Many of my friends and dining companions laugh at me when I go to restaurants (usually of the franchise sort) and fill out the little cards with all of my personal information in the hope of scoring freebies.
Well to all of you cynics, HA! I have the last laugh this month, with restaurants stuffing my mailbox with little coupons for free bang bang shrimp at Bonefish, a dessert of my choice at Friday's, a burger at Red Robin and a buy one get one meal deal at Outback.
Sure, I have no idea where a Red Robin is anywhere outside of Buffalo. Sure the closest Friday's is about an hour away in Port Charlotte. And sure, I don't even LIKE Outback and never eat there. (I suspect I got the coupon because I joined the birthday club at Bonefish, which is owned by the same company.
(Oh, and if the card asks for an anniversary date and you don't have one just make one up. Play to win).
Chances are I won't end up claiming most of these freebies. But it's just the idea of being entitled to something for free that I get a kick out of. I take pleasure in knowing that, if I so choose, I can walk into a restaurant and demand some free food item.
I did attempt to claim my free dessert from Friday's this evening, but my dining companion forgot to print the coupon for me (after several reminders). I probably won't be back to claim it before it expires at the end of the month : (
But I will find a way to claim at least one of my birthday freebies. Who can turn down the bang bang shrimp from Bonefish?
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