This Day in History April 15, 1955

I found this really interesting.  I had no idea that on this date in 1955, that the very first McDonald's opened! Roy Croc was going around the country selling milkshake-making machines.  The McDonald brothers of California were running "fast food" restaurants, and Kroc was impressed.  He offered them a franchise opportunity.  He agreed to open up his own McDonald's and split the profits.  And they were in full support. So Kroc went home, and the first one opened in De Plaines, Illinois.  And on the first date, it made $366.12.  Not bad for back then.  His success was built on offering a limited menu and standardization.  I would say that this giant has continued its success in spite of health concerns and many lawsuits.  It was my daughter's favorite restaurant from the time she was a toddler through preschool and kindergarten.  In fact, there was a joke amongst us that whenever we went somewhere, she would fall asleep in the car but wake up whenever there was a McDonald's!

For more info:
http://famousdaily.com/history/mcdonalds-restaurants-founded.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald%27s
http://www.burgerbusiness.com/?p=7106

Restaurant.Com--A Great Deal for Lunch or Dinner

Have you ever heard of Restaurant.com/?  To be perfectly honest, I have heard of the site, and I have even used this site to order gift certificates from this site before.  Right now, you can go to their site and get a $5 dining gift certificate for just $2!  Talk about a deal!

There are restaurants all over the U.S. where you can use these gift certificates--just check out the listing here.  As I was checking the site out, I discovered a restaurant that was near me.  That is not so easy to do since I live in a small town, but it just goes to show you this site caters to just about everyone!

I am thinking right now that my mom and I need to have a day out (my daughter will probably be there, too), and this restaurant I see is for steak and Italian foods.  It is called Ricardo's Restaurant, and it is in Lacey, Washington.  To think I have lived in this area for three years, and I have never even heard of this place!  We need a little lunch out, and restaurant.com is the way to do it on a budget!   It would be the perfect place to celebrate going back to school since my daughter goes back on September 4.

Nothing could be easier than order gift certificates from restaurant.com, so be sure to check them out!

I wrote this post in the hopes of obtaining two $5 restaurant.com dining e-gift certificates.  All opinions are 100 percent mine.

Old School Blog App--Chick-Fil-A Giveaway (ends 4/15) U.S.

Well, what do you know?  I was sent an e-mail with this really neat blog app, and now I get to offer my readers a giveaway!  And I am jealous!

I love Chick-Fil-A.  I got used to eating there in Texas.  And now there is not one near me.  But no matter.  If you are in the U.S. and are willing to enter the rafflecopter form below by 9:00 P.M. Pacific Time April 15, you are entered to win 3 coupons for a free Chick-Fil-A kid's meal!

This is a quick giveaway, so be sure to enter today and not delay!