BLK LAB MEMBERSHIP @ RAW LAB
PROBLEM: YOU CANT FIND A SEAT AT RAW LAB WHEN YOU REALLY, REALLY NEED OR WANT ONE?
SOLUTION: BLK LAB MEMBERSHIP
After nearly 3 years of operations we have proven itself to be an elite dining experience as we’ve maintained a 4.9 Star Rating on RESY. Seats are now hard to find within a 90 day booking window. So, before a black market for “scalpers” appears, we have decided to offer a membership program to prevent the re-selling of seats AND to help you find the seats you need on the night you want, in a pinch or last minute.
HOW IT WORKS
Our BLK LAB Membership allows our members to receive our assistance in buying seats being held by others. We’ll help find the seats that can be purchased and confirm your reservation without our members having to do any work.
ONE TIME MEMBERSHIP FEE: $500 for couples or families. $1500 for for hotels, corporations or other entities.
ASSISTANCE: We’ll do our best to find the seats for you on the date you need. No guarantees, however.
THE CATCH: We cannot guarantee seats on any given date BUT The service IS NOT available to non-members.
THE COSTS & PROCEDURE
JOIN: Pay $250 per couple, family or individual or $1,500 per organization, hotel or corporations.
GET SEATS - OPTION A: WE GET IN FRONT OF THE NOTIFY LIST FOR YOU
RESY allows users to be on a notify list for reservations that become available. We can circumvent this by adding reservations for seats that are not available. You see we seat 12. But we can reserve seats 13, 14, 15 and 16, which DONT exist until someone cancels then their seats become OUR seats and nobody on the notify list sees them come open. We are in pole position and once we have those seats we can give them to members. If this works, members get seats at $250++ each.
GET SEATS - OPTION B: BUY OUT THE SEATS FROM THOSE WHO HOLD THEM.
We only do this for members! We manage or concierge this process entirley. First, we’ll reach out to those with reservations on the night you want and offer them $150 per seat to release those seats back to RAW LAB. If we find people willing to do this they will come and dine at a later date with a credit of $150 for every seat they gave up.
MEMBERS pay for those seats in two ways. (1). First, they pay to buy them out at $150 per seat and (2) Secondly, they pay to sit in them at $250 per seat. So, they pay more but there is still only one transaction, and it is with RAW LAB only. Its like “scalping” a ticket to a show but in this case RAW LAB is eliminating the black market. Essentially, members pay $400++ per seat, and deal only with RAW LAB who manages the process for you..
MEMBER PAYS: $150 per seat for the buy out of the guest holding the seats PLUS $250 (plus tax and tip) per seat for the reservation they are assuming.
SEAT BUY OUT PAYMENTS MADE: Credit Card or Cash, in advance.
PURCHASES ARE 100% NON REFUNDABLE.
TOTAL COST PER SEAT: $400 + tax and tip or about $480 per seat.
EVERYTHING IS INCLUDED: Taxes, Tip, Food, Wine & Fun (EVERYTHING) is included in the per seat price.
ENJOY RAW LAB! It is expensive this way but if it works and you get seats on the night you want, it may be worth if for you. We call it #InsiderDining and its a great way to #WinCharleston
OTHER BENEFITS
20% off YETI products via YETI Ambassador / RAW LAB Owner, Kevin Joseph. We place a large order quarterly.
Order fresh wasabi, scallops, salmon or other products through RAW LAB. Pick them up (fresh) when you come in.
Call Kevin directly to make reservations (Skip RESY and, sometimes, cut the line).
