and I almost always bought their brand, ZombieHorde Nov 2013 #6

Same here. Not much difference in taste with commercial pasta and Barilla was usually the cheapest. adirondacker Nov 2013 #7

Yes, I liked Barilla and usually bought it. gvstn Nov 2013 #9

Ronzoni has a smoother texture KurtNYC Nov 2013 #22

Garafalo pasta at Costco! The best... Pretzel_Warrior Nov 2013 #32

Good rec. I shop at Costco - I'll try Garafalo n/t stanwyck Nov 2013 #40

Ours still has the barilla... Phentex Nov 2013 #75

We love Creamette brand. Not sure about their politics but I like it better than Barilla. Ed Suspicious Nov 2013 #36

Same here matt819 Nov 2013 #72

They only want their profits back... CoffeeCat Nov 2013 #8

Yep, Oh shit we damaged the brand! Rambis Nov 2013 #27

Oh, the poor homophobic bigots. We hope they sink outta sight. They don't give a RKP5637 Nov 2013 #54

I'll believe them when they fire Chairman Barilla. Gravitycollapse Nov 2013 #10

what do you expect? Homophobic fuckers!!!! gopiscrap Nov 2013 #11

The story got bolstered beyond the original info... Decaffeinated Nov 2013 #77

Easiest fix is the chairman resigns, but... TreasonousBastard Nov 2013 #12

Americans, as well. krkaufman Nov 2013 #62

...Used to buy Barilla... That was clearly a mistake that need not be repeated. n/t xocet Nov 2013 #13

"Italy is a very insular country, and in cities like Parma it's even more so..." rocktivity Nov 2013 #14

Yes, "We're a bunch of inbred country fucks" isn't exactly a visit to the morality carwash hatrack Nov 2013 #24

"We'd heard rumors about this thing called the Worldwide Web, but we'd thought it was mythological.. Arugula Latte Nov 2013 #42

Galileo tried to tell them about the global thing in the 1600's Lex Nov 2013 #50

uh...yep. We have marketing, and distribution around the world... BUT dballance Nov 2013 #53

Knowing Italy is the home of the world's biggest asshole Buddha_of_Wisdom Nov 2013 #56

I prefer DeCecco. Lugnut Nov 2013 #15

Yes. Expect to see Barilla on sale a lot more in the future n/t Quasimodem Nov 2013 #69

It's down at our Publix... Phentex Nov 2013 #76

Had they not lost money, they wouldn't have given a rats behind AllyCat Nov 2013 #17

Shoulda never said it... ReRe Nov 2013 #18

Shocked! Shocked, I tell you! liberalla Nov 2013 #20

I don't think anyone could have predicted this. nt Javaman Nov 2013 #21

Perhaps, if you are in commerce, you should just STFU about your personal beliefs SoCalDem Nov 2013 #23

^^ this ^^ Myrina Nov 2013 #33

I have never understood that behavior. whopis01 Nov 2013 #37

Very bigoted, and they are focused on supporters of their bigoted views IronLionZion Nov 2013 #59

Another pasta company should air a commerical during Modern Family... Phentex Nov 2013 #28

I think you're right and I'm a little surprised no one has done it yet. liberalla Nov 2013 #39

maybe they could team with Chick-fil-a rurallib Nov 2013 #29

Nobody cares, Guido!... TeeYiYi Nov 2013 #30

There will be little chance of recovery. I would never purchase another box. byronius Nov 2013 #31

I am with you on that Egnever Nov 2013 #47

I'll never voluntarily eat Barilla Renew Deal Nov 2013 #34

Saw VII krkaufman Nov 2013 #63

Wasn't feeling well or paying attention at the store and almost picked up a box. woodsprite Nov 2013 #35

Made me laugh... krkaufman Nov 2013 #64

Saw a pile of that shit on sale in my grocery store at discount prices....they cannot give it away. MADem Nov 2013 #38

Barilla is 10 for $10 at my King Soopers ellie Nov 2013 #41

just passed on barilla EC Nov 2013 #43

I am all for redemption and forgiveness. tblue Nov 2013 #44

Pasta la vista, baby Blue Owl Nov 2013 #45

You can't un-ring a bell - asshole. nt. Blue Idaho Nov 2013 #46

Barilla was the first brand in our area to sell whole-wheat pasta greatlaurel Nov 2013 #48

K&R DeSwiss Nov 2013 #49

Yeah, only concerned about $$$$$. They don't give a fuck about LGBT! n/t RKP5637 Nov 2013 #51

Too little too late. As if he cared about LGBT people. He cares about $$$. OregonBlue Nov 2013 #57

I still don't buy nestle products, barilla is in that same "just say no" category for me now Coexist Nov 2013 #58

F*CK them Lithos Nov 2013 #60

List of Pasta Companies pro gay advertisments in reaction to Barilla pitbullgirl1965 Nov 2013 #65

I did not know.... AnneD Nov 2013 #68

Good old sexism at play too. pitbullgirl1965 Nov 2013 #66

Growing up in the Cleveland suburbs... awoke_in_2003 Nov 2013 #67

I think of white socks ... Auggie Nov 2013 #73

it started with Ghoulardi... awoke_in_2003 Nov 2013 #83

We stopped buying Barilla LibertyLover Nov 2013 #70

I actually sent them an email about this... penultimate Nov 2013 #71

FU, Barilla. We don't need you. nt valerief Nov 2013 #74

Soooooooooo many pasta options. Iggo Nov 2013 #78

Amazing how a whack to the pocketbook changes a public tune. Shame it does not change the private appleannie1 Nov 2013 #79

Barilla. blkmusclmachine Nov 2013 #81

Who knew that a company that sells boring processed carbs johnd83 Nov 2013 #82

I haven't bought any since, and I'm not likely to go back. Hugin Nov 2013 #85