Friday, January 23, 2009
Dear Restaurants: Offer A Free Slice on National Pie Day
Believe it or not, there's actually a National Pie Day, and it's today.
The only reason I discovered that fact is because national pie day is the No.8 on Google Trends today.
When I discovered it was today, my first thought was:
"Wow, I sure could go for some pie right now."
One of our readers, Gisela Petrone, emailed us a link about Bakers Square, which hosts a five-day pie celebration.
After my daydream, I wondered if any national chains were offering a special promo. We know restaurants are struggling, just like every other business right now, so I wonder why national chains such as Denny's and Perkins didn't bother to offer any promos.
I visited dennys.com and perkinsrestaurants.com to see if they had anything to offer. Judging from their sites, neither restaurant has a freebie today.Perkins taunted me with a huge image of Cherry and Apple Pies, but no deal. I should have known better than to expect much from Dennys.
Denny's motto might as well be: "It's really late, so where else are you going to eat?"
A few 30-second TV ads this week could have enticed people to come in for lunch and a free dessert. Perhaps both restaurant's executives considered the idea, but the advertising funds just weren't there.
Either way, I still want some free pie! Let me know if you found any restaurants offering a special today.
Posted By Matt O'Hern at 10:34 AM
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