MrDuke July 14, 2005 Share MrDuke Member July 14, 2005 I'm trying to work out a deal with McDonalds and Taco Bell to provide us lunch at a discounted rate. Currently, I have a local burger place (Swensons--great food) but they won't budge on pricing. CBurgers are $1.65 so you can get by w/ about $5 for lunch. More as I get it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appalachian_fox July 14, 2005 Share appalachian_fox Member July 14, 2005 Woohoo! Goooo Duke! Does Swensons do breakfast like McDonald's, or are they more your traditional lunch / cheap dinner burger joint? Addresses of anybody who helps us out would be cool, too: We could make sure to patronize them. Also, do you know much about food that's more old-fogey friendly? I guess more like Blossom's from the sounds of it, somewhere you can get a dinner that doesn't come wrapped in a grease-soaked sheet? Don't get me wrong, I love my Taco Bell, but it would be nice to have someone who's familiar point out more restaurants. Thanks for all your hard work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubblegum Bandit July 14, 2005 Share Bubblegum Bandit Member July 14, 2005 We used to have a Swenson's back home that served burgers and stuff, but they were primarily an ice cream joint. Is this the same place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuke July 14, 2005 Author Share MrDuke Member July 14, 2005 Swensons had the #1 ranking in the nation at one time. It's like a 1950s drive-in burger shop. We can arrange to order a hundred or so burgers and drop them off at the hotel. There's a Bob Evans real close and plenty of other places within a couple of miles. Damon's and TGI Fridays comes to mind for us old folks. I've got discounts going at McDs and TB but keep in mind we can't do both. I'm leaning more towards TB only because a burger just doesn't taste right after...imbibing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuke July 14, 2005 Author Share MrDuke Member July 14, 2005 We used to have a Swenson's back home that served burgers and stuff, but they were primarily an ice cream joint. Is this the same place? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> They do some icecream/shakes but their specialty is burgers. Once you eat one, I promise you'll be lookin' them up next time you're in the area. Where abouts was the one back home? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubblegum Bandit July 14, 2005 Share Bubblegum Bandit Member July 14, 2005 Knoxville, TN I say they were primarily ice cream. They closed when I was like 10, so back then if they served ice cream, to me they were primarily an ice cream shoppe. I do know they had been around for a long time and served burgers and fries and stuff. Had a long counter at the register where they kept the ice cream chilling, I can still taste the ice cream with bubblegum balls in it....kinda like Marble Slab does now but Swensens was the first place I'd ever seen that....I also used to like going there because they had a model train that went around the ceiling of the whole restaurant...I used to sit there and watch that thing for hours..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuke July 14, 2005 Author Share MrDuke Member July 14, 2005 McDs offered a discount on QPs only @ 15%. I doubt I go w/ this deal. We'll see what TB sez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuke July 14, 2005 Author Share MrDuke Member July 14, 2005 Ok, here's what I got set up. We're going with Taco Bell. I got the price down to almost $0.65 per taco. BUT, we have to order in 50s. For every 50 we order we get 10 free (or 20 free for every 100 ordered for you slower folks). I'm guessing we'll do an order on Friday night and throughout the day Saturday. I'll probably have a board up for the orders and we'll just wait until we get a minimum of 50 before we make a run. They can't handle huge orders (300) efficiently on Saturdays so be patient and work w/ me. Also, if you can't eat 6 or 12 at a time, find a buddy. Tacos only. Buy your own sour cream too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingtutt14 July 14, 2005 Share kingtutt14 Member July 14, 2005 sounds great...way to look out for us fat people..oh wait im not fat... ok way to look out for the hungry and poor...nice job man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rashad July 14, 2005 Share Rashad Member July 14, 2005 A nice big juicy burger tastes great with ice cream or frozen custard for desert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman July 15, 2005 Share Batman Member July 15, 2005 Yeah frozen custard is good Rashad, I keep telling Gond about a new restaraunt down the street from him called Culvers, they have some good frozen custard and butter burgers... Mmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[DLM]->HighPlainsDrifter July 15, 2005 Share [DLM]->HighPlainsDrifter Member July 15, 2005 For those who arent aware, Pizza Hut in Hudson is giving us a 20% discount the whole weekend on everything they have! And they deliver to the hotel! No minimum orders either, you just tell them that you're with FragFest at the Holiday Inn and they'll hook you up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[DLM]->HighPlainsDrifter July 15, 2005 Share [DLM]->HighPlainsDrifter Member July 15, 2005 (edited) Good Job on getting Taco Bell to give us a discount, Mr. Duke! The TB deal also works out to 20% off! Edited July 15, 2005 by [DLM]->HighPlainsDrifter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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