Three deal types. One simple idea.
GatorBites isn’t a coupon app. Coupons have no timing logic: they work on a packed Friday night just as well as a slow Tuesday, cannibalizing full-price revenue. GatorBites deals only exist when the restaurant turns them on.
Deal Type 01
Off-Peak Sit-Down Deals
Restaurants set discounts for specific slow windows. The deal is time-fenced, so it can’t cannibalize a busy Friday night. It only exists when the restaurant says it does.
Restaurant marks slow hours
Owner logs into the dashboard and sets a discount window: "Tuesday 5–7pm, 25% off entrées, 15 table limit."
Deal goes live for students
The deal appears on the GatorBites app during the set window. Students browse available deals nearby.
Student claims & dines
Student taps to claim, receives a unique QR code, and shows it to the server. Discount applied to their bill.
Empty seats become revenue
The restaurant fills tables that would otherwise sit empty. GatorBites charges $1 per redeemed deal. Everyone wins.
Deal Type 02
Takeout, Simplified
Same discounts, no dining-in required. No server interaction, no tipping ambiguity. Just order ahead, pick up, and go. For students, this is often the cleanest experience.
Traditional Takeout
GatorBites Takeout
Deal Type 03
Flash Surplus Deals
This is the one that makes the concept click. A restaurant posts a flash deal at any time with full autonomy. Students get a push notification. Deals claim fast. The unpredictability is the feature. It creates a habit of checking.
Surplus detected
Kitchen has 20 slices left. Closing in 45 minutes.
Deal goes live
"10 slices, $1 each, pickup only, next 30 min."
Push notifications fire
Every GatorBites user nearby gets an alert instantly.
All claimed
10 students grabbed it. Zero food wasted. $10 recovered.
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