Originally Posted by
Viks
Hi!
Browsed around Restaurant.com (first time user) and found what I thought a good deal, $75 gift cert with $35 minimum food purchase. Bought it a couple of days ago and printed for use in January.
Now I received an e-mail from Restaurant.com saying the cettificate will only be valid with $150 minimum food purchase and if I don't like that they will issue a credit for future use at Restaurant.com.
Can they actually change these terms after a purchase?… Or should I ask them to honor the original terms?
I am not sure I understand. On restaurant.com:
The $25 certificate (normal price $10, as low as $2 during sales) is typically good for $25 off of a $35 purchase.
The $50 certificate (normal price $20, as low as $4 during sales) is typically good for $50 off of a $100 purchase.
The $75 certificate (normal price $30, as low as $6 during sales) is typically good for $75 off of a $150 purchase.
The OP bought a $75 certificate and expects to use it on a $35 purchase? So what, the restaurant should give a free $35 meal and then also give back $40 in change? Clearly there was either a misprint on the site or the OP read the terms for the $25 dollar certificate and then bought the $75 dollar one.
Either way restaurant.com does not sell certificates worth $75 of food and allow them to be used on a $35 purchase!
I agree with wharvey, in markets with a lot of restaurants to choose from, getting a $25 dollar certificate for $2 that can be used on a $35 purchase is an awesome deal. Who cares if the 18% tip is already added to the bill, don't most people tip at least that much anyway?