by Ronny | Jun 11, 2013 | features, San Francisco
Last month, Mobile Payments Today declared that “The Wallet is Doomed!” and with a survey conducted by PayPal, 86 percent of Americans would be willing to get rid of their wallets for a digital solution. Since we launched our killer app with mobile ordering and mobile payments, we have heard (via tweets, calls and emails) from our customers about the instant benefits: they explained that even if they leave their wallet at home they were still able to eat lunch because they’re protected by GoPago on their smartphones. We decided to look deeper at the benefits of going walletless with a guest blog post by Krysta Gahagen, who is a San Francisco community manager and a mobile app enthusiast: As I walk out of my apartment, I find myself reviewing this list: keys, phone, wallet – my three essentials. These days, however, having my wallet with me is becoming less of a priority. In fact, sometimes it’s more convenient to go walletless. On a sunny Saturday morning this spring, I found myself walletless after going for a run with a friend who lives on the other side of town. Not wanting to carry my wallet for an entire run, I decided to leave it behind. I realized how hungry I was, as I was walking home, but I only had my phone, headphones, and keys with me. This was an incredibly discouraging realization for about half a block, but then I passed by a store that had a GoPago sticker in the window. At that moment, I remembered that I didn’t need to have cash or a card on...
by Ronny | Mar 27, 2013 | event, location, San Francisco
Blue Fog Market on Polk St. recently started serving up some cheese melts until 3 in the morning and we’re teaming up with them and their Gough St. location to bring you the Melty March Madness bracket tournament. We’ve set up a bracket to help you concoct your dream grilled cheese combination. For starters, you’re given aged cheddar and havarti cheese on grilled rustic white bread for $4.99 and then you could spiff it up with a plethora of different meat, veggie, spread options for a small additional price. With options ranging from flank steak to jalapeño to onion mayonaise to mango, your wildest dreams might become a reality. From now until March Madness is over (April 8th), we’ll be asking you to cast your votes on our Facebook and Twitter pages for your preferred toppings until we have a winner from each bracket (2 different veggies, 1 meat, 1 spread). Another way to vote is to just simply order a cheese melt for yourself through GoPago and whatever toppings you choose will also be counted as votes. To sweeten things up, there are deals in it for you too. Whenever a topping beats out its opponent, that winning topping will be discounted by 50% until we reach the final round of voting, which will determine the ultimate cheese melt. Then the winning ultimate cheese melt combination will be featured exclusively on GoPago for only $5 +tax (you’re getting some tasty toppings for free) until the end of April. Instead of having zero control over your favorite college basketball team’s outcome in March Madness, you’ve got the power in our Melty...
by Ronny | Mar 4, 2013 | event, San Francisco
There are a lot of things to put a spring in your step about the month of March: St. Patty’s Day, the beginning of Spring, International Earth Day and now an exclusive birthday party that we’re inviting you to! Lou’s Cafe is turning three and we’re inviting you to this birthday bash as our VIP guests. For four weeks, from now until March 23, 2013, a different Lou’s sandwich will be available for $4.99 exclusively on GoPago. On Lou’s actual birthday, March 19th, you can also get a free soda with your discounted Ami-Cado sandwich. The “Ami” comes from the pastrami and salami and the “Cado” is from avocado, talk about a party in your mouth. What’s the featured sandwich this week? The Veggie sandwich and we know what you’re thinking. But trust us, it isn’t Easter bunny food. It is a spring forward hearty sandwich with alfalfa sprouts, cucumber, avocado, tomato, roasted red peppers, pepperoncinis, swiss cheese and Lou’s special sauce on a 9-grain roll. With Spring just around the corner, a Lou’s sandwich is the perfect necessity for a day in the park. Make sure to GoPago and partake in the month-long special to get a very special sandwiches at a discount....
by Ronny | Mar 4, 2013 | event, San Francisco
There are a lot of things to put a spring in your step about the month of March: St. Patty’s Day, the beginning of Spring, International Earth Day and now an exclusive birthday party that we’re inviting you to! Lou’s Cafe is turning three and we’re inviting you to this birthday bash as our VIP guests. For four weeks, from now until March 23, 2013, a different Lou’s sandwich will be available for $4.99 exclusively on GoPago. On Lou’s actual birthday, March 19th, you can also get a free soda with your discounted Ami-Cado sandwich. The “Ami” comes from the pastrami and salami and the “Cado” is from avocado, talk about a party in your mouth. What’s the featured sandwich this week? The Veggie sandwich and we know what you’re thinking. But trust us, it isn’t Easter bunny food. It is a spring forward hearty sandwich with alfalfa sprouts, cucumber, avocado, tomato, roasted red peppers, pepperoncinis, swiss cheese and Lou’s special sauce on a 9-grain roll. With Spring just around the corner, a Lou’s sandwich is the perfect necessity for a day in the park. Make sure to GoPago and partake in the month-long special to get a very special sandwiches at a discount....
by Ronny | Feb 12, 2013 | event, San Francisco
Did you ever think to yourself, “I would definitely eat a burrito everyday if they were less than $6 each”? Well, you stumbled upon the right blog post! 360 Gourmet Burritos at Crocker Galleria is giving you the opportunity to stuff your face with multiple burritos. Get ready to travel around the world without leaving your comfy little apartment in San Francisco. 360 Gourmet Burrito Crocker Galleria is bringing you a different flavored $3.60 burrito everyday this week, exclusively on GoPago. Take your taste buds to places like Japan, Thailand or even India if you please. From now until this Saturday (2/16/2013), the Cajun, Chipotle, Curry, Teriyaki, and Thai burritos will all be available for $3.60 each on different days of the week Here’s the schedule: (TODAY) Tuesday, 2/12: Cajun burrito Wedneday, 2/13: Chipotle burrito Thursday, 2/14: Curry burrito (get one for your lover too!) Friday, 2/15: Thai burrito Saturday, 2/16: Teriyaki burrito Check out the “Specials” tab and get ordering, jet-setter! ...
by Ronny | Feb 11, 2013 | event, San Francisco
Roses are red, violets are blue, lemons are sour and so are you! Actually, we don’t know if you are bitter, but if you are, we have a cure that comes in the form of 30 truffles and a bouquet of fresh local flowers. Valentine’s Day is supposedly the day of sweethearts, that’s cute and all, but we want the funny. We believe that sourhearts are the source of great humor and we want to see it. Create your own sourheart (template below) and share it with us by posting it on our Facebook wall, or tagging us (@GoPago) on Instagram and/or Twitter with hashtag #Sourhearts. The winner will be chosen at 5 p.m. PST on Valentine’s Day and will receive a special Valentine’s bouquet from Not Just Flowers and 30-pieces of gourmet truffles in a heart box from Five Star Truffles. We also have exclusive deals to make your Valentine’s Day sweet and affordable. Not Just Flowers is offering the Valentine’s Mix Bouquet using only the freshest flowers from local green farms in Half Moon Bay and Napa for a discounted price of $40 through GoPago. This special is for pick-up only and does not include the vase. However, it does include the best things blooming that have been artfully arranged to make your Valentine’s heart beat a little faster. Five Star Truffles serves up a variety of gourmet truffles in unique flavors including earl grey, cayenne dark, banana, cognac to many more. You can order gift boxes including 20, 30, 40 or 80 piece truffles. Also, with any gift box order you get a free hot chocolate...
