List your spot where
drivers order daily.
Slow-Shift Deals is zero-commission off-peak-only engine that fills slow shifts and converts every voucher redemption into an RSG Rewards member the restaurant keeps — and into a Route Worthy review and potential Ambassador. Restaurant sets shallow offer, keeps 100% check, owns customer contact first visit. What it is NOT: daily-deal site. No 50% fire sales, no revenue split, no diner list held by platform.
Fill slow shifts.
Keep every customer.
Zero-commission off-peak engine. 20% discount ceiling or value-add only. Off-peak windows only. Max 1 per diner. Tip-on-full-amount line on confirmation. No revenue split ever — RSG never touches the check. Every redemption converts into an RSG Rewards member the restaurant keeps + Route Worthy review + potential Ambassador.
Diner becomes YOUR Rewards member — you keep contact from first visit. Moat that kills Groupon comparison.
3-shot 60-sec review during visit. Verified by Visit badge is FTC disclosure, honest negatives count.
Best clips to Shorts + The Don Eats. Editorial recognition, priority when featured flat-fee.
Flat fee. We never touch your check. Payout immediate for restaurant & driver. 45-day hold Ambassador + Rewards merchant earnings only, never order revenue.
The flywheel in one line
Slow-Shift deal claimed
Off-peak only 20% ceiling
Visit + redemption
Staff validates one-pager, texts code to RSG
Instant Rewards + review SMS
Perk confirmation + 60-sec prompt at table
Triple-surface post
Member profile + biz listing + show queue
More traffic to business
City/cuisine pages compound SEO/GEO
Anti-Groupon guardrails — hard rules
- 20% discount ceiling or value-add only
- Off-peak windows only
- max_per_diner=1 default
- Tip-on-full-amount line on every confirmation
- No revenue split, ever
Flat fee only
SLOWSHIFT-STANDARD free, FEATURED flat monthly. No per-redemption fee, no %. invoice.paid → featured=true; failure 7-day grace → drop to standard never delisted.
Off-peak only
Valid windows only (e.g. Mon-Thu 2-5pm). 20% ceiling or value-add only. Tip-on-full-amount line on every confirmation. 1 per diner.
You keep member
Diner becomes YOUR Rewards member linked to restaurant. Day 30 bounce-back nudge from restaurant identity — return rate KPI that kills Groupon.
Comparison — why not Groupon
Inverts documented Groupon failures| Feature | Groupon failure | RSG Slow-Shift |
|---|---|---|
| Economics | 50% fire sale + revenue split | 20% ceiling shallow, flat fee only, no split |
| Customer loyalty | Diner loyal to deal site | Diner → restaurant Rewards member + contact owned |
| Cannibalized regulars | Regulars hunt discount | Off-peak only + max 1 per diner |
| Tip erosion | Tips tank on discounted check | Tip-on-full-amount line on confirmation |
| Show + Badge | None | Route Worthy pipeline + badges 1.5x Verified weight |
What restaurant advertises — RSG Rewards Participant
Buccan
$5 off lunch for RSG members — show card
Momo Dumplings
Free chai with entree — RSG members
El Camino
15% off tacos for RSG members anytime
Mamma's Curry & Roti
Join to save — prospect for Rewards
Restaurants should advertise they participate in RSG Reward program — SpotCard badge "RSG Rewards Participant — Show membership save [perk]" + "Slow-Shift Deal Active" + off-peak window + tip-on-full-amount + 20% ceiling. See Directory spots.
See Business Directory badges →Every redemption you drive = review + badge + show exposure.
When you share a Slow-Shift Deal and a diner redeems, that restaurant logs members gained. More members, busier slow shifts, more 5-star demand for drivers. Your 60-sec review earns First Timer → Scout → Critic → Authority badges. Verified by Visit 1.5x weight. Best clips get picked for Route Worthy.
Decision Points from spec — v1.3 open
- Featured monthly price — hold until redemption proof; price against $49/mo Rewards anchor
- Message 3 channel — email recommended + optional Day-2 SMS teaser
- Academy link tracking — own UTM/affiliate code for Slow-Shift-attributed sales
- Reply BIZ Ambassador fast-path — recommended GHL workflow sends referral link + explainer
- Badge ladder final naming + thresholds tune after 60 days so climbable
- Claim-pause threshold 3 is default — watch first cohort
Weekend Build Plan — wiring
Saturday: Buildy pages + GHL claim workflow custom fields, plus review-invite QR on confirmation assets. Sunday: GHL redemption workflow enrollment 3-message welcome sequence Message 2 suppression logic. Stripe products + automations. End-to-end test: claim → redeem → enroll → all 3 messages → review submit → moderation → triple-surface post. Review pipeline n8n nodes shared with show build.
YT automation: n8n + Shotstack Lenny intro/outro verdict stamp AI-disclosure ON publish per calendar Shorts 3x/week launch daily earned via 14-day queue buffer. Raw phone footage light grade only — raw is authenticity signal.