If you have visited the world's newest Hard Rock Cafe at Yankee Stadium, you have likely been exposed to some pushy sales tactics by their staff. The lines to enter the extremely small cookie cutter chain restaurant have been getting longer as more and more people realize it exists. The Hard Rock Cafe is taking advantage of this opportunity by pawning off their "All-Access Membership" to anyone who enters through the doors.
For $24.95 (plus tax) you will receive a membership card that allows you to skip the line into the restaurant and gets you directly into the queue for a table. Further, for every $200 you spend at any Hard Rock Cafe, you will receive $20 back, and if you ever stay at a Hard Rock Hotel, you will receive a free room upgrade. Full details at the Hard Rock Cafe website.
Unless you spend a lot of time at the Hard Rock Cafe, this seems like a true waste of money. The main benefit is skipping the line to get into the Hard Rock Cafe in Yankee Stadium, but you will still have to wait for a table. That $25 can get you nearly two Lobel's Steak sandwiches. Make the smart choice.
