An interesting idea, although I would NEVER think of buying my friends a round if I am not actually present while they enjoy it. There is also the question of when I will get paid back?
Reach Out And Liquor Up Someone: “
The aptly named new web service, BuyYourFriendaDrink.com, allows users to do just that. If your friends are headed out tonight to celebrate, but you’re stuck working late at the office, you can still spread the love by buying a round without even being in the room.
To use BuyYourFriendaDrink you just need to enter your friend’s mobile number and the amount of money you’d like to let them spend (currently up to $250 if you’re feeling extra generous). Your friend will then receive a text message with a redemption code.
Take that code to a participating bar and your friend can get a drink.
Which brings us to the big catch — BuyYourFriendaDrink currently only works in New York City and a couple surrounding suburbs. And even in New York, the range of bar options is pretty slim.
BuyYourFriendaDrink plans to expand soon into other northeastern cities and should arrive on the west coast in the second half of 2007.
At which point I plan to spam this post to all the Wired editors. For testing purposes of course.
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(Via MokneyBites.)