No more free lunch.

[SunnyD]

I opened up my email today and saw an email from Ruby Tuesday. My birthday is right around the corner and I'm signed up for their So Connected thing, so I get coupons every so often. Around a week before your birthday, they send a coupon for a free burger of your choice.

This has been pretty cool over the past few years, since I signed up each of my three older kids as well. It's been something they look forward to every year, as they get the coupon and I take just the one of them out for lunch. They get one of those mammoth burgers, I order whatever, and we sit and chat for a while - just the two of us. Dad and me time. It's always fun to watch my little girl pack away one of those huge-ass burgers and a couple plates of fries and wonder where the hell she puts it.

With my birthday rolling around, I usually take mine and either go with my wife or just myself on lunch one day. So today I look at the coupon, and nope, not a free burger. They changed the offer to a "FREE* Blondie or two of their Gourmet Cupcakes" (which are really like half-sized cupcakes). The asterisk denotes "free, with adult entree purchase."

Yup, the free lunch is over. As is my annual birthday tradition with the kids. Sucks.

And since I know you're all gonna say it: /entitlement mentality, /firstworldproblems, /whatever

 

[preslove]

I opened up my email today and saw an email from Ruby Tuesday. My birthday is right around the corner and I'm signed up for their So Connected thing, so I get coupons every so often. Around a week before your birthday, they send a coupon for a free burger of your choice.

This has been pretty cool over the past few years, since I signed up each of my three older kids as well. It's been something they look forward to every year, as they get the coupon and I take just the one of them out for lunch. They get one of those mammoth burgers, I order whatever, and we sit and chat for a while - just the two of us. Dad and me time. It's always fun to watch my little girl pack away one of those huge-ass burgers and a couple plates of fries and wonder where the hell she puts it.

With my birthday rolling around, I usually take mine and either go with my wife or just myself on lunch one day. So today I look at the coupon, and nope, not a free burger. They changed the offer to a "FREE* Blondie or two of their Gourmet Cupcakes" (which are really like half-sized cupcakes). The asterisk denotes "free, with adult entree purchase."

Yup, the free lunch is over. As is my annual birthday tradition with the kids. Sucks.

And since I know you're all gonna say it: /entitlement mentality, /firstworldproblems, /whatever

You should put those in as tags, plus 'wwwhhhaaaaaa!!'

 

[SunnyD]

You should put those in as tags, plus 'wwwhhhaaaaaa!!'

I was thinking about it.

 

[bigrash]

You should complain to the Ruby Tuesday CEO.

 

[Platypus]

Ruby Tuesday just did you a favor.. now you don't have to eat there.


PS why is your tradition with your family dead because you have to pay a few bucks now? Tradition is only ok if it's free?

 

[preslove]

OP, do you ever go there when it isn't someone's birthday? If not, then you were probably a net drag on RT.

 

[Texashiker]

Yup, the free lunch is over. As is my annual birthday tradition with the kids. Sucks.

Yea, having to pay your own way sucks.

 

[SheHateMe]

Well, a Cupcake is probably cheaper to give away for free...

Seems like you only ate there when you got free coupons. That isnt really fair, is it? They're rewarding you for being a "customer".

 

[SandEagle]

BK Whoppers will be 55 cents when you purchase one at regular price. Dec 6 to Dec 9. this is my birthday gift to you

 

[SunnyD]

Ruby Tuesday just did you a favor.. now you don't have to eat there.

PS why is your tradition with your family dead because you have to pay a few bucks now? Tradition is only ok if it's free?

I do agree, their menu has gotten worse over the last year imho.

And the tradition doesn't HAVE to be dead, but the kids actually looked forward to getting the coupon for their very own burger. Theirs. A few years ago it was huge especially for the younger ones because it meant a burger off the big menu instead of the kids menu, which was a huge difference to them. It was something just for them.

OP, do you ever go there when it isn't someone's birthday?

We used to, haven't been in a while. Generally only when they sent me coupons though, which usually amounted to maybe $5-7 off the total bill at best. If I'm going to pay full menu price, there are other restaurants I'd much prefer to go to.

 

[SheHateMe]

I do agree, their menu has gotten worse over the last year imho.

And the tradition doesn't HAVE to be dead, but the kids actually looked forward to getting the coupon for their very own burger. Theirs. A few years ago it was huge especially for the younger ones because it meant a burger off the big menu instead of the kids menu, which was a huge difference to them. It was something just for them.



We used to, haven't been in a while. Generally only when they sent me coupons though, which usually amounted to maybe $5-7 off the total bill at best. If I'm going to pay full menu price, there are other restaurants I'd much prefer to go to.

Not understanding why you can't continue the "Tradition" and just buy your kids a burger off the same menu? Why don't you just hand them a $10 bill and tell them to order whatever they want off that menu? That is more important than mulling about losing a Free burger on your birthday.

Or don't eat there. It already seems like you were just using them when you were never a customer to begin with.

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

Not understanding why you can't continue the "Tradition" and just buy your kids a burger off the same menu?

Cause he's too f'ing cheap.

 

[SunnyD]

Cause he's too f'ing cheap.

And I'm not ashamed to admit it.

Not understanding why you can't continue the "Tradition" and just buy your kids a burger off the same menu? Why don't you just hand them a $10 bill and tell them to order whatever they want off that menu? That is more important than mulling about losing a Free burger on your birthday.

Or don't eat there. It already seems like you were just using them when you were never a customer to begin with.

Except I was a customer, since I'd still be ordering drinks (which are ridiculously overpriced) for both of us and an entree for myself as well. But that's beside the point.

 

[bigrash]

And I'm not ashamed to admit it.

Well since you admit it, now you know where the problem lies.

 

[SunnyD]

Well since you admit it, now you know where the problem lies.

The problem doesn't lie. The damn thing isn't free anymore. :'(

/fuelforthefire

It's almost as bad as Arby's changing their back-of-the-receipt survey thing from a perpetual free roast beef sandwich/beef'n'cheddar to a measly chocolate turnover.

 

[1sikbITCH]

I hear ya SunnyD. Next those bastards are going to start locking the dumpster before you get there.

 

[SunnyD]

I hear ya SunnyD. Next those bastards are going to start locking the dumpster before you get there.

Dude! I have standards! I don't dumpster dive. Couponing isn't beneath me however.

 

[bigrash]

I hear ya SunnyD. Next those bastards are going to start locking the dumpster before you get there.

hahahaha

 

[bigrash]

The problem doesn't lie. The damn thing isn't free anymore. :'(

/fuelforthefire

It's almost as bad as Arby's changing their back-of-the-receipt survey thing from a perpetual free roast beef sandwich/beef'n'cheddar to a measly chocolate turnover.

I'm just saying that if this is something that you and your family value so much, then why not pay a few bucks for it?

 

[SunnyD]

I'm just saying that if this is something that you and your family value so much, then why not pay a few bucks for it?

A few bucks more? It's the principle of the deal regarding my wallet and customer/business loyalty. The company took away a nice perk and replaced it with higher prices and, well... crap.

My kids are older now anyway so their tastes may have changed, but we'll still do something. Maybe still this, or maybe, as I said since we'd be paying full price - go somewhere with much better food for the money.

 

[nageov3t]

I'm sure some asshole out there was abusing the shit out of it and ruined it for everyone else.

 

[styrafoam]

goooooeeewwwdddd byyyeeeeeeeee, reeeeeeeewwwwbyyyy Tuesday!

 

[Schfifty Five]

BK Whoppers will be 55 cents when you purchase one at regular price. Dec 6 to Dec 9. this is my birthday gift to you

I saw this commercial and got excited until the end where they say you have to buy one at regular price, and then get one for 55 cents.

If you're going to do a special birthday promotion for your company, you should just make it 55 cent whoppers, period. F the Buy one, get one for 55 cent crap. At the very least, it should be buy one get one free.

 

[SunnyD]

I saw this commercial and got excited until the end where they say you have to buy one at regular price, and then get one for 55 cents.

If you're going to do a special birthday promotion for your company, you should just make it 55 cent whoppers, period. F the Buy one, get one for 55 cent crap. At the very least, it should be buy one get one free.

Indeed - that's what McDonalds has done in the past. 29 cent hamburgers and whatnot.

 

[T_Yamamoto]

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