TipidTip # 11 - During special occasions, ask the restaurant staff if they give something to the celebrator.
Most restaurants will be glad to be part of your celebration when you reach a milestone in your life. They appreciate having been chosen, among so many, as the site where you and your loved ones will break bread together and share your rejoicings. So, it really wouldn't hurt having the guts to ask the restaurant staff if they have a complimentary dessert or dish for the celebrator.
Having just finished studies in UP, we have two graduation ceremonies -- the University and the College graduations. Being so happy to finally graduate, I attended both. It also meant two graduation dinners. Yey!
For the first graduation dinner, we ate at Conti's in Serendra. Wearing my white dress and being fully made up, I looked like I had just graduated. So I asked the waiter if they had a gift for the new graduates. He asked the manager about it since they didn't offer graduation promos. The manager without hesitation asked if I would like a slice of cake. Of course I said yes! He gave me a pistachio cake and four forks. :) Baet!
For the second graduation dinner, we ate at Hai in Fort Bonifacio (formerly Bamboo Lounge, near MC Home Depot). My dad asked the waiter if they had any gifts for the graduates. The manager came to our table and explained that they didn't give out such treats. However, she said that if it's okay with us, she'll give us instead a 10% discount card. They even applied such discount to our bill that night already! Baet baet!
They say there's no such thing as a free lunch. But you can get free cakes and some discounts naman if you ask!
5 comments:
wow. treat for you! :D ill ask for a FULL buffet when i graduate next year. lol! then that time, i wouldnt even fit in the very clothes im blogging about. lol!
They also give free dessert for birthday celebrants at Fish & Co (Shang Mall and Greenbelt) when you inform them beforehand that one of you is celebrating a birthday. Depending on the number of people, there will definitely be more than a slice of cake with ice cream in "to share" portions. Best deal!
yippee! i'll keep that in mind!!! haven't tried fish & co, will convince my birthday-celebrating friend to celebrate there so i wouldn't have to pay.. haha, yun ang nagtitipid :)
ey, i just wanted to say CONGRATS for using CELEBRATOR and not CELEBRANT! proper english rocks! :)
me and my college friends do this all the time! we discovered it when one of my friends celebrated her bday with us at pizza hut.we sang her a happy bday song and then viola, the waiter and manager gave her a chocolate cake.so everytime we feel like getting something for free, we sing happy bday to whoever we are with.friday's also give free stuff. :)
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