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I Opened A Restaurant That Pays You To Eat At It

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What to study

Expectation Violation

Restaurants take your money, so one that pays you breaks a rule you never questioned. The handwritten sign puts a number on it, ten thousand dollars just for eating. The flip does the pulling and the figure makes it feel real.

How the packaging works
Title

The title flips a rule everyone knows and skips the how.

Thumbnail

The image shows the real restaurant and a sign offering ten thousand dollars.

Remix this

Use this when you can flip a rule your audience accepts without thinking. Say the flip plainly in the title and let the image add one hard number the title leaves out.

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The transferable lesson

Flip a rule everyone accepts, then add one number

NicheFood & DiningChallenges & Stunts
Click driverExpectation ViolationScale & SpecificityDesired Outcome
Visual signalLarge NumberSupporting Text
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