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Cracker Barrel: Does Anyone Buy The Rocking Chairs?

We all have seen them lined up on front porches at Cracker Barrel restaurants all across America.  But does anyone really buy the rocking chairs? The old pictures, clothes, music,…

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We all have seen them lined up on front porches at Cracker Barrel restaurants all across America.  But does anyone really buy the rocking chairs?

The old pictures, clothes, music, the fireplace, eggs, and rocking chairs. So, while walking in to have  breakfast this morning ,  I passed the rocking chairs out front and I wondered, does anyone really buy them? Yes, they do! Big time!

Those rocking chairs, according to our friends at Mashed.com, are made for Cracker Barrel by a source in Springfield, Tennessee (so yep, even the chairs are southern). The source is the Hinkle Chair Company, a family company that has been in the furniture-making biz for eons. Well, at least since their triple-great grandfather started a side hustle from his farm almost 180 years ago. The company makes about 200,000 rocking chairs a year for Cracker Barrel restaurants. You can buy chairs through Hinkle directly, but if you want the Cracker Barrel logo on your rocker, you'll need to buy it from their store for $219.99. It's nice to know they stay true to their roots even with the furniture, which is not only American made but also Southern-made.

Tee has worked with KICKS 99 for over 24 years as Operations Manager and Program Director and is on-air each afternoon 3p-7p. When he’s not working, you’ll find him traveling the back roads, taking pictures, and searching for the next dive diner. Favorite place to visit? That’s easy. Folly Beach, SC. He’s usually there at least a few times a year. He lives in North Augusta and on Saturdays in the fall, you’ll find him cooking out and watching his Clemson Tigers. Tee likes to write about travel, Augusta local dive bars and diners and destinations in the Carolinas, as well as new business.