An all-you-can-eat restaurant in China has had to close after just two weeks due to a “ridiculously generous” loyalty deal, said The Mirror. Jiamener had more than 500 customers a day but the owner struggled to turn a profit as he was offering a $25 loyalty card for unlimited food for a month. Customers “took full advantage of this incredible offer”, said the paper, with some loyalty card holders apparently passing their cards onto family and friends. The restaurant was soon in more than $100,000 worth of debt.
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