I have visited 25 different Hooters location this year in an attempt to win $25,000 and a guaranteed "wing party". Every time I visit a different Hooters, they put a little Hooters stamp in my Hooters passport that represents their particular location. I have been to the following locations.
Sarasota - my local Hooters
Ft Myers
Bradenton
Channelside - right next to St Pete Times Forum, was there after the Van Halen show in February
Cape Coral
Naples
North St Petersburg
Port Charlotte
Fremont
Dublin
San Francisco
Long Beach
Costa Mesa
Anaheim - I was in California to see Iron Maiden and hit six Hooters in five days
North Tampa
Brandon
St Petersburg
Pointe Orlando - After Zappa Plays Zappa show, they were closed but stamped my passport anyways
Ft Myers Beach
Block E - During a 6 hour layover in Minneapolis on my return from Japan
Tampa (South)
Tampa
Lakeland II - aka Truck Stop Hooters as it was once affixed to a hotel
Lakeland - This was the second Hooters overall
Clearwater - The original Hooters on Gulf to Bay
Now before anyone accuses me of being some kind of slavish Hooters devotee, let me make a few things clear.
1. I have a Passport fetish. This Hooters scheme was clearly aimed at people like myself, who probably do a fair amount of travel. I was at my local Hooters when I saw that little pile of shiny new Hooters Passports (they look a lot like real passports) and I was irreversibly seduced into this scheme.
2. I am the sort of slightly OCD type who would do this just to see if I could get it done, which I have. As both a truck driver and a world traveler, the odds seemed favorable.
3. While I could have simply sent a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) to enter for a chance to win $25,000, the Wing Party itself only awarded to those who undergo a journey to 25 different locations and obtain their respective stamps. A Wing Party is basically 200 free wings, any way I want them.
That's a lot of wings. And I have many friends.
Sarasota - my local Hooters
Ft Myers
Bradenton
Channelside - right next to St Pete Times Forum, was there after the Van Halen show in February
Cape Coral
Naples
North St Petersburg
Port Charlotte
Fremont
Dublin
San Francisco
Long Beach
Costa Mesa
Anaheim - I was in California to see Iron Maiden and hit six Hooters in five days
North Tampa
Brandon
St Petersburg
Pointe Orlando - After Zappa Plays Zappa show, they were closed but stamped my passport anyways
Ft Myers Beach
Block E - During a 6 hour layover in Minneapolis on my return from Japan
Tampa (South)
Tampa
Lakeland II - aka Truck Stop Hooters as it was once affixed to a hotel
Lakeland - This was the second Hooters overall
Clearwater - The original Hooters on Gulf to Bay
Now before anyone accuses me of being some kind of slavish Hooters devotee, let me make a few things clear.
1. I have a Passport fetish. This Hooters scheme was clearly aimed at people like myself, who probably do a fair amount of travel. I was at my local Hooters when I saw that little pile of shiny new Hooters Passports (they look a lot like real passports) and I was irreversibly seduced into this scheme.
2. I am the sort of slightly OCD type who would do this just to see if I could get it done, which I have. As both a truck driver and a world traveler, the odds seemed favorable.
3. While I could have simply sent a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) to enter for a chance to win $25,000, the Wing Party itself only awarded to those who undergo a journey to 25 different locations and obtain their respective stamps. A Wing Party is basically 200 free wings, any way I want them.
That's a lot of wings. And I have many friends.