Do you use coupons when you go out to eat?

Question

It seems like the only time I go for a sit down out to eat meal is when I have a coupon at the restaurant. I use the Entertainment Book/Card and are always looking for other coupons in the mail or in the advertisement sections of the newspaper or on the Internet. It seems like I never pay the full price.

Trouble is when I use a coupon with friends, they act embarrassed and act like I am some type of loser for using a coupon. They say only tightwads use coupons and are embarrassed when I pull out a coupon and hand it to the wait staff. The waiters seem irrated that I am using a coupon also.

What do you think about using restaurant coupons?

Answer 1

Yes they do but...some places dont have them like fancy ones but some of them do so always ask!

Answer 2

I've never used on in my life. But if you wanted to save a couple of bucks, I'd be ok with it. I mean they have coupons for a reason, why not use it!

Answer 3

I use coupons too at restaurants.  I took some friends out for free burgers and they were thrilled!  A dinner for 4 with drinks went from $50+ to less than $20 with my coupons.  Of course, ALWAYS make sure to tip on the original amount!

Answer 4

there is nothing wrong with using coupons, as long as you do it politely. Dont make a big deal about it... just hand it to the server quietly when you ask for your bill... Also, make sure you tip on the amount of the bill before the coupon is deducted.

I use coupons quite often....restaurant owners want you to use them, or they wouldnt put them in the entertainment book.

Answer 5

of course... you dont get rich by giving ppl money... duh!!!

well... i love my pizzas.... anything that helps me get more... i'll do it... ... heeheeheeeheeeheeheeeeh... heeheehee...

Answer 6

You bet I do. Even grocery shopping.

Answer 7

I use them all the time!  Why not!  In fact, most people I go out with now expect me to have one!  My husband and I eat out alot, and using coupons from the Entertainment Book, we've found alot of great places we would have probably never went to.  But all our friends know I have coupons for everywhere.  Don' be embarrased - they should be embarrassed for not using them in this awful economy right now!

Answer 8

Using a coupon is no big deal....

i am a server and i get that same irritated look on my face when someone hands me a coupon because people seem to forget that without this coupon your bill would have been 20-30$ more. leaving a 5$ tip off of a check that was originally 50$ is just wrong. server never get paychecks, if they do its never more than 10$ for 2 weeks.

--if your gonna use a coupon just remember what the bill was like before your discount came off.

Answer 9

I always use them. Most recently for a certain coffee shop in Slovakia which has a promotion going on. So many stamps and you get a free coffee.

Answer 10

I don't use them.

I own restaurants though, and I think it's perfectly fine for people to use them.  We put them out there to generate business--we WANT people to use them!

Just please be nice about it. Don't try to get a bunch of extra stuff for free or leave your server a lousy tip. Oh, and it's nice if you tell your server you have a coupon before they total your bill.  Servers shouldn't treat you any differently because you're using a coupon. (I know some of them do, but they shouldn't.)

As long as you're not being a jerk, there's nothing wrong at all with using a coupon, so keep using them!

Answer 11

I always use coupons!!  Times are tough and every dollar counts.  I still tip the wait staff 20% of the original bill (rather than the discounted total), but that's still like $3 to $5 or more that I saved!  To me, it's not that much different than ordering something that is offered at a special price.  Your friends are just snobs!  And the waiter is just annoyed because he thinks you're not going to tip.  Use your coupons!!  It boosts the restaurant's business and saves you a coupla bucks!

Answer 12

Ive never used coupons!

Answer 13

if someone gave me one, i use it

Answer 14

i dont.  it takes much time to cut them out, and i think most people dont use coupons because they are affraid that others will think that they cant afford to pay the full price of whatever they buy...

Answer 15

i have never used coupons, but i may start now that i know they are out there.