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Chipotle Concern

The one where I convinced my local Chipotle to extend their hours...





I don't know where I'd be at in life if it weren't for Chipotle.  If you're not a regular burrito/burrito bowl/even taco salad consumer, then you're not living.  The only thing that I disagree with Chipotle on is their hours of operation.  I sent this one to a lengthy list of people at corporate and word on the street is that it even got looked over by the CEO!  Probably one of my proudest moments in college.







And finally....the response I've been waiting for...


Jason's the man!  He ended up making a deal with me to open up at 10am for two Saturdays in November.  The first one was a bust.  I made the mistake of staying in the night before the opening and that was when I realized how difficult and painful it is to eat a burrito at 10am when you're perfectly sober.  He decided to make it a little interesting and raised the stakes come week two.  If I could bring in $400 of revenue before 11am then he would give me...a free burrito!! Challenge accepted!!!

With help from my roommate, Angie, we hung these signs I created around campus and made a Facebook event to get the marketing going for this grand opening.


We did a good job spreading the word and with it being dad's weekend and a home football game, I'm sure we surpassed the $400 goal.  However, since it was a home football game that meant there was block.  My priorities set in and I chose to join the festivities over waiting until 11am to see if I reached my goal so I never got to enjoy that free burrito on the manager.  I also decided to give up the fight on the hour extension.  I made this decision after getting death glares from the sleep deprived employees that had to wake up extra early on those two Saturdays to prepare burritos for me and my friends for breakfast.  Guilt eventually kicked in and I now buy two burritos the night before.



Fun tip!  (Courtesy of Sean Conwayyyyyyyyyy) 
Order 1/2 chicken and 1/2 carnitas (or any meat of your choice) and you're guaranteed to get at least 1.5x the meat without the extra charge! 

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