I'm also curious - I value OpenTable enough that I'm just glad I don't have to pay to use it, I certainly don't use it to "get" the rewards. The convenience of being able to easily check a bunch of different restaurants all at once, and choose which one has a time that works for me, is a huge win vs. calling each one separately on the phone. Of course, that mostly matters when you eat at places/times when walk-ins have serious waits ahead of them.
How many of you out there are in the same boat vs. how many of you use OpenTable mainly because it offers rewards?
Bob
Originally Posted by
bpratt
8,500 right now, all earned the hard way (100 at a time).
What I wish is that instead of redeeming them for money, I could redeem them for access to better reservation times / hard to get tables. I.e. if you're a United 1K you can essentially bump someone else off a flight if you want to buy a ticket. I wish I could use OpenTable points to "buy" otherwise unavailable tables, either because I didn't plan ahead or I want to eat at the French Laundry or somewhere else that's normally unbookable.
bob