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Kiss at Qdoba for Half-Off Deal on Valentine's Day

Wisconsin stores offer a buy-one-get-one-half-off deal for customers who kiss someone while at the cash register – but rest of nation gets an even better deal.

If you are willing to engage in a small public show of affection, you can get a discount deal Tuesday at Qdoba restaurants.

Both Wauwatosa Qdoba locations and all Wisconsin stores are offering the Valentine's Day discount: Kiss someone while ordering an entree, and you get a second entree at half-price.

The recipient of the kiss could be a friend, relative, significant other or "understanding stranger," the website says.

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But if you lived in any other state where Qdoba does business, you would do even better for the same buss.

Only Wisconsin Qdoba stores are offering just 50 percent off a second entree deal. Elsewhere in the nation, the corporate promotion is being called "BOGO (Buy one, get one) For A Kiss," and that second entree is free.

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Is it just that Wisconsin folks have such hearty appetites – for both food and a deal? Maybe so.

"All the Qdobas in Wisconsin are owned by one franchise group," said marketing representative Emily Cose of Roaring Fork Restaurant Group, the franchise holder.

"It is a corporate-sponsored promotion," she said, but franchisees were allowed to choose whether and how to participate.

"A lot of our markets (in Wisconsin) are not heavily discounted markets," Cose said. "We believe we give a good value for what we sell. We appreciate our customers and aren't trying to rip them off, by any means.

"The 50 percent off (a second entree) deal worked really well for us last year, and we wanted to repeat it this year."

The Wauwatosa Qdoba locations are at and . The offer is good throughout regular store hours.

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