Go out to dinner and save some money!

I've mentioned it before...I don't typically go out to dinner. It's one of the ways my husband and I save money and I happen to love cooking at home. So- 6 to 7 nights a week (mornings and afternoons too on the weekends) dinner is provided by Chef Moî at Café Elisa. It is astounding how much money you can save if you cook at home (hmmm...I may need to do a blog experiment and figure out just how much...) Nevertheless, I am always looking for a great restaurant promotion in the rare event we do go decide to eat dinner out.
So for those of you that are like me, and go out only on a special occasion & love to save money or even better for those of you who DO go out often (naughty, naughty)...Here is a website I think you will love as much as I do... www.restaurant.com.
Restaurant.com offers restaurant coupons for less for the restaurants that participate on the site. Here's an example for all my local people... through Restaurant.com the yummy restaurant The Prickly Pear in Hackettstown NJ offers $10 gift certificates- though you only pay $4 for them, and $25 gift certificates- though you only pay $10 for them. What's the catch you ask?? Well, of course there are some restrictions. Every restaurant is different..the above restaurant sites "Minimum 2 entrees. 18% Gratuity added prior to discount. Valid for Dinner, Dine In ONLY. Excludes: Other Offers/Promotions". But, I think the exclusions/restrictions are very fair. There is sometimes a minimum amount that you must spend, but it seems to always be reasonable amount for the restaurant. You can pop in your zipcode on the home page and search for restaurants that participate near your home town annnnnd you can purchase the gift certificates as gifts!! You can purchase a gift certificate to the site or to the specific restaurants (there are over 13,000 restaurants that participate on the site!). So just to recap- you can buy a $50 gift certificate to a favorite restaurant and only pay $20... pretty cool, huh?!

So whether you use this as an excuse to go out and try somewhere new, or if you buy these certificates to save you loads and loads of money...go to www.restaurant.com and try it out!

xo
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