Jill Cataldo

Same thing happened in September (last year and this year) when they did the 90% deal: effectively the same as this deal. But you do have 4 more days to get the deals.

And don't forget you can give friends FREE $10 restaurant.com gift certificates. I think this deal is still on.

I have a credit from some restaurants that are not participating any more... which I thought was very nice of restaurants.com to credit me that money. Was hoping to use it to it's fullest. Thanks for the info!

I had the same experience with unos- in early feb. i believe they put up the sign on their door saying they would not honor the $25 gift certs. any more. I asked the hostess if she knew that is was illegal for a restaurant in IL to just not accept the gift certificates they agreed to issue and she said she didnt know- the manager said the same but he said it was ownerships decision and he had to follow orders...couldnt be mad at him which i wasnt. HOWEVER enough people must have let ownership know the law in IL because they started honoring those coupons again- im not sure exactly when they changed their minds but they did. Utlitmately these restaurants can stop issuing the gift certs. but they cant just say they wont honor them. Not without exposing themselves to litigation

Early on when I started using these gift certificates, I had some problems -- one was with the Kobe Steakhouse in Algonquin, which I will never visit again. Just like you, we made a special trip, informed the server about our certificate -before- dining, ate a big meal, and when the bill came - "sorry, we won't accept that." We asked for the manager, and he actually told me "We lose too much money on these" (certificates.)

I was furious. Restaurant.com did refund the gift certificate and allow me to get one for another restaurant, but I swore I'd NEVER go back to Kobe Steakhouse after this experience. I wonder if these restaurants factor in the "anger factor" of people who are upset telling their friends (and the rest of the world) about their bad experiences...

they have changed the prices of some of the certificates. Not all the $25 are regularly $10 - some are higher - so those would not be $2 after code. BTW the 80% off also applies to the $10 certificates, so if you just want to go to lunch and not spend $25-$35-$50 (terms for some of them), you can get the $10 certificates for 80% off too.

I have never used restaurant.com but am intrigued and have some questions.
If I sign up for give big, give often I receive a code for a $10 GC. Then I go to the website
and choose a restaurant. Let's say I choose Joe's pizza shack. (fictional) For my $10 Gift code will I get a $25 gift certificate?
If I choose to buy gift certificates they are currently $3.
So for $3 do I get a $25 gift certificate to a participating restaurant?
If the pizza shack is offering $100 GC for $40 how much do I pay? $12? Do I pay with 4-$3 gift certificates?
I see each restaurant has their own rules and exceptions.
Joe's says Minimum purchase of $35. 18% Gratuity added prior to discount. Valid for Food ONLY. One certificate per table. Valid for this location only."
Do you know if the certificate value can offset tax and gratuity?
If I have a $25 certificate and my bill with tax and tip comes to $20 (or any number less than the value of the certificate)
can I just leave the overage for the server? (I am pretty sure they do not give you change and nor would I expect them to.)
The rules for this restaurant say it is for food only, it does not say you can not carry out (as some say "dine in" only) so
would it be correct for me to think I could use it on carry out?
Is redeeming at the restaurant seamless? I hate hassles.
Thanks for the help!!

The regular price of the $25.00 certificates is $10.00. So the 70% off code will make it $3.00 instead of $10.00 (70% less).

Today 12/6 only. This is apparently on top of the 70% off, making it the equivalent of 75% off.

1 DAY ONLY! Buy 5 - $25 Gift Cards, Get 1 FREE*

And remember you can send FREE $10 gift cards to a bunch (30? 40?) of friends every day all through the holidays.

I think it's because it's 80% off the certificate's marked price. I had one that came up $3.50 and the marked price was a $25 for $17.50. Under normal circumstances that's not a great deal with a savings of only $7.50. But with 80% off, a savings of $21.50 will work for me.

I've read on a few sites they extended through today, October 1, to make up for the downtime yesterday. Nice!

... I've been trying for about 15 minutes to order. I think everyone realizes how hot this deal is and their site's getting overloaded...

I read and re-read the conditions for those. I believe you get 80% off the restaurant.com certificate (paying $10 for a $50 gift cert--or this week paying $2 for $25, $4 for $50) and then you can redeem that $50 for one $50 restaurant specific gift certificate or for two $25 gift certs and so on.

I just found this on the site's FAQ section:

What is the value of a Restaurant.com Gift Certificate?
The Restaurant.com Gift Certificate is redeemable for available Restaurant Gift Certificates with equivalent or lesser face value. For example, a $50 Restaurant.com Gift Certificate is redeemable for either one $50 Restaurant Gift Certificate or two $25 Restaurant Gift Certificates.

ALL of their certificates have terms (certain nights of the week, limits per month, etc. - definitely read before you buy.) They ARE refundable though if you are unhappy with them or want to change the ones you bought to a different restaurant. I bought some once for a restaurant that was just horrible... I'd bought several for the same place and was able to switch them to different restaurants.

typing in BIG that's the code I got in my email. I just tried it and it worked for me. Good luck!

I have no idea why, but some of the $25 certificates cost more than others. The $3 might be the price after the 80% discount was applied. Hope this helps!