Nando’s offers ‘Boneless Chicken, Spineless Congress’ deal

[chaya]

Plenty of enterprising local dining establishments are making marketing hay out of the shutdown, offering all kinds of free and discounted fare to furloughed feds

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[londonsquare]

I fucking love Nando's. I was so sad to leave the UK and go back to the part of the States where Nando's was nonexistent. Same thing with Pret.

[chaya]

There's a Pret in DC now and it freaks me the hell out. In my brain it just doesn't compute.

[otana]

Oh my god I miss Pret. :(

[rex_dart]

I had a cabbie who was telling me about Pret not paying their taxes once who was confused when I asked if Pret was a British business because he'd always thought they'd come over from the States. He was shocked that we only have them in big cities.

But I walked into a Target downtown recently and there was a Pret instead of a Starbucks; I was so surprised I nearly tripped. There are only eight around here but it seems like they're always opening more now.

[vulturoso]

Though not as high profile, there's a cafe in Seattle called Lost Lake, who yesterday offered 15% off to federal employees. They also stipulated that politicians need not apply. You should check them out if you're near the Capitol Hill area in Seattle (http://lostlakecafe.com/).

[alexvdl]

DC 101 has a huge list of Freebies for furloughed workers.

http://www.dc101.com/articles/government-shutdown-478815/freebies-for-furloughed-employees-11700422/

[serendipity_15]

My love for Nando's just grew some.

[lisaee]

Bless you Nandos. This makes up for charging me 75p for a single slice of avocado the other day. >:(