How to Buy Restaurant Gift Certificates Dirt Cheap
Every now and then it is just nice to get out of the kitchen and enjoy a great meal at a restaurant - cooked to order and served to you and your family. However, as we all know, eating at restaurants can also be very expensive. Here is an easy idea to save money, get a great meal, and nearly eat free at a nice restaurant by purchasing deeply discounted restaurant gift certificates. By using online sources to buy dirt cheap restaurant gift certificates, you can expect your total bill to be a minimum of 50% less than regular prices! It takes two websites and a printer to save significant money. It's so cheap that it feels like you almost eat free at restaurants that you may have never visited because of affordability! Using this method, it is not rare to be able to get $25 restaurant gift certificates for a cost of $2, but normally you should expect $25 restaurant gift certificates to cost you $5. You can also buy $10 restaurant gift certificates for around $1.50.
Instructions
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First, to almost eat free using restaurant gift certificates, go to the Retail Me Not website - see the resources section at bottom of article for a direct link.
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In the search box, type in restaurant.com - you will now get a listing of the current promotion codes that you can use at restaurant.com to save money on your restaurant gift certificates. A good promotion code is at least 40% off of already discounted restaurant gift certifcates. Now you're beginning to see how you are getting closer to being able to nearly eat free.
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Next, to find the best restaurant gift certificates, go to the actual restaurant.com website (see resources below) and do a search for restaurants within maybe 20 miles of your zip code. You will get a listing of restaurant gift certificates that you can buy. Normally, without these tips, you buy $10 restaurant gift certificates for $3 or $25 restaurant gift certificates for $10. Choose the restaurants where you would like to almost eat free and add the restaurant gift certificates to your cart - if they are out of the particular restaurant gift certificate you want, check back in a week.
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Be sure to read the restrictions/details for each restaurant gift certificate. For instance, on one of our $25 certificates, it states that we must purchase $35 of food. Some do not allow you to include alcohol.
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When you make your restaurant gift certificates purchase, enter your promotion code from RetailMeNot. The best promotion code I have used was for an additional 80% off. Enjoy saving money and enjoy the frugality of almost being able to eat free using restaurant gift certificates! With the 80% off, we got a $25 certificate for $2. We do have to spend $35 on food, so we will end up getting a $35 meal for $12!
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Tips & Warnings
Remember to tip your waiter on the full amount of the bill, as if you did not use the restaurant gift certificates.
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Comments
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stephaniek2
Feb 25, 2009
Great ideas! 5* -
moonlitcrystal
Feb 25, 2009
I love eating out at restaurants but can't really afford it right now. This is awesome advice! -
toevlugsoord
Feb 24, 2009
Awesome! This is so great! -
Anneliese Hinds
Feb 24, 2009
Thanks for the info. Saved to favorites so I can go back and really look into this. -
awritermom
Feb 24, 2009
Way cool - thanks for posting this.