Open letter to Kellogg's with gospel

**Jason718** · 01-29-2007, 10:18 AM

I love Tony's Cinnamon Krunchers and am having an increasingly difficult time finding it in stores. I decided to contact Kellogg's customer service in hopes that they will address my concerns.

Having interned for consumer products companies for two summers, i'm certain that there is someone on the kellogg's side of things whose job is to read letters like these.

Here's the letter that I sent:

Tony's Cinnamon Krunchers (TCK):

WHERE IS THIS CEREAL?!?!?!?

I'm having QUITE the difficult finding tony's cinnamon krunchers in stores. This is really bothersome because TCK is without a doubt THE BEST cinnamon cereal on the market.

It is 100x better than cinnamon toast crunch and yet you guys do not advertise it as such. Why is that?

I recently moved to baltimore from the northeast and finding this cereal down here has proven even more difficult. Are you guys considering halting production of TCK?

PLEASE DO NOT CONSIDER THAT HORRIBLE THOUGHT!!!

I'm a grown man. I don't cry often. I generally only cry when I'm reminded in a powerful way of what jesus christ did for me on the cross (My sin/breaking of God's law merited hell, but his sacrifice perfectly covers my sin and allows me to have a restored relationship with God).

I'm certain that i'll come close to shedding a tear if i'm unable to buy more boxes of TCK.

Please send me coupons so that I can buy TCK at a reasonable price when I actually find it!!!!

**eve** · 01-29-2007, 10:24 AM

u betta slip that Gospel in there, boi!

by the way, the best cereal on earth is actually cracklin' oat bran, brudder!

**clayfilms** · 01-29-2007, 10:42 AM

you are too much Jason... I LOVE IT!!! LOVE IT!! ayo give me a call @ work when u get a chance...

**Shock~Therapy** · 01-29-2007, 10:47 AM

Originally Posted by Jason718

I generally only cry when I'm reminded in a powerful way of what jesus christ did for me on the cross (My sin/breaking of God's law merited hell, but his sacrifice perfectly covers my sin and allows me to have a restored relationship with God).

HA!! I've never thought about doing that before. Let me start writing up some consumer complaints.

**CHEMAelMC** · 01-29-2007, 11:34 AM

Originally Posted by Jason718

I love Tony's Cinnamon Krunchers and am having an increasingly difficult time finding it in stores. I decided to contact Kellogg's customer service in hopes that they will address my concerns.

Having interned for consumer products companies for two summers, i'm certain that there is someone on the kellogg's side of things whose job is to read letters like these.

Here's the letter that I sent:

Yo, the founder of Kellog's was a 7th day adventist:

The SDA church has always taken a special interest in health concerns. They have played a major role in health research into the dangers of smoking and of diets rich in cholesterol and fats. Dr. John Kellog, founder of "Kellogg's" and a major supplier of breakfast cereals was a well known member of the church. (http://www.religioustolerance.org/sda.htm)

Maybe the whole company is... who knows

**shekinahsmoke** · 01-29-2007, 12:15 PM

aww now thats hot.

**dremarshall** · 01-29-2007, 12:40 PM

Wise as a serpent harmless as a dove

Yo so that cereal is better that Cinnamon Toast Crunch??? Man I might need to try that!

**Jason718** · 02-01-2007, 07:25 AM

Mr. Atkins,

Thank you for your comments regarding Kellogg's® Tony's Cinnamon Krunchers™ cereal. Consumer satisfaction is important to us, and your interest in our products is sincerely appreciated.

This product is no longer marketed by our company, since consumer demand simply does not warrant its continued production. At this time, there are no plans to reintroduce this product. However, as an alternate, you might enjoy a similar product called Eggo™ Cereal Cinnamon Toast . We are sending you a coupon so that you can try it!

Please accept this coupon from our company. Click on our link to print your coupon.

Enclosure:
1 Dollar off coupon
http://bricks.coupons.com/Bstart.asp...bbccddeeffgghh

Be sure your printer is on and has paper. If you have any problems, call us at
1-800-962-1413.

While we appreciate your interest in our products and your desire to obtain coupons toward their purchase, we regret to advise that coupons are not available upon request. Our coupon programs are tied to various promotion and advertising efforts, so we typically do not have coupons available to send to consumers. We encourage you to watch for future coupon offers on television, in your local paper or on our product packages.

We appreciate your interest and loyalty to our brands and trust that we will continue to meet your needs for many years to come.

Sincerely,

Laura Cervantes
Consumer Affairs Department

4LEC/cl

012401234A

Kellogg North America
PO Box CAMB
Battle Creek, MI 49016-1986

ps- i appreciate you sharing the gospel with me. I recently joined benny hinn's church.

**Shock~Therapy** · 02-01-2007, 07:57 AM

Originally Posted by Jason718

ps- i appreciate you sharing the gospel with me. I recently joined benny hinn's church.

- I almost missed that part.

lol. That's when I KNEW this was a counterfeit later.

**Jason718** · 02-01-2007, 08:11 AM

yeah fam...i threw the benny hinn part in there as a joke.

But this cereal has seriously been discontinued.

I'm currently calling up different rite aids in the area as an attempt to buy ALL of the tony's cinnamon krunchers available.

I got a rain check for 8 from a store that no longer has any in stock...i'll see if they can increase it to 16 or something.

jason

**clayfilms** · 02-01-2007, 10:33 AM

Be sure your printer is on and has paper. If you have any problems, call us at 1-800-962-1413.

yo jason..they trying to play you kid...they told you to call them if you have trouble printing...they told you "eat eggo and shut up!!"

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!

there there boo-boo...i suggest turning over a new leaf and trying kashi's strawberry fields...YUM!!!!

**Jason718** · 02-19-2007, 08:23 PM

just in case anyone cares:

I got my rain check upped from 8 to 50. I locked in a price of $1.79 for a cereal that costs $4.79.

I've purchased about 30 (yes, my tour extended over about 10 rite aids from northern virginia up through northern baltimore) boxes total and have decided that it would be in my best interests to stop buying cereal. Cereal lasts for about a year, but i'm not getting the best dates...and i do not think that i will be able to finish more than 30 boxes before the expiry dates.

i sent a follow-up letter to the laura cervantes. No response as of yet.

**The_Expositor** · 02-19-2007, 08:26 PM

Originally Posted by clayfilms

yo jason..they trying to play you kid...they told you to call them if you have trouble printing...they told you "eat eggo and shut up!!"

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!

there there boo-boo...i suggest turning over a new leaf and trying kashi's strawberry fields...YUM!!!!

That Kashi's Strawberry Fields is no joke, sis. Jason, get down with it, bro

**Conviction Music** · 02-19-2007, 11:34 PM

Originally Posted by Jason718

just in case anyone cares:

I got my rain check upped from 8 to 50. I locked in a price of $1.79 for a cereal that costs $4.79.

I've purchased about 30 (yes, my tour extended over about 10 rite aids from northern virginia up through northern baltimore) boxes total and have decided that it would be in my best interests to stop buying cereal. Cereal lasts for about a year, but i'm not getting the best dates...and i do not think that i will be able to finish more than 30 boxes before the expiry dates.

i sent a follow-up letter to the laura cervantes. No response as of yet.

Yo, for some reason, this was extremely funny to me

**Jason718** · 09-08-2007, 12:07 AM

I'm down to my last box. It was the best cereal in the world and I now mourn because I will never taste its delicious cinnamonny crunchiness ever again.

Was it selfish of me to not share a bite of the ~30-40 boxes that I purchased during its last weeks on the shelves? I think not.

Was it selfish of people to ask me if they could try the cereal? Certainly.

If you saw a man spending time with a dying relative that you did not know, would you ask to spend time with that relative (thus taking away from the time that the man could spend with his relative)? How then could you ask for a taste of a dying a cereal that the owner holds near and dear to his heart? I'm just saying is all.

**newchild116** · 09-08-2007, 12:15 AM

i've gotten like free t shirts from a company for writing them a complimentary letter

**Jumpshot7** · 09-08-2007, 01:13 AM

Hate to say it man, but I find it hard to believe that that cereal is better than cinnamon toast crunch...I mean...I don't think that's possible

**Steve82** · 09-08-2007, 01:50 AM

LOL this topic rocks

**Jason718** · 09-08-2007, 07:42 AM

Originally Posted by Jumpshot7

Hate to say it man, but I find it hard to believe that that cereal is better than cinnamon toast crunch...I mean...I don't think that's possible

it's a shame that you'll never know how delicious TCK really was.

**shekinahsmoke** · 09-08-2007, 08:00 AM

Originally Posted by Jason718

I'm down to my last box. It was the best cereal in the world and I now mourn because I will never taste its delicious cinnamonny crunchiness ever again.

Was it selfish of me to not share a bite of the ~30-40 boxes that I purchased during its last weeks on the shelves? I think not.

Was it selfish of people to ask me if they could try the cereal? Certainly.

If you saw a man spending time with a dying relative that you did not know, would you ask to spend time with that relative (thus taking away from the time that the man could spend with his relative)? How then could you ask for a taste of a dying a cereal that the owner holds near and dear to his heart? I'm just saying is all.

lol... *raises eyebrow* Jason.. just... just... LOL