Two Free $25 Restaurant Gift Certificates
ere’s wishing all Endless Waiters a wonderful new year!!
Whether 2010 sees a CIR bill passed or remains in CID (comprehensive immigration delay) mode and whether you get your green card or another RFE ;), we all need hope and some celebration for new year’s eve.
So here, you go - two $25 gift certificates to a US-based restaurant to anybody that responds to this post with a comment or even better, writes about it on their blog. You could write about:
What’s the most interesting immigration related story that you or your family/close friends have experienced?” . You could write about a friend (a real one, not an imaginary dude) that got deported, a friend that got stuck in Mexico, that weirdo at the Airport customs that asked you about your bindi, USCIS losing your application in the mail, your first day in the US, changing 8 jobs on AC21, participating in H1B fraud (ok, that was not funny - do not post any illegal stuff - we hate them as much as you do) or just ANYTHING about your immigration experience that you’d like to share with us.
OR
What would you do if you had a green card today?
OR
What are your your thoughts on improving endlesswait.com. Write about it on your blog or website and post a link to it in the comment or just write a comment directly. Don’t forget to mention how wonderful Endlesswait.com is - just kidding.
The winners will be chosen on January 31st based on a random draw from the comments. The best comment will be posted as a separate blog post as well. The winner will be notified via email that is used when the comment is posted. Note that any comments that appear irrelevant to this post will not be considered.
******** UPDATE: FIRST CERTIFICATE WON BY CORINA!! Congratulations Corina and thank you so much for being a part of Endlesswait.com. The second certificate is still up for the taking - deadline is January 30th.
Why are we doing this? To get the word out and for more people to join in as authors and write at endlesswait.com. Last year, over 200 people joined as authors for Endlesswait.com. But not many actually wrote a post. Feel free to post this contest anywhere you please…your facebook, twitter, digg, myspace, Etc. You’d be helping us get the word out and helping someone win a $25 gift certificate.
Regarding the gift certificates, note that they are for select restaurants in all major cities/towns in the US only. Also note that most of them come with some terms and conditions - usually a $35 minimum order and 18% gratuity on total order before the $25 off.
Thank you for taking the time to read our blog and wish for your wait to end in 2010!
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January 3rd, 2010 at 8:04 pm
Looks like noone cares for dining out anymore. Is that because of your new year resolutions to lose weight?
January 6th, 2010 at 12:49 am
Ha ha, maybe it’s good will towards man so that someone else get the prize. I love the themes you chose, What’s the most interesting immigration related story that you or your family/close friends have experienced? Imm…if interesting means depressing and frustrating, I do, but otherwise let’s skip to the next one. What would you do if you had a green card today? Jump up and down till I get sick, throw a party, call everybody and brag probably and then of course, get a job! What are your thoughts on improving endlesswait.com. I like this blog, thank you for answering my questions, the advice and everything. It would be great if there were more posts, more Polls, but you’re only one guy. It’s great that you lasted so long, I made a big fuss writing my Congressman, sending emails, but nobody really cared, so I kinda gave up. Trying to end on good note, Happy new year!
January 6th, 2010 at 12:55 am
Thanks for the comment Corina. The jumping up and down part was hilarious. I think I would be in tears the day I see the green card in the mail, so I understand. Take it easy - if noone else comments, you have the gift cert. Thanks for saying all those good things about the blog. It’s good to know there are people that care about it - sometimes I do wonder if the 3000 unique visitors that I get on the blog every month is just some random clicks :))
January 8th, 2010 at 12:11 am
Yeah, seems like the Mesozoic lasted less than this wait. I like to fool myself into thinking that this experience(not working) will make me somehow a better person, but it’s hard. My ten year high school reunion is coming up and everybody will have a speech about what they’ve been doing with their life lately, mine will sound like: my nails and hair had a phenomenal growth, I became an expert TV remote zapper and I can manage 10 pushups! So you see, it’s important to know that there are people who understand, that’s why I’m sure there are many who care about the blog
January 10th, 2010 at 2:23 pm
Corina, I feel your pain. My wife was in the same situation unable to work while on H4. I know several such people that are experiencing depression and a sense of lost identity and hopes as a result of being unable to work, though they live here and see opportunities around them all the time.
Are you on H4?
January 11th, 2010 at 9:40 am
Corina - you win the first gift certificate!! Email me and I’ll send you yours - my email is venkat.srini@gmail.com
I am extending the timeline for the other one since nobody responded :(. I can’t believe noone wants $25 free cert..
Srini
January 11th, 2010 at 1:08 pm
Yes, I’m on H4
Thank you for the gift!
January 15th, 2010 at 3:08 pm
I would like to say, nice site. Im unsure if it has been addressed, but when using Opera I can never get the whole blog to load without refreshing several times. Maybe just my router. Enjoy!
January 21st, 2010 at 10:59 am
Thanks for the note Elisha. I only tested it on firefox and IE so you might be right. Will look at Opera when I get a chance..
January 23rd, 2010 at 4:07 pm
I spent 4 hours reading your site. Thanks for the good information. I’ll be back!