Hey friends, Mike here again with some thoughts on how much things have changed since we opened Peters Place back in 1984.

It used to be we would promote our wedding receptions, banquets and events in the Yellow Pages. Believe it or not, that was really the best option for any business thirty years ago. Now, with the internet, more people can find out about our services with just the click of a mouse. Wow, would anyone even know what “clicking a mouse” meant back then? It’s almost like those scenes in Back To Future when Marty McFly is in the diner asking for a Pepsi Free.

For decades, we offered great perks and discounts for our guests when they provided their address….and I’m talking about a physical address….a place in the real world where the postman could deliver mail. I liked sending our friends special discounts on their birthdays and special dates like wedding anniversaries. In fact, being that I’ve just recently been dragged, kicking and screaming into the cyberspace world, it’s only been about a year since we transitioned into electronic versions of these greetings.

I made a decision about a month or so ago to try to have the best of both worlds. We’ve implemented a new, physical sign up sheet to become part of our appreciated customer database. This sheet, available at the restaurant, not only asks for your email address (which I promise we will never sell, nothing worse than spam…..on a side note, when someone mentions spam I still can’t help picturing that awful “meat” in a can that we will never serve. That’s another promise you can write down!), but also physical address and important dates.

If you haven’t completed one of these forms yet, just stop in Peters Place and ask your server. Sure, I understand that everyone is used to clicking “open” rather than really opening mail, but, call me old fashioned, I still think there’s a place for real, written correspondence that you can hold in your hands. But, for those that prefer email, you can still check your in box for special offers. Those aren’t going away anytime soon!

So, with all that being said, if you want to expedite getting in on all the special offers, you can either email (now that really sounds ironic!) your name & physical address to petersplacerest@aol.com or you can post a reply below to this article with the same information. Your address won’t be visible to the public and I will make sure they get added right away so you can begin to receive notification of our great deals. Plus, if you add your email address, I’ll get you in the email listings, too!

Thanks!

Mike Peters