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KCUR News
2:53 pm
Mon January 24, 2011

Local Businesses Try "Snow Day Marketing"

Sporting Kansas City's Kei Kamara in his first snowball fight ever. Photo by Zach Cobb, Westside Studio.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Snow disrupted a lot of schedules this week. And for some people, it was a welcome disruption. KCUR's Sylvia Maria Gross has this audio postcard of Thursday's snow day in Kansas City, and how some local businesses, from restaurants to Sporting Kansas City (formerly the Wizards), are trying to benefit from the inclement weather.

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KCUR News
5:30 pm
Thu January 20, 2011

Restaurants Try "Snow Day" Deals

Photo by Sylvia Maria Gross / KCUR.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Snow days can either be a bane or a boon to business. Some local restaurants tried to drum up customers today by offering special "snow day" deals.

At Spin Pizza south of the Plaza, manager Roger Formanek says snow days can be unpredictable, and often dead. But today Spin offered a "crummy weather voucher": 20% off to people on the email list, and a warning to "Be Safe When You Drive." And he says it worked.

"Literally, almost every guest has the coupon in hand or on their phone," he said. "We'll take it either way."

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