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        <title>Successful reservation after wait list</title>
        <description> I tried to get a reservation 8 weeks before going to Napa.  It was my wife's 40th birthday, so I was hopeful.  I made sure they knew when they wait listed me that it was a special occasion, and then called every 2-3 weeks to see if anything had changed (really just to make them realize how interested I was).  A week before we left for Napa, we received a call from FL that they received a cancellation, and had a prime time dinner slot for us.

I found late morning before lunch was a good time to call reservations.

Joe</description>
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            <title>Re: Successful reservation after wait list</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ I am three for three using the waitlist to get weekday dinner reservations.  I call a few weeks before I want to go and I tell them my preferred date, and that I&quot;m willing to go any day that week.  Each time I've received a call about 5 days ahead with my preferred day.  I think calling close to when you want to go--and being flexible as to day--tells them the most important thing they want to know when they have a cancellation:  will you say yes as soon as they call to offer the spot.  <br />
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Gillian]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Gillian Hadfield</dc:creator>
            <category>Reservation Success Stories</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 13:29:05 -0700</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[ I tried to get a reservation 8 weeks before going to Napa.  It was my wife's 40th birthday, so I was hopeful.  I made sure they knew when they wait listed me that it was a special occasion, and then called every 2-3 weeks to see if anything had changed (really just to make them realize how interested I was).  A week before we left for Napa, we received a call from FL that they received a cancellation, and had a prime time dinner slot for us.<br />
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I found late morning before lunch was a good time to call reservations.<br />
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Joe]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Joe K</dc:creator>
            <category>Reservation Success Stories</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 08:05:04 -0700</pubDate>
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