$2 Restaurant.com Gift Certificates

What I love most about Restaurant.com is that they always seem to have a discount code available.  You can just about always dine for half price with these.

Here's how it works:

1. You put in your zipcode, and choose the restaurant(s) you'd like to visit.
2. Add them to your cart.  Use code SALE at the checkout.  Your discount is taken off.  
3. Take them to the restaurant.  Tell the server you have it.  They will deduct $25 (or a higher value if that's what you chose) from your total and you pay the difference.  Super simple!

There are a few terms, though.

• Most certificates state that they must be used on a minimum $35 purchase.
• They add 18% tip to your bill.
• Some restaurants specify dates/times that they cannot be used (I have one I bought forever ago that can't be used on Fridays, so we've never used it.)

Here's what it looks like:

• Pay $2 for the $25 GC.
• Dine, and try to keep your total just over $35.  We'll estimate $40 after tip is added.
• They deduct your $25 GC.  You owe roughly $15 (plus the $2 you paid to purchase it).

Not a bad deal, huh?

Ebates is currently offering 15% cash back for this site, also.