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Kids Dine Free
By Hannah Updike
Looking for a way to eat out with your family without breaking the bank? KidsDineFree.net is a simple way to save money without sacrificing the fun and ease of eating at a favorite restaurant.
The premise of KidsDineFree.net is simple; families purchase a card, and receive one free kids meal with each purchased full price entrée for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Each card costs $19.95 for three months, and a family may use the card as much as they want.
For potential customers unsure about the cost, the KidsDineFree.net website provides an assessment of potential savings. According to the website, for a family that eats out once a week, the KidsDineFree.net card can save an average of sixty dollars in the three-month period. For a family that eats out twice a week, the savings can double.
Michelle O’Berry and her family have been customers of KidsDineFree.net for almost two years, and they have three cards. She says the card “encourages us to go out as a family more.” Jackie O’Connell, a customer of five months, says the card provides an opportunity for her family “to go places we wouldn’t have tried.”
Looking for a way to eat out with your family without breaking the bank? KidsDineFree.net is a simple way to save money without sacrificing the fun and ease of eating at a favorite restaurant.
The premise of KidsDineFree.net is simple; families purchase a card, and receive one free kids meal with each purchased full price entrée for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Each card costs $19.95 for three months, and a family may use the card as much as they want.
For potential customers unsure about the cost, the KidsDineFree.net website provides an assessment of potential savings. According to the website, for a family that eats out once a week, the KidsDineFree.net card can save an average of sixty dollars in the three-month period. For a family that eats out twice a week, the savings can double.
Michelle O’Berry and her family have been customers of KidsDineFree.net for almost two years, and they have three cards. She says the card “encourages us to go out as a family more.” Jackie O’Connell, a customer of five months, says the card provides an opportunity for her family “to go places we wouldn’t have tried.”
KidsDineFree.net has a strong social media presence, with over 2,200 “likes” on Facebook and a Twitter account highlighting customer satisfaction and ongoing promotional deals. For readers with a Smartphone, iTunes has an app to locate participating restaurants. Heather Johns, the president of KidsDineFree.net, describes the app as “user-friendly and routinely updated,” allowing customers to have constant access to the company’s growing list of participating restaurants. O’Connell says the app “has been a lifesaver.”
Families from Richmond and surrounding areas can also use their cards when traveling. Restaurants across Virginia and as far as south Florida are joining KidsDineFree.net. Virginia alone has 600 participating restaurants, and as Johns says, “a family could drive across the state of Virginia horizontally and never pay for a kids meal.”
KidsDineFree.net also has a suggestion page for customers who want to request the addition of their favorite restaurant to the list. Many restaurants have also contacted KidsDineFree.net, impressed not only with the traffic the company drives to local businesses, but also with the philanthropic ideals KidsDineFree.net embodies. This December, KidsDineFree.net will donate a gift package from local businesses and restaurants to a deserving member of the community each week. Johns says that these community-building programs allow restaurants to “see how [partnership with KidsDineFree.net] comes full circle” and benefits the entire community as well as individual businesses.
Hannah Updike, is a recent Virginia Commonwealth University graduate with a Masters degree in English.
Families from Richmond and surrounding areas can also use their cards when traveling. Restaurants across Virginia and as far as south Florida are joining KidsDineFree.net. Virginia alone has 600 participating restaurants, and as Johns says, “a family could drive across the state of Virginia horizontally and never pay for a kids meal.”
KidsDineFree.net also has a suggestion page for customers who want to request the addition of their favorite restaurant to the list. Many restaurants have also contacted KidsDineFree.net, impressed not only with the traffic the company drives to local businesses, but also with the philanthropic ideals KidsDineFree.net embodies. This December, KidsDineFree.net will donate a gift package from local businesses and restaurants to a deserving member of the community each week. Johns says that these community-building programs allow restaurants to “see how [partnership with KidsDineFree.net] comes full circle” and benefits the entire community as well as individual businesses.
Hannah Updike, is a recent Virginia Commonwealth University graduate with a Masters degree in English.
