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10footpole
+1 for random acts of pasta]
qwased
Making them eat olive garden? That's pretty cruel
borgeano
You're doing His Noodly Apendage's work
YukaHana
http://www.reddit.com/r/bestof/comments/2nr0or/uanimalcrust_tears_apart_olive_gardens_viral/
HoistedByMyOwnPicard
From someone who is too lazy to search for that, Thank you.
ogThrax
Random acts of pasta FTW!
thefeev
A real Pastafarian there! Pasta bless his meatball heart!
LetMeEsplainNoThereIsTooMuchLetMeSumUp
There was a reddit comment about how this is totally a viral advertising scheme. I'll see if I can link it.
LetMeEsplainNoThereIsTooMuchLetMeSumUp
https://np.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/2nq98o/guy_uses_100_olive_garden_never_ending_pasta_pass/cmfz7u1?context=3
Prosecutrixxx
As an OG server, Pasta Bowl is hell.
Mamazamalopolous
I always tip around 5 per person if we're doing soup, salad, breadsticks. Problem is, every time we do that now our servers treat us poorly.
Mamazamalopolous
Just because they hate the other customers who hose them.
Kratospotatos
+1 for your name. +100 for working at my old hell. Don't miss that place one bit.
Jashon
How often do you get shorted on those tips?
Prosecutrixxx
Always, pretty much. Guests usually don't realize how much extra work it is. It's hell on the kitchen, too.
coolcatdani
Literally every single time. A 20% tip ends up being $2
bekkabee
This makes me happy. Today my friend and I handed out care packages of food and warm gloves/hats to homeless people just because. 1/2
bekkabee
The appreciation on their faces made it so worth it. We plan on making this a weekly thing for the winter. Any lil bit goes a long way! 2/2
4thsquadBridgeburners
You make humanity a better group. All by yourself.
CharmingAndSexyGentlemanStarshipCaptain
That magnificent bear already made humanity a bertter group
Vitalidad
It doesn't work that way, but w/e helps you sleep at night is fine.
4thsquadBridgeburners
That's exactly how it works. And the more people who do the things like this the better . . .
Vitalidad
that's the problem. It shouldn't work that way. Helping only when: there is something in return or no sacrifice is needed.
4thsquadBridgeburners
If the "Haves" decide to give a little more to the "Have Nots" that's still a good thing. Why does sacrifice have to be involved?
chemistrydoc
"'Be the change you wish to see in the community. -Morgan Freeman' -Michael Scott." - Sarah from Imgur (from Sarah's profile)
koopaya
"- (from Sara's profile)" is now my new response to everything.
koopaya
[EDIT] Some things*
DeadlyGremlin
For some reason I imagine all the homeless people walking in - pointing at the staff then at the dude and saying "ayyyy lmao."
davosonion
HOW DO I PURCHASE SUCH A PASS FOR YOU KNOW... ME.
faranae
They're completely sold out unfortunately.
snuzzled
Yeah, didn't they sell out within like, fifteen minutes?
swonkdarian
Now illegal in 33 cities!
Violetsdyed
There are tons of people like this out there - why aren't they getting any attention?
BuildHerACakeOrSomething
I hate the homeless
theoriginaldickbutt
What city are you in?
BuildHerACakeOrSomething
It's a reference to Dr. Horrible's Sing-a-long Blog.
theoriginaldickbutt
Ahhhhh ok
BuildHerACakeOrSomething
...ness problem that plagues this city.
BETTYFUCKINWHITE
You must be in SLC.
torpedotor
You know what... I don't need these tiny cue cards.
Fromnibly
This is my wife. I just about had a heart attack...
sloppyhandoff
Cute!
ShapeShifterCharlieFrancis
The depth of his kindness, like the soup, salad and breadsticks, is endless
whotheFUCKletthedogsout
Wait. An all you can eat take out? You can do that?
iLynux
No. This video is a lie.
busted88
I miss they days when people just did nice things without having to record it and show the whole world how great a person they are.
qaaaaa
random acts of pasta
Summersky
Sweet mother of monkeys. I don't know that I have $100 to spent on an all-you-can-eat pass, but boy would I have tried to buy one!
OneMoreLagerAndIMightLearnToLikeYa
Olive Garden literally paid for this and I will NOT stand for it. The council has spoken; DOWNVOTE.
dynamaux
That dog is like "I smell food. I smell food!"
tipdub
i wish i had a beneficent beard..
brianwillneverdie
Don't homeless people have it hard enough without being forced to eat Olive Garden?
zorlonjones
Well done.
ISeeWhatIDidThere
If you do nice things, make sure to videotape yourself every step of the way. Sorry I can be pretty cynical at times. I'll go now.
SalsaOreos
Yes god forbid he give other people ideas to help others and share his experience, while other making those warltching happy.
YukaHana
Actually it was an add campaign.
iLynux
You're right to be cynical in this case. The guy is a shill.
saalamander
He's not tho. and you're assuming things about people you don't know?
iLynux
No, I'm using critical thinking to determine that this guy is doing this for Olive Garden/himself and no one else.
saalamander
I could see why you'd think that. The video is pretty campy and lame. I went to HS with the guy tho. He's pretty genuine.
RageCuddles
I kind of wondered if it was actually an olive garden commercial.
alink2thepast
Hopefully his kindness can inspire others!
freshlycleanedhands
It bothers me when people videotape their charity and post it - it makes me think that the motive is purely for bragging.
SalsaOreos
So did you hate the one where the guy have the homeless guy his "winning lot too ticket"?
SalsaOreos
We enjoy videos of other people's stupidity and misfortunes all the time, yet this is what gets the most vocal flake.
mobiusm1
Olive garden cutting off this program in 3.. 2..
mobiusm1
And before you get all up on me for saying that, try and remember that the parent company execs have a history of shitting on poor people.
punkrockprufrock
Oh yeah, the promotional ended shortly before this video came out. This is video was pretty much made and in currently being monitored by OG
masterbelch
Still probably would have been cheaper just to cook it yourself. I mean...it's fucking pasta. Noodles + water + oil.
JediKnight
But this way you're providing a job to people at Olive Garden while providing food to people who need it at no cost to you.
masterbelch
The grocery store/supermarket has employees too?
FaceOfBeaux
Except the $100 dollars for the pass and the gas money.
GreenyKay
I totally herd this on the radio! Mad props to that guy c:
Rentheyacht
Your comment drove me to upvote. (cause cattle can be herds or droves? Get it?)
UsePNGnotJPEG
*heard
GreenyKay
Was on mobile, sorry about that D:
theworldslongestshitis26ftlong
So your telling me this guy is a good fucking person and has a glorious fucking beard and face. Is he fucking single??
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dxblacker
Shut your fucking face. The pass isn't free, anything you get with the pass is yours, and you can do whatever the F you want with it after.
thuperduperthpeshul
How is it stealing if he paid for the pass? He's not strong-arming pasta from Olive Garden franchises...
applesforjuice
It's an all you can eat pass, which means all YOU can eat, not all everyone can eat
thuperduperthpeshul
1 He's ordering one pasta portion from a restaurant, driving to another restaurant for another portion and then distributing those. He's not
thuperduperthpeshul
2 walking into a restaurant with a horde of people and attempting to feed all of them with his one pass.
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MisterTortuga
Olive Garden viral marketing.
Irishda
"It's important the homeless are fed...but not if its gonna be from a dude who lies. Sitting on his bullshit throne of lies. Fuck you dude!"
asterysk
https://np.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/2nq98o/guy_uses_100_olive_garden_never_ending_pasta_pass/cmfz7u1?context=3
mzxrules
in order to counter-act the viral marketing, I heard on NPR that Olive Garden stopped salting water for pasta to save money on insurance.
pintDMG
Yeap, looks like it: http://www.randomactsofpasta.com/
CommonWhiteBoy
10/13: Either Erica is a fat ass or he happened to serve 5 Ericas in a row. Weird.
CallMeInV
This particular subset is known as covert advertising. TMYK.
Shoemaker
So what if its marketing. It makes no difference to someone who is hungry.
wintermute93
Doing something nice so people will give you money is slightly different than doing something nice.
Berekhalf
But it's no reason to demonize it unless it some how harmed more people. Some people that were hungry are now not for awhile.
ChainsawVisionMan
"I definitely got the feeling that everyone hated working there from the moment I walked in because of that manager." Sorta legitimizes it
identicalWorlds
I don't know. I think that generally people won't really care about an unfriendly manager. If they like the food they'll still go.
identicalWorlds
- I mean, I don't know Olive Garden at all, but I'm guessing most customers do not have much interaction with the managers.
UsePNGnotJPEG
Well the jokes on them, there aren't even any Olive Garden restaurants where I live!
Takethatusername
I think he said "Olive Garden" about 100 times in that video, it was ridiculous.
RadionicPsychotronic
This is the most acceptable viral marketing i've ever come across. #Hurrdurr irunman scarjo kendrik schmendrik
Cheesecakecrush
When are random acts of kindness not random acts of kindness? When someone is trying to make money with them!
Agent
Marketing isn't the only viral thing you get at Olive Garden
RomeoSniper
Yeah I was confused because Reddit just had a page a few days ago saying how there is evidence this was faked.
saalamander
There's a difference between "evidence" and "speculation". Got some actual evidence??
ItsOkayItsOfficial
I think we should differentiate between "fake" and "staged". Still gave the food to actual homeless people, right?
TGWeaver
Probably. But at least those people got something out of it.
Johnnymoe
In the related reddit thread there is a marketing director who rips this apart in detail on how it's a setup
TGWeaver
You mean like it's completely made up and the supposed homeless people are actually actors?
Johnnymoe
I replied to my comment with the link. They could be actual homeless people so that's a plus.
Johnnymoe
https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/2nq98o/guy_uses_100_olive_garden_never_ending_pasta_pass/
Creeponomist
link pls, my cynicism demands a link but my laziness wont let me
mybrothersmario
https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/2nq98o/guy_uses_100_olive_garden_never_ending_pasta_pass/
saalamander
I really don't think so. I went to high school with this dude. He's really genuine. If he works for Olive Garden, he's hidden it well.
saalamander
& he talks shit on the downtown SLC one. That one really isn't good. Wouldn't you paint them all in a positive or at least neutral light?
MisterTortuga
saalamander
honest! idrc much, but if it'd save my internet credibility/honor, i'll see if i can find my yearbook @ my parents and snap a photo.
saalamander
Like, a lot of the people on the list are names of people I knew he hung out with. Wouldn't Olive Garden viral marketing be all homeless?
identicalWorlds
People will know a guy who does this, when it goes viral and it turns out to be bullshit, people will complain. (1)
identicalWorlds
When he lists names of friends, it makes it more believable and look less like viral marketing. (2)
saalamander
ha. I really don't give a shit how you see it, I'm just trying to tell you from someone closer to the situation, it's like 95% chance legit.
obizues
So what was the limitation? I mean usually they don't allow takeout. What prevented him from getting 80 bags and passing them out?
ThisUsernameUsedToBeMyGamerTagButIWantToStayAnonymousNowSorry
he probably stated it was for charity
tarataqa
The limitation is the budget of Olive Garden's viral marketing dept.
GnRtattoo
He could go in, order, ask for it "to go" and leave right away
Griffy11
Probably told them he'd bring good publicity, so they let him do it.
E7C69
It was a video made by olive garden they would've given him 100 orders if they thought that wouldn't look ridiculous
thatsandichic
They always allow take out .... you can take home leftovers but you can also just order to go....
SirJimmethy
it only lasted for 7 weeks
TheThingNoNotThatOne
Probably can't get more than one plate at a time to prevent someone ordering for a table. Also, he may not have room/enough hobos at 1 time.
aykyle
Yes, hello.. I'd like to order 1 franchise worth of pasta pls. Oh, no I won't be paying for it. I have this card, you see.
nickg131
http://imgur.com/QKF5KzJ
Elusivehawk
op plz nerf kthxbai
nickg131
harassmentford
i guess this kind of shit is calculated promotion nowadays..
downcottonclouds
http://www.olivegarden.com/faqs/#pasta-pass
justahumanbeing
First, thank you for the link. Secondly, sweet mother of god I'm getting one now. $1 a meal for soup or salad, bread sticks and pasta. nice
downcottonclouds
I accidentally hit enter after the link, but I meant to add that it looks like you can get one dinner size portion to go.
farmeryfarm
I'm was an Olive Garden Togo Specialist for three years. Quit last month. And we did allow people to order pasta pass togo.
swatz
well if it's not viral marketing, then he might have hit up more than one olive garden too, depending on how large the city is.
slientnerd
Olive Garden has a take out option. The limitation on the card is three times per day
EpicPancakes
Maybe he'd continuously put the pasta under the table and ask for more, then ask for a bag for his last bowl and take all of it
humpbackwhale
Lol it wasn't never-ending pasta. You could only get one serving at a time.
Supanini
Hello miss id like a take out bag, well actually more like 100, just for this one bowl
waffleninjer
This video was produced by Olive Garden. He said Olive Garden about 50 times in the video in place of words like "pasta."
Greyeyes1973
Olive Garden has repeatedly denied having anything to do with this.
waffleninjer
Nice try Olive Garden.
Aaaargh
Like "I am gonna get some Oliver Garden at Olive Garden"?
waffleninjer
Here I got some Olive Garden for ya. Would you like some Olive Garden?
YesImProductive
I wonder if the managers saw what he was doing and made the exception for him so that they could be seen as helping the community.
psykalag
Doubt it
RoundThreeFIGHT
He ordered from different Locations every day to avoid suspicion I thought
timemac
It his pass. What's there to be suspicious about?
PaperWingsCrumple
The original news article where he was interviewed asked this. He called corporate to get permission to do it. They didnt have a prob w/ it.
GilderoyPopDropNLockart
I liked it better thinking he was a rogue
coolcatdani
I work at Olive Garden. You can order it to-go, but you're limited to one refill for the pasta
Dispari
So does anything stop you from just walking back in and doing it again?
ExperimentKraj
They probably give individual stores a fair bit of discretion to prevent that. They don't operate robotically.
MouseratFormerlyScarecrowBoat
SO can i go in 100 times and get 100 refills?
stabbedintheface
yes
Aaaargh
I think the question was: how many pasta's can you order in one go?
bosstonez
If I'm interpreting it correctly: 2. 1 pasta, + 1 refill
thomaseeno
and wait until...the next day to get more?
roadhunter
Yes. Making the homeless wait!!!
bosstonez
Drive across town and go to another location!
truetenorone
I work at Olive Garden. You get one dinner sized portion, plus a half-sized "refill", each time you use the pass. Can only use it once a day
BigRedd
I know a guy that had one, he definitely used it more than once per day.
captainclutch
Maybe he had more than one pass?
Nykidemus
Maybe at multiple restraunts?
truetenorone
I should have clarified: if you get it for carry-out, you get the dinner and refill each time you visit. You can visit more than once a day
compoundblue
Ahhh...if I worked near an Olive Garden this would definitely become my meal plan.
truetenorone
It was done as an extension of our annual "Never-ending Pasta Bowl" promotion, so it lasted about 7 or 8 weeks
trustmeimalinguist
for how many days?
truetenorone
It went for the full duration of our "Neverending Pasta Bowl" promotion, so about 7 weeks
Aaaargh
Until the day that there won't be cats on imgur. So, unlimited.
gourdshavemorefun
Also other olive gardens you could use it twice a day, Idk why truetenorone's one only did it once a day.
crihsagnlel
The man had to eat
gourdshavemorefun
It was for 3 months.
crihsagnlel
WHAt