Check this out:
As the 24/7 news cycle continues to broadcast stories of economic despair, IHOP offers consumers a reprieve from all the doom and gloom with the announcement of its 2009 Hungry Consumer Relief Plan. IHOP has invited guests to enjoy their fill of All You Can Eat Pancakes, with minimal economic impact, any time of day now through February 22.
Available for a limited time at participating locations, IHOP's All You Can Eat Pancakes offer starts at $4.99 and is available a la carte or as part of a combo, which includes two, fluffy buttermilk pancakes, eggs any style, crispy hash browns, and a choice of pork sausage links, crisp bacon or ham.
So what's the breakeven at $4.99? If it's six or fewer pancakes, I'm there. Nine is probably my upper limit (though I could stretch to 12 if I got something "cool" -- like my name on the wall.) ;-)
Pancakes are cheap, I think the odds are very long on 'beating' the house on this one.
I went once with some friends; I think I had six pancakes or possibly four. Also I remember feeling very self-conscious, as if ordering two more would be a major faux pas.
Going alone to buffets is more my speed; no peers or servers to observe and judge.
Posted by: poor boomer | January 06, 2009 at 09:40 PM
I will give you a trophy if you eat 12 pancakes at one sitting!
Posted by: BigBoy | January 07, 2009 at 08:36 AM
Nick at Punny Money wrote about getting the most out of this deal: http://www.punny.org/money/more-buffet-strategies-going-the-distance-against-ihops-all-you-can-eat-pancakes/
Posted by: Clever Dude | January 07, 2009 at 09:15 AM
mmmm, pancakes! You could also dump a few in a ziploc baggie for later. Thanks Grandma for that tip!
Posted by: thomas | January 07, 2009 at 06:35 PM