As regular readers on here know, I grew up in Buffalo, NY. Save me the snow and Super Bowl jokes, I heard them all. Anyway, I've handled my fair share of Western New York winters, along with a few while living in the Adirondacks, so snow doesn't bother me too much. I have good tires, an all wheel drive SUV, an adventuresome spirt, a warm hat and gloves, and a puffy jacket - a la George Contanza.
Sure I look ridiculous in it, but considering that temperatures are forecasted to drop to to MINUS 7 degrees in Saratoga Springs on Saturday, let me just point out that I look ridiculous and warm.
So where am I going with all of this? I mentioned the other day that I've noticed on Twitter lately that just before or during snowstorms local restaurants are hitting the white stuff head-on with discounts and specials and essentially daring customers to "dig out" and come to their establishment that evening for some good deals. These restauranteurs have made the logical decision that it makes more sense to offer lower prices or freebies to get some customers in the door rather than staring at an empty and moribund dining room.
Take yesterday, for example. Maestro's was tweeting about their "Snow Day Dinner" special. Mention the promotion and you get a free glass of wine with your dinner. Max London's tweeted their own version of a snow day special, which involved kids under 15 eating free. Wheatfields was announcing buy one get one free happy hour specials as well as $5 pizzas. Gaffneys was offering a free beer to anyone that came in naked. OK, maybe not that last one, but you know if they did there would be some takers. Yes, some of these offers are on Facebook as well, however Facebook messages get lost in the shuffle with posts from the guy you haven't seen since sixth grade, but yet for some reason wanted to be your Facebook friend and now tells everybody that he needs one more whatchamacallit to achieve the next level in some goofy Facebook game you don't care about. Dude, you were dorky in 1978, and you're still dorky in 2011. Then again, I'm sporting a puffy jacket so....
For those of you that have said about Twitter "What's the purpose?", consider that tweets are a mercifully short 140 characters, so it's harder to lose postings about important things in life like free booze or $5.00 pizzas. So for those of you who are holdouts, go get a Twitter account and get some good deals in the Spa City. The puffy jacket is optional.
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