Two readers in the past week have asked how Restaurant.com works, hence this post about how to use the website to save money. It’s easy to save 25-40% off your bill with Restaurant.com, so it’s worth understanding!
Step 1. Buy a gift certificate (not a gift card, unless you plan to give it to someone else) for a particular restaurant. You can search for restaurants by zip code or name or city. Most certificates cost $10 for a $25 certificate, though some are $15 for the $25 cert. USE A COUPON CODE! I share coupon codes for Restaurant.com at least twice a week and it’s common to see discounts of 50-80% off that $10 starting price. Look out tomorrow for a HUGE discount!
Step 2.
Free donut at Krispy Kreme on June 3, 2011!
There are 20 coupons and freebies today. If you shop online, check if there is a cash back rebate for shopping through Ebates or Shortcuts. It’s free to join and you can save a bit extra.
Free donut - Get a free donut at Krispy Kreme on Friday, June 3, 2011. You can choose any variety (really?) and no purchase is necessary. The freebie is in honor of the Salvation Army.
Free $10 at Dave & Buster’s - Get $10 of free game play at Dave & Buster’s (it can be used on 1/2 price Wednesdays!) when you share your email with Free Play Day. The coupon can be used through May 31, 2011. The freebie is in honor of National Play Day, one of those made up promotional holidays n May 20th-31st!
Free glasses (yet again) – If you have not already taken advantage of the free glasses offer from CoastalContacts.com, do so now with coupon code FREEGLASSES525. You pay shipping & handling, and for any upgrades. I’ve gotten this deal before and was very happy with my specs.
By Bobbi Burger Brunoehler of BobbisBargains.
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Got vacation time coming your way? Trying to decide what to do? I’ve got 10 steps for a great staycation (a vacation at home, so no hotel and travel costs), plus specific things to do in 80 towns across the country below.
I’m always amazed by people who haven’t been to some of the interesting places in their hometown. Don’t wait for visitors to be a tourist in your own town!
By Bobbi Burger Brunoehler of Bobbisbargains.
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I make quite a lot of handmade gifts for the holidays. My chocolate covered pretzels are such a hit that friends look forward to them each year.
However, there are people in my life to whom I want to give something more significant than a pretzel, however tasty. Let’s face it, a sugar coated carb stick is a fun treat, but not one that says “I Love You.”
What can you give that will last a year but not break the bank to someone special? Here are my five best ideas: (more…)
Free calender – Get a free calendar or three for the cost of one through VistaPrint. You pay for shipping and handling, which is usually $4-$7 bucks. Unclear when offer ends.
Free holiday cards and photos– – There are 10 free holiday cards and other items at Vista Print when you pay for shipping and handling, about $4-$7 dollars. Unclear when offer ends.
Restaurant.com coupon – Get 70% off at Restaurant.com, making a $25 restaurant gift certificate just $3. Use coupon code THANKS, valid through Nov. 18, 2010. Works on gift cards, too. (more…)
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A roundup of coupons from Savings.com and my blog on WalletPop.
Vista Print - Get a ton of free back to school supplies through Vista Print. You pay for shipping only.
Swagbucks - Join Swagbucks by Sunday, August 15, 2010 and get a total of 70 swagbucks (30 for signing up plus 40 as a bonus)
Restaurant.com – Their latest restaurant discount is for 80% off!
Shoesteal.com - Get 15% off your entire purchase at Shoesteal.com. Expires January 31, 2011.
Winn-Dixie - If you live in the South, check out this awesome Winn-Dixie coupon on Tide and household cleaners.
Sally Beauty – Get 20% off your entire order at Sally Beauty Supply. Expires August 31, 2010.
Barneys NY – Get 20% off all full-priced denim at Barney’s New York. Expires August 28, 2010.
LinenSource – Get 10% off your purchase at LinenSource. Expires August 28, 2010.
Home Depot - Join Home Depot’s garden club and you’ll get gardening coupons and tips.
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Get $10 off a purchase of $30 or more at Bath & Body Works now until May 9, 2010. Print the Bath & Body Works coupon (updated!).
Borders just released a 33% off coupon that expires today, May 3, 2010. Act quick or wait for the next coupon.
Have you signed up for Groupon yet? The site shares daily deals in 55 cities across the country. I’ve seen restaurants, spa deals, and outings for 50-90% off.
Get 70% off at Restaurant.com plus get a $15 credit at ProFlowers for an order of $30 or more. Perhaps you’ll find a gift cert for a Chinese restaurant that makes crispy egg rolls.
Check out all the coupons and deals on my WalletPop blog.
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This is a guest post from Marie, a long time reader of BargainBabe.com.
Most restaurants today offer great cost-conscious meals for those willing to search for them. Getting super deals when eating out is as simple as clicking keys.
The best way to get great deals is simply to visit their Internet sites, join their online member clubs, and take advantage of the great deals most restaurants offer on their sites and email regularly to their members.
It’s not just grownups that can benefit. You can fill in membership applications online for your children to get great free or low-priced offers. Here are a few examples, but you can find your own at almost any restaurant, simply by exploring their web sites.
Claim Jumpers Restaurants
Join the Claim Jumpers E-Club. Members receive a complimentary Small Bite Dessert for joining. Club members also receive monthly emails with exclusive offers, in-store promotions, etc.
Children 12 years of age and under can join the Little Jumpers Club to receive a FREE Build Your Own Sundae for joining and a FREE Little Jumpers meal on their birthday. You will also receive emails about children’s promotions and events at Claim Jumpers.
Benihana Restaurants
Benihana, the Japanese-style restaurants where food is cooked fresh on your table, have great online offers. Join the Benihana Chef’s Table club at www.benihana.com to get a Benihana Birthday Dinner certificate for a FREE meal of $30 or less during your birthday month. They will also take an instant birthday photo for you to keep as a souvenir.
Benihana is now launching Kabuki Kids for children 12 and under. Go to the site and fill out the form with the child’s name, birthday and address. Benihana will send the child a special postcard to bring into any participating Benihana during their birthday month for a FREE souvenir mug of their choice with the purchase of any Children’s meal.
Baja Fresh Restaurants
Join Club Baja to get email offers. Recent offers include a $5 coupon off any purchase of $15 or more (two can eat for this offer); a coupon for $2 off any $6 or more entree; and if you buy a Primo Taco Combo (which includes your choice of Langostino Lobster, Spicy Marinated Fire-Grilled Steak, and Blackened Mahi Mahi), you get the second Primo Taco Combo for $2.99.
Tip: Your Baja Fresh receipt often offers $2 off your next meal if you complete a survey.
Get a massive restaurant discount with an 80% off deal from Restaurant.com. Pretty sweet!
Get a free soap sample of Lever 2000 from Costco, even if you’re not a member.
This Staples coupon gets you 15 percent off almost everything in the store. Valid through Tuesday, March 23, 2010. Thanks Tina and Su May!
Who cars if winter is almost over? (The first day of spring is Saturday.) Get a free subscription (12 issues) to Ski Magazine.
Check out all the deals on my WalletPop blog.
TODAY ONLY! Get a free serving of honey walnut shrimp at Panda Express.
Get a free turkey product from Jennie-O with this $5 mail-in rebate.
Restaurant discounts are happening at Restaurant.com right now with a coupon code that expires Thursday, March 11, 2010.
If you live on the East Coast, check out this Filene’s Basement coupon for an extra 10% off their designer sale.
Here’s a Coldwater Creek coupon for 20-25% off when you spend $100 or more, now through Saturday, March 13, 2010.
Snag a Kenneth Cole coupon for 20% off when you donate gently-used shoes for Haiti. Ends March 31, 2010!
Buying books, DVDs or Blu-Rays? Check out these two Borders coupons for 25-40% off.
Plus, did you hear that Disneyland gave away all its free passes for 2010? The volunteer-for-a-day-and-get-a-free-pass proved more popular than Mickey Mouse.
Ben & Jerry’s is selling scoops of Blond Maple for $1 today in honor of Olympic Hannah Teter. (A different flavor is pictured at right.)
Through March 8, 2010 get 30 percent off at Borders with this coupon.
Snag a free $10 gift card to Bahama Breeze, a restaurant located in 12 states.
The magazine subscription sale at Amazon has a bunch of year-long subscriptions for $7, including Good Housekeeping, Nylon, Popular Mechanics, Smart Money, and Town & Country. There are also some great magazines for $10, like Seventeen and Entertainment Weekly.
Spring fashions are 20 percent off at Old Navy online through March 4, 2010. Get the coupon code.
Get a free Uni-Ball pen when you share a little info about yourself.
Check out all the deals on my WalletPop blog.
This week’s winner of the $10 Starbucks card is EvieK, who won by sharing great Los Angeles deals on BargainBabeLA.com. Congrats!
Kids eat free every Wednesday at El Torrito. Luuuv their chips and salsa. (Bargain Babe shared this deal.)
Still hungry? All you can eat BBQ is just $12 Monday and Tuesday at Willy’s Smokehouse. I am so there! (Shared by EvieK)
Dodgers tickets are half off for many of their early season games. Great prices for the Anaheim Angels, too!
Put this one on your calender for next weekend. The United Methodist Church in Northridge is holding a massive yard sale going on March 6.
The DLM clothing warehouse is opening its doors again to the public for a massive sale with prices at 80-90 percent below retail. Last time I blogged about DLM there was a huge response.
Free food alert! Free pancake day is tomorrow, Tuesday Feb. 23, 2010 at IHOP.
Is it your birthday? Get a free birthday dessert from Jack in the Box.
Nursing scrubs are on sale at Dickies. Get 20 percent off when you spend $50 or more.
Gift certificates for restaurants so you can get out of your kitchen are 80 percent off until Feb. 28, 2010.
Check out all the deals on my WalletPop blog.
I found 16 spankin’ deals and freebies related to chocolate, flowers, and other Valentine’s Day treats, including a free $30 bouquet of roses with chocolates when you sign up for eBates. Seriously, this is a one-of-a-kind deal!
Follow @CVS_Extra on Twitter and you’ll get a 25 percent off code for their entire website. What a way to attract new followers!
Get 33 percent off at Borders now through Feb. 11, 2010.
Restaurant.com is 80 percent off now through Feb. 14, 2010.
Do you surf? Get a free subscription to Surfer Magazine when you share a few questions about your job.
Here’s a Michaels coupon for 40 percent off, good through Feb. 20, 2010.
Here are the latest and greatest deals from my WalletPop blog.
Get 25 percent off at Borders with a coupon that ends today, Feb. 8, 2010.
Snag this Old Navy coupon code and get 20 percent off your purchase online, with some caveats, through Feb. 18, 2010.
I’m sitting pretty with this Michaels 40 percent off coupon, good through Feb. 20, 2010.
Buying luggage, travel accessories, or leather products? Check out this $20 off $100 coupon code for Luggage Pros.
Scoops of ice cream are just 99-cents at Baskin Robbins when you buy one scoop to start.
