Grand Slam

Today, the Misers had breakfast at Denny's for free! We were watching the Super Bowl at our Pittsburgian friend's house (Yea Steelers!) when we saw a commercial advertising free Grand Slam breakfasts at every Denny's in America on February 3rd. Wow! That was crazy talk. Now I don't need to reiterate here how much the Misers like a good deal, but free? We had to check it out. Our plan was to stop by the Denny's in Glendale around 9ish and see what was up. The Misers HATE waiting in line and had no idea what to expect. (Huge crowds? Rioting in the street? People fighting over free food?) We decided that if the line was way too long we were going to just bail. When we arrived there was a fairly long line and absolutely no parking. I got out and asked people at the front how long they had been waiting and they said about 20 minutes. That didn't seem too bad. And everybody seemed to be in a good mood, so I said to Sparky, "Come on, let's do this!" Bee and I got in the queue, and he went to find parking who knows where. Most of the people there were families with small children, students, and the elderly. We waited outside (and it was another beautiful sunny day in L.A. so we lucked out there) for approximately 20 minutes, and then before we we knew it we were inside and seated at a lovely corner table. It was actually amazing how nice and polite everybody was - the managers even handed out little donut holes to people waiting in line - a little something to whet our appetites. Sparky and I each had the Grand Slam (eggs, pancakes, sausage, bacon) and Bee had a Junior Slam. I had coffee, Sparky a grapefruit juice, and Bee had water. All we paid for were our beverages. This necessitated a nice fat tip to our cheerful and friendly waitress. It was fun! It was free food! We even took home a doggie bag for Glenn the Dog. I hope that this marketing gimmick works for Denny's because it was a very nice thing for them to do. But I have to say the last time that I was at Denny's was about five years ago, so this scheme of theirs definitely got us back through the door. Will we return? Hard to say, but we really did appreciate our breakfast.  Grand Slam Denny's!