My main goal in this is to give people ways to enjoy eating out or making dinner in without sacrificing any type of quality! Here are a few of my favorite tips and tricks for eating somewhere special with gift certificates!
1) Cleveland Independents. The Cleveland Independents have so many ways to enjoy local food at a great price. First you need to friend them on facebook so you are the first to hear about some great offers as they are available. In the past I have won gift certificates for places I might not have tried without the nudge forward. Even better is there sale of discount gift certificates. You can purchase $50 certs for $35 or $25 certs for $17.50. To get the most popular restaurants...Light Bistro, Chinato, Great Lakes, Melt and Pier W usually go quickly. Others will be up for awhile. You can only buy one a day, so understanding what goes fast is great for planning. There are some restrictions across the board including that they cannot be used for alcohol, only one per table, and they cannot be used in conjunction with other specials.
I am able to utilize this deal throughout the months. Many times when looking for somewhere to go for dinner I log in and see what certificates are left. You buy and print instantly so it is fast and convenient.
2) Restaurant.com. This is another one of my favorite places to get discount gift certificates for a nice night out. This also has some restrictions, but they are bearable. Typically the $25 gift cards cost $10 and require you to spend a minimum amount or purchase at least 2 entrees. But you need to read the fine print as the amount for the gift certificate and the restrictions are determined by each place. Many of them exclude Friday and Saturday nights and alcohol. What I really love about this site is that throughout the year they do mega sales where you can get $50 certs for $10 or $25 certs for $4.
This site as well is a buy and print site so you can look that night and see where you want to go, purchase and use it! There are more restaurants on this site and it works for almost anywhere in the country (a good way to send gifts to family and friends out of state or when traveling). There are definitely more restriction with use and total dollar amount spent then with the Cleveland Independents Gift Certs but these are also a bit cheaper.
These are some great ways to enjoy a quality night out and still get a great value!
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