CT Store Offers 90's Boy Band Apology Cake After Tour Bus Issue

NORWALK, CT — A day after booting boy band 98° from their Norwalk store's parking lot, Stop & Shop has reached out to the popular 90's vocal group to tell them they do, in fact, "cherish" them.

According to the Norwalk Hour, the band had parked their two huge black tour buses in the store's Main Avenue parking lot because the nearby hotel they were staying at did not have room for the vehicles in their lot. The store subsequently asked them to move the buses.

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The group was in town for a show Wednesday at the Ridgefield Playhouse. According to the venue's website, the show was part of the group's "98˚at Christmas 2018 Tour." (To sign up for Norwalk breaking news alerts and more, click here.)

Many fans of the group expressed outrage over the incident on Twitter, including Senator Chris Murphy, who said the incident was "unacceptable."

"Whenever 98 Degrees comes to Connecticut they should be treated like the kings they indisputably are," Murphy said in a tweet Tuesday afternoon. "I'm sorry Nick [Lachey]. Please come back soon."

In response, local associates from the store's Ridgefield location and the store's Public Relations Manager Cindy Carrasquilla went to the venue Wednesday night with platters of cookies and brownies and a special cake for the band, crew and "especially the tour bus drivers."

A message to the band that said “We Do, Cherish You. Love, Stop & Shop” was written on the giant cake.

"We apologize for the inconvenience we caused 98 Degrees when we relocated their tour buses in our Norwalk parking lot to ensure parking for our customers," Carrasquilla said in a statement. "We hope they enjoy the Stop & Shop baked goods we brought them last night."

For those unfamiliar with the group, 98° consists of brothers Nick and Drew Lachey, Justin Jeffre and Jeff Timmons. They are famous for hits such as "Because Of You," "I Do (Cherish You)," "Give Me Just One Night (Una Noche)" and "True To Your Heart," a collaboration with Stevie Wonder from the 1998 animated Disney film "Mulan."

Nick Lachey also starred in the popular MTV reality show "Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica" with his then-wife Jessica Simpson. The two married in 2002 but divorced three years later shortly after the show concluded.

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