Eat Free At Advertising-Supported Atlanta Restaurant
Author: Nick
Category: Money
Topics: business, food

Thanks to Financial Freedumb and the MBN Forums for pointing me to this story about a bread and tea restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia where everybody eats absolutely free. What’s the catch? Your meal at The Butter Trough is 100% supported by advertising you will see and hear during your visit.
This means that while you are enjoying your bread, butter, and tea you will softly hear advertisements playing in the background via the tabletop speakers, multipatron television sets, and the butter trough multimedia displays scattered throughout the establishment.
So as long as you’re not watching your carbs and you don’t mind making the trek to Georgia, you can get your fill of bread, butter, and tea and it won’t cost you a dime. If only I could eat a couple hundred dollars worth of bread to offset the cost of a plane ticket, I’d be there first thing in the morning!

4 Responses »
1.
Financial Freedumb
August 4th, 2006 at 11:36 am
I’m actually alittle curious to see butter “slopping” by Farmer Bob…haha
2.
fivecentnickel.com
August 5th, 2006 at 5:30 pm
I was in Atlanta this past week. If only I had known…
3.
Mike
August 9th, 2006 at 2:57 pm
I think this is a hoax. At least that’s what The Consumerist and its commenters decided:
http://www.consumerist.com/consumer/food/butter-trough-hoax-191179.php
4.
fish tanks
August 25th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
NO WAYYYY this is true. 1st who would want to go eat and hear ads the entire time. 2 nd I could see bums coming in because they want free food but then the ads would be a waste because they can’t afford to buy anything.
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