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Olive Garden offering free babysitting to customers who want a date night
New York Daily News ^
| FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 2014
| Victoria Taylor
Posted on 02/02/2014 8:58:12 PM PST by nickcarraway
Parents can leave their little ones at a My Gym location on Feb. 7 before they head to the restaurant chain for dinner, and Olive Garden will cover the babysitting bill.
Olive Garden’s new promotion mixes three things parents are sure to love: a romantic dinner, unlimited breadsticks and free babysitting.
The restaurant chain has teamed up with kids’ fitness center franchise My Gym for a special evening of children-free dining called “Parents' Night Out.”
On Feb. 7, parents can drop their little ones off at a participating My Gym location and then go on a dinner date at Olive Garden. They will have to put down a deposit for the childcare, but that will be returned when they show their Olive Garden receipt.
My Gyms only have space for 30 kids, so reservations are being taken on a first-come, first-serve basis, according to a press release.
The deal is meant to spotlight Olive Garden’s two-for-$25 special, but a company rep told the Orlando Sentinel that diners can also try other items on the menu.
Some disappointed moms and dads took to Facebook to gripe that there isn’t a My Gym in their area. Others asked Olive Garden to consider running the promotion with another partner.
“At this time, we are just testing this offer. While we don't have additional locations at this time, it's possible that we will in the future,” the company wrote in response to a Facebook comment.
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Can you drop them off and go to another restaurant?
To: nickcarraway
Their food is made from vats miles away. End of story.
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posted on
02/02/2014 9:00:18 PM PST
by
samadams2000
(Someone important make......The Call!)
To: samadams2000
To: samadams2000
To: nickcarraway
Processed just like Grandma’s factory used to make.
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posted on
02/02/2014 9:05:27 PM PST
by
Kirkwood
(Zombie Hunter)
To: nickcarraway
My girlfriend is Italian by blood. If I took her to Olive Garden, she would dump me.
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posted on
02/02/2014 9:09:24 PM PST
by
Darren McCarty
(Abortion - legalized murder for convenience)
To: samadams2000
Their food is made from vats miles away. End of story.
The rest of the story is they put a barrel of salt in the vat so customers will buy profitable drinks.
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posted on
02/02/2014 9:11:02 PM PST
by
Moonman62
(The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
To: nickcarraway
Probably but you will pay for it. This is a creative idea. Given the cost of a dinner for two these days, it just might make economic sense for the restaurant. It certainly would be a convenience for young marrieds and divorcees with children in custody.
To: samadams2000
Their food is made from vats miles away. End of story.
Two restaurants in competition near me: "Roma Casual Italian and Greek" and "Olive Garden Restaurant" and "Macaroni Grill." The Roma Restaurant is the only one that is NOT part of a chain and the difference is obvious to me now. My wife convinced me with the test - why is it you feel sick an hour after eating too much at the chain restaurants, but when you eat too much at roma casual where everything is from scratch you want to go dancing?I say 'everything from scratch' because you can walk in and see the kitchen, there are no "vats" of sauce just blocks of butter, salt, fresh spices hanging etc..
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posted on
02/02/2014 9:13:20 PM PST
by
golux
To: Darren McCarty
So? I don’t see a problem with that.
To: nickcarraway; Salamander
Bookmark this comment for the day when a thread appears with a title something like this:
"Suit Filed In 'Olive Garden Babysitting' Case-
Plaintiff Seeks $50MM in Punitive Damages &
Costs For Long Term Psychological Treatment"
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posted on
02/02/2014 9:30:33 PM PST
by
shibumi
(Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)
To: Darren McCarty
My girlfriend is Italian by blood. If I took her to Olive Garden, she would dump me.
Is that the 51st way to leave your lover?
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posted on
02/02/2014 9:42:56 PM PST
by
Veggie Todd
(I don't always talk to Obama voters, but when I do I ask for Large Fries.)
To: Darren McCarty
My girlfriend is Italian by blood.
What other way is there?
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posted on
02/02/2014 9:43:59 PM PST
by
Veggie Todd
(I don't always talk to Obama voters, but when I do I ask for Large Fries.)
To: nickcarraway
So? I don’t see a problem with that. I don't either. LOL
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posted on
02/02/2014 9:59:49 PM PST
by
Darren McCarty
(Abortion - legalized murder for convenience)
To: Veggie Todd
By having been born in Italy?
To: nickcarraway
Nothing is free. Other diners are helping to pick up the babysitting tab for date nite.
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posted on
02/03/2014 1:12:34 AM PST
by
Nickname
To: nickcarraway
>> Can you drop them off and go to another restaurant?
Funny.
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posted on
02/03/2014 3:36:22 AM PST
by
Gene Eric
(Don't be a statist!)
To: samadams2000
You mean it’s not fresh? Really? They aren’t making the pasta there? Get outta here! I hope that doesn’t become a trend among every. chain. in. America.
Get over it.
To: golux
“Roma Casual Italian and Greek”
Sorry but that is a chain. LOL
To: Darren McCarty
“My girlfriend is Italian by blood.”
huh? What other way are you talking about?
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