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50% off Dining Certificates, $25 GC for $5 at Restaurant.com
Discuss (17) : History : Tell : Posted 9:30 AM PDT 09/5/08 by Ben
Restaurant.com has 50% off their coupons with coupon code GRAND [Exp 9/7]. This has reduced the price of their $25 Dining Certificates to just $5 for most restaurants and areas. Fine print applies for many of the certificates, such as minimum 4 entrees, etc.
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    #1   rightnowkp - Posted 10:03 am PDT 09/5/08 (183 Posts)
    Nice....
    #2   accent - Posted 10:42 am PDT 09/5/08 (80 Posts)
    it will be $24.4 out of your pocket for a $35 meal.
    $35*1.075*1.18-$25+$5=$24.4
    still think it's a nice deal?
    #3   DiscountDog2 - Posted 10:53 am PDT 09/5/08 (5 Posts)
    #2: What a cheapskate! Buddy: Bad News, Taxes and Tipping are a fact of life. If you can't deal with them, maybe you should go live in the woods.
    #4   accent - Posted 11:02 am PDT 09/5/08 (80 Posts)
    #3, I'm not cheapskate. I'm just smart. The tax and tip are based your amount. You are so stupid to see the difference of GC and Coupon.
    #5   Vic_Romano - Posted 11:16 am PDT 09/5/08 (730 Posts)
    #2/4, I confused. Aren't you still saving $10 ?
    #6   eightyhertz - Posted 11:39 am PDT 09/5/08 (25 Posts)
    Uh, I don't really get the calculations. After tax and tips, that $35 meal will be more like $44.40:
    $35*1.075*1.18=$44.40

    Using that coupon takes $20 directly off the food cost so it's more like:
    [ ($35-$25+$5) * 1.075 ] + ( $35*0.18 ) = $27.80
    (tip has to be paid on original amount, tax on the discounted amount)
    #7   kwondogg - Posted 2:22 pm PDT 09/5/08 (18 Posts)
    nice
    #8   effenfish - Posted 3:44 pm PDT 09/5/08 (1713 Posts)
    you are supposed to base tips on cleavage
    #9   nuisance - Posted 3:53 pm PDT 09/5/08 (6943 Posts)
    Stegasaurus ribs! Yum!
    #10   agentmsk - Posted 4:01 pm PDT 09/5/08 (44 Posts)
    Thanks eightyhertz, you beat me to it Smile

    Meal & Tax: $35*1.075 = $37.63
    Tip (20% assumption): $37.63*.2 = $7.53
    Total all in meal cost: $37.63+$7.53 = $45.16
    Net Coupon Savings = $25-$5 = $20
    Final cost = $25.16

    So to summarize, a meal that would have normally cost you $45.16 would now cost you $25.16 and the net coupon amount of $20 represents a 44.29% savings on your meal.

    Now all you have to do is order exactly $35 worth of food without any drinks, in a city where the tax is 7.5%, leave a 20% tip, and you'll know exactly what your bill will be! Smile
    #11   smartersensor - Posted 5:47 pm PDT 09/5/08 (13 Posts)
    what a calculation! admire
    #12   Technogeek - Posted 5:47 pm PDT 09/5/08 (171 Posts)
    Im hungry now.
    #13   effenfish - Posted 6:30 pm PDT 09/5/08 (1713 Posts)
    flinstones ate brontosaurus
    #14   farfooh - Posted 6:55 pm PDT 09/5/08 (12 Posts)
    im in
    #15   Ushi - Posted 7:36 pm PDT 09/5/08 (14 Posts)
    I am curious what the restaurants are
    #16   8Ball - Posted 4:28 pm PDT 09/14/08 (220 Posts)
    Figures,no applicable restaurants in my area...
    #17   preciousp - Posted 8:45 pm PDT 09/22/08 (11 Posts)
    its nice that you can get a discount to participating restaurants..i hope our neigboring resto will join too...
     
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