HOW TO GET A FREE BREAKFAST – PART II > From Toyota to IHOP to SWEET TOMATOES to Neiman Marcus

       Last week I told my readers how to get a free breakfast at their Toyota dealer. Well, that “freebie” was only for bagels, cream cheese and coffee. Here’s the ‘whole enchilada’:

If you’d love to enjoy a breakfast consisting of 2 eggs, 2 bacon strips, 2 pork sausages links, and 2 buttermilk pancakes topped with delicious red-ripe strawberries - - - and not have to pay a red cent - - - just join IHOP’s ONLINE CLUB and they’ll send you a coupon on your birthday.      
     If your birthday is too many months away, just pick an earlier date - - - they’ll never know the difference.

My 87th birthday is next week and I’m going to celebrate that morning under the blue-tiled-roof of this worldwide pancake emporium. I bet the restaurant will be full up with other Capricorns. Here’s what the coupon looked like :

P.S. Just after I finished writing this post I received the following E-mail:

Dear Earl,

     They say it's your birthday! And what better way to celebrate it than with us. (After all, if you eat healthy, you just might live longer.)

     To celebrate this special occasion, just print this email and bring it in to receive your Free Meal!

Enjoy,

      Now, it just so happens that SWEET TOMATOES is my favorite restaurant. It’s buffet style all-u-can eat salad bar serves as fine a salad as any restaurant in Boca. And what better way to spend my birthday next week, after enjoying a free breakfast at IHOP, would be to have lunch at SWEET TOMATOES.

  Unfortunately, SWEET TOMATOES’ offer is a bit on the chintzy side, as you only get a free mail if you buy another meal at the same time, AND you have to buy two beverages. 

This half-assed free offer presents a conflict. I usually have my birthday lunch with my old friend, Maury Fulton. We go to Neiman Marcus, sit at the bar, enjoy those piping hot popovers and he picks up the tab.

   So, I’m going to pass up SWEET TOMATOES’ parsimonious proffer and have lunch with Maury.

To cap off the day, our friend, Deena Cohen (Alan's better half), is going to prepare my traditional birthday meal of steak, baked potatoes and lima beans.

I CAN’T WAIT FOR MY 87TH BIRTHDAY.