Dinner for two....at Half the Cost. Seriously.

Here we have been for the past 3 days at the casino.

Okay, first of all, a flu bug found its way to us and we are both in miserable condition today. It's rather pathetic. I have no idea where we picked it up, but it would not hurt my feelings any if it returned to where it came. I am hoping we feel better tomorrow because we should be on the road, but will see.

On a much brighter note, how about going out for a nice dinner at a huge discounted price?

My daughter told me about a website called restaurant.com . The way it works is pretty slick and will save you some bucks!

Go to their site, put in the zip code of the area you wish to locate restaurants.
Scroll through the restaurants, view their menu, etc.
Select one that appeals to you, then choose from either a $10.00, $25.00 or $50.00 gift certif.

The typical cost for a $25.00 gift card is $10.00. So with that scenario, look at the $$ you'll save:

Between today and the 14th of March, restaurant.com is offering 80% OFF, so your $10.00 charge has now been reduced to $2.00.

So, your $25.00 gift certificate cost you just $2.00!
What's the catch? There's always a catch, we know that. But, stick with me, it's worth it.

*typically, a $25.00 gift card requires a minimum purchase of $35.00.
* 18% gratuity is automatically added on.

Okay, we can live with that! Let's compare the cost - with the gift certificate:

$25.00 gift card ---------------cost to you: $2.00
$35.00 spent less the $25.00 gift card = $10.00
Plus gratuity @ 18% = $6.30

DINNER OUT: $18.30 TOTAL COST

Without the gift certificate:
Spent $35.00 on dinner/no discount
gratuity of your choice -10%? 3.50

DINNER OUT: $38.50 TOTAL COST

Your choice, but seems like a no brainer to me. Check it out, restaurant.com. Oh, and for the 80% savings for the next 5 days, don't forget to use the coupon code SAVE at checkout.

How cool is that?