Since moving to New York, I’ve been a member of Thrillist. Thrillist is a daily newsletter that’s mostly geared towards males (yet I’m a subscriber). Basically, think of a male version of DailyCandy that instead of the content focusing strictly on sample sales and products, it also features cool restaurants, Web sites (such as Diaroogle), bars and events. I subscribe to the NYC edition, but there are editions in various cities - such as Boston, San Francisco and Miami. Especially if you are new to a city and looking for something to do and places to go, Thrillist is a great resource and the newsletter format is simple to read.
Thanks to Thrillist, I’ve been fortunate enough to go to a few free drinking/eating events. I will admit, these events are few and far between, so don’t expect you’ll be going somewhere once a week for free because of the newsletter. Usually, these free events are in maybe 3 newsletters every 6 months - but I would definitely advise if you see any of these events, to go because usually they are executed fairly well. To date, I’ve attended a party for an Australian beer company where we dined on shrimp on the barbie - only downside was that the beer ran out in about three hours. Another event was for a fruit juice company where we sipped on vodka cocktails and ate calamari, sushi and crab
cakes.
Most recently, I attend Thrillist’s third anniversary party down at Greenhouse, the city’s new eco-friendly club. While my coworkers were more excited about the water-less urinals than the actual party, all in all it was a great night with free Jose Cuervo and Dos Equis. I will warn you that while there is a guest list at these events, they can be crowded, so just be patient, find a great place to park yourself near the bar and I guarantee you’ll have a good night.
Wow, that young man in the white shirt looks mighty happy.
After numerous free shots and beers, who wouldn’t be happy? Good find Zanzal. Despite the lack of calamari that i was promised, i was still happy to have attended.
I was wondering why Thrillist was sending me stuff for men…makes a lot more sense now! You are right on, it’s Daily Candy for men (without the Chick Lit-looking cartoons of women putting on a stiletto, looking for the wallet in their handbag, etc…)
Hey I read about Thrilllist in Entrepreneur magazine. It’s funny to see it in action.
No worries Zanzal- me and Connelly are Thrilliest advocates, love it!
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