Thanksgiving and big game specials: how to find them in the Mosey app

In the Mosey app, a place can list a seasonal special for Thanksgiving or the big game, such as a pie, a side or a tray of wings, and you can find the places listing one from the season's page and from a Specials near you row under the season card on Home. The listing is information, not a checkout: the order and the payment are not taken in the app in most states, so you finish with the place.

Which seasons have specials in the US?

Thanksgiving and the big game. Thanksgiving falls on the fourth Thursday of November, and Mosey treats the big game as the second Sunday of February. Other seasons in the Mosey calendar, such as the Fourth of July or Mardi Gras, run votes and rankings but do not have a specials listing.

Mosey sets the dates of its seasons by rule, such as the fourth Thursday of November for Thanksgiving, and every season carries a note on where its date comes from. A season's page appears in the app around its dates, and the specials are listed while the season is on.

Mosey also runs a vote for each season, asking for the best place for that season's food and drinks, and the specials sit beside that vote on the season's page.

How does a place list a special?

In the business dashboard, under the Seasonal tab of the menu builder, a place adds a special for a season that is on. Each has a title of up to 80 characters and a description of up to 240, can be linked to a dish on the menu, and can carry an order-by day.

A place can list at most six active specials for a season and year. A withdrawn special is hidden, not deleted.

Is there a price on the listing?

No. A special carries a title, a description and an optional order-by day. There is no price field and no payment path in the listing, so any price is something to ask the place.

That is deliberate. A price on a listing that is not a checkout would be a number nobody had agreed to take payment for. If a price matters to you, ask when you call, and ask what the price includes, such as a serving size or a pickup time.

The same goes for the quantity. If a listing says a tray of wings, ask how many wings, which flavors and whether sauce comes on the side.

Can I place the order in the app?

Only where the place can take card payments in the app in its state, has collection switched on and the order-by day has not passed. In most states that is not open yet. Where it is not, the card shows the special and the place with a See the place button and a note that taking the order in the app is not open there yet.

So treat every listing as a way to find out what is on offer, and call or visit the place to arrange the order.

Where do I find the specials?

On the season page, where the places listing specials appear, nearest first if you have shared your location. And on Home, when a season with specials is on, a link under the season card says Specials near you.

The Specials near you link only appears while a season that allows specials is on, and it names the season, such as Thanksgiving. If you do not see it, there is no special on to find.

What should I ask before ordering a Thanksgiving special?

Ask the serving size, what it is reheated or served with, the pickup window, and the deadline to order. Many places need orders days ahead, which is what the order-by day on the listing is for.

For the big game, ask whether wings or trays can be picked up before kickoff and how many it feeds.

Ask whether the dish comes hot or cold, whether it needs reheating and how, and whether it contains any allergen you avoid. A place can add a note to each special, but the best check is a question to the kitchen.

If you are feeding a crowd, ask for the number of servings in plain terms. A small pie and a large one can have the same name.

Why does a season I expect have no specials?

Only seasons that allow specials show the listing, and a place has to add one first. A season that is not on in your market, or has not been announced yet, returns nothing.

The listing is up to the place. A place with no special listed is not necessarily without one, so if you have a favorite spot, ask it. Many places take Thanksgiving orders by phone or at the counter, and that works the same whether or not a special is listed.

Seasons also change by market. The Thanksgiving in this page is the American one, and the specials a place lists are shown only to people whose market has that season.

Does this work outside the US?

Canada has its own Thanksgiving in October and shares the big game. This page describes the US: the American Thanksgiving, in November.

More guides to read next:

• Where to watch the big game: how to find a sports bar showing it
• BYOB restaurants explained
• Counter service or table service: how ordering works

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