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Originally posted by skizzell these food promotions are never worth the hassle. not to mention the health factor. no thanks.

On the contrary my friend! I went to Denny's today & while the line was long (I waited for about an hour).. The free Pancakes, Eggs, Bacon & Sausage was worth it..

The waitstaff did seem a bit stressed..

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The waitstaff did seem a bit stressed..

I felt bad for them, MOST people didnt leave a tip.

C'mon you bring your family of four and cant even leave a tip!!!! THAT SUCKS!!!!

I guess the figued 15-20% of Free = $0 Tip

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Originally posted by Ohms On the contrary my friend! I went to Denny's today & while the line was long (I waited for about an hour).. The free Pancakes, Eggs, Bacon & Sausage was worth it..

maybe it's worth it to you, and that's cool. but to me, definitely not worth the wait (time is money) for what, an $8 meal that showcases the worst of our industrialized agriculture? I guess this is why people live off the value menu at McDonalds too. just not my cup of tea.

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Originally posted by able.h what do they get out of this promotion? i think this is a very bad marketing, and very much abusing their employees for working like a dog

I heard that Dennys stock went up 12% today

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Originally posted by able.h what do they get out of this promotion? i think this is a very bad marketing, and very much abusing their employees for working like a dog

Bad Marketing? No way. Look at all the exposure Denny's is getting. It's all over the internet and all over the news. People are talking. This is also a way for Denny's to bring in new customers. There's tons of people out there that never been to a Denny's, what a way to try one out.

Just drove by Denny's and there's at least 25 people lined up out the door. I love free food but not that much.

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Originally posted by DjWoody Bad Marketing? No way. Look at all the exposure Denny's is getting. It's all over the internet and all over the news. People are talking. This is also a way for Denny's to bring in new customers. There's tons of people out there that never been to a Denny's, what a way to try one out.

Kinda like what Circus has been doing with their FREEBIES as of late! Been seeing lots of newbies!

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Originally posted by LYNDSAYwhaaat? I heard that Dennys stock went up 12% today

Nah, it only went up 2% ($.04) from $1.92 to $1.96 per share... the stock dropped almost 35% for the past 6 months.

http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=denn

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Originally posted by DjWoody Bad Marketing? No way. Look at all the exposure Denny's is getting. It's all over the internet and all over the news. People are talking. This is also a way for Denny's to bring in new customers. There's tons of people out there that never been to a Denny's, what a way to try one out.

I don't know, maybe it's just me.. but who wouldn't know Denny's? They're all over the place just like McD.. I'm not sure how it is on the Midwest and East coast. Bad marketing in a sense that there are more people who came 'just' to take advantage of the gree food.

I wonder if there's a statistic of how many new customers that Denny's are bringing from this promotion... I doubt it would even hit 50% of all the customers who came today. Nevertheless, I'm not a marketing expert, so I think I should refrain from saying bad marketing

I'm sure NOT everyone ordered the FREE meal.

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Originally posted by Andrieux Just drove by Denny's and there's at least 25 people lined up out the door. I love free food but not that much.

+1 There are 2 Denny's by my place and both had a super long line, egh it was expected.

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Originally posted by LYNDSAYwhaaat? I heard that Dennys stock went up 12% today

They only finished up 2% today. They've had a shaky month too.