TGIFridays Goldpoints/iDine double dip possible?
Apr 10, 2003 | 5:13 pm
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The ones in New York City do; Here they are run by a fast-food conglomerate called Reiese, which is in iDine for their TGIFriday and Houlihans (TGIF/Applebees kinda place) operations. No iDine for their Roy Rogers/Dunkin Donuts joints though.
Apr 10, 2003 | 7:33 pm
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Have you used the goldpoints card in TGI Fridays here in NYC? I always wondered whether or not the Reise locations participate in the gold points program.
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Apr 11, 2003 | 10:03 am
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IDine definately gives you more than goldpoints, which is basically a useless program. Essentially if you transfer GP to an airline, you get 1/$ (10 pts/$, 5000 pts for 500 miles) instead of 10/$ for iDine. Though, when I eat out in NY, I cannot possibly waste my time/money at TGIF with all the good restaurants there.
Apr 11, 2003 | 12:47 pm
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When you eat at a TGI Friday's that is franchised and does not participate directly in GoldPoints, simply save the receipt and turn it in at a company owned restaurant. I eat all the time at the TGIF in ATL and it doesn't give Goldpoints. I save the receipt and take it to the TGIF near my office (usually while I am eating lunch myself). They always give me points for the ATL meals.
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