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James
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View my top recommendations My Top Recommendations Restaurant.com allows you to buy a gift certificate to restaurants that have enrolled in their program at a massive discount. You can usually get deals like $2 for a $10 certificate or $30 for $150 worth of certificates. These certificates aren't exactly the same as a gift card as they will have a couple of restrictions like only 1 per visit, can't be used with specials, no takeout, and a minimum check order etc. It still provides great value and lets you try new restaurants you either wouldn't try normally or didn't know about.
I have a couple issues with it though that keep it from getting to 5 stars. First when you get a larger certificate like a $25 one and use that to buy say 2 $10 certificates and a $5 certificate, if you decide to refund those certificates you get 2 $10 certificates and a $5 certificate, but there is no way to combine them for a larger certificate. This becomes an issue when you get to smaller numbers and want to get a larger certificate (You can't use 2 $10 certificates and a $5 certificate to buy a $25 certificate). It's annoying but not a huge issue. My main issue is finding restaurants near me that are part of the program there are only about 4 in a 20-minute drive from me and I don't like any of them so I can't use my certificates up unless more places open or I travel. Now there are also 3 ways to earn money with Restaurant.com. First, there is a referral program. This lets you get a $10 certificate when someone you signup makes their first purchase. $10 is nice, but it is only a certificate you aren't going to be cashing out anything. The second method is their affiliate program which pays out 15% of a sale. While this is paying cash which is nice the average sale value won't be that great (15% of a $30 sale which is $150 in certificates is under a $5 payout and it will take a while for them to go through $150 so don't expect regular reorders). The third way is for you to become an ambassador and recruit restaurants to join the program. This can be great if you notice a lot of restaurants around you aren't using them, because if you are the one that brings them on you get a portion of every certificate sold for that restaurant. So if you live in or near a big city/town and can recruit a lot of restaurants you could start building up a sizable passive income from all the sales. Overall it is a good program to use to get great deals eating out, but some areas don't have many restaurants to choose from. I think the best way to earn with the program is by recruiting restaurants to join to build up a passive income.
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