Birthday Presents...
So my
72nd birthday tomorrow means free food.
Denny's wants me to come by for breakfast.
Might stop along the way for a free birthday drink of my choice at
Starbucks.Social Media Marketing means companies keep track of such things as your birthday and then they let you know that they know. Cool.
This evening, it's a night-before-birthday treat at
Ruby Tuesday.
They want me to enjoy one of their special burgers AND unlimited French fries. (Or are they still being called Freedom Fries?)
The
Crab Shack is a fine seafood restaurant I enjoy all year long.
This week they want me to come by for a free birthday feast.
Looks like I could be out to
The Edge Of America to participate in the the Shack's noted Crabby Hour.
Or I might go to their West Ashley location.
Either place, I probably will have some of their peel-and-eat shrimp.
Nom. Nom.
The really good news is places offer you a week or so to come in and celebrate.
Could have been a long, long night!
(Click on pictures to read the signs.) Thanks for stopping by to wish me a Happy Birthday.
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Loyalty Cards work....
So I wanted some peel & eat shrimp. Local shrimp, of course.
I carry a "loyalty card" in my wallet for a local eatery with
"Shack" in its name and the nice lady behind the bar brought me a half pound of steamed shrimp.
I handed over my plastic loyalty card so my presence would be noted in the computer. I was told the computer responded that I had accrued a $10 discount. Hey, the shrimp were free.
Fellow sitting a few stools down the bar watched this and asked about the loyalty card. He was down from New England and, following my lead, was ordering some of the local shrimp too.
The bartender stated the benefits, including a
"free dinner on your birthday."He smiled and said
"Then THIS is free. Today's my birthday." She agreed and he and I discussed other spots he should check out on his holiday.
I suggested that he walk across East Bay to a very well done "pirate theme" restaurant called
The Buccaneer. The decor features lots of old Charleston brick and pirate artifacts. I told him to look for the Boddingtons ale sign out front.
It used to be a huge dance club called
City Bar for many years.
When I first came back 15 years ago it was
Acme Bar & Grill. I still have one of its t-shirts that says
Think Global/Drink Local.I am VERY loyal.
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So my 72nd birthday tomorrow means free food.
The Crab Shack is a fine seafood restaurant I enjoy all year long. 
