Invita Café faces backlash followed by surge in sales for Charlie Kirk tribute
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The owner of a California coffee shop, Charlie Kirk’i support after entering the fire after entering the fire “full of people overflowing,” he said.
Invita Café at Rancho Santa Fe, after the assassination of the founder of the USA, made stickers to coffee cups in his honor.
Owner Sara de Luca told Fox News Digital that she “did not think twice” about putting stickers in cups after Friday after Kirk’s death.
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“When Israel went to the war, we made Israel stickers and we started to support some IDF [Israel Defense Forces]. De Luca, ‘de Luca’ he said. But we hosted Charlie with him. We met him. We met Erika, “he added Kirk’s wife.
Deluca said he didn’t think that he could be “controversial.”
“Maybe that’s my ignorance,” he said. “He didn’t even think that someone could have some kind of problem with the killing of someone.”
Invita Café’s decision to honor Charlie Kirk, led to controversy before producing overwhelming community support. (Juliann Ford)
De Luca, written on the “Thanks, Charlie Kirk” and “We Love You” words with round white stickers pressed.
Im We supported him for many years, dedi he said – but Baristas said that his cafes’ phones were stolen from the hook with people who said “terrible and terrible things.”
Charlie Kirk’s legacy was honored as customers flocked for steak and shook in solidarity
De Luca, “We had to turn off our Google page and a fan page, because we were getting a crazy amount of one -star review.” He said.
He said that the San Diego community and the “emerging” church that was calm and a few days later, said it was awake.
Sarah de Luca, the owner of the coffee shop, told Fox News Digital to support Charlie Kirk for “many years”. (Through Rebecca Noble/AFP Getty Images; Sara de Luca)
“Actually I was tearing [up] Because ‘Where did these people come from?’ We increased by 312% in sales, de said Luca. ” We just emerge, support us, defending us. They were defending Charlie. Frankly, we were all. “
Deluca said that the small boutique coffee shop was full of people waiting for 30 to 45 minutes soon.
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“We had no hatred,” he said. “This just appeared correctly-Thank you for what you did. Charlie is proud. ‘
Support said that not only from the community, but also from all over the country.
“We didn’t show any hatred. It just appeared right,” he said. (Sara de Luca)
“Someone from Georgia called and said, ‘Can I give you $ 500 and buy the next 100 drinks?’ Someone went in and left $ 300. “
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Invita Café opened nine years ago, inspired by the Italian family of Luca.
“The idea was to create an area where Espresso is a magnet that combines people, and bringing society together, bringing the traditions I grew up here to California,” he said.
Inspirated by De Luca’s Italian family, Invita Café said he was about bringing society and traditions together. (Sara de Luca)
De Luca, “God is behind all this,” he said.
“This is crazy. But I think Charlie was proud.”
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Café still has stickers and even hosts Turning Point USA for a pop-up.
