Restaurant.com Promo code - 70% Off Till the End of July

For new readers of my blog, restaurant.com is one of the popular offers which people have used to get some real savings when dining out. They offer certificates at thousands of restaurants across the U.S. entitling you to a $25 credit toward your check, and the regular price is $10 for a certificate. Some restaurants also offer a $10 certificate (generally valid at lunch time) for $3. Each restaurant has the conditions for use: sometimes it's to have a minimum check of $35 before using the certificate; sometimes it requires the purchase of two entrees, or has a minimum number of diners. I usually find the conditions not overly difficult to meet if you're going out to a restaurant for a nice dinner.

With the certificates you're already getting $15 more of dining value than you paid... but here's the extra savings benefit: at various times throughout the year, they offer a promo code that gets you a big discount off the regular certificate price. And that's where we are today until the end of the month. Certificates they still have available can now be had at 70% off the regular price if you apply a promo code at checkout.

The current promo code is CRAVE. You enter it at checkout and hit 'apply' to see the total recalculated.

That means a certificate for $25 dining credit is yours for just $3! A $10 certificate is yours for 90¢!

So let's say you go to a restaurant where the bill is $35... you would pay $10 and use your $25 certificate for the balance, meaning your $35 meal ended up being just $13 out of pocket ($10 + $3 for the certificate), plus any tax and tip. To be fair to the server, remember to do your tipping calculation on the amount of the original check.

Chances are good they have a few restaurants near you, so you can use this to go out more often to one you enjoy or maybe try a new restaurant you haven't visited yet.

Certificates are valid for a year, and if you buy several for the same restaurant, you can use just one a month at any specific restaurant. You print them out on-line so there are no delivery charges.

At 70% off, it's as deep as I've ever seen the discount go, so why not head over to restaurant.com and look for choices in your area? And remember to use the promo code CRAVE before you check out.