Olive Garden
Olive Garden's never-ending pasta passes sold out almost immediately this year.
22,000 pasta passes went on sale at 2 p.m. ET on Thursday. According to Olive Garden, all passes had been claimed by guests in less than one second.
For $100, the pasta passes provide eight weeks of unlimited pasta, soup or salad, and breadsticks. That's one week longer than last year's seven-week endless pasta extravaganza.
The chain's 50 "Pasta Passport to Italy" also sold out almost immediately. For $200, the recipients of the pasta passport will receive an eight-day, seven-night, all-inclusive trip to Italy for two - plus their eight-week pasta pass.
People who were lucky enough to refresh PastaPass.com at the exact right moment are already sharing their success on Twitter.
Other people had only sob stories to share:
The pasta passes will give recipients access to the "Never Ending Pasta Bowl" from September 25 to November 19.
@olivegarden was lucky enough to get a #PastaPass this year after someones 8min clock ran out #theirloss #pastatime pic.twitter.com/jOvJgtpKIW
- Mike M (@MikeGM2015) September 14, 20178 weeks of free pasta #pastapass😋
- tayywhore (@taylorhenson123) September 14, 2017I now have a #PastaPass 🤗 @olivegarden here I come!
- Julian Doster (@jedoster) September 14, 2017my #pastapass #pastapassport story: in the waiting room for the trip, said sold out at 2:22, then joined pass waiting room, sold out 2:30 pic.twitter.com/ShNvisIen2
- James Draper (@james_draper) September 14, 2017@olivegarden, is this your way of saying I can't get a pass. Filled all info and it's not letting me resubmit. Boo #PastaPass pic.twitter.com/wQkQkgvXiQ
- Mr. Chase (@MrChaseRules) September 14, 2017At least my blood sugars and waist line will appreciate me not getting the pasta pass...damn it. #PastaPass
- Alan Reppert (@AReppert) September 14, 2017