Two 4th Street businesses have a name your own price promotion
How much is a good meal worth? What if you could name your price for a new toy or game? Two Huntingburg businesses have launched a unique promotion in which customers can name their own price.
Old School Cafe’ announced their promotion on Facebook on Tuesday Jan. 31.
“We are breaking new ground here at the Old School Cafe. Every Wed and Sat from 5 – 7 p.m. during the month of February Is “Pick Your Price”. What’s that mean for you? Place your order, enjoy your meal and when your finished you tell us what it was worth to you and that’s what you pay. It’s that simple. Remember this is for a limited time only so plan ahead.”Game Knight put up a similar announcement on Feb. 1, but their promotion is – appropriately – more of a game of chance:
“February is Shopkeep’s birth-month, so we’re celebrating with two awesome sales, all month long! Here’s one: Name your own price on lots of stuff! Everyday there will be a different assortment of things on a table at the store, any one of which you can name your own price for! If Shopkeep likes your price, it’s your on the spot. But if he doesn’t, you can’t make another offer until the next day, so be smart with your pricing!”The concept may be unique for this area but a major chain has several stores dedicated to the practice. Panera Bread has established not-for-profit restaurants throughout the United States that work on a name your own price model. The not-for-profits have the same menu as its other 1,400 locations but customers are told to donate what they want for a meal, whether it’s the full price, a penny, or $100.
Panera hopes to open a similar location in every community where it operates. Other not-for-profits have opened community kitchens where customers set the price, and the idea has spread among food enthusiasts and philanthropists. But Panera brings new scale to the idea — its community restaurants will use the company’s distribution system and have access to its national food suppliers. It’s first location bears the name St. Louis Bread Co. Cares — the chain’s former name and one it still uses in its hometown.
The local businesses are doing it to get customers in the door. Although Panera’s efforts seem to be working will the new promotions work locally is a question that remains to be answered. Meanwhile customers might find this a good time to try out a few businesses on Fourth Street.
Here is a story we wrote about Old School Cafe.
Here is a story we wrote about Game Knight.
That's pretty awesome Jeremy