That time of year - Brown School card!

[syntheticnature.livejournal.com]

The Brown School discount card - which costs $10, lasts from Sept.1 to Aug. 31, and gets you lots of great Davis Sq. discounts - is now available at Mr. Crepe, in case you didn't pick one up at ArtBeat. If you go to Mr. Crepe, RedBones or Blue Shirt Cafe (among many others) more than a couple of times a year, this is totally worth it.

No affiliation, just an extremely satisfied card user. There's a previous discussion of how awesome it is here.

Comments

[ron_newman]

I highly recommend the Brown School card.

[syntheticnature.livejournal.com]

Thanks for tagging my post!

[warlord-mit.livejournal.com]

What are the discounts for Rudys, Red Bones, and Johnny D's this year?

[syntheticnature.livejournal.com]

Rudy's: 10% off all food
RedBones: 10% off food portion, M-F, before 7PM, not valid Sat or Sun. (ugh)
Johnny D's: $3 off admission

[chmrr.livejournal.com]

How long will they be available from Mr. Crepe?

[syntheticnature.livejournal.com]

I didn't think to ask, sorry.

[redcolumbine.livejournal.com]

If I don't like Mr. Crepe, where else can I get one?

[syntheticnature.livejournal.com]

It looks like the parents of kids at the Brown School sell them here and there. They have a Yahoo Group - from the messages I read, it doesn't sound like there are any other fixed retail locations, but perhaps you could contact someone from the group to arrange a pickup.

Here are a couple of recent messages that discuss the cards: Message 315 (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BrownSchoolFamilies/message/315), Message 316 (scroll down) (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BrownSchoolFamilies/message/316)

[ominousspectre.livejournal.com]

I'm curious as to why you don't like Mr. Crepe. I've only been there once and the person I bought a water from was a huge jerk about me buying bottled water, so I know why I'm not a fan of that place...wasn't sure if it was an isolated incident.

[ron_newman]

Mr. Crepe's servers have always been friendly to me. They don't even ask to see my Brown School card anymore, most of the time.

[ominousspectre.livejournal.com]

I've been reading yelp reviews because I was curious to see if anyone had a similar experience. The biggest complaint is some really bad customer service (several negative reviews for this very problem) but a lot of reviews admit that there are some genuinely nice staff members.

Everyone can have a bad day. Hopefully the day I went there was just an off day for the staff member I dealt with and the grumpy kids eventually get phased out or quit because they're unhappy.

On the upside, the girl I bought my card from today was very nice and helpful!

[teele-sq.livejournal.com]

bottled water is a scam.

[ominousspectre.livejournal.com]

Oh, I totally agree that bottled water is stupid. I had just moved, couldn't find my water bottle, was late to the movie I was going to see partly because I couldn't find my water bottle, was extremely thirsty and was horrified to see that the somerville theater was charging $2.50 (i think) for something I agreed was dumb. And yes, I noticed they had small cups of water for free, but it was super hot all day and I wanted to be able to sip water during the movie.

I didn't have time to make it to the CVS, and Mr. Crepe was a dollar cheaper. However, I was still late to the movie because the clerk at the counter was a complete jerk about selling me something that it was his job to sell. Even after I told him that I agreed with him, but that I was late for the movie and explained all the factors that had led me to having to purchase water from him, he continued to talk down to me and tried to change my mind. It was incredibly stupid.

[redcolumbine.livejournal.com]

I just don't like that they played dirty pool to squeeze out the previous inhabitant of that space, Someday Cafe. Someday was kind of to the wage-earners what Diesel is to the college students and Starbucks to the professionals, and I miss it a lot. It was the kind of place where you could actually hang out & talk, or even have a game of cards, without getting filthy looks or outright evicted for not spending X-money-per-time, and they had all kinds of tasty teas. Cool art exhibits all the time, too.

[teele-sq.livejournal.com]

does mr. crepe benefit in any way from the actual sale of the card? i don't like mr crepe either, but that made me even happier to walk in and buy nothing but the card.

[redcolumbine.livejournal.com]

That's an interesting angle that I hadn't considered!

[ominousspectre.livejournal.com]

This is what I did.

[syntheticnature.livejournal.com]

I don't know, but I doubt it.

[nomacmac.livejournal.com]

You will be able to buy one from a Brown School student in another week or two. School doesn't start until 8/2, and my guess is the kids won't get them until after Labor Day.

[cynickalone.livejournal.com]

where would on purchase a brown card "from the kids"? do they come around knocking on doors?

i just don't want to be a creeper/that guy.

[cynickalone.livejournal.com]

one*

[jenej.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the heads up! Is there anything for the Somerville Theater this year?

[syntheticnature.livejournal.com]

One free popcorn with one adult movie ticket.

[teele-sq.livejournal.com]

kebab factory lowered their discount. it was 15% off last year, and now it's 10%. i like to think i'm partially to blame for this reduction. i must have saved a million dollars at that place using the card.

[ron_newman]

The full list, from the back of this year's Brown School Card:

Blue Cloud Gallery: 10% off all non-sale items
Blue Shirt Cafe: 10% off
Bostonian Florist: 10% off floral arrangements
Chinook: 10% off non-sale items
Dave's Fresh Pasta: 10% off
Diva: 15% off food only
Dunkin' Donuts: 10% off (Davis Square location only)
Hillside Auto Repair: 5% off parts and labor, $50 maximum
Johnny D's: $3 off admission
Kebab Factory: 10% off food
Mr. Crepe: 10% off
Pemberton Farms: 10% off plants and garden supplies only
Redbones: 10% off food portion, Monday-Friday before 7 pm only
Rudy's: 10% off all food
Sacco's Bowl-Haven: Free rental of 2 pairs of shoes
Somerville Theatre: One free small popcorn with adult movie ticket
Spike's Junkyard Dogs: One free hot dog with purchase of small fry and small soda
True Grounds: Free medium coffee with purchase of lunch sandwich or salad
When Pigs Fly Bread: 10% off - this is new

[prunesnprisms.livejournal.com]

Do you mean 10% off Dave's Fresh Pasta and Mr. Crepe for the whole year or just once? Seems like a mad deal if the former. I was out of town when this was first posted.

[ron_newman]

Every time you visit. Mr. Crepe is quite used to me presenting the card by now.