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Sunday, October 6, 2013

Washington’s Z-Burger Shuts Down Shutdown Special

The chain Z-Burger, which has been offering free burgers to furloughed workers, said it has ended the  promotion, citing overwhelming demand in the first three days of the government shutdown.


Peter Tabibian, Z-Burger’s owner, said the chain gave out 15,840 hamburgers during the promotion, the equivalent of more than $88,000 at retail prices. “It literally almost put me out of business,” he said.


Lines over 200 people deep were also burning out Z-Burger employees, he said. The last day of the promotion was Thursday.


“When I started this thing … I didn’t know that many government workers were in such a need for hamburgers,” he said. Many of his regular customers are government workers, and Mr. Tabibian had overheard them worrying about being furloughed before the shutdown occurred. “I don’t have any regrets for doing it … I feel really good,” he said.


He added that the promotion provided a place for furloughed workers to meet up and discuss their predicament. “I think a lot of friendship was made,” he said.


Four of the chain’s locations – Arlington, Tenleytown, Columbia Heights, and Southwest – participated in the promotion.


Several other chains have offered similar promotions, and some have vowed to charge members of Congress extra, or even turn them away at the door.


“I’m pretty sure they’re going to remember this for a long time,” Mr. Tabibian said of his customers.


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