From now through February 28th, you can score Restaurant.com gift certificates for 80% off when you use coupon code MEMORIES.
How Restaurant.com works
To get started, head to Restaurant.com and enter in your zip code. You’ll see the participating restaurants for your area pop up. Add the gift certificates to your shopping cart. At checkout, use coupon code MEMORIES for the 80% discount. That will drop the price of a $100 certificate to $20, a $25 certificate to just $2, and a $10 certificate to just $1! You’ll be able to print and use your certificates immediately.
Some of the restaurants for my area include:
- Varsity Grill
- Johnny’s at Fife
- Jazzbones
- Wingers Bar & Grill
- Pac Island Hawaiian BBQ
- Ravenous Restaurant
Using Restaurant.com Vouchers
If you’ve never used Restaurant.com before? There are a few things you should know before making a purchase.
1. Consider these as good coupons – not “gift cards.” There are definitely some restrictions and fine print on these puppies, so DO read them before making your purchase – or worse – heading to the restaurant. For instance, there is an 18% gratuity assessed when you use a Restaurant.com voucher. In most cases, f you’re using a $25 gift certificate your total bill will need to be at least $35.
2. You can’t use more than one at a time. While you can many times buy more than one of the same restaurant gift certificate, you cannot redeem more than one in a single trip.
3. Understand why restaurants participate. Many of the restaurants you’ll see at Restaurant.com are independently or family-owned. So don’t expect to find Olive Garden or Dairy Queen on the list. These restaurants are offering a deep discount in hopes you’ll give them a try. For this reason, you can feel good about supporting local businesses with your purchase!
If you’ve never tried Restaurant.com before, you might consider buying one or two vouchers to see if it’s right for you.
Making this Deal Sweeter with Cash Back
So this is awesome – through February 28th (coinciding with the dates of this sale!), Ebates is offering a whopping 15% cash back on your Restaurant.com purchases! Log onto your Ebates account or create a new one (it just takes an email address and a password you create to get started). Then search for “Restaurant.com” and click through their link to earn 15% cash back. Shop as normal. In a few days the 3.5% cash back will be credited to your Ebates account. Even better – if you’re new – you’ll get $5 cash just for signing up! Ebates will pay out cash via PayPal or check (your choice) once quarterly. I’ve been using them for three years and it really does work! Ebates is like the online equivalent of a rebate.
