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What Drink Deckers are saying

We love our customers…aka fellow Drink Deckers. You guys and gals totally keep it real. As you may know we recently conducted a survey asking for input from current and future Drink Deckers. Here are some responses from the vets and newbies:

Comments from Veteran Drink Deckers:

I think its a great idea, I love going to new bars that I might not have gone to before.” – Colette

All of my drink deck experiences have been great. The merchants redeem without trouble. I love thumbing through the deck and even though there are some places I will never go to, I have more than made up the cost of my deck.” – Bobbi Jo Delany

I use it weekly for “Random Wednesday”. I shuffle the cards, make a random selection and head over there. So far the cards have not steered me wrong.” – Paul McKay

My friends and I love Drink Deck! It’s been really great for us, mostly as a catalyst to get us to go someplace other than where we usually go” – Erin Cooper

I love the idea and will definitely use them soon! I love that they do not expire… great idea!” – Sara Ginsburg

I don’t carry them around all the time. I use foursquare as well, so I always see when I could have used them! If I were to purchase again, I would go with the mobile app.” – Emily Basten

“A lot of fun! I like using these cards and have purchased decks as gifts.” – not disclosed

I need to go to the bars that I’ve never been to before, and this is an excellent excuse!” – not disclosed

The drink deck has been a great motivation to try new bars and many have become favorites that I never would have known about otherwise.” – Holly Mashaw

I initially had some apprehension regarding drink deck. After I ordered it I went on Trip Advisor Louisianna forum. I did not get a response from anyone when I queried if anyone had used the drink deck successfully. The two locations I used were Tracy’s and Lafitte’s and both locations were aware of the discount. No hassles!” – Michael Isserman

One waitress thought she had to keep the card, but after talking to the manager it was sorted out. That was one of the “selling” points for DrinkDeck; that you can keep the cards as a souvenier and see where you’ve been!” – Dana Tedesco

The Android App is wonderful-I love the convenience of always having access to it, especially because even though I generally carry my coupons with me if I’m heading out at night with friends I don’t. Thanks!” – “Sandhya Krishnan”

I love the idea and I always tell people about it. I’m on a mission to use all of my cards! Good luck!” – Sarah Gutierrez

Drink Deck Newbies – When asked, “What’s Drink Deck?:

The coupon deck of cards you can use to go to all the cool bars in Chicago and Portland“- Kristiana Kaufmann

Shuffle Drink Repeat – Portland’s Best Drinking Guide” – Shane Rutledge

awesome. something i need!” – Joe in Portland

A fun way to learn about drinks!” – E. Moursler

It’s something I should have because I drink.” Kat Ford

A great place to sit and drink adult beverages.” Gregory H.

Sort of like spinning the wheel to determine where you’ll go next.” – Laura Claire

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Beer Advocate Article on Drink Deck

Here’s a recent article on the Drink Deck concept. Click the image to bring the article up in a new screen and then click that image to enlarge the article all the way. Thanks to Lisa Morisson and Beer Advocate Magazine for the support!

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Drink Deck powered by Android!

The app will go live in the Android Market sometime this evening!

Here’s a video on what Drink Deck powered by Android has to offer.

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Operation Android

So you’ve seen your friends use Drink Deck on their iPhone and you’re raging with jealously. “Why don’t they make a Droid app”, you say to yourself. This kind of angst builds up causing current & future Drink Deck fans to email us, post on Facebook, Twitter and tell us in person, “Make a Drink Deck Droid App!”.

Okay, okay. We’re doing it to appease the masses that have proven Droid to be just as popular (if not more so) as iPhone, at least in our eyes! Click on your city’s Drink Deck card above or Thermometer below to pre-pay!

Here’s where we need your help:

Drink Deck LLC is a small business with no venture capital nor big investors. Needless to say, we haven’t gone public (yet!).  Therefore we are asking those loyal to the Droid and Drink Deck’s concept to prepay for the app development. Our promise: to deliver on the app within 60 days. The offer:$25 for an app that will have 52 gift cards that never expire and free updates when we reprint the physical deck!

Here’s the thermometer for each city that will be updated each Friday on Facebook and Twitter to show the progress. To make it a competition between Chicago, Portland and New Orleans, the first city to hit the goal will be the first developed. We need your support to make it happen!

Chicago | Portland | New Orleans

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Drink Deck Expands to Four Top U.S. Destinations for Food, Drink & Entertainment

Savvy travelers do research to find the best spots to visit before departing: checking Trip Advisor, reading blogs, asking friends for recommendations and purchasing travel guides. It’s a lot of work and rarely results in saving money!

Enter, Drink Deck for Chicago, Portland and, the newest addition, New Orleans! With “bar enthusiasts” and “foodies” in mind Drink Deck has combined the traditional travel guide and entertainment book concepts into a handy deck of playing cards, or location based iPhone app, featuring a curated list of 52 great bar/restaurant concepts; each offering up to 30% off with no expiration.

Will Glass, Founder of Drink Deck LLC says “We started in Chicago, a historically significant bar town from the bootlegging prohibition days. Portland, Oregon was next because it’s known as ‘Beervana’, offering more micro-brew beer than any other US destination. Next we moved on to New Orleans, a town that boasts the invention of more http://liquor.com/ [cocktails __title__ cocktails] then any other US city. Now work has begun on a very popular tourist destination known for partying…Miami!”

It’s a great way to be an urban explorer, either as a local or as a visitor. There are cards in each destination’s Drink Deck for every mood. Sometimes cheap beer and eats at a dive bar are in order. Yet other times it’s more about pairing food with drink, or listening to live music. Create a food, drink & entertainment bar crawl by picking out cards by neighborhood, bar genre or just pick a card, any card, and hit the town spontaneously.

Drink Deck will be hosting the Drink Deck New Orleans Launch Party to celebrate the new addition on Monday, June 27th at d.b.a.. RSVP required.

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Introducing Drink Deck New Orleans!

We are pleased to announce that our expansion to New Orleans is complete! Our vision of Drink Deck as a “travel guide for bar enthusiasts” is becoming a reality; as this product gives our brand representation in three outstanding towns perfect for food & drink travel!

New Orleans is known as the Crescent City, a name given based on the path the river takes. Others refer to it as the Big Easy; a reference that originated in the Prohibition era, when the city was considered one big speak-easy due to the inability of the federal government to control alcohol sales in open violation of the 18th Amendment.

Steeped in culture, rooted in hospitality and well represented as a world class food & drink destination!

A list of locations is presented on the New Orleans Bars Page on our web site! You can become a fan on our facebook fan page or follow us on Twitter @drinkdecknola.

Drink Deck New Orleans can be ordered as a physical deck of playing cards at Order here or for your iPhone in the iTunes Store!

Our official launch party is scheduled for Monday, June 27th at d.b.a. and you can RSVP at here . Why Monday? We want as many of our Bar Partner locations, bartender & mixologist friends and members of the Hospitality Community to be able to make it out to the event. Most of the rest of us aren’t working all weekend and have some flexibility to attend after work. We hope to see y’all out at d.b.a. on Monday, June 27th.

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Drink for a Cause: Support New Orleans

New Orleans is one of the most unique destinations in the world thanks to the Crescent City’s rich food and drink culture. Educating Bartenders & Mixologists is an integral part of keeping this culture alive!

Drink Deck is happy to support the continuation of educating Bartenders and Mixologists by donating 10% of our proceeds to the New Orleans Culinary and Cultural Preservation Society (NOCCPS), which hosts Tales of the Cocktail®, the internationally acclaimed festival of cocktails, cuisine & culture. Taking place for it’s 9th year in New Orleans from July 20-24, 2011, the event mixes the best and brightest of the cocktail community: award-winning mixologists, authors, bartenders and chefs.

NOCCPS is committed to preserving the city’s worldwide culinary acclaim. Our non-profit partner raises funds to benefit hospitality industry members, while spreading the unique culture of dining and drinking in New Orleans to locals and visitors alike. NOCCPS further supports the hospitality industry through education, and scholarship programs like the Flo Woodward Fund and the Cocktail Apprentice Scholarship, Trails of the Cocktail for emerging talent in the cocktail industry.

So, next time your travel plans take you to the Crescent City pick up the bar enthusiast’s travel guide to New Orleans, and drink for a cause.

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