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\u2018Fox Across America\u2019 radio host Jimmy Failla says there\u2019s not enough \u2018shame\u2019 depending on cell phones on \u2018Kennedy.\u2019<\/p>\n
A Chick-fil-A restaurant is offering families free ice cream if they put away their phones for their entire meal.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Complex, an account on X covering culture, posted a photo Sunday showing a sign advertising that the Chick-fil-A Towson Place location has an incentive for families to be phone-free during meals.<\/p>\n
“Introducing our Chick-fil-A\u00ae Cell Phone Coop Challenge,” the sign read.<\/p>\n
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Teens using their phones. (Matt Cardy \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n
“Ask a Team Member for a coop, place all phones in the coop, and enjoy your meal together,” the message continued. “After you finished let a Team Member know and everyone at the table will receive a Icedream\u00ae Cone as a reward.”\u00a0<\/p>\n
“Grab a coop and take the challenge,” it read.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Chick-fil-A restaurant in Towson Place, Maryland, also advertised the challenge in a recent Facebook post, writing, “Take the Dine-in Cell Phone Coop Challenge at Chick-fil-A Towson Place. Ask a Team Member for a coop, place all phones in the coop, and enjoy your meal together without distractions. When your table finishes, let a Team Member know and everyone will receive an Icedream Cone as a reward. Are you up for the challenge?”<\/p>\n
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If families stay off their phones during their meal, they will receive an Icedream\u00ae Cone as a reward.\u00a0 (\u00a0Felix H\u00f6rhager\/picture alliance via Getty Images)<\/p>\n
A 2023 study found that 68% of households have a person using their phone during a meal with others. It also found that 65% of respondents do not like it, and 42% feel using phones during meals is rude.<\/p>\n
Chick-fil-A did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.\u00a0<\/p>\n
SCHOOL DISTRICT CELLPHONE BANS SPARK DEBATE OVER TECH ADDICTION, HELICOPTER PARENTING<\/p>\n
A minor uses their phone in a room. (\u00a0 \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n
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