type in LOVE to the promo code box and get 80% off.

some of them require a minimum purchase...but all in all you save quite a bit, especially on some of the nicer/pricier places listed.

and some can be applied to alcohol as well.

spreading the Vday cheer.

2/10/2011 5:04:37 AM

sweet.

just got some

2/10/2011 8:26:58 AM

Do you have to sign up in order to use the code? I'm having trouble locating the promo box

2/10/2011 8:41:01 AM

100% off search.aspx

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2/10/2011 8:43:04 AM

you'll have to create an account to make the purchase.

when you add something to your cart it will let you use the code then.

2/10/2011 8:58:21 AM

mine let me use the code before i made an account...

2/10/2011 8:59:55 AM

Mines*

I'm astraladvent and I approved this message

2/10/2011 9:04:13 AM

sweet, 125 dollar bux worth for 12.50

2/10/2011 10:22:08 AM

only thing I don't like about that site is all the minimum spend amounts.

2/10/2011 10:37:48 AM

^yeah i thought that too. :shrug:

2/10/2011 10:38:10 AM

we should really get in the habit of starting a new thread for every Restaurant.com offer

2/10/2011 10:40:29 AM

most of the ones i got only have minimus of $35 for the $25 certificate...and they are all good for alcohol too, so it's not too bad. I pretty much only got ones like that.

2/10/2011 11:10:34 AM

A ton of them are excluding Friday and Saturday now, and/or excluding lunch. Lame.

2/10/2011 11:20:07 AM

Well the restaurant has to have you spend SOME money.

2/10/2011 11:22:12 AM

WTF... They are still selling gift certificates to places that went out of business.





The funny thing is: The new place up there selling gift certificates









and they are on craigslist trying to sell, cuz they are going out of business too.



http://norfolk.craigslist.org/bfs/2196189469.html

2/10/2011 11:55:49 AM

^^yeah youre right, otherwise i would just hop on there anytime i wanted to go out to eat

[Edited on February 10, 2011 at 12:01 PM. Reason : e]

2/10/2011 11:57:22 AM

^^ haha that's messed up.

2/10/2011 2:02:34 PM

I just check the Raleigh area constantly for Jibarra and The Mint, the only restaurants worth getting coupons for on their selection (the rest are weird obscure pizza/asian places outside of the beltline sorta). Jibarra coupons are good towards alcohol as well. We use them to have brunch there, which is fantastic.

2/10/2011 2:20:03 PM

the mint has pretty good food.

2/10/2011 2:25:37 PM

^^ Yeah the booze included thing is why I got a Jibarra one haha.

2/10/2011 2:27:04 PM

when it says "dinner only" does that mean that it excludes alcohol or you just have to come in and eat at dinner?

2/10/2011 3:13:23 PM

So if they say "Minimum Purchase of $50", does that mean that even if I have a $100 gift card I have to pay $50? Or if I have a $100 gift card would my meal be free?

2/10/2011 3:31:06 PM

it wont say minimun 50 for a 100 GC.

like it would say for a $25 gift card, minimum $35 purchase...meaning youd only be paying $10 when it would normally be 35. split that between two people and 5 bucks for $35 worth of food isnt too bad.

when it says DINNER ONLY it still includes alchy.

I got one for Boylan Bridge and ole time BBQ.

Wish the mint and jibarra werent out of stock.

2/10/2011 3:35:24 PM

The minimum changes with the amount of the certificate at each restaurant. Normally the minimum purchase is up to double the amount of the certificate. So the $50 minimum is only for the (I'm guessing) $25 cert, so you would have to pay at least $25 there to use it. If you got the $50 cert the minimum would be $100, and so on. Most of the $25 certs have $35 minimum though, which is a lot less sucky.

[Edited on February 10, 2011 at 3:36 PM. Reason : man I am always too slow today]

2/10/2011 3:36:04 PM

^It should be something along the lines of a $25 gift card has a $35 min price purchase. So you're paying 10 of the 35. It shouldn't say a minimum purchase of 50 on a coupon that's higher than the minimum purchase. Then again I've never bought a $100 or ever felt like I would need to.

2/10/2011 3:36:23 PM

Let's say you have a $25 restaurants.com gift certificate for some restaurant and it says minimum purchase of $35 to use the certificate.


So you spend $35, use the $25 gift certificate and still owe $10

2/10/2011 3:37:44 PM

Oh, I see now. The minimum changes as you select the different gift cards

my bad

2/10/2011 3:38:04 PM

OH DAMN

High Park is on there


and doesn't say alcohol excluded

2/10/2011 3:39:12 PM

All of the restaurants near me are shitty

There is no way I would could spend $35 at a Mexican Restaurant without including alcohol

[Edited on February 10, 2011 at 3:41 PM. Reason : a]

2/10/2011 3:41:08 PM

I'm planning to go to Vegas this Summer and found out that the place where we had our wedding reception in Vegas is on restaurants.com

I got a $25 gift certificate for $10 (paid $2 after code)

So even if we don't go, I'm only out $2 but I'm sure if we go to Vegas, we will be eating at this restaurant. One of the best meals I've ever had.

2/10/2011 3:53:57 PM

I just got 100 bucks worth of Boylan Bridge Brew Pub for 8 bucks. (4 of the $25 with min $35 coupons as opposed to 1 of the $100 with min $50.)

2/10/2011 4:18:47 PM

you can only use them one at a time, once per month

2/10/2011 4:23:42 PM

yep. but it is a better deal than getting the $100.00 card with the $200.00 minimum.

and there is no expiration date.

[Edited on February 10, 2011 at 4:56 PM. Reason : ]

2/10/2011 4:33:34 PM

you still have to spend at least $10 to get the $35 min

not saying it isn't a good deal, but saying you got $100 worth for $8 isn't accurate.

2/10/2011 4:43:11 PM

youre still getting $25 worth of food for $2...the 10 over that is what you have to pay for.

2/10/2011 4:45:21 PM

Quote :

"and there is no expiration date."

You sure about that? Most of the ones I have gotten in the past were good for 1 year. It is printed on the actual certificate when you print it out

[Edited on February 10, 2011 at 4:45 PM. Reason : f]

2/10/2011 4:45:27 PM

^^ it's closer to $8 or $9 with tax/tip

2/10/2011 4:50:21 PM

I use restaurants.com to try new restaurants out

So far I've tried:
Connolly's Irish Pub in Cary
Zayka Indian in Brier Creek
Coffee & Crepes in Cary

2/10/2011 4:51:43 PM

Quote :

"not saying it isn't a good deal, but saying you got $100 worth for $8 isn't accurate."

it is completely "accurate"

I will only have to pay 10 bucks over my bill each of the 4 times i go.

I will therefore eat/drink a total of $140, with the coupons covering 100 of that. So yes, I did get 100 dollars worth of food for the 8 bucks I paid.

2/10/2011 4:58:26 PM

you will have still spent $48 to get that $100 worth of food

plus this isn't factoring in tax/tip

i don't see why this is difficult to understand

2/10/2011 5:18:33 PM

There's a coupon code sent to me about twice a week (60-80% off usually). IMO, the best deal is typically with the $25 gift certificate that you have to spend $35 to use. If you are going to spend the money on dinner anyways, its not a bad idea to try it out.

The way I look at it, at a minimum you will spend $12 on a meal. With gratuity and probably a little extra for food you're out about $20 for a pretty nice dinner ($15-$20 entrees). Much better and probably cheaper than going to a chain and you get to try new places.

If you can find a place that lets you use it for alcohol then its a great deal. When I went to the National Championship in Glendale, we ate at a sports bar near ASU. The food and beer was so cheap, we ended up buying a couple beers for Auburn fans at the bar to get up to the $35 required for the gift certificate.

2/10/2011 5:27:09 PM

Quote :

"you will have still spent $48 to get that $100 worth of food plus this isn't factoring in tax/tip i don't see why this is difficult to understand"

it's not difficult to understand. I don't know why you are having such a hard time with it.

2/10/2011 5:44:31 PM

Quote :

"You sure about that? Most of the ones I have gotten in the past were good for 1 year. It is printed on the actual certificate when you print it out"

The ones I bought the other week say "No Expiration" on them. Probably depends on the restaurant.

2/10/2011 7:01:14 PM

I understand it perfectly

You're the one that thinks he's getting $100 worth of food for only $8

2/10/2011 7:18:07 PM

There are a whopping 6 restaurants in eastern KS that are on there, and none are in the state's largest city, Wichita. Which is where I live

2/10/2011 11:08:49 PM

^^you keep saying that, but I am. Yes, each time I use a coupon I will have to pay for 10 bucks more food than the coupon covers, but I'm still getting 25 bucks worth of food for the 2 bucks i paid for the coupon.

2/12/2011 7:16:18 PM

Hey, we should all buy these and go up GeniusBoyX's pizza place. oh, wait...

2/13/2011 11:43:13 AM

Smath is technically correct.

2/13/2011 4:57:50 PM

I went to Boylan Bridge last month and used one of my gift certificates... paid 10 bucks for 35 bucks worth of food beer. Doing the same thing tonight!

[Edited on April 8, 2011 at 10:25 AM. Reason : ]

4/8/2011 10:25:30 AM

set em up

4/8/2011 10:37:53 AM