{"162941":{"#nid":"162941","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Download the QBOT App for Tech Dining Deals","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Dining Services has launched a new frequent rewards app called \u0022QBOT\u0022 at a variety of locations including Great Wraps, Essential Eats, Westside Market, Ferst Place and Dunkin\u2019 Donuts. The more a customer purchases from one of these locations, the more points are accumulated to redeem for discounts.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are in the age of smartphones and technology,\u0022 said Andrea Preininger, marketing manager of Dining Services. \u0022Why not connect with our customers with something they always have on them \u2014 their cell phone. Soon, frequency punch cards will be a thing of the past, so might as well be ahead of the curve.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECustomers with an Android or iPhone may download the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/qbot\/id448457926?mt=8\u0022\u003EQBOT app\u003C\/a\u003E for free and join \u201cVIP\u201d for each location to start enjoying the VIP one-time discount today. Every time a customer purchases from one of the participating locations, he\/she can ask for a scan, in which the cashier will pull out a QR code which the customer can scan for a point. Once two points are earned, customers can start redeeming their coupons, such as a free donut at Dunkin\u2019 Donuts or free dessert from Essential Eats. If a customer saves his\/her points and redeems them at the six point level, customers can receive rewards like 50 percent off a purchase from Chef Sharon\u2019s Action Station in the Food Court or a free meal at Ferst Place.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Dining Services has launched a new frequent rewards app called \u0022QBOT\u0022 at a variety of locations including Great Wraps, Essential Eats, Westside Market, Ferst Place and Dunkin\u2019 Donuts.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech Dining Services has launched a new frequent rewards app called \u0022QBOT\u0022 at a variety of locations including Great Wraps, Essential Eats, Westside Market, Ferst Place and Dunkin\u2019 Donuts."}],"uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2012-10-17 11:20:03","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:12:58","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-10-17T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-10-17T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.gatechdining.com\/index.html","title":"Dining Services"},{"url":"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/qbot\/id448457926?mt=8","title":"QBOT App for iPhone"}],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1643","name":"auxiliary services"},{"id":"1859","name":"dining services"},{"id":"46771","name":"QBOT"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:andrea.preininger@sodexo.com\u0022\u003EAndrea Preininger\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDining Services\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}