If you are on the road and need a new audiobook to help pass the miles, here's an option: Cracker Barrel has an audiobook ‘rental’ program. You purchase the. Cracker Barrel stores are prominent all over the USA, but especially near exits on the freeway. You can rent audio books for your long drives all over the US for only.

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BTDT, got lots of suggestions: These days, we get all of ours from the library. Even our small town library has a decent selection for kids, though it's best to reserve what you want or get it as soon as you see they have it in. Check-out time is 4 wks and you can renew up to 2x (for total 12 wks). You can even renew online.

The only caveat is that if someone has it reserved, you can't renew. Late fees are 50 cents per item per day. But for the best selection, we go to the next town over, where we also have checkout privileges. They have 10x the selection (or more!

Fantastic library system). Everything else applies - 4 wks, 2 renewals, online renewals. But late fees are 15 cents per day. Both libraries can arrange an interlibrary loan for books they don't have (ie, The Pushcart War). You aren't guaranteed a cd copy (PC is only available on cassette for instance).

Another option is to get them at Cracker Barrel. You pay about $30 when you pick one up, and you can return at any CB. When you return, they keep about $3 for each week you had it.

That's pretty cheap for rentals. My numbers are probably off b/c it's been years since we rented there, but we had dinner there last night and they still do books on cd. Kids' books are hard but not impossible to find there. You would do better with YA probably. (sample books shown) You can try ebay, which is good for things that have been outgrown and also good for the free ones that came in Wendy's kids meals for years. They typically sell for 50 cents or $1 (titles like Magic Treehouse, Geronimo Stilton, etc).

When we lived overseas and I drove the kids 1 hr each way to school, we joined Audible. Your first audiobook is free, membership for 1 free book per mo was about $7 (may have gone up), and you got at least 30% off everything else in the Audible store. You download a special program to your pc, download your book in the correct format (for us, pc) and then burn it onto a cd. This only works if your car can play MP3, but most cars can these days.

You can also download directly to an ipod and plug it into the car jack. As for books - your kids are only a little younger than mine. Current faves for them right now are things like the Rick Riordan books (Percy Jackson, etc) The Secret Series The Mysterious Benedict Society books Paolini's Inheritance Cycle (warning: that one is adult fantasy and has a lot of violence ala LOTR). The Hobbit (at 12 and 14 they don't seem to be as interested in the long passages of LOTR) Dragon Rider (this could take your entire trip - my download filled 12 cds) When they were a bit younger, we listened to the following many times: the How To Train your Dragon series (read by David Tennant and hilarious though full of fart jokes and other tween stuff) (only the first few books are available in the US through Amazon, but they are sooooo good) My Weird School series The Hundred and One Dalmations Snow Treasure Good luck and have a great drive. On my iPhone I have the Overdrive app, I can look up my library on it and borrow audiobooks (or ebooks) using my library card number, and download audiobooks via wifi. No CDs to lug around, just an adaptor cable for the iPhone to the car radio (which you may not need if you have a newer car). The Chronicles of Narnia are always a classic.

The Hunger Games trilogy could make for interesting discussions (don't know if your younger child is ready for that one though, you know best). Kate DiCamillo has some nice books (Tales of Desperaux, The Magician's Elephant, Winn-Dixie, etc.). Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys mysteries.

The same quality and tradition of some of our favorite food products and retail merchandise available in our stores is now ready for delivery to your family and friends. Please visit our. You can also purchase online for that “hard-to-shop-for” friend.

At the present time, we do not offer a mail order catalog for Country Store purchases. To purchase additional items not for sale in our Online Store, visit the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store location nearest you. Please visit our for a list of store locations. Merchandise refunds are gladly given within 90 days of purchase when merchandise is accompanied by the original receipt.

After 90 days an exchange or merchandise return card will be issued for the current selling price for returns with an original receipt. For returns without a receipt, an exchange or merchandise return card will be issued at the current selling price. When returning merchandise paid for by personal check, allow 10 business days from date of purchase for a refund; within 10 business days or less of the original receipt purchase, an exchange or merchandise return card will be issued. At Cracker Barrel Old Country Store we want to make sure guests get the hottest, freshest biscuits and corn muffins we can serve up. And when possible, we want to avoid waste by only serving bread to folks who want the biscuits or corn muffins. As a result, we ask our guests what type of bread they want – biscuits or corn muffins, and we serve the bread with our guests' meals.

As competitive as our business has become, every chance to reduce waste helps hold prices down. If you do have a preference of having your bread before your meal, just let your server know and fresh, hot biscuits and corn muffins will be right out to you. For nutrition information for all of your favorite meals, view our. Whether you’re craving a traditional breakfast, homestyle favorite, fresh salad, or a lighter classic, we like to think there’s something for everyone at Cracker Barrel. Knowing that some of our guests may have specific dietary needs, we’ve crafted a variety of Wholesome Fixin’s® and Tasty Alternatives to make sure that everyone at the table can enjoy a delicious meal that’s right for them.

Wholesome Fixin's ® Homestyle Meals with a Lighter Twist ® When you’re here, we hope you find a menu full of a variety of meals fit for whatever mood you’re in. If you’re looking for lighter fare but hate to sacrifice flavor, we’d like to introduce you to our Wholesome Fixin’s. They’re the same homestyle meals you know us for but lower in calories.

But Wholesome Fixin’s isn’t about what we took out of your favorite dishes. What makes them so remarkable is what we put in–fresh, from-the-earth ingredients, spice blends full of flavor, and true, natural taste–all at portions sizes made to satisfy. These meals make choosing lighter fare an easy, and fulfilling, choice.

It’s Cracker Barrel’s tradition of taste served up in dishes that are better for you, and better every day. See our Wholesome Fixin’s and menus. Tasty Alternatives When you’re in the mood for lighter Cracker Barrel favorites, remember that our Tasty Alternatives can be substituted for no extra charge.

Some of our favorite Tasty Alternatives include subbing Egg Whites for two eggs or two slices of Multigrain Toast instead of biscuits. At Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, we’re grateful to students who select Cracker Barrel for their research projects. We get daily requests for research assistance and general information. While we regret that we cannot respond to every request, we do hope the following information is helpful.

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The best place to start is our Newsroom page. It includes our company history, news releases, recent awards, and fun facts. We have also provided answers to the frequently asked questions we receive. We believe the answers provide some insight into our philosophy, our business, our management style, and our commitment to pleasing people.

Cracker Barrel has become a leader in casual and family dining segments by focusing on two key areas: consistency and Pleasing People®. When guests visit a Cracker Barrel, they expect consistency, especially in the food we serve.

To that end, we’re committed to quality. Much of our food is made from scratch daily with fresh ingredients. That’s harder to do and it costs more sometimes, but we think it’s worth it.

Stop by any location and you’ll notice we are dedicated to treating all people with courtesy and respect. We have worked very hard to build a reputation that our guests can trust.

We appreciate that trust and work daily to strengthen the connection our guests have with Cracker Barrel. Pleasing People® is our mission statement, pure and simple.

Our employees are the reason why our company continues to earn awards and recognition in the restaurant industry. For 19 consecutive years, Cracker Barrel was voted the 'Best Family Dining Restaurant' in the annual Restaurants & Institutions magazine Choice in Chains consumers’ poll.

Cracker Barrel has also received steady recognition from Destinations magazine and the Good Sam Club. We are proud that at Cracker Barrel, our mission is Pleasing People. More than a statement, Pleasing People ® is the foundation of our value system and the single most important objective we strive for each day. Our success ultimately depends on our store employees providing excellent food, friendly service and quality merchandise in a warm and inviting atmosphere – all on a daily basis. Pleasing People is all about mutual respect.

Our value system is grounded on the principles of integrity, quality, and people. Integrity guides our actions as we serve our four constituencies: employees, guests, vendors, and shareholders. Our employees are the lifeblood of Cracker Barrel. Without these dedicated people, Cracker Barrel would be just a collection of buildings and land.

Quality people are the difference between great companies and good companies. To continue to be successful, we recognize, reward, and appreciate this precious resource. Years ago, Cracker Barrel locations were open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. At each location, one manager was responsible for the operation of the entire store; from building relationships with guests and making sure the food was properly prepared, to the hiring and training of employees and ordering of raw materials and retail products. As the company grew, we hired more managers and developed our training programs to reflect what our guests had grown to expect from us – a home-cooked meal served by friendly employees. Maintaining that experience throughout our over 600 locations requires a commitment to consistency and relentless repetition.

To this day, our training and management development programs stress the importance of delivering the experience that people expect when they come into Cracker Barrel. We believe the answer to becoming a better company lies in the daily commitment of delivering a quality experience to every guest who comes into contact with Cracker Barrel. We focus on friendly service throughout the building. Friendliness creates an atmosphere of respect and appreciation. Managers who appreciate and respect their employees will see positive interactions in the dining room.

Those employees will naturally share that appreciation and goodwill with our guests. It all goes back to mutual respect. Cracker Barrel also recognizes the responsibility to train and develop employees.

We value our employees and provide them with opportunities to advance within the company, offering continuous rewards-based training, including bilingual training, for all hourly positions. Our goal is not only to hire, train, and retain exceptional employees, but to enable them to become leaders within the organization. We have a well-defined program to hire, train, and develop managers.

Cracker Barrel built a loyal following by becoming known as a 'home away from home' for travelers. Beginning with our first store in Lebanon, Tennessee, we have tried to build a business that’s convenient and trustworthy.

Since most of our restaurant and retail stores are situated along the interstates, we believe outdoor advertising is very effective in reaching consumers. Travelers appreciate seeing our billboards along the interstates because it signals that some good country cooking is coming up at the next exit. With more than 1,400 billboards in 42 states, Cracker Barrel is one of the top five outdoor advertisers in the country. Again with convenience in mind, Cracker Barrel provides complimentary locator maps at all of our locations.

These maps help our loyal guests plan their stops to coincide with Cracker Barrel locations. This service is also available on our website in our Travel section. Cracker Barrel is taking an active role in the digital format. In addition to developing this website to provide an engaging experience that is equivalent to the in-store guest experience, we are interacting with our guests on Facebook and other forms of social media. Cracker Barrel also relies on word-of-mouth advertising to introduce people to our home-style food and friendly service. In the mid-1970s, our founder, Dan Evins, encouraged a manager to call people from the local phone book and invite them in for a complimentary home-cooked meal. As you can imagine, the manager endured a lot of skepticism from folks who thought the invitation was a prank phone call.

Two weeks later, business picked up. All over town, people were talking about the new restaurant near the interstate and the manager who was calling people to invite them over for dinner.

These invitations were the genesis of our Country Ladies and Gentlemen program. These Cracker Barrel ambassadors visited with people and invited them to our restaurant for some old-fashioned hospitality. Herschel McCartney, Dan Evins’ uncle, was Cracker Barrel’s first Country Gentleman.

Always known to have a smile on his face, Uncle Herschel was respected and admired for his commitment to treating people with courtesy and respect. Cracker Barrel is a highly differentiated concept that’s difficult to list in a particular restaurant category. Cracker Barrel has several components that are unique when compared to other casual dining restaurants. First, Cracker Barrel offers a complex menu for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Most of the other casual dining concepts do not serve breakfast. Cracker Barrel offers the unique retail store that separates us from most other restaurant companies. Unlike most other casual dining concepts, Cracker Barrel does not serve alcohol.

Cracker Barrel guests expect quality food, friendly service, and clean facilities no matter which location they visit. Each location represents the brand and each employee plays a role in providing a quality experience. We greet more than 600,000 guests per day and serve more than 230 million meals a year. Every guest interaction either strengthens or weakens the brand.

Our actions today determine who will visit us tomorrow. Every Cracker Barrel location needs a team of managers and employees to ensure operations run smoothly. Each unit generates an average 4.2 million dollars in restaurant and retail sales each year. To maintain the high level of quality and service that our guests expect, Cracker Barrel utilizes this team of managers to oversee operations through three day parts: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Each store’s management team consists of a General Manager, several Associate Managers, and the Retail Manager. Managers receive extensive training regarding the Cracker Barrel culture and the company’s commitment to Pleasing People®. In every store, the management team receives assistance from Employee Training Coordinators (ETCs) who are responsible for the orientation and training of hourly employees. Cracker Barrel believes its PAR (Personal Achievement Responsibility) program is important for providing excellent guest service.

Maybe you have noticed the gold stars on the aprons of our hourly employees. Each star represents a PAR level that the employee has achieved.

The PAR program prepares hourly employees to be leaders within the organization. There are four PAR levels for each skill position. Each level teaches elements that are critical to an employee’s development and understanding of the Cracker Barrel culture. In addition to introducing skill sets necessary for a particular position, PAR training focuses on teamwork, relationship building, and partnership. Hourly employees even learn how to read a store’s profit/loss statement so they understand the company’s business strategy and the effect they can have on that strategy.

Cracker Barrel welcomes and appreciates diversity – in our customers, our vendors, and in our employees. We believe that by treating everyone with courtesy and respect and by offering a quality experience, we will continue to build loyalty throughout our organization.

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Cracker Barrel prohibits discrimination and harassment. Our policies and procedures clearly outline how this behavior has no place in our company. Our commitment is clearly detailed in hiring, orientation, and training materials, and those policies are instilled and reinforced through repeated training and communications. In addition, we have systems in place to encourage guests and employees to report any concerns about service or the workplace environment. Both guests and employees can be assured that we will take their claim seriously, investigate it fully, and reach a conclusion. When necessary, we take prompt remedial action to correct the behavior that’s seen as unprofessional and disrespectful.

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Our company’s Equal Employment Opportunity Statement clearly states that all employment opportunities are open to all qualified applicants solely on the basis of their experience, aptitude, and abilities.