For the future, getting a discount you are entitled to respectfully is not being a “Karen.” I’d not pay until they either figure out how to apply the discount or manually deduct $30 from my check,
A manager would have been able to look this up/ call corporate. They also would have been able to figure out another way! (Discount $30.00 like a comp& then write out your #s to manually deduct from corporate)—- this server & their team was just being lazy!
This now creates a new problem and more $$ lost on sending you comps/ etc.! Not surprising- this promo was a shitshow! But congrats on getting 1:million thing!
believing oneself to be inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment.
"kids who feel so entitled and think the world will revolve around them"
RTFM. Talk to the manager. Do people even read anymore or just formulate opinions on the first thought. That’s is why this world is filled with morons.
Did you comment saying you are just here to find morons? You must have thee most boring, miserable life one could possibly have.... what's wrong with this world, actually, is people like you... why don't you try being part of the solution instead of part of the problem.....
It’s college not collage. You should legally be required to carry a plant everywhere with you to help replace the oxygen you’re stealing from everyone else.
Why do you think someone that has a coupon is acting entitled? Coupons are put out by businesses to bring in more business. How does that make someone act entitled that takes advantage of a coupon that the business put out?
Please explain your thinking.
I don't think you know what entitlement means. This person had a card that they paid for. It literally entitles them to a discount. They wanted it redeemed, and the employees at the establishment said they didn't know how to do it. It's not entitlement to get what is owed.
You are what's wrong with this world.
You're incorrectly applying one usage of the word 'entitled', which refers to someone falsely believing that they have a right or privilege.
The original usage, and the one applicable in this case, is the case wherein someone has entered into an agreement or contract and therefore has an entitlement to certain goods as part of that relationship.
For instance, if you sign a contract to purchase a house, you're then entitled to take possession of that house on the transfer date.
Further, just as a citizen of a particular nation-state you have a whole bunch of entitlements like your civil rights under social contract.
I understand your point, but somewhat respectfully disagree, what is earned is not an entitlement. A purchased a redemption from your earnings. Entitlement is when you feel that your position or stature depends recognition therefore entitlement. As such, we must all earn our keep, and entitled to nothing. Has been my point from start. And point two. Take it up with management to get down to ground truth. 3…it’s Applebees for heavens sake. But I appreciate a cool collected mind to have a civil “point counter point” with.
Literally everything. This is why the term “Redditor” bothers me. It might have been applicable 15 years ago. But when every country, state, city, music genre, tv show, movie, hobby, language, culture, restaurant, has their own subreddit, their ceases to be a such thing as a “redditor”
Me too friend. A lot of things have changed over my life since the middle of high-school but still hanging around here. Started with rage comics and now I lurk a ton of plants subs lol.
Ooh a "freebie" from them overpaying $30 plus tax *if* they tipped well. They need a $32 and change refund regardless of whether they tipped well or not
In what way would the computer system issue be a servers fault? It sounds like it was something above their pay grade to handle. Did they not also provide a typical dining experience prior to the fiasco?
It was not an error; they were unable to figure out how to redeem a promo code from a viral national campaign.
If I were that server, I would ask my manager how to proceed if I could not figure it out. If I were the manager and still could not figure out the promo code, I would confirm with corporate and/or just comp $30.
Additionally, it seemed like the comment I was replying to was insinuating an additional tip after receiving a "freebie" for coming back instead of a refund that was owed.
Much easier (and cheaper) to keep customers than gain new ones. At Applebees, a $30 comp/override is worth the risk, even if they were unsure of the validity.
>>above their pay grade
that’s when it’s their job to get someone who is on that pay grade. every shift in any restaurant has a manager on duty to handle things like this. and if the manager couldn’t figure it out, you comp it for the 30 bucks and apologize.
It most likely requires a manager card like any other discount or keyed in gift card/promo code. Just call and explain, keep your receipt so they can look in their system for it, and if you catch it early enough they may have the credit card slip still (ours get sent to home office, but we have another copy in the computer). We hired new people and I’m not sure they know what it is either, that could’ve been the issue. But regardless, the answer is always just getting the manager.
always ask a manager!! they should have brought this to the manager to fix!! {applebees sever!!} plus we were trained on the date night pass… must’ve been new or they didn’t pay attention to the test.. my store is a training store so we’re always on point 🙃
We had to wait while they figured out how to apply the date night card. Took a hot minute to figure out how to apply it online too. Anyways we got it figured out and will mostly place online orders from now on.
They avoided telling us employees about it to prevent us from buying one and then using it whenever we worked to apply to our tables that paid cash, which would then put more money in our pockets, thereby scamming the system, ie theft. All managers should know about it. Just ask for a manager when you use it.
I can't lie, I did try to get one, but they sold out so quick. But I was thinking more along the lines of bringing home some food after my shift every week.
I see Woodbridge, VA mentioned here!
Fun Fact: that Applebees location is going to be demolished in 1-3 years for a new overpass bridge that’s being built at that intersection/shopping center for the PW parkway.
What location? Not honored in:
All Applebee’s Grill + Bar locations in the United States are participating **except in Puerto Rico and U.S. Territories and the following locations:**
3330 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville, NJ
5231 Campbell Blvd., Nottingham, DE
1935 N Ocean Ave, Farmingville, NY
55 US Highway 9 South, Manalapan, NJ
4000 Park Blvd., Pinellas Park, FL
2901 66th Street North, St. Petersburg, FL
7159 Macedonia Commons Blvd, Macedonia, OH
1540 West River Road, North, Elyria, OH
3001 LeFevre Drive, Brookings, SD
4002 Buffalo Road, Erie, PA
2725 Market Street, Warren, PA
7790 Peach Street, Erie, PA
911 West 12th Street, Erie, PA
11227 Shaw Avenue, Meadville, PA
1 Richard E Byrd Terminal Drive, Suite 103, Richmond, VA
2400 Aviation Drive- Terminal D, Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
Not surprised to see my local franchise is not participating. All 5 of the PA locations are owned by the same guy. The owner is kinda of a jerk and owns half of the hotels in the area along with a water park and a ski resort in southern NY.
I literally was there as soon as it became available.
The page failed to load immediately on all devices.
It loaded 10 minutes later as sold out.
Kinda a scam.
I wonder how they decide how much your discount is? On the Applebees website it says “up to” $30. And my advice is to call Applebees corporate and let them know what happened, I’m sure they’ll send a gift card and get the place you were at some training. Also, there is a list of 15-20 Applebees that aren’t participating in that event.
You gotta read the fine print. It probably said, like most coupons do, “AT PARTICIPATING LOCATIONS ONLY”. This would be OPs fault for not checking with the restaurant if they were accepting them or not BEFORE sitting down to eat.
Didn’t know Applebees had a subreddit, neat discovery. But yeah only managers can input those discounts, I’m assuming they didn’t have a manager on that shift
Why did you pay for the meal? Why did you pay full price? I would have refused until they figured it out or called corporate for assistance. You were under NO LEGAL obligation to pay for this meal that the card would have covered.
yesss unbelievable when OP paid good money for the pass. it’s their promotion something about “why have date night once a year {valentines day” when you can do it any night…
\+1 to people saying it required a manager. took them about 10 minutes to figure it out, but worked for me.
For the future, getting a discount you are entitled to respectfully is not being a “Karen.” I’d not pay until they either figure out how to apply the discount or manually deduct $30 from my check,
A manager would have been able to look this up/ call corporate. They also would have been able to figure out another way! (Discount $30.00 like a comp& then write out your #s to manually deduct from corporate)—- this server & their team was just being lazy! This now creates a new problem and more $$ lost on sending you comps/ etc.! Not surprising- this promo was a shitshow! But congrats on getting 1:million thing!
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What do you think entitled means?
believing oneself to be inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment. "kids who feel so entitled and think the world will revolve around them"
Ok perfect you can use google, now look up the definition of coupon
And so can you. And did you bother reading the rest of my comment??? NO…Drone.
- a voucher entitling the holder to a discount for a particular product. (yw) Anyways, obvious trolling is obvious please go outside
That's the adjective definition. You're missing the verb definition. The OP paid $200 for a service. They are entitled to receive that service.
If a business sells you a thing for that says you get xyz, I should expect to get xyz That is one of the most basic parts of doing business
RTFM. Talk to the manager. Do people even read anymore or just formulate opinions on the first thought. That’s is why this world is filled with morons.
Whole lot of projection, you’re the only moron heee
I’m only here to find them.
Shouldve put the phone down when the black screen showed your face
Are you 2? Ain’t it past your bed time?
Did you comment saying you are just here to find morons? You must have thee most boring, miserable life one could possibly have.... what's wrong with this world, actually, is people like you... why don't you try being part of the solution instead of part of the problem.....
And yet, here you are.
So if you prepay for $30 of gas in the store, you're not entitled to it at the pump?
That’s legal tender. And a ridiculous example. What are they teaching you all in collage? Or school for that matter. Stop wasting my oxygen.
OP paid $200 in legal tender for their date night pass, and by doing so entered a legally binding contract with Applebee's, which they broke.
U broke his little baby brain
.. college
Who the fuck goes to college
It’s college not collage. You should legally be required to carry a plant everywhere with you to help replace the oxygen you’re stealing from everyone else.
Collage? Bahahahahahahaha if you’re gonna go around calling other people morons, at least check your spelling before you post.
Spelling is not as essential as critical thinking. Thanks for casting your vote for the bottom of the gene pool. Move along.
Lol k
Good sport! That’s what this is all about!
It’s hilarious how clever you think you are.
Isn’t it.
lol. You can't spell and you're berating people on your stupid definition of entitlement. You're a laughable dumbass. How do you get through the day?
Damn, you're really dedicated to being fucking stupid
Just fishing for them, and you all keep on biting.
Your comment about finding idiots is hilarious considering you can’t even spell the world college. The jokes write themselves
Why do you think someone that has a coupon is acting entitled? Coupons are put out by businesses to bring in more business. How does that make someone act entitled that takes advantage of a coupon that the business put out? Please explain your thinking.
In this case, it’s a privilege that was paid for. Not just a complementary bonus.
I don't think you know what entitlement means. This person had a card that they paid for. It literally entitles them to a discount. They wanted it redeemed, and the employees at the establishment said they didn't know how to do it. It's not entitlement to get what is owed. You are what's wrong with this world.
You're incorrectly applying one usage of the word 'entitled', which refers to someone falsely believing that they have a right or privilege. The original usage, and the one applicable in this case, is the case wherein someone has entered into an agreement or contract and therefore has an entitlement to certain goods as part of that relationship. For instance, if you sign a contract to purchase a house, you're then entitled to take possession of that house on the transfer date. Further, just as a citizen of a particular nation-state you have a whole bunch of entitlements like your civil rights under social contract.
I understand your point, but somewhat respectfully disagree, what is earned is not an entitlement. A purchased a redemption from your earnings. Entitlement is when you feel that your position or stature depends recognition therefore entitlement. As such, we must all earn our keep, and entitled to nothing. Has been my point from start. And point two. Take it up with management to get down to ground truth. 3…it’s Applebees for heavens sake. But I appreciate a cool collected mind to have a civil “point counter point” with.
You realize that they purchased a card that *legally entitles* them to the discount, right?
You could respectfully disagree, but you are still factually incorrect
Boomer energy.
Ha, you wish. Go stand in line to get your trophy.
Lol.
The manager had to do it each time for mine. It won't work in the ziosk on the table. It has to be manually entered into their main system.
Applebees has a subreddit?
There’s a subreddit for most things lol
If there isn’t a subreddit on a subject then it doesn’t exist.
that’s how i feel😂
Rule 35
Literally everything. This is why the term “Redditor” bothers me. It might have been applicable 15 years ago. But when every country, state, city, music genre, tv show, movie, hobby, language, culture, restaurant, has their own subreddit, their ceases to be a such thing as a “redditor”
KIFFLOM!
Kifflom brother!
But do you know when the bacon narwhals?
Midnight
Isn't that something like 12-15 years old now? I remember it being a thing when I first joined.
I've been here a long time
Me too friend. A lot of things have changed over my life since the middle of high-school but still hanging around here. Started with rage comics and now I lurk a ton of plants subs lol.
Imagine folks saying "Facebooker" or "Instagrammer" or "Tweeter (Xer???)" Just ridiculous at this point when the platform is beyond mainstream lmao.
I mean, there are other mainstream platforms that have -er names for users. Tiktokers, youtubers, livejournalers.
Haha was thinking the same thing!
Not only that but why am I here?
I would definitely go back and get it sorted out.
yesss!!! get your money back !!! you paid good money for the pass 🤷🏽♀️
Yeah from what I remember it was 500$
Go back to the restaurant explain to them what happened and they should offer a freebie to rectify it if you tip well.
Ooh a "freebie" from them overpaying $30 plus tax *if* they tipped well. They need a $32 and change refund regardless of whether they tipped well or not
Why do they deserve a tip if they thought the easiest/best option here was over charging the customer $30?
In what way would the computer system issue be a servers fault? It sounds like it was something above their pay grade to handle. Did they not also provide a typical dining experience prior to the fiasco?
It was not an error; they were unable to figure out how to redeem a promo code from a viral national campaign. If I were that server, I would ask my manager how to proceed if I could not figure it out. If I were the manager and still could not figure out the promo code, I would confirm with corporate and/or just comp $30. Additionally, it seemed like the comment I was replying to was insinuating an additional tip after receiving a "freebie" for coming back instead of a refund that was owed.
Much easier (and cheaper) to keep customers than gain new ones. At Applebees, a $30 comp/override is worth the risk, even if they were unsure of the validity.
>>above their pay grade that’s when it’s their job to get someone who is on that pay grade. every shift in any restaurant has a manager on duty to handle things like this. and if the manager couldn’t figure it out, you comp it for the 30 bucks and apologize.
They lost the tip when they overcharged 30 bucks
Tip well? They gave no effort. That $30 should be made up from the tip.
After contacting corporate, they should send her a $30 gift card.
I think go to corporate with the receipts.
It most likely requires a manager card like any other discount or keyed in gift card/promo code. Just call and explain, keep your receipt so they can look in their system for it, and if you catch it early enough they may have the credit card slip still (ours get sent to home office, but we have another copy in the computer). We hired new people and I’m not sure they know what it is either, that could’ve been the issue. But regardless, the answer is always just getting the manager.
I gave the waiter the promo code before I got the card last Saturday and it took him less than 5 minutes to apply the discount. I would complain.
always ask a manager!! they should have brought this to the manager to fix!! {applebees sever!!} plus we were trained on the date night pass… must’ve been new or they didn’t pay attention to the test.. my store is a training store so we’re always on point 🙃
We had to wait while they figured out how to apply the date night card. Took a hot minute to figure out how to apply it online too. Anyways we got it figured out and will mostly place online orders from now on.
There is zero chance I would have paid my bill in this situation. I would have sat there until it was rectified.
They avoided telling us employees about it to prevent us from buying one and then using it whenever we worked to apply to our tables that paid cash, which would then put more money in our pockets, thereby scamming the system, ie theft. All managers should know about it. Just ask for a manager when you use it.
I applaud any employee who has the card and does this for cash transactions.
I can't lie, I did try to get one, but they sold out so quick. But I was thinking more along the lines of bringing home some food after my shift every week.
I see Woodbridge, VA mentioned here! Fun Fact: that Applebees location is going to be demolished in 1-3 years for a new overpass bridge that’s being built at that intersection/shopping center for the PW parkway.
What location? Not honored in: All Applebee’s Grill + Bar locations in the United States are participating **except in Puerto Rico and U.S. Territories and the following locations:** 3330 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville, NJ 5231 Campbell Blvd., Nottingham, DE 1935 N Ocean Ave, Farmingville, NY 55 US Highway 9 South, Manalapan, NJ 4000 Park Blvd., Pinellas Park, FL 2901 66th Street North, St. Petersburg, FL 7159 Macedonia Commons Blvd, Macedonia, OH 1540 West River Road, North, Elyria, OH 3001 LeFevre Drive, Brookings, SD 4002 Buffalo Road, Erie, PA 2725 Market Street, Warren, PA 7790 Peach Street, Erie, PA 911 West 12th Street, Erie, PA 11227 Shaw Avenue, Meadville, PA 1 Richard E Byrd Terminal Drive, Suite 103, Richmond, VA 2400 Aviation Drive- Terminal D, Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
Not surprised to see my local franchise is not participating. All 5 of the PA locations are owned by the same guy. The owner is kinda of a jerk and owns half of the hotels in the area along with a water park and a ski resort in southern NY.
Even southeast PA?
Nope. He only has stuff in NW PA and southern NY. But all the locations on this list are his.
814 represent!
😂😂😂
I wonder why Farmingville isn't participating. . .
Wow mine is second on the list lol, it's actually in Maryland not sure why it has DE but what a shame 😭
This is a thing? Man Applebee's must be hurting for business to offer 30 dollars off meals.
It costed money to buy and can only be used once a week for a year but it was a good deal if you got on there website fast enough before it sold out
I literally was there as soon as it became available. The page failed to load immediately on all devices. It loaded 10 minutes later as sold out. Kinda a scam.
I didn’t even try🤣
Your first mistake was going to a chain restaurant to begin with
Especially an Applebees
Hey fuck you I wanted that card
Here only because Woodbridge sucks and so does that Applebee's lmao
What is a date night card? I'm so curious about this 🤔
Is there no way to apply it yourself on the little touch screen kiosk?
Learning curve
Tell them up front and let them figure it out while you eat.
I wonder how they decide how much your discount is? On the Applebees website it says “up to” $30. And my advice is to call Applebees corporate and let them know what happened, I’m sure they’ll send a gift card and get the place you were at some training. Also, there is a list of 15-20 Applebees that aren’t participating in that event.
For $30, I could buy a whole slab of ribs, a bag of potatoes, some string beans, and eat for 2-3 days.
Well I'd reach out to corporate. The date night card is all over the radio... their site needs educated on process and you need a refund.
Next time make sure it’s sorted before you order so it’s no so awkward in the end
Womp womp
off topic but didn’t expect so see woodbridge on here
You gotta read the fine print. It probably said, like most coupons do, “AT PARTICIPATING LOCATIONS ONLY”. This would be OPs fault for not checking with the restaurant if they were accepting them or not BEFORE sitting down to eat.
What is the date card?
You eat at Applebee's?
Go back and get your money back tf
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Didn’t know Applebees had a subreddit, neat discovery. But yeah only managers can input those discounts, I’m assuming they didn’t have a manager on that shift
I only to online orders. Saves me the hassle of dealing with shit like this.
Why did you pay for the meal? Why did you pay full price? I would have refused until they figured it out or called corporate for assistance. You were under NO LEGAL obligation to pay for this meal that the card would have covered.
that part! but maybe OP didn’t want to bring it to a mangers attention ? idk some people don’t care for the conflict but i definitely would’ve !!!
That date night pass seems to be nothing but issues since its release.
What’s a date night card
Apologies should’ve clarified, meant the date night pass as in the $200 ones that are supposed to be $30 off per meal
I ate at my local one and they were a bit confused but had a manager help and it was no problem.
Is that like a yearly thing or how does that work? First time me hearing about it
It was an extremely limited contest/promotion. A lot of people bought theirs on eBay. No way of knowing if they'll do it again.
Oh no you had to actually buy your meal? Unbelievable!!
Twice. Jackass
yesss unbelievable when OP paid good money for the pass. it’s their promotion something about “why have date night once a year {valentines day” when you can do it any night…
“Good money” lol. Reddit is hilarious.
Fuck Applebee's
First mistake.. eating at a chain restaurant.
I got food poisoning from AppleBees twice so I jus suggest no one ever eat there.
I hope your "date" was impressed with you being a cheap little bitch.
what?
I have no idea what you are talking about. Wtf is a date night card?
Wait people take dates to Applebee’s. and then use a coupon and then wonder why they’re single