| ABOUT THE AUTHOR For the last 26 years I
have eaten out in restaurants EVERY DAY! Many times two
or three meals in one day! About 98% of all my meals are
from restaurants. I've spent so much time in restaurants
that, over the years, I've, even worked in a few as
dishwasher, cook, and manager trainee. I rarely eat out
in fast-food establishments. I enjoy the
"family-style, dine-in type" restaurants. The
kind with a smiling hostess, friendly waitress, and a
manager who gets around and speaks to all the customers.
When I find a place that has good food and friendly
service, I keep going back! It doesn't take long to be on
a "first-name" basis with each employee that
you deal with. Through the years of eating out, I've
occasionally received a "FREE" meal! The
following methods to receive free meals are NOT SCAMS or
ILLEGAL SCHEMES! I'm also NOT going to tell you to get
someone else to pay for your meal, but if it works for
you... Go For It! I DID NOT go out and plan or create
these methods, they just started happening to me!
"ON THE HOUSE"
By frequently the same
restaurant often, you get to be pretty good friends with
the managers and owners. On several occasions, I've been
offered a meal "on the house" for one of two
reasons: 1. Owner/manager wants my opinion of a new menu
item and offers it free of charge, or 2. A dinner, either
ordered by mistake by waitress, or prepared by cook by
mistake... too good to throw out.. offered to me free of
charge... Thank You! (Right place at the right time!)
FAVORS
I've also received FREE
MEALS for doing the restaurant a favor from time to time.
I once suggested my favorite restaurant to a local cub
scout troop for a banquet location. I received a FREE
MEAL from the manager in appreciation. A co-worker of
mine was looking for a caterer for his family reunion. I
suggested he call my favorite restaurant for a price (and
mention my name). He got a good price - and I got a FREE
MEAL in appreciation! Also, while "hanging out"
at my favorite restaurant, I've been asked by the manager
to run to the grocery for him to pick up some item they
may need. When I get back, he's "taken care" of
my check!
SECRET SHOPPER SERVICE
I once saw an ad in the
classifieds for a secret shopper. I answered the ad and
was hired by a national restaurant chain to eat in one of
their restaurants twice a month. Each time I visited I
had to make a full report on service, food, time it took,
etc. I was reimbursed for my meals plus received extra
money for doing it! Watch your classifieds, or you may
start your own service.
BIRTHDAYS
Many restaurants offer
discounts or free birthday cake on your birthday. I have
found one restaurant that will give you a FREE MEAL on
your birthday! I cannot print the name, but I can tell
you it is a national chain of restaurants, and, you can
get Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner for FREE! (I go to
different locations for each meal.) Call your local
restaurants to see what they do for birthdays.
FREE MEAL BENEFITS
A few years ago I
decided to get a part-time job to make some extra money.
Since I spent so much time in restaurants, I thought food
service would be my first and best choice. I soon found
myself working in a buffet style restaurant where
employees can eat FREE on the days they work!
BARTER-SYSTEM-TRADE
Probably the best way
I've found to get "practically free" meals is
to trade for a service or product. I say
"practically free" because there is a very
small cost involved. I had already owned a pin on button
machine much like those you see advertised in most
magazines. I've been making sports buttons for schools
and teams for about 7 or 8 years. One day a manager asked
me if I had any Easter buttons for his waitresses to wear
for the holiday. I came up with a design, had it printed
and took 25 Easter buttons to the manager. When he asked
me "how much?", I didn't know what to charge.
He offered me a $9.00 steak dinner, and I said
"OK!" (NOTE: My TOTAL costs to make these 25
buttons was $1.63!!) The following month he wanted 50
Mother's Day buttons (25 for each of his two stores). I
received TWO complete meals of my choice including drink
and dessert!! Every major holiday for the last seven
years, I've traded holiday buttons for "practically
free" meals!! I've also approached other restaurants
in my area and had similar success. NOTE: I only approach
restaurants that I really would like to eat in. Just
think, if you could barter with enough restaurants each
holiday, you could accumulate enough meals to possibly
eat "practically free" every day!!
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