Dennys FREE Grand slam breakfast tomorrow

[junkyardkid]

6am to 2pm
Be there or Be square

[Shinobi]

As much as I would love to eat free food , I just don't see standing inline for hours for a ****ty meal .

[junkyardkid]

food is food and when your a teenage it just dont matter

[Dr Smash]

the foods not free if you have to sit on the crapper with intestinal cramps.

[GO4X4IT]

As much as I would love to eat free food , I just don't see standing inline for hours for a ****ty meal .

Speaking of a ****ty meal... last year, me and a few friends went to 3 of them.. on the way home, i got the case of the grand slam farts. I think there was dry heaving... Namless and exploder were there

[thedevl]

Speaking of a ****ty meal... last year, me and a few friends went to 3 of them.. on the way home, i got the case of the grand slam farts. I think there was dry heaving... Namless and exploder were there

Philadelphia Cheese steak does not sit well with you either! That time you chased me out of my bay was just wrong.

[GO4X4IT]

Philadelphia Cheese steak does not sit well with you either! That time you chased me out of my bay was just wrong.

Bwahahahaha!!!

[PhantomRage]

Speaking of a ****ty meal... last year, me and a few friends went to 3 of them.. on the way home, i got the case of the grand slam farts. I think there was dry heaving... Namless and exploder were there

Do I hear a hard boiled egg eating comp that needs to be done?

[wishfulthinker]

You do know why it's free right? They had the same thing earlier this year (well mid last year now lol)... They ordered way too much stock and it's expired instead of them throwing it out they feed people. In this case I woudn't agree with the "food is food" expression. There are certain foods to just don't eat past the experation date. And yes they are allowed to do this per the FDA because they aren't charging, nor are they holding a gun to your head to eat it. It's purely on your own free will that you're taking the risk that you will have food poisoning of some sort, and chances are you will.

[Shamus30]

You do know why it's free right? They had the same thing earlier this year (well mid last year now lol)... They ordered way too much stock and it's expired instead of them throwing it out they feed people. In this case I woudn't agree with the "food is food" expression. There are certain foods to just don't eat past the experation date. And yes they are allowed to do this per the FDA because they aren't charging, nor are they holding a gun to your head to eat it. It's purely on your own free will that you're taking the risk that you will have food poisoning of some sort, and chances are you will.

You are joking right? You don't really believe that....do you?

[thedevl]

You do know why it's free right? They had the same thing earlier this year (well mid last year now lol)... They ordered way too much stock and it's expired instead of them throwing it out they feed people. In this case I woudn't agree with the "food is food" expression. There are certain foods to just don't eat past the experation date. And yes they are allowed to do this per the FDA because they aren't charging, nor are they holding a gun to your head to eat it. It's purely on your own free will that you're taking the risk that you will have food poisoning of some sort, and chances are you will.

What are you talking about? I love weevils in my hot cakes!

[Ricky_bobby]

dude come on they just want to get some buisness back into the denny's cause the grand slam is the **** trust me i know these things im big!!!!!meet you there jordon

[wishfulthinker]

You are joking right? You don't really believe that....do you?

Choose what you want to believe. I know the truth, it's not just a "rumor"

dude come on they just want to get some buisness back into the denny's cause the grand slam is the **** trust me i know these things im big!!!!!meet you there jordon

They have advertising and cheap deals to get more business, not all the free food you want.
You may be big, but i've been in the food service industry for 6 years and have all my sanitation cards and know the rules lol...

[Shamus30]

Choose what you want to believe. I know the truth, it's not just a "rumor"

Wow, you must golf with the CEO of Denny's or something to get such great insider information.

So let me get to the basis of the truth here as you understand it.

Denny's spent $3,000,000 for a 30 second SuperBowl ad plus a few million more for production of that ad and 4 others, plus websites and spots on a bunch of other channels, plus the cost of extra labor at the restaurants, plus the cost of all the extra good food that goes with all the "Out of Date" food. Conservatively I would guess that they spent close to $10,000,000 to get rid of a few hundred thousand dollars worth of bad food. And I can only guess that the bad food came from a failure of their Supply Chain Management system which tracks every egg in every restaurant somehow let them order way more food than they could ever manage to get rid of any other way.

That is a pure genius business plan, not sure why I didn't see the truth before.

Thanks for the enlightenment.

[wishfulthinker]

Do you recall April of last year? They did the same thing... April of last year though I worked there. Maybe the memo we were given was misleading us to believe that food had expired and the product was marked with the wrong experation date too!

[A Home To Envy]

Seems logical, spend 10 million to avoid throwing away a few hundred thousand and run the risk of hundreds of millions in class action food poisoning lawsuits.

[Shamus30]

Do you recall April of last year? They did the same thing... April of last year though I worked there. Maybe the memo we were given was misleading us to believe that food had expired and the product was marked with the wrong experation date too!

Actually it was Feb of last year, same time......Super Bowl:



They do it because it brings in more business of over the course of the year and raises their brand recognition in the market. Trust me....they wouldn't do it again this year if they lost money last year.

And with all the scrutiny the last couple of years over people getting sick from poor practices in the food production industry, the last thing the FDA would do is grant special permission for a restaurant to potentially taint more than 2 MILLION people with bad food products.

[Deluxxx]

Maybe the CEO is Chinese..... After all they are trying to kill us..... Haha

[GO4X4IT]

Do you recall April of last year? They did the same thing... April of last year though I worked there. Maybe the memo we were given was misleading us to believe that food had expired and the product was marked with the wrong experation date too!

I dont buy that for a second.

[Denis]

We went to Squeeze In this morning. No crowds and good food.

[GO4X4IT]

We went to Squeeze In this morning. No crowds and good food.

Mmmmmm

[wishfulthinker]

Seems logical, spend 10 million to avoid throwing away a few hundred thousand and run the risk of hundreds of millions in class action food poisoning lawsuits.

It's nothing special that the FDA grants it's a law that releases liability of the company because they aren't charging for a service that would otherwise require a "fee". Don't ask me how it works or why they do it but it happens. It's not just at dennys either.

As I said previously believe what you may but I know how they operate. Because again, I worked there...

You're correct that they did it after the superbowl last year, but they also did it April of last year as well.

[JeepNoob]

Wow, you must golf with the CEO of Denny's or something to get such great insider information.

So let me get to the basis of the truth here as you understand it.

Denny's spent $3,000,000 for a 30 second SuperBowl ad plus a few million more for production of that ad and 4 others, plus websites and spots on a bunch of other channels, plus the cost of extra labor at the restaurants, plus the cost of all the extra good food that goes with all the "Out of Date" food. Conservatively I would guess that they spent close to $10,000,000 to get rid of a few hundred thousand dollars worth of bad food. And I can only guess that the bad food came from a failure of their Supply Chain Management system which tracks every egg in every restaurant somehow let them order way more food than they could ever manage to get rid of any other way.

That is a pure genius business plan, not sure why I didn't see the truth before.

Thanks for the enlightenment.

That was AWESOME !

straight up PWNAGE !!!1!!!one

[Shamus30]

It's nothing special that the FDA grants it's a law that releases liability of the company because they aren't charging for a service that would otherwise require a "fee". Don't ask me how it works or why they do it but it happens. It's not just at dennys either.

As I said previously believe what you may but I know how they operate. Because again, I worked there...

You're correct that they did it after the superbowl last year, but they also did it April of last year as well.

Well, someone has to use facts in this conversation so I guess I will:

First off, the FDA does not regulate the Restaurant industry (Although their Food Code is used as a guideline for most local agencies):

Restaurants and Grocery Stores
Inspections and licensing of restaurants and grocery stores are typically handled by local county health departments.

Nor do they regulate Meat or Poultry:

Meat and Poultry
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service is responsible for the safety and labeling of traditional meats and poultry. (FDA regulates game meats, such as venison, ostrich and snake.) Consumers with questions regarding meat or poultry, including safe handling and storage practices, should write or call the Food Safety Inspection Service's Meat and Poultry Hotline, Room 2925S, Washington, DC 20250; telephone (800) 535-4555.

And the FSIS referenced above focuses on the plants that produce and distribute products.

The USDA does not regulate Restaurants either.

The National Association of Restaurants does however provide guidelines for it's members, but it is a private organization and although they work closely with the Gov on restaurant issues, they are not a gov agency.

Restaurants are the domain of local health inspectors for each city and county the restaurants reside in. So in order to get one of these "Golden Ticket" waivers, Denny's would have to contact each of these local agencies for their 1600+ locations. am pretty certain they would not undertake that, and more certain that most of these agencies should they be contacted with a request like that would most likely not approve it.

Washoe county will not let you give away food for free within a commercial establishment without a permit, and in order to get a permit you must follow these guidelines, which focus a lot on safe food handling, storage and ensuring that your food comes from approved facilities.

A permit is required if the food has been prepared in a commercial establishment. Food that is prepared in a private home and given away free of charge or consideration of any kind is exempt from the permitting requirement, unless it is given to a commercial food establishment. If you are not sure, it is best to contact the District Health Department at 328-2434

Additionally, no food other than baby formula is required to have an "Expiration Date"

United States
With the exception of infant formula and baby foods which must be withdrawn by their expiration date, Federal law does not require expiration dates. For all other foods, except dairy products in some states, freshness dating is strictly voluntary on the part of manufacturers. In response to consumer demand, perishable foods are typically labeled with a Sell by date.[16] It is up to the consumer to decide how long after the Sell by date a package is usable. Other common dating statements are Best if used by, Use-by date, Expiration date, Guaranteed fresh <date>, and Pack date.[17]

So technically a restaurant cannot serve "expired" food (well, I guess all meat products can be considered expired in some ways since an animal had to expire for the meat to be produced...but I digress...back on point), and any restaurant which knowingly served spoiled food would open themselves to a lot of legal liability.

Also, a fairly exhaustive internet search turned up no reference to "Free Grand Slams" in April of last year, only February of 2009 and 2010.

So in conclusion, there is a ton of information that would go against a lot of your claims and a fair amount of data that would make it very unlikely that Denny's would participate in the practices you outlined.

I certainly am not saying you are wrong........but I certainly am of the opinion that you may have a few of your facts off.

[PhantomRage]

ITS FREE PEOPLE ITS F ING FREE JUST EAT IT!

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