Chucky Cheese in TX

[xV35ballx]

One of my class mates works at Chucky Cheese in Texas & told our class this one. Apparently Chucky Cheese is prohibited to sell alcoholic beverages in the state of Texas, but ONLY in the state of Texas is this the case. In any other state where they opperate, they can sell them. The reason (according to my class mate) is that one time some guy in Texas bought some from there, got drunk, went home, & killed himself. So now it's against the law. What do you think?

[paulgro]

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Makes no sense to me. Its almost like Texas is saying they sold bad booze. This guy would have killed himself no matter what he ate or drank!

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[cleoeo]

Texas State law or Chucky Cheese corporate policy? If it really is a Texas State Law singling out Chucky Cheese then which Texas Governor signed the legislation? (I could venture a guess)

[~wildangel~]

That is so dumb!I'm sure the guy had many other problems besides drinking, obviously the guy was a complete lunatic and It didnt matter what he drank or IF he drank at all!
Maybe It was just the sight of that overgrown rat that he couldnt handle!

[xV35ballx]

From what I understand, it is Texas State Law, but I could be wrong. I agree that this guy must have had other problems.

[artsmass]

Reminds me of a funny story. My wife and I took our son to Chuckes for a birthday party. We had been married for about 3 years at the time, so I was still young and quite the jealous type. My wife and son were posing for a pic with Chuck, next thing I know, I see my wife smack him across the face. Turns out that this perv in the rat suit was grabbing her ass! Being the hot head I was at the time, I proceeded to beat the crap out of him in front of about 2 dozen screaming kids. Being older and wiser now, I wouldn't do something like this again (I'd at least drag him outside first http://www.dumblaws.com/ubb/smile.gif ) but I wish I had that incident on tape. They fired the guy on the spot and gave us the party for free.

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The guy was probably looking for a little courage in a bottle to kill himself anyway and he just happened to pick CC to get drunk in.



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[~wildangel~]

Originally posted by artsmass:
Reminds me of a funny story. My wife and I took our son to Chuckes for a birthday party. We had been married for about 3 years at the time, so I was still young and quite the jealous type. My wife and son were posing for a pic with Chuck, next thing I know, I see my wife smack him across the face. Turns out that this perv in the rat suit was grabbing her ass! Being the hot head I was at the time, I proceeded to beat the crap out of him in front of about 2 dozen screaming kids. Being older and wiser now, I wouldn't do something like this again (I'd at least drag him outside first http://www.dumblaws.com/ubb/smile.gif ) but I wish I had that incident on tape. They fired the guy on the spot and gave us the party for free.



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LMAO! That Is so FUNNY! My husband would have beat the crap out of the rat and we been together for 5 years!!!I can't believe he grabbed her ass in a KIDS place! http://www.dumblaws.com/ubb/rolleyes.gif Some people!!!(well at least you didnt have to pay for anything and the rat was fired http://www.dumblaws.com/ubb/wink.gif)

[cleoeo]

You beat up Chucky Cheese in front of a bunch of kids? That's hilarious! See Micky Mouse of the Baily under Dumb Lawsuits, though. You could get sued for a lot of cheese.

Unfortunately it is not a LAW in Texas, (I live here.) Our local Chuckie Cheese does sell beer. However you notice I say "unfortunately". I am a parent (6 times over) and I think it is not only in poor taste but a dangerous situation to serve alcohol in a place that is so obviously catering to children as its primary customer.

I think any place that is obviously marketing to children as its primary audience shouldn't sell alcohol.



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There is a similar controversy in Kansas, where I live. Thinking rather liberally, what purpose would an adult have being at Chuck E. Cheese's other than supervising or TRANSPORTING children? I know that this could be construed to say that I'm opposed of all alcohol being served in public, but I simply think that many children could be injured or killed by drunk drivers when coming home from these parties. Plus, what kind of example is this setting for the children? But, hell, it's a capitalist economy.

[paulgro]

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[Ada_Doom]

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I can't get over the fact that a chain of restaurants exists called CHUCKY something - why not just call it Chew and Spew straight out!!!!! http://www.dumblaws.com/ubb/biggrin.gif Sorry if I just turned anyone's stomach BTW...

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[RayH]

Dan, you have a good observation about transporting children. No adult visits Chuky Cheeze. I only went there once with my niece and nephew (before I was a parent) about 25 years ago.

I was going to buy them some pizza. They said, "Uncle...no one eats pizza here!"

I dont think chucky cheese corprate would be make a choice to quit selling alcholic beverages in just one state all that happened was a removal of liqour license and a civil suit

[~wildangel~]

You have peaked my curiosity Ada! Now I must know what chucky means over there!?
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You know I never would have known that Chucky Cheese actually sold booze in any form. Give me some respect for the place actually

Yes, kids places and alchohol are BAD, and is a hazardious combination, but as an adult, I'd question my sanity going into the place without having something to numb my brain, my brain need numbing after shock to the system like that.

You know, in my region, Chucky Cheese was the offical meating place for the local Cammerilla (sp), a Vampire gaming group. I had no clue why it was selected, but it's possible that the adults wanted someplace to drink with members 18years old.

I have a few nieces and nephews, they have NO urge to go there. I had an urge back in like 1981, when I was much younger, and the only benifit was that I was small enough to cheet at the games that awarded tix to get stupid prizes. It was over prized, the pizza was beneith the tolerance of a 8 year old, and was accused by the manager of being too old to play on the toys, dispite it being my birthday.

But truthfuly, as a point of order, beer where the target market is the 7-8 year old BAD, excepting if the place was open late, like till 2am, when it kinda switched to being an adult place, but no bugger would go there.

Hello:

I basically have to go with Multimom on this one, as I feel venues that cater to children who are being transported by parents whom are presumably driving should not sell alcohol--and not because a government dictates that, but because it makes sense.

The company that owns Chuck E. Cheese does sell alcoholic beverages, it says so in their documents that they send to the Securities and Exchange Commission that is available on the internet at www.sec.gov

Here's a excerpt from their 10-K form that can be found here: http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/813920/000081392002000003/k2001a.txt


Item 1. Business

General

CEC Entertainment, Inc. (the "Company"), was incorporated in the state of Kansas in 1980 and is engaged in the family restaurant/entertainment center business. The Company considers this to be its sole industry segment.

The Company operated, as of February 11, 2002, 353 Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza(R) ("Chuck E. Cheese's") restaurants. In addition, as of February 11, 2002, franchisees of the Company operated 52 Chuck E. Cheese's restaurants.


Chuck E. Cheese's Restaurants

Business Development

Chuck E. Cheese's restaurants offer a variety of pizza, a salad bar, sandwiches, appetizers and desserts and feature musical and comic entertainment by life-size, computer-controlled robotic characters, family oriented games, rides and arcade-style activities. The restaurants are intended to appeal to families with children between the ages of 2 and 12. The Company opened its first restaurant in March 1980.

The Company and its franchisees operate in a total of 46 states. The Company owns and operates Chuck E. Cheese's restaurants in 39 states and Canada.

TJ Hartford's

In 2001, the Company opened a full service casual dining restaurant named TJ Hartford's Sports Grille aimed at a broad demographic target offering medium priced, high quality food, including alcoholic beverages in a relaxed upscale entertaining atmosphere. The Company currently plans to open another similar restaurant during 2002.

[RayH]

Actually, Chucky Cheese should be banned from selling what is being purported as pizza! New uses for Solyent Green are found daily!

You know what I think, I think he killed himself because of Chucky Cheese. Have any of you actually been to one, they're enough to make you want to put a gun in your mouth. Man those stupid mechanical "singing groups" that have the worst voices that I have ever heard and then the place costs so much that it could drive bill gates broke!!! So personally I think the guy went to Chucky Cheese's and then decided that the whole reason for living was not existent anymore and therefore went to his house and killed himself