If you're around here, they have deals like a Simeon's $25 gift certificate for $12.50 and a Garcia's $25 gift certificate for $10. Enter discount code 87539 at checkout to get 60% off that. (Special runs through March 31st.) So I just bought a pair of $25 gift certificates to Garcia's for $8.
There's generally a minimum purchase, not too onerous, such as $35 minimum check to use the $25 gift certificate at Garcia's. Great way to save money at a place you'd go to anyway, or to get a great discount on a place you haven't tried yet.
Go to restaurant.com and put in your ZIP Code to find restaurants near you; expand the search radius if you don't mind driving a bit. You can pay by credit card or PayPal, and print out your gift certificates moments later.
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