Thanks for this, bad timing as I'm trying to maintain my NY resolution of eating healthier, but a good deal nonetheless.

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Originally posted by anomalies Thanks for this, bad timing as I'm trying to maintain my NY resolution of eating healthier, but a good deal nonetheless.

lots of places that serve a healthy menu.


oh it's also SF dine about town week and many of the participating restaurants also take part in restaurant.com gift certificates.

http://www.opentable.com/promo.aspx...d=ODIzMDQ1NzMS1

SF Dine About Town
Presented by The San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau
Two-Course Lunches: $17.95 | Three-Course Dinners: $34.95
January 15-31, 2010

Enjoy special two-course lunches and three-course dinners at participating restaurants. See list below for restaurants and their meal offerings. Prices are per person and do not include beverage, tax or gratuity.

Dine out three or more times at any participating restaurants during San Francisco Dine About Town, January 15 - 31, 2010, and pay with any American Express® Card, and receive a $15 statement credit. Enroll now.

also if you make reservations with opentable.com you get points, accumulate 2000 points and you get $20 check for your next opentable dine.

colibri on geary is one of my fave's and they offer 1000 points for weekend brunch.

so if u pay with american express credit card, reserve using open table and redeem a restaurant.com gift certificate...

you can have 2 brunches at colibri tomorrow(17.95 *2)= $35.90, use your restaurant.com gift certificate -$25 and meal for two turns into $10.90(plus tax and tip) and you earn 1000 open table points.

go back on sunday and do the same and u gain another 1000 open table points.

redeem your points for a $20 check

go back next saturday and do the same thing and you basically have that meal FREE(your $20 check) and you still earn 1000 points(halfway to your next $20 check) and you get $15 from american express for 3 dines during SF dine around town....

seriously folks, if you complain about being broke and like going out, you just arent taking advantage of all the benefits/resources that are out there...


oh and colibri also used to be a member of dining mileage plan, so i used to get airline miles too

whoah. and I can just buy these for myself? how do they work?
i might have to buy 20.... haha

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Originally posted by LAdazeNYnights whoah. and I can just buy these for myself? how do they work? i might have to buy 20.... haha

go to the webpage and look up restaurants in your city that appeal to you. add the certificates you want, and at the end in the promo code type indulge.


OR(what i like to do)

Purchase them as "gift certificates" thus not assigning a specific restaurant to the certificate. you can then redeem these later for the restaurant of your choice.

so ya buying 20 is a good idea, then you can send them out as gifts on birthdays, holidays etc.

usually the restaurant adds an 18% gratuity on the pre-discounted price, before the $20 deduction(or $10 or $50 as the certificates do come in different denominations)

even though SF for me requires a flight and hotel, i usually end up saving money on a weekend out there as opposed to a weekend in town lol.

oooh so if i purchase them, do i have to book online?

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Originally posted by LAdazeNYnights oooh so if i purchase them, do i have to book online?

they have a phone number,you can call and order that way too....just say you want to buy them as gifts...
you will get a code for each certificate and when you want to redeem just follow instructions in the email. its really easy.

i gave out like 500 $10 certificates last month via their feed it forward program.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3263774.htm



Arlington Heights, Ill. (PRWEB) November 26, 2009 -- Household cutbacks, job losses and foreclosures still loom large, affecting people's lives and abilities to give during the holidays. A down economy also has the potential to deprive people of the gift of giving, a harsh reality during the time of year when giving matters most. Restaurant.com announced today the return of "Feed It Forward," a 30-day initiative to support the important act of giving, despite these persistent economic hardships. Now until Christmas, individuals are entitled to give up to $9,000 in Restaurant.com gift certificates, from a total pool of $30 million, to family, friends and co-workers located anywhere in the country--at no cost.


Now until Christmas, individuals are entitled to give up to $9,000 in Restaurant.com gift certificates, from a total pool of $30 million, to family, friends and co-workers located anywhere in the country -- at no cost -- through the "Feed It Forward" site.
"People are challenged right now to get what they need for themselves let alone for others. We are enabling a nationwide giving movement and 'feeding frenzy' that allows everyone, no matter what their financial situation, to experience the gift of giving," said Cary Chessick, president and CEO at Restaurant.com.

The Feed It Forward initiative is built upon a single giving Web site, www.Restaurant.com/FeedItForward, stocked with a total of three million, $10 Restaurant.com gift certificates totaling $30 million. The site will be live through midnight PST on Dec. 25 and allows individuals to go online to give gift certificates on a first come, first serve basis. Gift givers choose whom to give to and gift recipients then decide where to dine among more than 6,500 participating Restaurant.com restaurants nationwide.

Wow, you're the man!

When does the "indulge" discount code expire?

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Originally posted by zealot Wow, you're the man! When does the "indulge" discount code expire?

i try...i post deals i find on the forum, so keep an eye out.

the code expires on tuesday. so you can always call the company if you dont want to submit Credit card info over the net.


oh and folks, i dont work for them, i dont make anything off sales. one of the LATA's asked me about that last month, just passing along the deals.

Last edited by bigperf on Jan-16-2010 at 00:42

Thank you for this.

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Originally posted by llavoe Thank you for this.

youre welcome. great way to keep going out to eat affordable.

Thanks for the tip! I bought 16 GC's for $32, which is good for $400 worth of dining. Since they never expire, seemed worth it.

The general GC's must be redeemed for restaurant-specific GC's, which is no problem, but a few restaurants near me were out of certificates and it said to check back 1st of the month. My friend is convinced this is a scam and that the restaurant will just say they don't take the certificates, but I've read some good reviews about the program.

The closest restaurant to me is probably Cafe Med on Sunset Blvd, and I did read that someone tried to use a restaurant.com certificate along with a gift card, and they told the guy "one or the other," which seems reasonable...at least they honored one.

If I use just 2 of the 16 GC's, then I'm already in the black on this deal, especially if it's some of the places I normally go to already and pay full price!

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