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Casa Sanchez on 24th St in the Mission (SF) offered lifetime burritos to anyone who would get their logo tattooed on their body. IIRC, it was an attention-getti

by gruseom 15y ago

Casa Sanchez on 24th St in the Mission (SF) offered lifetime burritos to anyone who would get their logo tattooed on their body. IIRC, it was an attention-getting stunt that they didn't expect anyone to take them up on. But a lot of drug addicts happily did and they had to discontinue the offer. This was in the late 90s. I wonder if anyone still gets free burritos on that basis.

ShabbyDoo 15y ago
Melt, a grilled cheese restaurant in Cleveland, offers 30% off for life in exchange for getting a grilled cheese sandwich + logo (scull and crossbones) tattooed on one's self. I met a woman at the airport who had a sleeve of food-related tattoos including a Melt one. In addition to the discount, these ambassadors (my term) are treated well -- invited to special parties, restaurant openings, etc. It's a great scheme because it's strong social proof to others that Melt is a trendy/cool/worthwhile/whatever place. Being on the Food Network all the time can't hurt either.
libraryatnight 15y ago
The band Rocket from the Crypt did this, except with free admission to shows. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_from_the_Crypt#Formation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_from_the_Crypt#Formation
rdl 15y ago
Offering "lifetime" deals to drug addicts is probably a much safer deal than offering "lifetime" deals to moderately successful business executives.
andrewpi 15y ago
Details on this: http://on.wsj.com/onLCZN http://on.wsj.com/onLCZN
- gruseom 15y ago
  Interesting, thanks! I knew Martha Sanchez a bit (she's not the person in the picture) because her husband had a reptile store called Ross's Reptiles that was situated under our apartment a block away. My kids used to go down there to play with the bearded dragons. Needless to say to anyone who knows the neighborhood, it was not the greatest location for a reptile store. It's a beauty salon now.

by gruseom 15y ago

ShabbyDoo 15y ago

Melt, a grilled cheese restaurant in Cleveland, offers 30% off for life in exchange for getting a grilled cheese sandwich + logo (scull and crossbones) tattooed on one's self. I met a woman at the airport who had a sleeve of food-related tattoos including a Melt one. In addition to the discount, these ambassadors (my term) are treated well -- invited to special parties, restaurant openings, etc. It's a great scheme because it's strong social proof to others that Melt is a trendy/cool/worthwhile/whatever place. Being on the Food Network all the time can't hurt either.

libraryatnight 15y ago

The band Rocket from the Crypt did this, except with free admission to shows. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_from_the_Crypt#Formation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_from_the_Crypt#Formation

rdl 15y ago

Offering "lifetime" deals to drug addicts is probably a much safer deal than offering "lifetime" deals to moderately successful business executives.

andrewpi 15y ago

Details on this: http://on.wsj.com/onLCZN http://on.wsj.com/onLCZN

gruseom 15y ago
Interesting, thanks! I knew Martha Sanchez a bit (she's not the person in the picture) because her husband had a reptile store called Ross's Reptiles that was situated under our apartment a block away. My kids used to go down there to play with the bearded dragons. Needless to say to anyone who knows the neighborhood, it was not the greatest location for a reptile store. It's a beauty salon now.