Pokemon Go To Nature's Food Patch

I called it! I totally called it! Pokémon Go is now part of the way people market. I’ve seen promotions, and signs, and advertisements.

And the cleverest one so far is happening right here in Clearwater with Nature’s Food Patch.

Now, I already like Nature’s Food Patch. As a health-conscious individual, it’s one of the few places I know I can consistently get reasonably priced healthy food in bulk. Plus, their hot bar is fantastic.

But, now, the incentive doubles with the fact they are a PokéStop. And I’ve been running out of Great Balls.

But they go one better than just promoting that fact.

In a move so smart, so savvy, it makes my head hurt: they will give five-dollar gift cards to anyone who catches a Pokémon within the building (for a limited time).

But only certain ones, of course. None of the common ones. Nah. You need to catch a starter Pokémon or several other rarer types to claim your prize. So, you’ll need to spend some time inside the building.

Like I said: super clever.

Now, normally, this sort of system has a few ways someone could manipulate it. Which, undoubtedly, unfortunately, someone would try. But thanks to the unique nature of the game itself, the location where you caught a Pokémon is displayed on your screen.

So, liars can’t trick, and the honest can prove, and brag.

This is so cool, guys.

They are also doing Pokémon events over there called “Lure-A-Thons.”

I’m blown away. This is another example of the new technological landscape I’m always raving about to people. And it’s worth celebrating just for this gamification idea existing in our world. Who would have guessed media like pong would evolve to this?

So, knock back an acai juice in celebration, and get searching Nature’s Food Patch, Pokémon Trainers, and catch those deals.

Because I can only bet a salad and some roasted chicken tastes so much better--so much more rewarding--when you caught a Pikachu to help pay for it.

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