Who doesn't love free?
There's just one catch - you have to don a pair of pajamas before picking up a free half-pint this Friday at Sweet Lucy's Ice Cream & Treats. The Talleyville shop at 3201 Concord Pike is holding its second annual Pajama Party from 6-9 p.m. Customers who wear pajamas will receive a free half-pint of ice cream. Owners say that if they run out of ice cream, they will offer free coupons for half pints that customers can redeem at a later date. Call 477-0777 or visit http://www.sweetlucysicecream.com/.
Feeling lucky?
Five times a week, Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant will pick up a lunch or dinner tab for one table of guests. The promotion at all Iron Hill locations, including the Wilmington and Newark sites, is the chain's own "Economic Stimulus Package." It runs through the end of the month.
Generally, restaurant managers will randomly select a table, sometimes by table number, to receive a "bailout" - meaning that Iron Hill will comp the food and drinks. (Just an FYI, the freebie doesn't mean the gratuity is on the house. Don't forget to tip your server.)
However, last weekend in Newark, a server overheard patrons discussing about how they had just been laid off and that it would be their last "luxury" meal for a long time. The server told a manager, who then "bailed out" the table.
According to an Iron Hill spokeswoman, the customers became teary-eyed and hugged the manager.
Everyone all together now: Awwwwwww!
"People are watching their wallets now more than ever, so the least we can do is reward a lucky few with a great meal on us," says Kevin Davies, Iron Hill's director of culinary operations. "This is a lighthearted gesture that we hope will make people smile in these trying times."
2 comments:
If you just get laid off, you're a moron if you go out to eat. No wonder they're out of work. Morons
People who remain socially active and connected to friends and friends-of-friends will more likely hear about job openings and will have a better opportunity to get the word out that they're looking for work, so I don't find it particularly moronic to still eat out, as "Anonymous" suggested on 2/21. There are so many restaurant deals out there now, it can be done thriftily while benefiting from the social interaction that eating out provides.
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