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ANY OF THEM IN DETROIT THEY COME
FROM WEST MICHIGAN.
WE TOLD YOU ABOUT THIS STORY
YESTERDAY ON DAYBREAK.
HOW THE OWNERS OF STELLAS AND
MCFADDENS WERE GETTING ALL OF
THEIR TUESDAY SALES TO THEIR
EMPLOYEES BUT THEY HAD TO MAKE A
SLIGHT CHANGE TO THE PLAN.
THEY GOT A PHONE CALL FROM THE
COMMISSION.
I AM JOINED BY OWNER MARK SELES
WHO IS HERE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT
HAPPENED YESTERDAY.
YOU WERE GOING TO GIVE ALL OF
THE SALES FOOD SALES TO THE
PLIES AND THE APPRECIATION FOR
ALL OF THE HARD WORK THEY DID AT
ARTPRIZE AND YOU GET A PHONE
CALL AT 11:00 IN THE MORNING.
MY LAWYER SIGNED OFF SAYING
IT WOULD BE FINE.
COURTESY CALL.
I AM GLAD THEY DID I THOUGHT IT
ADVANCE.
THEY SAID IT'S NOT LEGAL TO GIVE
EMPLOYEES.
YOU CAN GIVE AWAY SALES OF FOOD
BUT NOT ALCOHOL?
THE REASON BEHIND THAT?
I THINK IT GOES BACK TO THE
1950s SO IT HAS BEEN ON THE
BOOKS FOR A LONG TIME.
THEY ARE OVER SELLING PEOPLE.
I TALKED TO THE LIQUOR CH
COMMISSION YESTERDAY THEY SAID
IT WOULD BE A VIOLATION OF TWO
RULES AND THE LAW BECAUSE IT
PERTAINS TO THIS SORT OF THING.
THEY DON'T WANT EMPLOYEES SAYING
HEY DO YOU WANT ANOTHER BECAUSE
THEY KNOW THEY ARE GOING TO GET
THE SALE FOR THAT.
COMMISSION.
WHAT WE DID WAS SCRAMBLED.
I DIDN'T WANT TO CANCEL.
WE PUBLICIZED IT MY BOY
EMPLOYEES WERE LOOKING FORWARD
TO IT THEY DRESSED UP FOR THE
DAY TO DO SOMETHING FUN.
WHAT WE DID WAS SCRAMBLED AND
DECIDED ON A PLAN THEY WERE
COMPENSATED JUST AS MUCH OR MORE
YET I WOULDN'T BE BREAKING THE
RULES THEY GAVE FOOD AWAY FOR
THREE-DAYS.
YESTERDAY TODAY AND TOMORROW.
ALL THREE OF THE RESTAURANTS.
HOW ABOUT YESTERDAY, TELL ME
ABOUT THAT.
IT WENT GREAT.
IT WAS CROWDED ALL DAY.
IT WAS NICE TO SEE THE EMPLOYEES
MAKING A LOT OF MONEY.
WE HAVE ONE OF OUR PRODUCERS
SENIOR PRODUCER WAS AT STELLAS.
CROWDED.
A LINE TO GET IN.
EVEN IF IT WAS RAINING.
BUSY.
IT'S NICE BECAUSE IT'S
THREE-DAYS ACTUALLY.
IF IT'S NOT RAINING WE WILL BE
CROWDED FOR ANOTHER TWO-DAYS AS
WELL.
GREAT YOU FOUND A WAY TO SAY
THANK YOU TO THE EMPLOYEES
WITHOUT VIOLATING ANY RULES OR
LOSING LIQUOR LICENSE.
I LIKE TO SLEEP AT NIGHT AND
RULES.
I AM GLAD THE LIQUOR CONTROL
COMMISSION CALLED ME BEFORE --
THEY COULD HAVE JUST SHOWN UP.
THEY COULD HAVE.
NICE THEY GAVE AWE PHONE CALL
PROACTIVE THAT WAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
STELLAS AND MCFADDENS YOU CAN