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July 2004
Bald People Eat Free at Calif. Eatery
LODI, Calif. - Bald is beautiful in Lodi — at least to Gary Arnold, a restaurant
owner who charges customers according the amount of hair on their head.
A full head of hair will get you nowhere with Arnold, who sports a naked noggin
himself.
But customers who come to Gary's Uptown Restaurant and Bar on Wednesdays with
less than 50 percent of their hair get up to 50 percent off their food.
The real thing — a totally hairless head — will fetch a clean 100 percent off.
Arnold doesn't care if the customer shaves, or is naturally endowed with a lack
of hair. The bald eat free — even the repeat customers, he said.
Not only that, but they get to chose from a special menu, which includes filet
of snapper, flat iron steak and chicken fettucine.
Arnold calls it a "win-win" situation. News of the place has reached beyond Lodi
to Modesto, Sacramento and Stockton. The hairless of the region congregate in
his dinning room, which can look like an advertisement for Hair Club for Men on
any given Wednesday, he told the Lodi News. This has doubled business on what
used to be his slowest day.
And the men can feel at ease in a supportive environment that nurtures their
lack of cover.
"Years ago, being bald was looked down upon," Arnold said. "Now I think it's
trendy."
Stockton resident Rich Handel, finishing off a discounted Cesar salad — the 50
percent reduction mirroring his half-gone locks — agreed, saying this was the
first time he benefited from being bald.
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