Cheesecake Factory: Buy a $25 GC and get a FREE Teddy Bear

[amnesiac]

They had this promotion last year too, and this year the bears are even cuter.

Go to any Cheesecake Factory location and ask for a holiday bear. You'll get a surprisingly large and high quality teddy bear (many different kinds...open the box before you buy it and make sure it's one you like) as well as a $25 gift card for $25 plus tax where applicable.

If you're thrifty, you can give the GC as a gift to one person and the bear to another.

 

[fastz28]

Cool, they just opened up in Austin. Take a date there and give her the bear.

 

[Scarpozzi]

Thanks for the heads up...I may be hitting Hotlanta next week to visit my sis...
<evil laugh>MUUHAHAHAHAHA</evil laugh>

WITH THIS BEAR I COULD RULE THE WORLD!!!!!!

 

[phamtastik]

Yes!! I get a bear and can take my GF out to dinner! Maybe I should ebay the bear to get more cash for dinner =)

 

[RossMAN]

Bummer no CF in Portland, Oregon.

Had my first taste of CF in Scottsdale, Arizona and liked it a lot. Think I had the meatloaf, wife had the teriyaki chicken and roommate had pork chops I believe.

Next time I'll pass on the cheesecake, their regular food is delicious, good portions and reasonably priced.

 

[amnesiac]

Even better than the Cheesecake Factory is the Grand Lux Cafe (sister restaurant of CF). Soooo tasty.

 

[Dantzig]

Next time I'll pass on the cheesecake, their regular food is delicious, good portions and reasonably priced.

Is this the same Cheesecake Factory that I went to? Delicious = yes. Good portions = yes. Pricing = high, even considering the portions. I haven't ever managed to get out of that place without spending $60+ on lunch/dinner for two! It's still worth it though. Even the cheesecake at $6-8/slice

 

[amnesiac]

Originally posted by: Dantzig

Next time I'll pass on the cheesecake, their regular food is delicious, good portions and reasonably priced.

Is this the same Cheesecake Factory that I went to? Delicious = yes. Good portions = yes. Pricing = high, even considering the portions. I haven't ever managed to get out of that place without spending $60+ on lunch/dinner for two! It's still worth it though. Even the cheesecake at $6-8/slice

Prices aren't actually THAT high over there.. yeah, you can run up a $60 tab but only with appetizer, drinks, meal, and dessert. You could expect to pay the same at Chili's or Outback.

 

[fr]

n/m

 

[yujini]

That's why i get a double bbq bacon cheeseburger when i go there.
for 8.95, you get a humongous burger, and fries.

Definitely worth it.

 

[ziptree]

Originally posted by: yujini
That's why i get a double bbq bacon cheeseburger when i go there.
for 8.95, you get a humongous burger, and fries.

Definitely worth it.

totally. =) great food.

 

[Mr. Pink]

mmm....cheesecake. Problem is, I can never get to the cheesecake because their portions are so large.

 

[gwlam12]

i like the strawberry shortcake there

 

[VTECxtc]

the cheesecake factory has THE BEST chinese chicken salad anywhere! i usually don't order salads at restaurants, but whenever i go to the cheesecake factory, that's the only thing i get. plus the cheesecake at the end ;-)

 

[dman]

Note that they will NOT give you change back or another giftcard for the balance when you use the card for < the face value. I received a $25 G/C and went and had dessert w/ my wife. The total had come to something like $21. I was going to leave the rest for the Waiter who came back and said that there is no change.

I thought he might be lying (trying to get $4 extra outta me) so, after asking him a few times about options and policy I gave up and left him a tip.

When I was leaving the building, I asked someone else at the front desk (Asst.mgr type person). They said also that they do not give change back OR issue new cards for the balance on G/C's and that it was a corporate policy.

This was last year, around this time, so possibly policy has changed. Someone else can confirm or validate this.

<-- Loves the cheesecake factory, but thinks the G/C policy is crap!

 

[GreatBambino]

they sell cheesecake factory cheesecakes at costco. I thought it was like 10$ for like the whole cheese cake or less? I dunno i tasted some in costco and it was good.

 

[dman]

Originally posted by: GreatBambino
they sell cheesecake factory cheesecakes at costco. I thought it was like 10$ for like the whole cheese cake or less? I dunno i tasted some in costco and it was good.

I think it was closer to $20 maybe even higher (but still cheaper than @ the restaurant.)

Also, they don't have the same selection at the store. The brownie hotfudge sundae cheesecake is the bomb, and can't get that @ costco's. There are other examples too.

 

[wuhoo]

2 for 1 xmas shopping!

 

[crazydave]

Awesome! Think I'll walk down there after work.. thanks!

 

[Runciter]

Lemme get this straight, buy a $25 GC and get a free teddy bear? Sweet! Can you use the GC right then and there (for say dinner)?

 

[amnesiac]

Originally posted by: Runciter
Lemme get this straight, buy a $25 GC and get a free teddy bear? Sweet! Can you use the GC right then and there (for say dinner)?

Technically, yes. But when you buy the g/c they tell you it won't be activated until the 25th, which is a load of malarkey.
Also note that if you buy a g/c with this promotion you MUST use the entire balance of the card. It's considered a "promo" card and can't be recharged, etc.

 

[Mallow]

I've given this resturant so much money in the past... be nice to get something for nothign -_-

 

[w0lfe]

I went to the Cheesecake Factory at Westfield Valley Fair Shopping Mall in Santa Clara. They didn't know what I was talking about. The only promo they knew about was a $2.95 beanie baby. In an effort not to waste a trip there, I bought some expensive cheesecake.

 

[RichC]

 

[RichC]

They're slowly rolling out the GC promotion. Not all areas have them. Used to work at the Cheese. Just don't eat there every day. They put butter and cream in everything. Unless you like butter and cream, in which case, knock yourself out.