First, WELCOME!
Now, to your questions....
I use Restaurant.com certificates all the time..... love them!
I would never use miles to purchase the certificates. Considering you can get the $25 certificates for $2 -$5 depending on the codes available, there is no reason to use miles to purchase what you can buy for $2 - $5.
I would not buy all the certificates at once... you are right they expire after a year.... so unless you visit a particular restaurant alot, you could end up with a few expired certificates.
Also, some restaurants enforce the one certificate per month per person rule.
I am not sure why you think it would not be worth it. You are getting free cash... you get $25 and all you pay for that is $2 to $5. Assuming you normally order the minimum, oftentimes $35, not sure why it is an issue. And I assume you normally tip... so that is not additional.
Originally Posted by
jachot
Hi Everyone,
I'm new to this tread and have a few questions.
1. I have 15,000 FF miles with United which I will not be using for flying.
My daughter suggested I purchase Rest. cert. with my miles. Is it better to
purchase the ind. cert to a certain rest or buy the ones you can use like a
credit card ?
2. When I read the rules it's hard to figure out if they are worth it by the
time you purchase the min. amount ex. 25.00 cert but your bill has to be
35.00 or more. Then you have to add the tip on top of that which could be
15% or more.
3. If I have read it right the cert. expire 1 year after purchase of the cert.
Since they will all exp. in 1 year is it better to purchase them all at one time
or just when you need them?
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
jachot
