My Trip To Denny's

During the Super Bowl on Sunday Denny's announced that they would be serving FREE breakfast between 6am and 2pm on Tuesday Feb 3rd. Well the 3rd turned out to be cold and snowy. I had some errands to run so I decided I would eat my lunch at Denny's. What I saw when I pulled into the parking lot was astounding. People were actually standing out in the snow waiting to get their free meal. I could see if this were some 4 star restaurant or if the were giving away free cars, but it's Denny's, where the average meal cost from $7-$10. Well, I wasn't about to stand out in the snow with my 2 month old waiting for food. So I decided to come back after I had run my errands to see if the line had gone down. About an hour later I returned to see that there was no outside line. So I parked and went inside to find people on top of people. I stood there with this guy breathing his cigarette breath down my neck for about 30 seconds, and decided to leave again. As I left I pondered what happens psychologically when people hear that they can get something for free. I have to admit that I was drawn by the notion. But to stand in the snow for a $7 meal just didn't pan out in the "it was worth it" department of my brain. I wondered if these same people would stand in the snow if someone was passing out $7 cash. Being hungry by this point, I drove down the street to Wendy's where I ordered, paid for and received my food in less than 60 seconds, all for what I would have left as a tip at Denny's. What I learned from this experience is that free isn't always worth it.