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Old 12-17-2014, 08:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Barefoot View Post
My understanding from reading this thread is that the $3 martini has not been canceled,
but that you now need to purchase a loyalty card to get this special rate.
As Bonny pointed out, for martini lovers this card will "pay for itself".
I disagree. It won't pay for itself because the martinis were $3 before the card was instituted. Now you have to spend $20 to get the martini at the former $3 price. So that equals a raise in the martini price for not only the people who spend the $20, but an even bigger raise in price for the people who don't.

I don't drink martinis, so it doesn't affect me, and I think a martini at $4.50 would be a bargain anywhere else. But those who think they're getting a "deal that will pay for itself" are missing the fact that they just spent more $ for the same thing.
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