{"id":2031070,"date":"2023-09-13T19:39:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T23:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-restaurant-owner-rips-plan-to-ban-plastic-gift-cards-this-is-peak-absurdity\/"},"modified":"2023-09-13T19:41:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T23:41:12","slug":"california-restaurant-owner-rips-plan-to-ban-plastic-gift-cards-this-is-peak-absurdity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-restaurant-owner-rips-plan-to-ban-plastic-gift-cards-this-is-peak-absurdity\/","title":{"rendered":"California restaurant owner slams plastic gift card ban as &#8216;absurdity at its peak&#8217;."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalifornia-restaurant-owner-rips-plan-to-ban-plastic-gift-cards-this-is-peak-absurdity%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2031070&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Chef\u200b Andrew Gruel Slams California&#8217;s Plastic Gift Card Ban<\/h2>\n<p>Chef \u200bAndrew Gruel, a renowned restaurateur and \u200cFood Network judge, is speaking out against \u200dCalifornia&#8217;s latest environmental legislation that aims to ban plastic gift cards.\u2062 Gruel argues that this move will have\u200d a negative impact on\u2062 local businesses.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;California Senate Bill\u200c 728 is banning \u200dthe sale of plastic gift cards. \u200bThis is\u200d peak absurdity and WILL hurt \u200bbusinesses,&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Gruel, \u200bwho owns \u2062Calico Fish House in Huntington Beach, California, as well as several other businesses in the\u2064 state,\u200d criticizes \u200cCalifornia\u2064 lawmakers for not \u2063considering the potential decrease \u2062in revenue from gift\u2064 card sales.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Besides the \u2062fact that this has \u2063zero effect\u2064 on the environment, this will decrease gift \u2062card sales overall. Many people want a tangible card to offer as a gift, and most &#8216;older&#8217; guests won&#8217;t buy a\u200b virtual card,&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The plastic gift card ban was introduced by Democratic California state Sen. Monique Limon, who aims to promote more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-restaurant-owner-rips-plan-to-ban-plastic-gift-cards-this-is-peak-absurdity\/\" title=\"California restaurant owner slams plastic gift card ban as 'absurdity at its peak'.\">environmentally\u200d friendly gift card\u2063 options<\/a>. However, Gruel\u2063 questions\u2064 the logic behind this decision \u2064and highlights the hypocrisy\u2063 of allowing other plastic cards \u200dto remain in use within the state.<\/p>\n<p>If signed into law, the legislation\u200c would\u200c take effect on Jan. 1,\u2063 2027.<\/p>\n<h3>Impact on Restaurants and Businesses<\/h3>\n<p>The ban on\u2062 plastic gift cards would\u200c particularly impact restaurants and businesses, \u200bas\u200d they could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pompeo-jokes-denies-knowledge-of-missing-5800-whiskey-the-great-case-of-the-missing-whiskey-bottle\/\" title=\"Pompeo Jokes, Denies Knowledge Of Missing ,800 Whiskey: \u2018The Great Case Of The Missing Whiskey Bottle\u2019\">face civil penalties<\/a> for violating the\u2064 provisions of the bill.<\/p>\n<p>However, the bill specifies \u200dthat \u2064the ban does not apply to plastic cards \u2064used for\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chile-hardline-conservative-wins-round-1-of-presidential-race-after-years-of-leftist-terrorism\/\" title=\"Chile: Hardline Conservative Wins Round 1 of Presidential Race After Years of Leftist Terrorism\">public transit fares<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Gruel&#8217;s \u2062concerns about the\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nearly-40-of-house-seeks-to-block-repeal-of-california-pork-restrictions\/\" title=\"40% of House opposes repeal of California pork restrictions.\">potential \u2063negative consequences<\/a> of\u200d this legislation on local businesses echo\u2063 the sentiments of many others in the industry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to read more from The \u2062Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chef Andrew Gruel, a Food Network judge, criticized California&#8217;s new law banning plastic gift cards, stating it will harm local businesses. Gruel called Senate Bill 728 absurd and expressed concerns about its impact. 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