So do you HAVE to give the donation, or is it just suggested?

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thanks for telling the entire nation.now the place will be to full to get a free pancake. donation? never heard of that.free is freee and you leave a more generous tip for your waitress, thats how free usually works.

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OOPS didnt read article first, guess there is a donation. and yes if you support the ihop free pancakes then yes you should give a donation to suppor their fundraising cause. and of course tip generously as well.

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Great! I am a chubby mom of 2 slightly chubby (though very cute girls 3 and 5). Why don't they offer a free offer of oatmeal or fresh fruit or whole wheat toast and scrambled eggs as well?
I strive to eat healthy and lead by example for my daughters. As a woman and type A, I always feel I am not "enough". Yeah, I probably need more therapy. But my weight has been an albatross around my neck for years! I eat flax every morning for health and weight loss reasons. I have the same breakfast now every day. I recently lost 30 pounds following the sane and normal weight watchers program http://www.weightwatchers.com and I now just
am more watchful every day of what I eat. I have a banana low fat yogurt with golden roasted flax for breakfast every day. It is filling, keeps me regular and tastes fabulous (kinda like sesame seeds). My Weight
Watchers leader recommended fitflax to me and it definitely helped the last 10 pounds to melt off. It is low carb and low cal. It is a flax and chia blend and I
think I read about it in O mag. They also listed a code to get 10% off. The site is http://www.fitflax.com and the code for 10% off is gb10

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free is never free...you must donate what the pancakes would have cost if you actually ordered the cakes. This is called a scam!! Just ask for donations, stop the scams.. using your debit, becarful, if you leave cash tips as I do, mark that on your receipt. I made the mistake and left it blank and the waitress added her own tip of 5.00 and a tip was left at the table besides. Will never go to a I Hop again! Yes we were reimbursed but that is not the point. When we called the and spoke tot he manager guess who we talked with, yes the waitress who is also apparetly the manager!!!!!!!!!!

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First of all i hate when stores want u to think u are getting something for nothing,There nothing wrong with donateing to
charity,But people read the ad good ,It said.s,You will have to
donate the price of what the pancake cost,So u can go on any day or nite and u still pay.I don,t understand why companies
have to have a catch to draw people to their stores.If IHOP
wants to raise money for charity,Then do like stores used to do
put a jar by the register and as people get their change they
will drop money in.I think the ad should have said you will have
to donate something or it could have been u have to donate
half of what the pancake cost and they will draw more people
because people will feel they are getting something .IHOP
is,nt giving anything away,were in a ression people.Who goner
pay for all that flour, milk,and eggs.And IHOP will make money
also .Alway remember NOTHING IS FREE IN THIS WORLD
IHOP is a business why don,t they donate this money by their
self.people IHOP is donateing your money ,but the ad saids
IHOP will donate the money

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I agree with the others here. Either they are free or not, and even if it's for charity, a scam is a scam. I donate to charities I choose with good reason, not one I'm strong-armed or embarrassed into donating to. Here's one customer who will not be stopping in for the un-free pancakes that day.

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You people are crazy and CHEAP!!! They're trying to do something nice for charity and everyone is going nuts. Just don't go there and that will be that! Oh and the reason they're giving pancakes instead of oatmeal and juice (as suggested) is because it's National PANCAKE Day!!!

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haha. thats on my birthday =]

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dining out is supposed to be a social experience. Unfortunately, people in this day and age have forgotten how to be sociable and gracious when dining out. There is always the tendency to look for the ulterior motive when something is given "free". In this case the money is being donated to something worthwhile, buy the unsociables have still feel that they should get the meal for free. I am surre that IHOP would honor their committmet to a free meal if asked to. However, the gracious person gladly supports the program that IHOP is donating the money. As the old saying goes, "let your conscience be your guide", if you have one.

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Anyone who would go to IHOP on that day and just eat for free and not think of making a donation should choke on the last bite they take. It'a not a "scam" as some say here. It isn't forced on you either,,,it's your choice to participate or not.
IHOP is donating all the money to a great worthwhile charity. Because they are doing that, remember that they also bought the batter, cooked the pancakes, kept the lights on, paid the staffs, cleaned the dishes, etc etc........it cost them $$$ to keep a restaurant going, so in fact they DO donate the money.
Just remember, what goes around, comes around. One day you may need some help and no one will help YOU.

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Great job IHOP!

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