restaurant deals

Everyone loves to save money, and group-buying websites like Groupon and LivingSocial make it seem so easy. But they also make it easy -- and very tempting -- to buy more than you need, things that you don't, and coupons you'll never redeem. But you can tame your group-buying habit.

Today through Mar. 17, 2011, get the 2011 Entertainment Book for $17, plus free shipping! No coupon code is needed. Books start out as high as $40 and the coupons are good through Nov. 1, 2011 so you still have plenty of time to use them. Each book has about $10,000 worth of 50% off coupons and...

Eat a tasty meal at your favorite restaurant for between 25%-40% off when you pre-buy part of the meal at Restaurant.com. The way the site works is that you buy a $25 gift certificate for $2 (they normally sell for $10) using coupon code DINE, then redeem it when you go to eat. The card knocks $25...

A $25 restaurant gift certificate can be had for -- gasp -- $3 on Restaurant.com through Monday, Feb. 21, 2011. The site routinely sells $25 certs for $10, so with 70% off coupon code EAT, you pay three bucks. Restaurant.com works with more than 18,000 eateries across the country, so what's the...

Get a $25 gift certificate to your favorite restaurant for $2 using Restaurant.com coupon code MEAL. The deal expires Jan. 31, 2011. The coupon code is also valid on Dinner of the Month Club and gift cards, which are best for giving to friends and family. Make sure to enter the coupon code while...

Get huge restaurant discounts of 80% off at Restaurant.com with coupon code PRESENT. The deal ends today, Dec. 20, 2010. Make sure to enter the coupon code as you check out. It's unclear if the coupon code is case sensitive. With this Restaurant.com coupon, a $25 gift certificate to a restaurant of...

Get huge restaurant discounts of 25% to 40% off your total tab with Restaurant.com coupon code GIFT. The code expires Dec. 16, 2010. The coupon code gets you 70% off a $25 gift certificate to your choice of restaurants. The certificates normally sell for $10, so with this coupon code they are $3...

Use Restaurant.com coupon code GOBBLE through Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010, to get 80% off the site's $25 gift certificates. Seeing how the certs start at $10, with this coupon code each $25 certificate to a restaurant of your choice is $2. That's awfully cheap - though most people are stocking their...

Some pundits have decried the Groupon model as easy to emulate, and predicted fierce competition and price wars. Web industry watcher Alex Salkever used to believe that, too -- but not anymore. Here's why.

Restaurant.com is selling its $25 restaurant gift certificates for $2 through Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010. The way it works is that the certs are normally discounted to $10, so with the 80% off coupon code TREAT, each one is just $2. The code also works on gift cards and dinner of the month club....