Restaurant.com 80% off discount certificates (gift cards)

[Swank909]

Restaurant.com (Restaurant.com) has a new 80% off code, available: BIG. The $25 discount certificates are normally $10 or $15 (depending on restaurant), but are $2 or $3 with the code. They also sell $10 certificates for select restaurants for $4, making them 80 cents each with the code.

What I also like to do when these go on sale is buy the Restaurant.com (http://www.restaurant.com/) generic gift cards and save them for later and redeem them for a restaurant down the road (Great for when a coupon for a restaurant you want is sold out)

This deal varies depending on where you live, you might be stuck somewhere with only fast food coupons available (you can always check out another area in the search) some of you will luck out and have some good steak restaurant coupons you can use near by.


This is a great deal i've used myself a handful of times, but I will point out that you can only use 1 coupon at a time per visit (some restaurants have a 1 per month limit). Some coupons also have restrictions, such as 25$ off a 35$ purchase, you must reach the minimum purchase value in order for the coupon to be valid, some restaurants may also require you to buy 2 beverages or something along that line.

If you're like me and try to save money whenever possible this is a great deal :P

[Swank909]

Here is a quick breakdown of the economics (assuming that you are using a $25 certificate with a mandatory $35 minimum purchase).

1. Cost of the certificate = $3
2. Purchase at Restaurant (assuming you buy exactly at the minimum) = $35
3. Tax (assuming 10%) = $3.50
4. Mandatory tip = $7 (Mandatory tip is not always include, in that case always tip on the full Ammount!!!)
5. Deduct $25 from the bill by using the GC

Total out of pocket = $24

[blackberg]

Here is a quick breakdown of the economics (assuming that you are using a $25 certificate with a mandatory $35 minimum purchase).

1. Cost of the certificate = $3
2. Purchase at Restaurant (assuming you buy exactly at the minimum) = $35
3. Tax (assuming 10%) = $3.50
4. Mandatory tip = $7 (Mandatory tip is not always include, in that case always tip on the full Ammount!!!)
5. Deduct $25 from the bill by using the GC

Total out of pocket = $24

you forgot a couple of steps

35+3+3.5+7=45.50

45.50>24

you would save 45.50-24= $21.50 by using the deal.

-bb

[Swank909]

you forgot a couple of steps

35+3+3.5+7=45.50

45.50>24

you would save 45.50-24= $21.50 by using the deal.

-bb

35+3+3.5+7= 48.50

48.50-25= 23.50$ (which i rounded up to 24$)


I want to point out that while 10$ might not seem like alot of savings to some of you, you gotta remember that there is already a 7$ tip included. So the 10$ is what you save after tip :P

[blackberg]

doh! my calculator skills failed me

so you save more, :)

-bb

[DockRat]

Or you could save all your money ? Coupon clipping, looking for great deals, can be addictions.

Typical bargain hunter says,
'Look at these great deals and how much money I saved'

I say ' Look at those great deals and how much money you spent '

Money in the Bank is like Toothpaste !

Easy to get out !

Hard to put back !

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