Oh my: 90% off Restaurant.com dining certificates!
September 9th, 2009 | by mbhunter |It’s a first! For 99 hours only, starting today, 9/9/09, and ending on September 13th, 2009, at 3:01 PST, Restaurant.com is offering an unprecedented 90% off its Dining Certificates and Dinner of the Month Club!
The one-year Restaurant.com Dinner of the Month Club is only $12! This gives you twelve $25 Dining Certificates, one per month for a year, good at thousands of restaurants for qualifying dining expenses. Plus, you get an additional $50 Dining Certificate!
That’s $350 worth of Dining Certificates for only $12. If you use only one of the thirteen Dining Certificates you’ll get, then you’ve more than doubled your money! The rest is gravy! (And mashed potatoes, and filet mignon, and chicken marsala, and …)
Use coupon code NINETY to snag what might be a once-in-a-lifetime deal at Restaurant.com!
7 Responses to “Oh my: 90% off Restaurant.com dining certificates!”
By fern on Sep 9, 2009 | Reply
“If it sounds too good to be true…”
What’s the catch, are there only 3 restaurants you can use the certificates at?
By mbhunter on Sep 9, 2009 | Reply
Fern, it is true.
You can search by ZIP code to see what restaurants participate, and what restrictions they have on redemption of the certificates.
There are no secrets.
By DougL on Sep 10, 2009 | Reply
“What’s the catch…” {– fern}
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The catch is: lots of big restrictions on how the coupons can be redeemed… and few restaurants that will accept them at all.
It’s not an outright scam, but it’s close enough for most people.
If you dig hard enough, one can find the sorry details at their website — so it’s ‘legal’ technically. Buyer Beware.
mbhunter has a financial interest in advertising those coupons here… and though there’s nothing wrong with selling blog advertising — those coupons are certainly not a “bargain” for most consumers.
By mbhunter on Sep 10, 2009 | Reply
DougL, no, it’s 100% legitimate. I use Restaurant.com certificates myself and have had no issues whatsoever.
1) You can search by ZIP code to see which restaurants participate.
2) The restrictions for each restaurant are in plain view, directly below the “Add To Cart” button. There are no surprises.
90% off makes these certificates almost free. If your favorite restaurant is on the list, why on earth not pay a buck to save $25?
By DougL on Sep 11, 2009 | Reply
…well, it’s 100% “legal”, but not a bargain for 90% of us average folks.
Why ‘pay’ for coupons anyway ??
Do you pay for supermarket or store coupons ? No, they are free.
Most retail vendors periodically offer big sales/discounts at no charge. My local newspaper has many (free) restaurant coupons every week.
…. there are at least 200 restaurants within 30′ drive of my home, but “Restaurant.com” lists only two participating restaurants in my area — ones I never heard of… nor frequent.
Their coupon redemption rules typically require:
– Minimum of $35 ‘food’ purchase
– ” 2 people in party
– Only one coupon per party, no matter how many people or separate checks.
- Only one coupon per month per restaurant
Don’t just take my word for it…
Google: +complaints +”Restaurant.com” and read the real experiences of people using these bargain coupons.
By mbhunter on Sep 11, 2009 | Reply
DougL,
Read some of the complaints.
If people didn’t see the terms of the coupons (minimum purchase etc.) they didn’t read the text that was directly below the Add To Cart button. That’s plenty clear in my book.
Restaurants do drop out of the program (one of my favorites just did) and not all areas have a lot of participating restaurants. It’s up to restaurants whether they participate or not, and how.
I missed the one coupon per month per restaurant restriction. That’s good to know.
Nonetheless, I stand by my recommendation of Restaurant.com. Some people will not think this is a good deal, and that’s fine, but I think it’s a fantastic deal if you like to eat out and if your favorite restaurants participate.
By Mary on Sep 18, 2009 | Reply
The catch is that restaurant.com auto enrolls you in a Shoppers Program for $14.95/mo.