Olive Garden’s pasta passes sell out in 1 minute, now shift to eBay

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By Mark Fisher
Sept 16, 2016
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Olive Garden's 21,000 Never Ending Pasta Passes that we told you about on Tuesday sold out in the blink of an eye yesterday, Sept. 15 — but customers can still obtain one.

The restaurant chain will auction off additional Pasta Passes on eBay through Sunday, Sept. 18, with all proceeds from the auction benefitting the non-profit organization Feeding America.

Pasta Pass holders will have access to seven weeks (Oct. 3 through Nov. 20) of unlimited pasta, sauces, pasta toppings, soup or salad, freshly baked breadsticks and soft drinks, a spokeswoman for Olive Garden said in an email.

The 21,000 passes sold at $100 apiece represents a more than tenfold increase over the 2,000 Never Ending Pasta Passes that were made available last year.

>> Would you spend $100 for unlimited pasta?

This year, the most popular Olive Garden entrée, Chicken Alfredo, is being introduced as part of the Never Ending Pasta Bowl lineup, according to an Olive Garden release.

Guests without a Pasta Pass can take part in Never Ending Pasta Bowl promotion and order unlimited pasta starting at $9.99 throughout the seven-week promotion starting Oct. 3.

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About the Author

Mark Fisher, a 1981 graduate of Ohio State University and a 1976 graduate of Beavercreek High School, is a third-generation Dayton-area resident who has worked for the Dayton Daily News since 1983. He covered higher education and K-12 education accountability issues for nearly 20 years before taking over the food and dining beat in 2006.