How do I run a Friday First Round club?

Friday First Round makes your place the first stop when work finishes, before everyone heads elsewhere. It’s a once-a-Friday offer, so it lives on Weekly & monthly offers in Your club, under What members get.

Set it up

Anything the menu marks Off shows Switched off when you open it: press Switch on and set it up (on a phone, + Add more lists them). Changes wait for Save in the bar at the bottom of the page, or at the top right of an offer’s full-screen editor on a phone.

1. The first round, with a snack bowl. Press Weekly & monthly offers in the menu. Choose Same every time, then Set price. In What they get, write “your first pint, glass of wine or spritz, with a bowl of bar snacks”. In What they pay, enter the club price.
2. Under When it repeats, set Repeat every to 1 week and make F the only day picked. Under How long they have, choose Custom… and 1 day.
3. Under When it can be used, press Add limits. Leave only Friday ticked, set From and Until to your early window, such as 4pm until 7pm. Press Save limits.
4. The Friday special serve. Press Add another standing offer, choose Mix it up, and set it to repeat every week on F. Use Add offer for each drink you want to rotate, up to eight. Make each a Set price, with Custom… and 1 day under How long they have. Press Save.
5. The after-work table. Press Club perks in the menu, then Add a perk. Write a Heading such as “Early Friday tables held for members”. Under Call to action, choose Phone, WhatsApp or Link so they can book. Press Done, then Save.

Because each Friday’s offer can be used once, it naturally covers the first round only.

What members get

Their first round at the club price with a snack bowl, once each Friday in your early window, plus a different members-only drink each week and a table held back for them. The first-round offer shows the hours it works.

What your staff need to know

Scan the member’s pass at the bar. On a Friday in the window, the first round shows ready to give. Once it’s used, it’s gone until next Friday. The table is a Club perk, listed under Club perks when you scan, so there’s nothing to redeem: hold a few tables until your window ends.

How you’ll know it’s working

The Weekly & monthly offers card on What members get shows how many claimed it this month. Press See how this is doing on its editor for more.

Related

• Friday First Round on our inspiration page
• Which kind of offer should I use?
• What happens when a member uses their pass at the counter?